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The Best Posts in November 2012 on @EventMB

This is a roundup of the best posts in November 2012 on Event Manager Blog. If you wish to sponsor the next Best Posts of the Month on EMB, get in touch here. November, oh what a month! We had super guest posts and lots of discussion. I don’t remember so many comments coming through in a single… Read more

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5 Event Marketing Dashboards for #eventprofs

Event marketing dashboards, are the new hot thing for event lovers. They help you to save time and possibly bring a few attendees in. Here is an overview of some of the most powerful ones. I believe event dashboards are the next big tool for event planners and marketers. In a fragmented… Read more

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Crowd.fm Out of Beta, Events Marketing Just Got Easier

Crowd.fm, a service that helps publishing your event to different social networks is out of beta. Here is what you need to know. Crowd.fm is a platform that helps event professionals and marketers to publish their event to different social networks and event platforms from a unified… Read more

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Social Media for Events FAQs

This is a collection of answers to the most frequently asked questions about the use of Social Media for the events and meetings industry. During my recent visit at IMEX in Frankfurt, I had the opportunity to run a few sessions about blogging and social media. I also met one to one with… Read more

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Using Social Media at Trade Shows [Infographic]

I bumped into this interesting infographic about social networking at Trade Shows by Northwest Creative Imaging, and quite liked it. Thought to share it with you. Hat tip to Miguel Neves.     by NWCIDisplays.com     If you like it,… Read more

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You Know You Are an Event Planner When… [Infographic]

This is the title of the most popular discussion in our LinkedIn Group. It received 1,425 comments. To celebrate the Group’s 4th birthday and 60,000 Members mark, I’ve asked our dear friend Chris Shipton to produce an Infographic out of the best answers. Chris makes cartoons live at events… Read more

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LinkedIn Updates Events: What You Need to Know

LinkedIn introduced a number of changes to their Events section yesterday. Here is what you need to know. Publishing events on LinkedIn is becoming a routine marketing activity for event lovers. LinkedIn sometimes represents the only social channel for large conference organizers or event… Read more

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25+ Resources and Tips to Get into Event Planning

This post gives a definite answer to a question most of us asked ourselves at least once: How do I get into the Event Planning industry? I get around 50 emails a week from readers. This ranges from self promotional messages to calls for help. In the past 4 and 1/2 years, the most frequently… Read more

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How to Boost Event Registration with Social Media

This is a sponsored post by Cvent. For more information about sponsored posts click here. In a world where social media is constantly evolving and changing, it can be difficult for event marketers to know where to start or what to do next in this relatively new medium. However, there is no… Read more

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5 Social Event Tools To Watch Closely

Socialising events is becoming a priority of most of our beloved social networks. How cool is that? Trends and direct sources tell me this is a space planners should carefully monitor as big surprises are ined up. No doubts this is one of the most exciting arenas for event technology… Read more

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