The caviar of event managers

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Photo by: el copilot Negative Feedback. Very tough to find, very hard to accept. Without negative feedback I think I would have been a complete uncompetent. If I have to think back at my education as well, I still remember those lecturers who had the ability to let you understand… Read more

Networking in a nutshell

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Photo by: alisdair Here we are ready for the new Linkedin question which this time gathered the attention of lots of Linkedin users. You already know we have a group there and I’ve asked questions in the past, therefore I’ll just get down to business. Question: The top 5 tips to make… Read more

The quest for an open source, free, complete event management software

The quest for a complete, free, accessible and open source software for events continues. Recently at BarCampLondon 4 I had an interesting chat with fellow campers on how to proceed. You can have a look below. Julius Solaris – The Quest for a complete open source event management solution… Read more

Do you feel like a CD?

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If you are a traditional event manager (or studying to become one) and think that recession is the major threat for your career, I think you are not on the right track. There are several trends in event management that are making the role as we know it obsolete. I am convinced that we are… Read more

Linkedin Events Group: Where we are and where we’re going

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The Linkedin community is becoming an active part of this blog and I am very happy with that. I don’t know if you are aware of this but I started a group on Linkedin called “Event Planning & Management”. It now counts on 1300 top of the industry members and it is growing… Read more

About being disruptive

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Boring endless presentations. This is what modern conferences are all about. This trend needs to be stopped as soon as possible. As more people put their hands on Powerpoint/Keynote/Impress and so forth, more bullet pointLESS productions arise. If you attend regular conferences and maybe… Read more

Project Management looks easier with WhoDoes 2.0

I am very pleased to welcome on EMBlog WhoDoes 2.0, an Italian project which brings simplicity to the chaotic world of PM softwares. The 2.0 part of it means that the project has been recently relaunched with a great flavor of new details. What is it all about? WhoDoes 2.0 Introduces new… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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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 it…. Read more