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Social Media Etiquette

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:40:00 +0000

Professional networking has been made exponentially easier with social media. Years ago, networking meant asking a friend at another company to submit your resume to his HR department. A particularly...

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35 tips to help you manage your Twitter event profile and experience

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:54:00 +0000

1. When setting up your Twitter account, use the full name of the conference or event in the name field, not conference's user name. This way people can easily find the event profile by searching...

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Integrating Social Media into Event Strategies

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:18:00 +0000

Social media communication tools are proving to be a valuable resource for successful event marketing—they create buzz, increase attendance and foster interaction long after the actual event. While...

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25 Ways To Use Social Media For Your Next Event

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:07:00 +0000

1. Identify a hashtag for your conference. A hashtag is a key word or abbreviation preceded by the hash or number symbol such as #EC10. Hashtags are adopted by event organizers to encourage...

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How to Measure Social Media Marketing Performance

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:29:00 +0000

1: Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Measure Against Them In order to hold any marketing channel accountable, there first must be a framework of metrics that can be tracked, compared to...

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9 Anti-Social Behaviours

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Here are nine anti-social behaviours 1. Don't Listen or Observe. Who really cares what others have to say anyway? It's often uninteresting and usually downright boring. Understanding what your...

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The Event Organiser`s Social Media Software Feature List

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:31:00 +0000

Admin/Configuration Organisers have the ability to enable or disable every feature (listed below), subject to certain dependencies Custom Branding Custom CSS and HTML fields allow the event...

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Can Virtual Events Deliver Real-World ROI?

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Virtual events can be used for anything from corporate training to road shows, user conferences or global product launches. Web-based platforms allow participants to enter a virtual environment where...

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Lessons Learned by an Event Organiser: Social Media & Event Marketing

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:50:00 +0000

Start early. It takes time to build a relationship. You don't want the first communication from your event to be about passing a promo code along! We always try to keep in mind the old Internet adage...

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The Event Organiser`s Social Media Software Feature List

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:49:00 +0000

Events are the original social media platform

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Events are the original social media platform. They provide a forum for people to engage with one another to share ideas, create and participate in experiences and build relationships. True, social...

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Top 10 best practices for hosting an event in a virtual space

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +0000

1. Define and understand your target audience The vast majority of organisers find it helpful to have information on attendees' and personas' profiles in advance so that the content of the event...

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Event Technology Now & Tomorrow

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:31:00 +0000

Event Organiser`s Technology Society is making progress in this digital revolution to adopt technology: Most people in business in the industrialized world have broadband internet access, a...

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How to Use Social Media to Market Major Events

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:45:00 +0000

Case Study One: How A Facebook Group Drove 15,000 People To An Event The 1st Annual Singapore Tattoo Show was held January 9-11, 2009, and included Show Ambassador Chris Garver of Miami Ink. The...

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30 Top Objections to Social Media and How to Respond

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:23:00 +0000

Getting involved in social media allows you to be more engaged with your current and potential clients. The word "transparency" was probably 2009's most cliched word used to describe social media,...

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10 Social Media Metrics to Monitor

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:39:00 +0000

Social media leads. Track web traffic breakdowns from all social media sources, and chart the top few sources over time. If members of your social media networks are sending referrals, consider...

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Social Media Statistics

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:39:00 +0000

Facebook claims that 50% of active users log into the site each day. This would mean at least 175m users every 24 hours… A considerable increase from the previous 120m. Twitter now has 75m user...

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10 ways social media transforms events

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:09:00 +0000

1. Attendees will not wait for microphones to ask questions. They will text or tweet those questions as they think of them. Attendees will not wait until the end of a session to ask questions that...

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Online Event Management Software

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:19:00 +0000

Online Event Management Software

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Event Organisers state Workload as the number one issue impacting their job and industry

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +0000

In Meeting Planners International Future Watch survey, event organisers positioned Workload as the number one issue impacting their job and industry According to industry expert Corbin Ball, 80% of...

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Is Social Media a Trend?

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:14:00 +0000

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20 Things To Make Your Conference Experience More Successful

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:28:00 +0000

Regardless of your conference mindset, here's a quick checklist to help you plan and prepare for a successful event. 1. Setup your eCommunity conference profile and connect with others before you...

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7 Ways to Promote Your Offline Event Using Social Media

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:23:00 +0000

1. Blog About It Before, during and after your event, blog about it. Blogging beforehand can alert others about your event and encourage them to learn more or register to attend. Live blogging...

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What is Social Media and why important

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:04:00 +0000

What is Social Media and why important Social media is an umbrella term which defines the activities that integrate technology, social interaction and the construction of words, pictures, videos, and...

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Networking using the Latest Technology

simon.young@missioneventsoftware.eu (.) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:18:00 +0000

When used properly, high-tech networking can increase the quantity and quality of professional connections. To accomplish this, you'll need a technology strategy — which starts weeks before and...

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