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The Hashtag Revolution

#Hashtag means Event on social networks. This post is a tribute to the hashtag, featuring some little known facts, a good dose of news and some predictions of what role hashtags will play on social media in the upcoming future. The reason why I am writing this post is the recent… 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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Did You Know Twitter Can Livestream Your Event?

It got somewhat ignored by most technology blogs and event planning outlets, but yes Twitter offers live streaming for events. Here is what you need to know. In the past few months we’ve got proof that Twitter loves events. They launched Hashtag Pages with Nascar being among the first to… Read more

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Twitter Hashtag Pages. It’s All About Events.

Yesterday Twitter announced Hashtag pages. This is why you should be ecstatic about it. Twitter has a special bond with Events. Not only current events such as the Arab Spring, but also organized events such as meetings, festivals and conferences. Hashtags are the key tool to make your… Read more

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The Best Posts in May

May has been one of the most prolific months for the blog since it was started in 2007. I gave you some tips, shared my plans and broke some news. If you were busy watching lolcats videos (which is a completely legitimate excuse), here is what you missed last month… The Best Posts in… 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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10 Things I Learned at #IMEX12

I spent a couple of days at #IMEX12 in Frankfurt. I liked it. Here’s why. I don’t attend a lot of events about events. Being a bit of a geek, I’ve preferred attending tech conferences. I did not have high expectations when I landed to Frankfurt. I knew I was going to meet good friends and… 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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How Much is a Facebook Event Share Worth?

This is a sponsored post by Eventbrite. For more information about sponsored posts click here. We all know how great Facebook is for marketing, right? Do we really know it though? For example do you know the worthiness of a Facebook share of your event? This is a burning question for a… Read more

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