Tag Archives: event

Value Proposition – Engage the Prospective Attendee

This is a guest post by Eli Raber. He is the Managing Partner of EventWings a successful event management consulting firm. He worked in both the corporate and non-profit sectors as a business leader, senior manager, project leader, consultant and event planner. Contact Eli at… Read more

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Make Your iPad a Guest List Manager with zkipster

One of the most unanticipated uses of the iPad is guests check-in at events. Let me introduce you to zkipster a powerful iPad guest list app. I am quite sure Apple did not think about the iPad as a guest list management device for events. Nonetheless guest list management apps are… Read more

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Event Manager Theme: The WordPress Event Theme You’ve Been Asking For

It is with great pleasure I announce the release of Event Manager Theme, a WordPress Event Theme for Event websites. What is it? Event Manager Theme is a Wordpress Premium Event Theme designed specifically for Event Websites. See it in action here. Some Specs Event Manager Theme is a… Read more

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20 Facts to Make You Look at Events Differently

Inspiration, what a tough topic. Writing inspiring stuff is the most difficult task for a blogger. It requires research, know-how and lateral thinking. But that’s why you read this blog, right? I’ve thrown together some cool, inspiring, thought-provoking and quirky facts that will… Read more

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Easily Submit Your Event to Online Listings with Getpromotd

2012 is the year of Event Dashboards. We have less money and time to do manually what can be automated through online services. Enter GetPromotd, an easy tool to help you promoting events through online listings. Many readers write anguished requests for help. There is too much going on…. Read more

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Check in Your Guests with CheckInEasy

In the past we’ve covered smart ways to check in your guests. Today I want you to know about a nice little tool called CheckInEasy. CheckInEasy is an extremely easy-to-use guest list & event check-in iPad/iPhone app that was recently used by Google at their holiday party to check-in 2600 guests… Read more

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Event Startups Are Getting Hot

Not sure if you’ve noticed but lately event startups are getting a lot of press attention for their outstanding results and staggering investment rounds. There was a time where the occasional startup offering basic services such as registration would pop up without gathering too much attention… Read more

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10 Event Trends for 2012

Hello dear readers. Here is my small present for the holidays. I published a similar presentation last year that was well received on Slideshare, with several thousands interactions. This year I was a bit skeptical before publishing it, due to the dozens of imitation attempts and to the… Read more

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Top 10 Facebook Event Pages

Lots of readers asked to showcase the best Facebook event pages. I collected some of the best according to different uses and objectives. Facebook is becoming a must have for event marketing and amplification. Facebook loves events; event planners and venues love Facebook. The number of tools… Read more

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