Author Archives: Julius Solaris
About Julius Solaris
Julius Solaris is the editor of the Event Manager Blog, learn more about him on JuliusSolaris.com or send him an email.
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The Core of Project Management
This is a sponsored post by ESI International. Read more about sponsored posts. At first sight, managing a project seems to be complicated and requires planning everything in advance. Truth to be told, when thinking about the entire process and dividing it into tasks which have to be solved… Read more
10+ Awesome Presentations for Event Professionals
Here is a roundup of 10 inspiring Slideshare presentations every event professional should read. Slideshare is an all time favorite of this blog. I owe a lot to this fantastic community. I believe Slideshare is an often ignored source of incredible content. If you use social media to… Read more
Know Lots of Weird People: the “Secret” Secret for DMC Success
This is article is by Padraic Gilligan. He blogs at padraicino.com. He is Vice President of Ovation Global DMC. Padaric was recently voted “Destination Management Professional of the Year” by ADMEI, the Association of Destination Mangement Executives International. The late, great Jack… Read more
Posted in DMCs
Tagged ADMEI, DMC, Jack Franchek, Michael Libotte, Ovation Global DMC, Ovation Italy
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Event Tech Circus: The Event for Startups and #Eventprofs
We are happy to be Media Partner of Event Tech Circus, a unique event for startups, event organizers and investors to be held in Amsterdam on the 7th of May 2013. While I was at IMEX last May, I had a pressing thought. What about connecting startups and investors in the event industry? I… Read more
10 Steps for Achieving the Perfect Atmosphere at Your Event
This article is by Alistair Robertson – Operations Director at Vision Events (UK) Ltd. Alistair is now in his 26th year in the Events Industry, Ali heads up the production department at VisionEvents, which he set up 17 years ago with the aim of producing top end corporate and bespoke events for… Read more
Posted in Guest Post
Tagged event planning tips, event tips, organizing events, planning events, start event business
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Calling All Event App Startups
This is a call for all those startups or established mobile app providers in the event industry to submit their app. We are preparing a surprise for you dear reader. It is going to be the first of a few during 2013. It has a lot to do with event mobile apps. In order for us to prepare… Read more
Facebook Testing “Buy Tickets” Feature for Events
Multiple reports yesterday suggested that Facebook is testing a “Buy Tickets” for events button. Here are the potential implications for event planners and marketers. Yesterday, while I was enjoying my cup of coffee, I got completely blown away by some potentially disruptive news. The… Read more
Posted in facebook
Tagged buy tickets button, event tickets facebook, facebook, sell tickets facebook, want facebbok
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New Conference Roles: Enter IdeaDJs
Technology is bringing new challenges to the event industry. It is also creating new professional figures. This post introduces the IdeaDJ, a fresh and disruptive specialty that could change conferences for good. I was in Bruxelles a couple of weeks ago for MPI’s BeConference (more on this… Read more
Posted in ideas
Tagged event management jobs, event technology, ideaDJ, new event jobs, new trends, social media and events
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Cultural Events and Social Media: A Powerful Match
A new study reinforces what we suspected quite a while ago: Social Media has a very positive impact on cultural events. I am discussing a report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project for the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The findings of the report are… Read more
Posted in no-profit
Tagged art museums, cultural events, orchestras, social media for the arts, theater companies
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