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10 Powerful Social Media Tools For Events in 2018

Bizzabo

Organizing your next event? Looking to increase social media traction and engagement? Here are 10 powerful social media tools for events that are guaranteed to increase brand presence, as well as attendee interaction and satisfaction! Running an event involves a lot of moving parts - like, a lot. It can often feel like you’ll never be able to bring everything together at the last minute, but having a helping (digital) hand can make things easier.

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Motivate Your Event Staff With These Tips

Endless Events

You can’t have a top-notch event if you don’t have top-notch event staff. I think we can all agree to that. While you can do everything in your power to equip them for their work, the main driver of their performance is their motivation. Are you making sure to motivate your event staff to do their best? Is your staff happy at work? There are many ways to give your staff a boost like rewarding them with incentive travel.

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2018 40 Under 40: Alison Jo McKeithen

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Alison Jo McKeithen, MBA, CMP, 38, works in Washington, D.C., as conferences manager at NMAC. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, McKeithen discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: I educate leaders to stop the HIV epidemic. Through conference planning, I work to keep adult education interesting and relevant so my attendees continue to fight HIV in and for their communities.

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Collect & share all of your events instantly in this free private social network

Event Industry News

The sharing of photos is something that has been promoted by event organisers ever since social media exploded into our lives via smartphones. However, to see that related content, hashtags have been the most common way of seeing what other guests or attendees have been up to. With Eventer – a platform launched in January 2017 – that process becomes easier and more secure.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

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Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Clapes discusses his passion for the events industry. Connect with Clapes on Instagram. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

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2018 40 Under 40: Richard J. Kenney

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Richard J. Kenney, 32, works in Miami as associate director of housing operations and facilities at the University of Miami. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Kenney discusses his passion for the events industry. Connect with Kenney on Twitter and Instagram. What I Do: I provide our clients with the resources and facilities necessary to tell the story they want to share with their conference and camp participants.

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TRO promotes senior leaders

Event Industry News

Global brand experience agency TRO has announced two key senior leadership appointments. Former Chief Operating Officer Michael Wyrley-Birch has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for all TRO offices, Michael will continue to play a vital role in the wider strategy and leadership of the global agency, collaborating with Omnicom Group agencies internationally.

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2018 40 Under 40: Richelle Wilkins

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Richelle D. Wilkins, 34, works in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as events manager at e-Builder. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Wilkins discusses her passion for the events industry. Connect with Wilkins on Twitter and Instagram. What I do: I lead and manage event strategy, coordination and execution of key e-Builder events—online and offline—for customers, partners and prospects.

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EFS provide makeover to Media Structures’ new head offices

Event Industry News

Media Structures, a company specialising temporary structures for events, exhibitions, festivals, venues, TV and film has worked with EFS Europe for many years, assisting with events such as Big Brother and the Hill Top Conference. When Media Structures purchased their new head offices, a 25 acre site and former timber merchants in Redhill, Surrey, they called upon EFS to assist in the transformation of the not too glamorous building!

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

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While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. No wonder they are worthy members of the 2018 40 Under 40. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” Learn how they got here and imagine where they, our industry and our world are going.

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ETL Replay: Your app, Supercharged: How live events are harnessing the power of location data to enhance the customer experience

Event Industry News

Event Tech Live is Europe’s only show dedicated to event technology. Boasting a packed educational programme across five sector-specific stages, here you can catch up with content that you may have missed from last year’s event. From the Festival and Future Stage at Event Tech Live, 9th November 2017. Speaker: Mark Maydon – Commercial Director, Crowd Connected.

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2018 40 Under 40: Olivia Weir

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Olivia Weir, 27, works in Toronto as an event manager at Redstone Agency. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Weir discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: In addition to overseeing a team of three full-time event planners and two account coordinators, I manage a large portfolio of events for various clients including but not limited to meetings and conferences, award programs, galas, golf tournaments and exhibitions.

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PTL at Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time

Event Industry News

This year saw PTL ( www.ptl.uk.com ) return to this iconic Hyde Park event, with six nights of performances from the world’s biggest acts, including open access events during the week and the biggest ever fanzone for an England world cup game. Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time brought some of the world’s most well-known acts to the Great Oak Stage and required some of the UK’s bests contractors to make it happen.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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2018 40 Under 40: Matt K. Schechter

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Matt K. Schechter, 35, works in New York City as regional director of national accounts at NYC & Company. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Schecter discusses his passion for the events industry. Connect with Schechter on Instagram. What I do: I work with groups of more than 151 that are headquartered out of the northeast market. One of my key functions is to support venues across New York’s boroughs, including the convention center, hotels and more, as well as assisting service providers wi

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IBM Watson Says "Know Where Customers Open Your Emails"

G2Planet

We've been publishing insights from IBM Watson on what makes digital marketing more effective--from a qualitative standpoint. This week we focus on the first insight from their 2018 Digital Marketing Benchmark Report.

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2018 40 Under 40: Jennie L. S. Socha

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Jennie L. S. Socha, CAE, 34, works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as executive director of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, a client of Executive Director, Inc. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Socha discusses her passion for the events industry. Connect with Socha on Instagram. What I do: I am responsible for the general oversight and development of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Finding the Balance Between Client Experience and Your Process

Regpack

Business is all about optimization. In an ideal world, everything about your organization would be as efficient and easy to understand possible. No one would ever be confused, there would be no wasted time, and every aspect of your job would run like a well-oiled machine. But the thing is, while we might hope to someday reach that fantasy world, it takes a lot of hard work to get there.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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2018 40 Under 40: Meagan Rockett

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Meagan Rockett, 37, works in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, as CEO at Greenfield Services. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Rockett discusses her passion for the events industry. Connect with Rockett on Twitter and Instagram. What I do: Greenfield Services is an association management, consulting and events firm. As CEO, my role involves overseeing all operations of the company and the projects/services for our clients, including membership recruitment, retention & engagement, sponsorship, a

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2018 40 Under 40: Diane E. Kovats

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Diane E. Kovats, CAE, CMP, 36, works in Leesburg, Virginia, as executive director at International Society for Computational Biology. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Kovats discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: I am responsible for the strategic and operational management of the organization. Managing and operating a small-staff organization has provided me with the skill necessary to successful juggling several projects, work with hundreds of volunteers, build the foundatio

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2018 40 Under 40: Matt K. Schecter

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Matt K. Schecter, 35, works in New York City as regional director of national accounts at NYC & Company. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Schecter discusses his passion for the events industry. Connect with Schecter on Instagram. What I do: I work with groups of more than 151 that are headquartered out of the northeast market. One of my key functions is to support venues across New York’s boroughs, including the convention center, hotels and more, as well as assisting service providers with

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