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We offer a lot of little tips and tricks for events—like doing social media for events, planning events, knowing event industry terms, and more. And this little corner of our blog is where you’ll find all of those event tips. Good luck!

What Are Some Of The Biggest Holiday Trends In The Event Industry This Season?

The 2015 holiday season is just around the corner – and with it, the end of the year. What better time than now to take a look at some of the trends you can expect as Christmas rolls around? After all, as we’ve established before, January more often than not tends to be the busiest time of the year in event management. It’s better to be prepared by knowing what people are looking for. With that in mind, let’s dive right in. What’s the event industry going to look like as this year’s holiday season rolls around? More importantly, how can […]

How the Rise of Virtual Reality Will Change Event Management

The event industry’s changed a lot in the last twenty years. Mobility has streamlined administration and event organization to an unprecedented degree. Cloud computing has brought with it scores of apps that make attendee engagement, remote attendance, and information management easier than ever before. And social media has brought with it an entirely new marketing paradigm, one which every event organizer worth their salt must understand. What if I were to tell you that stuff’s all small change – that today, we’re on the verge of the biggest evolution yet? I’m talking about virtual reality – the capacity to send […]

How The Apple Watch Is Changing The Game For Event Management

Apple’s really no stranger to the creation of world-changing technology. In 2007, it released the iPhone, bringing technology once isolated solely to enterprise into the consumer space. Then in 2010, the iPad took the market by storm, kicking an already popular industry into a frenzy. Today, the majority of online shopping is done on mobile devices. 80% of online adults own a smartphone. And the number of worldwide smartphone users will surpass 2 billion in 2016. In short, even if Apple doesn’t control the entire mobile market, they’re the ones who originally kicked off the mobile craze; through a combination […]

What to Save on, What to Splurge on for Your Next Event

The time has come to plan your next event. Early in the process, before you dive into the finer details, you will be staffed with the responsibility of setting a budget. Once this number is set, you will have a better idea of what you can and cannot do as you move forward. At some point, you will be faced with difficult decisions. More specifically, what to save on and what to splurge on. You only have so much money to go around. However, this doesn’t mean you can skimp across the board, as people are expecting a good time as […]

The Anatomy Of A Great Live Tweeting Campaign: Everything You Need To Know About Live Tweets At Your Events

Twitter and the events industry were practically made for one another. The readily-accessible microblogging social network is one of the best places to share information and updates with your attendees, and one of the best platforms for the promotion of your events. As you may be aware, it’s also an incredibly powerful tool for engagement. Trouble is, not everyone knows how to tap into that last one. “Twitter is the new social water cooler, but you don’t need to wait until the morning after a big event, show, or game to get the conversation started,” reads an article in Twitter’s […]