New Events section on Linkedin

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Linkedin yesterday introduced a new event section, here are the first impressions If you use Linkedin and follow me on twitter, you know I have been talking about Linkedin introducing http://events.linkedin.com thanks to Brian pointing that out. Up until yesterday nobody knew what the… Read more

15 ways to promote your event offline

The Slideshare love continues. Here is another one on how to promote your event offline. One of the most crucial aspect of event promotion is what you do offline. This is a handy template you can use as… Read more

25 signs your event SUCKS – Slides

I recently produced a checklist to make your event compliant with new technologies and trends. I also made a slideshow to make it more… Read more

Top five ways to keep your career going

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Photo by James Gordon If you are experiencing the negative impact of the economic crisis or you find very difficult to keep up with new technologies this post will help you in keeping up. I am not sure if you are aware but there is a community of event professionals which is facing new… Read more

So who’s doing it right?

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Photo by kev.flanagan I’ve highlighted in the past how conferences, meetings and networking events are boring to death, outdated, do not take care of technology and exploit attendees for crazy ROI. Here’s who you should follow. I don’t like to be destructive, in fact I got several projects… Read more

Interview @ expacklyMondo

Have a look at an interview I recently gave at expacklyMondo, which is a great blog. Enjoy… Read more

Stand Up for Poverty – Blog Action Day

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. Today is Blog Action Day. The topic is Poverty. This post will make ad difference only if you donate. I am a fan of collective actions and events. No event planner can motivate so many people. It is just events you enjoy, you… Read more

Why I like CitySocialising.com

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CitySocialising is a great local service to help beating the personal barriers that prevent you from getting a better job, improving your social life, being active. Apart from that, it is an awesome threat to traditional event professionals. Jo is organising Sunday lunch Hampstead and walk… Read more

How to manage twitter discussion during events

Just guest posted on 140Char about live twitting management. Twitter is becoming a big part of events, I suggest you keep yourself up to date. Link to How to use live twitting and tweets in events Related articles by Zemanta – Still Trying to Understand Twitter? Think of Post-it… Read more

Free is the new black

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Photo by kalandrakas The horrible economic trends as well as the impressive movement of user generated events is challenging the traditional scheme of paid events. If you charge for your events you may soon be in real trouble. If you charge a lot for your events you are probably already… Read more