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Social Media Roundup: Starting an Event Planning Company? Read This First

Associations Now

Before taking your event planning solo, keep in mind the business factors that come with the territory. If you’ve been doing this event-planning thing for a while, you might be wondering to yourself what it’s like to strike out on your own. Starting Your Own Event Company via @hgivner [link] #eventprofs #mpi.

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New Year’s resolutions: Time for your association to drop some pounds?

Aaron Wolowiec

But as I thought about what to write for this blog post, I realized that as 2014 approaches, I need to believe these words, instead of just saying them. At your next event, plan family-friendly events at family-friendly places. APA offers these tips for keeping New Year’s resolutions : • Start small. Talk about it.

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Social Media Roundup: Nurturing Nonprofit Newbies

Associations Now

Some tips for becoming a savvy association pro, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Know the Ropes. — MultiView (@MultiView) March 3, 2014. How do you ensure maximum attendance rates at your #events ? Top 10 tips to pack out your #venue [link] #eventprofs. — Londonlaunch (@Londonlaunch) March 5, 2014.

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Wednesday Buzz: If You Don’t Know, Now You Know

Associations Now

Tourisme Montréal, the Canadian city’s tourism group, shares seven ideas for event-planning pinners looking to take their meetings to the next level. How can you use #Pinterest for event planning? — Tourisme Montréal (@MeetMontreal) March 11, 2014. Here are 7 ideas!

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Social Media Roundup: How Paid Distribution Can Push Your Content Further

Associations Now

— Kim Howard, CAE (@kimhowarddc) September 17, 2014. — Rachel Luoma, MS,CAE (@rachelluoma) September 17, 2014. Event coordinator. According to Forbes , they’re incredibly stressful— in fact, they’re the five most stressful jobs of 2014. You know who’s good at blogging? Intel, apparently.

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Monday Buzz: How to Make Your Association a Media Star

Associations Now

A Time to Decide: The 2014 Pulse Report Now Available [link] #assnchat #csae. — Greenfield Services (@GreenfieldSrvcs) September 8, 2014. Then trim the excess from your schedule and free up time to focus on the most effective methods of outreach for your association with these four tips from Buffer’s Neil Patel.

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Using Gamification As A Crowdsource Channel To Improve The Conference Experience

Velvet Chainsaw

What if you used gamification to crowdsource tips to improve the attendee experience? Think about those attending your event. Attendees were encouraged to share tips with others attending the conference. Tips might address travel comforts: Hotel airport shuttle is free, fast and comfortable – just outside Doorway C.