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7 Questions to Ask When Considering an Event App
Back in 2011, roughly 9% of events offered mobile apps as part of the attendee experience (MPI, 2014). Fast-forward to the present, and the event technology landscape has changed dramatically, with a recent study projecting that 86% of US planners will use mobile event apps by 2016. Event apps have evolved into so much more […]
5 Creative Ways to Entertain a Serious Audience
Hearing event attendees find some of your speakers’ presentations are mellow, boring, or yawn-fests, can feel like a debbie downer catastrophe for any event manager after putting in hours of your own blood, sweat and tears for sometimes up to a year of event planning! How dare those attendees not love the somber tones of […]
How to Get Over an Unsuccessful Event
We’ve all felt it: the gut sinking feeling that comes from planning an event that turns out to be a flop. There is nothing more devastating for an #eventprof than to put countless hours of work and ingenuity into crafting a valuable experience for your client and their attendees, only to feel when all’s said […]
30 Ideas to Get Your Green Event Transportation Plan Moving!
Using green transport for events is a bit like eating your vegetables. You know you should, but taking your own car and having a cookie at the break just sounds SO much better! Green transportation ideas like taking transit, ridesharing and walking routes do not work for all events and audiences. However, when planned well […]
How to Attract Influencers to Your Annual Meeting
Good word-of-mouth marketing draws a crowd and industry bloggers are well-situated to get your meeting some attention, but how do you get theirs? Identify the Top Bloggers/Influencers in Your Industry Before you can attract them you want to know who they are and their topic of choice. Just because they are top bloggers in your […]
7 Effective Ways to Increase Participation at Your Events
Want to improve learning, connection, engagement, and action outcomes at your meetings? Then use a process that requires and supports purposeful participant activity! When people are actively involved in their learning they learn more, and retain what they learn longer and more accurately. And when you eliminate attendees by turning them into participants in your […]