Monthly Archives: February 2012

You Know You Are an Event Planner When… [Infographic]

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Julius Solaris

This is the title of the most popular discussion in our LinkedIn Group. It received 1,425 comments. To celebrate the Group’s 4th birthday and 60,000 Members mark, I’ve asked our dear friend Chris Shipton to produce an Infographic out of the best answers. Chris makes cartoons live at events… Read more

Posted in Comics | Tagged chris shipton, discussions, event planning, funny, infographic, linkedin, web 2.0 | 6 Comments

Event Manager Theme: The WordPress Event Theme You’ve Been Asking For

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Julius Solaris

It is with great pleasure I announce the release of Event Manager Theme, a WordPress Event Theme for Event websites. What is it? Event Manager Theme is a Wordpress Premium Event Theme designed specifically for Event Websites. See it in action here. Some Specs Event Manager Theme is a… Read more

Posted in wordpress | Tagged blog software, building, children themes, computing, content management systems, digital media, event, event manager, event theme, event themes, event website, event wordpress theme, genesis, premium event, theme, theme design, themes, wordpress, wordpress even themes, wordpress event theme, wordpress responsive themes, wordpress theme events, wordpress themes | Comments Off

Top Hotel Execs Reveal Their RFP Negotiation Tactics

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Julius Solaris

This is a sponsored post by Cvent written by Laura Wilson. For more information about sponsored posts click here. What is the single most important decision you make when preparing for a meeting? Many event professionals will tell you: “selecting the venue.” Selecting the right… Read more

Posted in event management | Tagged cvent, negotiation, rfp | Comments Off

20 Facts to Make You Look at Events Differently

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Julius Solaris

Inspiration, what a tough topic. Writing inspiring stuff is the most difficult task for a blogger. It requires research, know-how and lateral thinking. But that’s why you read this blog, right? I’ve thrown together some cool, inspiring, thought-provoking and quirky facts that will… Read more

Posted in ideas | Tagged event, event coordinator, event industry, event planning, facebook, facts, gantt chart, global events, ideas, inspired, live events, microsoft powerpoint, next event, pecha kucha, portrait studio, presentation, twitter, web 2.0 | 2 Comments

Teaser

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Julius Solaris

Dear readers, you won’t see much of moi for the rest of the week as I am working to launch a cool little project in two weeks time. Don’t worry, you’ll be the first to know. Since I know you are curious, here is a little sneak peak: Stay tuned and get ready for a big… Read more

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The Best Posts in January

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Julius Solaris

How was your January dear readers? If you did not have the time to stop by we had a lot of action on the blog. We also launched a Google+ Hangout where you can ask your questions and get answers! Here are the most popular posts of last month. The Best Posts in January 2012 1. Event… Read more

Posted in Best of the Month | Tagged checkineasy, event startups, eventbrite, Plancast | Comments Off

Eventbrite: More than 1M Customers Checked in on Mobile App

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Julius Solaris

This is a sponsored post by Eventbrite. For more information about sponsored posts click here. Eventbrite just released an infographic outlining the most significant (and fun) stats of 2011. There are a lot of interesting figures for the event industry. Online event registration is… Read more

Posted in mobile | Tagged event startups, event ticketing, eventbrite, mobile check-in, mobile event registration, online event registration, online ticketing | Comments Off

Let’s Hangout Together!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Julius Solaris

We launched a Google+ Event Manager Blog official page a few months ago. We are now ready for our first Hangout. A promise is a promise. Back in November I gave you 3 good reasons to circle Event Manager Blog on Google+, one of the reasons was to have Google+ Hangouts. I am really… Read more