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Social Media Best Practices for Meeting Planners

Connect Your Meetings

In 2019, organizations across the board, from non-profit to high-tech, will undoubtedly continue their focus on hosting meetings and conventions. However, event professionals are under even more pressure to deliver unforgettable experiences, whether planning large, annual conventions or smaller, niche meetings.

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Top Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020 and 6 Other Tech Stories Event Planners Should Read

Eventsforce

Want the lowdown on all things event tech? In this month’s round up of top tech stories, we look at the latest trends in social media and what event professionals can do to boost their marketing activities in 2020. Humans are after all, social animals. Stories are another big thing to watch in social media.

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Finding Connection by Disconnecting from Tech

PCMA Convene

YouTube launched when I was 12 — its content was not so addictive back then, consisting of people filming backflips and homemade music videos — and Facebook became the most-visited social media website when I was 15. Meetings and events have been embracing the increasing need for calm in a hectic world.

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The Future of Event Tech, According to Jim Spellos

Connect Your Meetings

Jim Spellos, president of Meeting U. , As technology continues to push the envelope of what is capable in the meetings and events industry (hello, chatbots ) it is important that planners stay in the loop, being innovators or early adopters as Spellos calls them, to new technology developments. Social Media.

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Successful Social Media Campaigns for Events

Endless Events

Do you know the saying that at the back of successful social media campaigns is an exhausted marketer? But to be honest, with all the work and heart we already pour into our events, adding social media to the mix can be a bit too much. This Is How Meetings and Events Will Look Like This Year.

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New Realms, New Ideas: Virtual Reality Tech Is Transforming Events, Experiences

Smart Meetings

The crux of merging VR media and technology with the event and hospitality industries is in their shared inclination and motivation to effect experiences. Smart Meetings talked to Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater Technologies Group Inc., Ford at 2020 Essence Festival; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech.

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Event Tech Spotlight: Visualizer

Event Industry News

About: Visualizer provides a customisable virtual sales tour for meeting hotels and event venues. It is primarily a sales tool designed to improve conversion while attached to outgoing offers and used when meeting spaces are unavailable for viewing, but can just as well be used for marketing hotel spaces and in social media.