Facebook is taking events seriously. They recently refurbished event pages introducing new interesting features for event planners. News is that they introduced a new feature called Suggested Events. How does it Work? The wonders of the open graph are fuelling what looks to be a great opportunity for event marketers. Early reports confirm that users […]
Create a Youtube Channel For Your Event in Less Than 30 Minutes
I’ve covered the importance of on a number of occasions. Above all, I cannot stress enough that Youtube is the second largest search engine in the world. If we are talking acquisitions (i.e. new customers), I strongly suggest using Youtube to fuel videos from your past events, interviews with speakers and featured content. You are […]
Make Your Conference Mobile in Seconds with EventBoard
EventBoard is a service that creates a multi-platform mobile conference program for the benefit of attendees and organizers I had a chat last week with Mike at EventBoard and he took me through what I think it’s a kick ass mobile conference programme maker. We talked in the past about what makes a formidable event […]
Use Eventbrite Like A Pro: Facebook Integration
This is a sponsored post by Eventbrite. For more information about sponsored posts click here. Last month we looked at integrating Eventbrite for better event marketing and reporting. This month I’ll show you how you can integrate Eventbrite and Facebook to sell event tickets directly from your Facebook page. Do You Have a Page? A […]
The Impact of New Twitter on Events
Yesterday Twitter announced a major overhaul of their platform. Here is what you need to know and the impact of the new changes on events. I believe Twitter is event driven. I started saying this back in 2007, when not a lot of us event lovers were paying attention to this revolutionary social network. Events […]
Facebook Updates Events: What You Need to Know
Whenever Facebook introduces changes to its platform the resulting noise from coverage just leaves us a bit unclear on the true impact. This posts sums up the major changes and the implications for event lovers. Last week, Facebook implemented a small redesign of their event page. What is small for our beloved social monster, could […]
Keep an Eye on Arrived
Arrived is a cool application that lets your friends know, well, that you’ve arrived somewhere. I’ll tell you why you should care. Alexia Tsotsis, the only reason why many still read TechCrunch, informed us this morning that Arrived has Arrived. I was immediately captivated by the concept of the service and its event implications. What […]
3 Reasons to Circle Event Manager Blog on Google+
The big news on Monday was that Google launched Google+ Brand Pages. Now the time to circle Event Manager Blog. Google+ brand pages are an intriguing move by Google.The new social network has experienced an unprecedented growth. Users’ adoption goes up and down. Nonetheless the search giant is putting a lot of effort in its […]
LinkedIn Updates Events: What You Need to Know
LinkedIn introduced a number of changes to their Events section yesterday. Here is what you need to know. Publishing events on LinkedIn is becoming a routine marketing activity for event lovers. LinkedIn sometimes represents the only social channel for large conference organizers or event planning businesses. It is in fact much easier to prospect potential […]
Use Eventbrite like a Pro: Social Media Integration
This is a sponsored post by Eventbrite. For more information about sponsored posts click here. Eventbrite is a popular tool of choice for event lovers. When I say event lovers, I mean professionals and amateurs alike. Eventbrite has pioneered event ticketing and made it readily available for the rest of us. I still remember the […]