The best event you attended

This is a collective effort of the Linkedin community to figure out what makes an event outstanding. We have a 1000+ Event Planning & Management Group there which I invite you to join.
If you’d like to answer to the next question and be featured on a post like this check out this link.
Here is the [...]

Spam @ Barcamps

I am hearing things that should have not happened are indeed happening.
I heard of people going to BarCamps and complaining about 15 minute spamming sessions. I’ve heard of unattentive organizers preferring the pitch of a product, a software or a blog over discussion and creation.
This is what unconferences should not be. By pitching you are [...]

Sorry but you’re not on the list…

I’ve worked for more than 5 years with entertainment and being more specific with discos and clubs. I became what was and still is called a “PR”, a person that gives away “invites” to cool friends to populate the night. I earned a small percentage on every invite turned in with my name on [...]

Jack Mardack and Eventbrite

Eventbrite is an online ticketing and registration platform for events.
It is one of the most adopted and therefore definitely worth a review and interview with its Director of Marketing, Jack Mardack.
How does it work?

Few things that I love about the service:
- There is no standard price. They earn a percentage based on your ticket [...]

What’s Ricardo Semler got to do with events

Ricardo Semler has sparked a revolution for the theory of business management. He has actually put in practice what tons of authors have just theorized. He walked the walk and showed the world that horizontal management is indeed more effective than any other approach. Events are about people. Pressure, limited time and resources [...]