As an Event Manager you work hard to carefully craft the schedule for every single event and to ensure that every single minute counts. With this in mind it is frustrating when attendees make an early dart to leave the conference, often missing out on important content and information. So what can you do to […]
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5 Signs Event Planning is Not Your Cup of Tea
If you are considering a career as an event planner, it’s important that you go into it whole heartedly, with creativity, passion and an understanding that not every single detail you plan will go over smoothly. Event Planners have great charisma, creative ideas, are usually overly organized, and know when it comes time for the […]
Virtual Tickets Can Make Your Association Money. No, Really.
Many associations assume virtual conference tickets are a loss leader designed to build interest and a wider audience. But they don’t have to be. How can your association make the virtual ticket appealing to those with budgetary and time constraints and still turn a profit? The answer lies in breaking down the components of a […]
Proven Ways of Using Beacons to Redefine the Event Experience
This is a sponsored post written by Jeff Sinclair, Co-Founder, Eventbase. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. As the number of events with cutting-edge technology and elaborate activations continues to grow, so too does the need to push the envelope when it comes to your own event technology. Last year’s launch of beacon technology […]
Are you an Event Planner or an Event Doer?
Event Planners are busy people. Every event has so many moving parts that it is easy for Event Planning to turn into Event Doing. But the danger with all of this doing is that we can lose sight of why we are hosting the event in the first place and what success really means. Planning […]
10 Ways to Show Love to Your Event Attendees
I love a good cliffhanger on TV shows, wondering what may happen next to my all-time favorite couple or characters I have been watching for years and years. The excitement and build-up of watching a show week after week, enjoying storyline after storyline makes me invested in not only the series, but also the characters […]
7 Ways to Get to the Next Level in Your Event Planning Career
There is no denying that event planning is an awesome job. In addition to being the mastermind behind some really awesome experiences, Event Planners get to try their hands at many different tasks during their workday. Good planners are dedicated and focused with great negotiation skills, and a flair for creativity. However, those of us […]
10 Tips to Growth Hack Your Event
The technology sector has been responsible for some great marketing techniques. Probably one of the most effective is Growth Hacking. It’s a strategy utilised by technology start ups to achieve growth quickly. The growth hack has relevant applications for Event Managers and Marketers who run a regular event each year or are marketing a new […]
Making Event Measurement Meaningful
This is a sponsored post written by Roger Lewis, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, AllianceTech. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. For Event Marketers, measurement is critical. In our quest for accurate event measurement, we gather as much data as possible in hopes of gaining the insight we need to move our […]