Last year I published a presentation about 10 event trends for 2011. Almost 30K views later, I am happy to say most of the trends did materialize. It’s been a great roadmap for my year in blogging. I tried to cover most of those trends, from New VIPs to Check-ins. One item that I wanted to… Read more
10 Alternative Business Models for Events
July 2, 2009 By
A lot of discussion took place over the past week about free vs paid, reality is that there is much more out there than just charging a fee to attend. It’s no new topic, we know. But lately Chris Anderson re-introduced it, Malcom Gladwell made a big deal out of it and Seth Godin gave the final… Read more
3 Things that Make Your Event Fail
February 23, 2009 By
Are you sure you are getting the basics right? This post investigates what are the new basics for a suffering and evolving event… Read more
Be more Pecha Kucha!
December 3, 2008 By
Pecha Kucha Montreal 2007 Photo by JamesEverett via Flickr Pecha Kucha nights were started in 2003 by Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein in Tokyo. The nights are aimed at young designers, the format teaches a lot to all of us engaged with boring presentations. Pecha Kucha means chit-chat. Back… Read more
25 signs your event SUCKS – Slides
October 31, 2008 By
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
So who’s doing it right?
October 16, 2008 By
Photo by kev.flanagan I’ve highlighted in the past how conferences, meetings and networking events are boring to death, outdated, do not take care of technology and exploit attendees for crazy ROI.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
Free is the new black
October 10, 2008 By
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
How to avoid no shows at free events?
October 3, 2008 By
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
Harvest Twestival, definitely impressed
September 30, 2008 By
Harvest Twestival was held on the 25th of September for the joy of 220 Twitter people. Here is a short review of the event. Planning You could definitely tell that the event was mostly planned via Twitter. I remember logging in on the official website 10 days before the event and there… Read more
The credit crunch of events
September 15, 2008 By
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
