The first blog for event lovers
Photo by: Jon Curnow The results of a discussion on how to ensure that people who RSVP’d yes at your free event do actually turn up. The intrinsic value of free events I love free events. What I love even more is free events with free drinks. It seems like I am not the only one. It is… Read more
Photo by: Cristiano Betta Smart brands are tackling Meetups to get targeted audience and generate buzz. I already talked about using Meetups to target your audience and create relevant experiences. Last night Smirnoff provided me a case study and possibly a good review. The London… Read more
Moreganize allows you to share polls, surveys and to do’s so you can make everyone attending your meeting happy. We recently featured Gathergrid and pretty much loved the idea of being able to question your attendees to work out the best time to meet. Moreganize pushes the concept even… Read more
Mark just got me in the world of Mikons, a great way to communicate, but most of all a tremendous networking ice-breaker. When you are networking reaching out to people at events it is always difficult to skim your targets. Most of us do that with appearances but possibly there is no worst… Read more
Photo by: Kyle May The current crisis hitting the financial markets has impacted events. The trend of user generated events is going to shock our market even more. I already talked about making your event web 2.0 compliant. This is just a part of what needs to be done. There are… Read more
Photo by: fr3d.org We really love the iphone and all the cool things we can do with it. As I said in this previous post, it helps me in being organized, do things online and keep track of my contacts in an very effective way. If you don’t have the device you may be missing out on few… Read more
Photo by: originalgoast Iphone is a great tool for event managers. It can actually perform productive work on the internet unlike most of other mobiles out there. I was using a Blackberry before but made the switch and I am being rewarded every day for that. Iphone apps contribute to… Read more
Logo Designed by: Fabio Cannillo When I started to run my own events at the tender age of 16, I was victim of that passion that still drives me today. The characteristics that made me successful back then, are pretty much common to all those working with events: – a continuous hunger… Read more
Photo by: woohooitsallie If you have done your marketing correctly your delegates should be hungry. I am not talking about the buffet I am talking about your event. Are the people attending your events hungry and motivated? Are they impatient to know more about the event, to… Read more
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
