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Social Media Roundup: A New Tool For Event Planning

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The event-planning site Splash challenges ticket-service sites with its full-fledged event-planning platform. What are some of the key details that go into planning events? That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Splash Zone. Splash = Facebook of event websites ow.ly/k6YM2

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Social Media Roundup: An Exotic Take on Event Planning

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Thoughts on these issues in today’s Social Media Roundup: Think Outside the Venue. The Craziest Venues We've Seen Events Take Over [link] #eventprofs. — Picatic (@Picatic) October 24, 2013. RT @EventMB Are Event Planners Overlooking New and Emerging Destinations? A cemetery. A walk-in freezer.

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Social Media Roundup: Add Google+ To Your Event-Planning Strategy

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Sure, Google+ hasn’t been the breakout social media platform many expected. The boost Google+ can give your social media presence, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Google+ pages that are updated more often actually show up higher than websites not connected to Google+. ht @SSULive ).

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Social Media Roundup: A Different Generation Gap

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Study shows gen X and gen Y bring different mindsets and expectations to events and conferences. Also: When do you start adding social media into your event planning? The differences may be more subtle, but according to one study, they definitely show—especially at events. Your Event Without Social Media.

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Social Media Roundup: Meeting Time Is Joker Time

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Also: 11 skills and qualities to look for in an association social media manager. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: MAKE ‘EM LAUGH. — LBI (@LBIAudioVideo) July 19, 2013. — LBI (@LBIAudioVideo) July 19, 2013. SOCIAL MEDIA skills needed. Hosting a meeting?

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Social Media Roundup: Email Marketing 101

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That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Trusted Sender. — BrightBull (@BrightBull) July 3, 2013. Event Catering: 10 Tips for Avoiding Food Shortages #catering #eventprofs #meetingprofs [link] via @executiveoasis. — Beth Sanborn (@FarFromCamelot) July 3, 2013. Never Run Out Of Food.

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Social Media Roundup: Avoid These Marketing Mishaps

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And when you’re looking to improve your event planning or marketing—as well as identify what not to do—where better to look than at some of 2013’s biggest marketing mishaps? A few lesson-laden gaffes in today’s Social Media Roundup: Flip the flop. There’s a something important to be learned from every oops.