How To Run An Event Online

Running events online is a great alternative to a physical event, with plenty of advantages. Here are tips on how to do it right. So, you want to run an event over the Internet, do you? A few years ago, the very idea would have been laughable. Now, however, it’s actually a completely viable way to get your message out. Truth be told, online events actually have a whole host of significant advantages over physical events, including increased attendance (no geographical barriers), lower overhead costs, and access to guests and guest speakers you might otherwise have overlooked or been unable…

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How to Improve Pre-Conference Information Distribution via Twitter

Twitter is usually a place for breaking news and immediate engagement. It may therefore seem antithetical to use for event build-up; if it’s not recording something happening in real-time, why bother? But Twitter is also great at creating buzz and community, if maintained properly.

Using social media during your conference is important, but engaging your attendees and speakers before your conference creates a hive around your organization that will engage not only during the conference, but before and after as well. This sets you up to have an excellent conference and to mobilize your community for future conferences and organization-related events.

There are three groups you should be considering when developing your pre-conference Twitter strategy:

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Video Recruitment and Interviewing: Technology to Find and Hire the Best Talent

Go back in time 20 years. Do you remember what the hiring process consisted of? As an applicant, you spent a lot of time scanning newspaper classifieds in hopes of finding your next job. On the flipside, companies realized that finding the best talent typically meant doing so locally. It’s now 2015 and things have changed for the better. Video recruitment and interviewing is on the rise, with a growing number of companies turning to the “digital world” to find and hire the best talent. For the sake of this article, let’s take a strong look at how companies are…

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Eight Awesome Up and Coming Companies In Transportation

As an event management professional, part of your job is to make sure attendees can make it safely to and from your events. Of course, sometimes that’s easier said than done – everything from chaotic rental services to confusing infrastructure to poorly-designed transit systems stands in your way. Thankfully, there’s a new camp of startup that’s been popping up of late; a breed of business specifically dedicated to getting people where they need to go as quickly, efficiently, and safely as possible. Today, we’re going to go over a few of the most interesting, most popular, and most promising. Recommend…

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Event Technology: Are You Up To Date?

I know that we have touched on event technology before, but this week we are going to dive event deeper into technology that can up your tech game, making you a better event planner, attendee, or speaker. When people attend an event, it is a big letdown to see tech that is “so 2010”. Even if the event is not technology based, you want to give attendees the best experience possible. Don’t forget to follow these tips to present your event in the best way possible. We will cover the following topics: Eight Awesome Up and Coming  Companies In Transportation…

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