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JANUARY 13, 2014

Here are a few non-tech event trends to expect in 2014. 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.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Also: how to use LinkedIn to better promote your events. Excel tips and tricks, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Data VISION. — Nathan Victoria (@NathanVictoria) April 12, 2013. — Nathan Victoria (@NathanVictoria) April 12, 2013. LinkedIn Event Planning.

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JULY 19, 2013

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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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — Cincinnati USA CVB (@CincyUSACVB) November 4, 2013. Palette pleaser: Your art history buffs and event planning profs will tell you as much: Art is more than just a painting to gawk at. (ht Did you know that art can actually help your meeting?

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MAY 23, 2013

How to make social channels a part of your learning program, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Social Learning. Social Learning for the Education Department by @ maddiegrant tagoras.com/2013/05/21/soc… #assnchat #pcma. — Dave Lutz (@VelChain) May 22, 2013.

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APRIL 15, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Who’s The Boss. — Amith Nagarajan (@AmithNagarajan) April 15, 2013. — Jenise Fryatt (@JeniseFryatt) April 15, 2013. To stay relevant in the event-planning field, you must constantly reinvent your conferences to align with industry changes.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Today’s Social Media Roundup explains how one company’s pulling it off: Being Smart About Paid Distribution. Digiday reports that the company’s iQ blog has managed to attract between 400,000 and 450,000 unique readers each month—a huge boost from late 2013, when the site was bringing in half as many visitors.

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JUNE 14, 2013

The study, recently published in Computers in Human Behavior , notes that social media is a way for people to boost their ego and their peers’ opinions of them. Is social media becoming less of a community and more about self-promotion? Perhaps you can borrow some ideas from them?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Simplify event and exhibit management. Selecting a software platform that will meet all of your needs – member database, email system, billing and payment options, event platform, association website builder, and other useful services – can be challenging. Online event registration and payment. Conference and event app.

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JUNE 21, 2013

The traits of online thought leaders, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: More Than Smarts Needed. — Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) June 21, 2013. Becoming an online thought leader isn’t just about knowledge, says social media strategist Jenise Fryatt. Someone Is Misbehaving. ht @gmeliaCAE ).

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APRIL 23, 2015

Plus: An event-planning life can be hectic—but a work-life balance remains possible. The 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study specifically looked at nonprofit activity online, seeing a 13 percent increase in online revenue and a 13 percent increase in the number of gifts between 2013 and 2014. Also, social media activity pays off.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Event mobile apps are sparking more/better exchanges at conferences and trade shows, be that attendee-to-attendee, exhibitor-to-attendee, speaker-to-attendee, and so on. Get Social. Contribute meaningful insight on relevant social media channels before, during and after the event to grow more/better relationships with buyers.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Vine has been a valuable tool in the social media toolkit since its launch in early 2013. Hurt emphasizes that event planners should stop focusing on the logistics of event planning and more on the people attending the event. Talking Empathy. — Steven James (@bigmoth) March 27, 2015.

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