Planning You could definitely tell that the event was mostly planned via Twitter. I remember logging in on the official website 10 days before the event and there was only two sponsors there. As the event came closer and the community started to be interested, at least 6 more sponsors jumped on board. Impressive. People […]
Been to ad:tech, hated it!
UPDATE: This was 2008 – they may have got better but bear in mind it was a while ago. This post starts a new category in the blog, reviews. I feel like it’s time to reward those who do well as well as share bad experiences for everyone to learn. Of course it is my […]
5 signs your event is web 1.0
Photo by: blogefl You probably heard of Web 2.0 Just to give you an idea, think of a static html page in 1999, well that is Web 1.0. No Interactivity, no community, no sharing. Think about blogs. This is Web 2.0. A whole new lot of possibilities. Interaction, groups, communities. You can now upload instead […]
5 Free iphone Applications for Event Managers
Photo by: originalgoast Iphone is a great tool for event managers. It can actually perform productive work on the internet unlike most of other mobiles out there. I was using a Blackberry before but made the switch and I am being rewarded every day for that. Iphone apps contribute to make it a better tool. […]
How this blog changed my career
Photo by: psd This blog started as a hobby in April 2007. At the time there were very few blogs about the subject. A year and a half later I find myself with a new job thanks to this blog and I am very happy to share that with you. Without the thousands of readers […]
10 ways to get yourself a new job (in events) with LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the Facebook of business professional. It is a gret tool and there are many ways it can actually benefit your career. Here are few tips on how to use it in the proper way. I am writing this post because having more than 5000 contacts and managing a popular group, I got an […]
Finally… Amiando!
I talked in the past about trying to find an open source, free and complete alternative to expensive EM software. Well Amiando it’s the closest solution to that. They have released a new version of the already great platform. I must admit it kicks asses, to use an allegoric phrase. Don’t get me wrong, I […]
Linked in London
Logo Designed by: Fabio Cannillo When I started to run my own events at the tender age of 16, I was victim of that passion that still drives me today. The characteristics that made me successful back then, are pretty much common to all those working with events: – a continuous hunger of meeting new […]
Networking in a nutshell
Photo by: alisdair Here we are ready for the new Linkedin question which this time gathered the attention of lots of Linkedin users. You already know we have a group there and I’ve asked questions in the past, therefore I’ll just get down to business. Question: The top 5 tips to make networking happen? One […]
Linkedin Events Group: Where we are and where we’re going
The Linkedin community is becoming an active part of this blog and I am very happy with that. I don’t know if you are aware of this but I started a group on Linkedin called “Event Planning & Management”. It now counts on 1300 top of the industry members and it is growing steadily. Unlike […]