Tag Archives: web 2.0

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

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Julius Solaris

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

Posted in Comics | Tagged chris shipton, discussions, event planning, funny, infographic, linkedin, web 2.0 | 6 Comments

20 Facts to Make You Look at Events Differently

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Julius Solaris

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

Posted in ideas | Tagged event, event coordinator, event industry, event planning, facebook, facts, gantt chart, global events, ideas, inspired, live events, microsoft powerpoint, next event, pecha kucha, portrait studio, presentation, twitter, web 2.0 | 2 Comments

Facebook Introduces Events Suggestions

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Julius Solaris

Facebook is taking events seriously. They recently refurbished event pages introducing new interesting features for event planners. News is that they introduced a new feature called Suggested Events. How does it Work? The wonders of the open graph are fuelling what looks to be a great… Read more

Posted in facebook | Tagged event planners, facebook, fuelling, introduces, introducing, launch, online social networking, suggested, suggestions, web 2.0 | Comments Off

Make Your Conference Mobile in Seconds with EventBoard

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Julius Solaris

EventBoard is a service that creates a multi-platform mobile conference program for the benefit of attendees and organizers I had a chat last week with Mike at EventBoard and he took me through what I think it’s a kick ass mobile conference programme maker. We talked in the past about what… Read more

Posted in mobile | Tagged android, attendee, conference, conference agenda, conference programs, conferences, enhance, google, helps, mobile service, mobiles, organizers, programme, smartphones, twitter, web 2.0 | Comments Off

Use Eventbrite Like A Pro: Facebook Integration

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Julius Solaris

This is a sponsored post by Eventbrite. For more information about sponsored posts click here. Last month we looked at integrating Eventbrite for better event marketing and reporting. This month I’ll show you how you can integrate Eventbrite and Facebook to sell event tickets directly from… Read more

Posted in facebook | Tagged app, apps, blog software, common misconceptions, event planners, eventbrite facebook app how, facebook, facebook event, facebook features, human interest, integrate, online social networking, rich media, sell event tickets, sell tickets, tickets, web 2.0 | 1 Comment

The Impact of New Twitter on Events

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Julius Solaris

Yesterday Twitter announced a major overhaul of their platform. Here is what you need to know and the impact of the new changes on events. I believe Twitter is event driven. I started saying this back in 2007, when not a lot of us event lovers were paying attention to this revolutionary social… Read more

Posted in twitter | Tagged change, event driven, event professional, facebook, hashtags, impact, introducing, plan event, recent, social network, social networking, tweet, twitter, web 2.0 | Comments Off

Facebook Updates Events: What You Need to Know

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Julius Solaris

Whenever Facebook introduces changes to its platform the resulting noise from coverage just leaves us a bit unclear on the true impact. This posts sums up the major changes and the implications for event lovers. Last week, Facebook implemented a small redesign of their event page. What is small… Read more

Posted in facebook | Tagged change, changes, criticism of facebook, event marketing, event website, events organizer, facebook, facebook event, facebook features, impact, online social networking, plan event, recent, section, web 2.0 | 1 Comment

Share Post Event Materials Like a Pro

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Julius Solaris

It looks like time’s up for conference proceedings. This post will help you to leverage social media to send post event materials like a true social media ninja. I was reading through our amazing Event Planning and Management LinkedIn Group, when I stumbled upon this interesting… Read more

Posted in Post Event | Tagged blog, event planning, facebook, livestream, online social networking, picture, proceedings, share, shares, slide videos, slides, social, twitter, video, web 2.0, webcasting, wordpress, world wide web | Comments Off

Top 10 Facebook Event Pages

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Julius Solaris

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

Posted in facebook | Tagged best facebook pages, blog software, criticism of facebook, event, event marketing, event planners, facebook, facebook event, facebook features, online social networking, pages, popular events, showcases, social integration, sundance film festival, viral, web 2.0 | Comments Off

Social Media Strategy for Busy Event Planners in 6 Easy Steps

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Julius Solaris

So much to do and so little time. This is the life of an event professional. We are busy trying to make everything work and things to do keep piling up. On the other hand social media are becoming an integral part of our marketing mix. This is also the case for customer service over social… Read more