I want to keep the trend going from my last article for Liz King’s blog in which I described RFPs and what to include when you submit them to a venue. The true secret weapon of an event planner is not the RFP they submit for their meeting or event but the overall true value number of that meeting. Can you as a planner tell a venue what your meetings true value is?
Posts Tagged ‘events’
Guest Blogger @AdamSchomaker on “The True Value of a Mtg. or Event”
Monday, October 25th, 2010Social Media Lounge Team
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Liz King - Social Media Lounge
Hostess (with the Mostest)
Since 2003, Liz has produced fundraisers, conferences, networking events, meetings, and special occasions designed specifically according to the tastes, concerns, and desires of her clients. Liz King deals in details: she learns all about her client and the nature of the event they’d like to have, and then tightly manages every logistical detail to make the event run smoothly. As an industry professional, Liz has always had an eye for the exciting trend changes in the event planning business. She maintains a constant presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media networks to promote events and collaborate with other event professionals.
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My Follow Friday Suggestion: @BizBash_Events, @lilrissy22, @davidadler
Friday, October 22nd, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I've decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is BizBash - The best online resource and magazine for event professionals. As many of you know, their NY Expo is coming up this week and has provided me with the opportunity to meet and interact with David Adler, CEO of BizBash, and Marissa Rubin - one of the amazing expo event coordinators. I know they have put a ton of work into the upcoming expo and wanted to highlight all they are doing for the NY Event Community! If you haven't already registered, there is still time! BizBash New York Expo Registration. You can also find me in the Social Media Lounge at this week's expo!
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Event Lessons I Learned at the Perfect Business Summit
Saturday, October 16th, 2010I believe that event planners can appreciate a good event in a way that is different from anyone else. Not only because we recognize the thought and effort invested into the organization of the event, but because we know all the things that went wrong behind the scenes that were handled so well that no one noticed. On the same note, I think we as event planners can be some of the most critical beings when it comes to events. When we experience them from the attendee's perspective, we always tend to notice things that could be improved. And I, for one, have quite the critical eye.
That being said, I do believe that attendees can gain valuable lessons and form critical relationships regardless of the snags along the way if they are in the right mindset and put forth the effort. I've already shared my blog about what I learned at the Perfect Business Summit to help my business, but now I want to share what I learned/was reminded about events. These lessons are as important to event professionals as any others and while this may seem critical, I think it's important we share these as much as the success stories. There are lessons to be learned in every situation.
(more...)3 Signs Your Upcoming Conference Isn’t Making The Most of Twitter
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
For those of us using Twitter in our day-to-day, it's often frustrating to stumble upon a conference or other event that clearly isn't taking advantage of all that social networks have to offer. Here are some warning signs that the event you're about to attend isn't yet clued into the power of interaction before, during and after the event.
1. The event hashtag has been established by an attendee.
The event communication needs to be managed by the staff. The planners need to decide how they want their members to communicate (realizing that Twitter is not the only option) and make this very public information. If attendees are left to create their own channels, this is not a good sign! That being said, there is some value to jumping in on a conversation already created as an event planner and helping to encourage conversation. The double bad sign? When an attendee has created a way for folks to communicate and no one from the planning staff has even noticed!
2. The event Twitter stream is filled with self promotion.
If you are going to list "Follow Us on Twitter" as a part of your marketing, you should ensure that there is good content for your attendees on that list. Link to speakers, sponsors, and planners. Share related articles. Do something to connect the attendees. Do something more than just marketing the event over and over. Give people a way to connect!
3. Attendee lists are impossible to find as are Twitter handles of the speakers, sponsors and promoters.
While some events keep this information private, there are ways to integrate attendee-specific information on your event website. The savvy conference attendee is doing their homework before the event - trying to connect with other people who will be there in advance. By not listing contact information, or at least a list of names, you are making their job much more difficult.
My Follow Friday Suggestion: @Mizcity
Friday, October 1st, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I've decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is Christina Coster. Christina was one of the first NY Event professionals that I met on Twitter and has been a great resource ever since! I truly value her friendship and professionalism. You'll see Christina with me in the Twitter Lounge at the BizBash NY Expo on October 28, 2010 so stop by and say hi!
In the meantime, Connect with Christina:
Guest Blogger Adam Shomaker on “Are you ready to take the dance floor in the RFP process?”
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010“Ugh I don’t understand why the hotel responded like that!” I am sure this is something you have heard before in the event planning industry. The process of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is like a dance between the event planner and venue sales manager. The two take the dance floor trying not to step on each other toes but each trying to lead the dance making it a beautiful partnership for a successful dance and in this case a meeting or event.
(more...)My Follow Friday Suggestion: @TrivWorks
Friday, September 24th, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I've decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is David Jacobson, Owner and Producer of TrivWorks. TrivWorks is New York City's premiere live trivia company, specializing in customized trivia events for corporate clients & employees. Trivia nights are a great entertainment and team building alternative. David has a very impressive client roster which includes PepsiCo, Deutsche Bank, Lincoln Center and Fordham University. Since 2006, David has also hosted weekly bar trivia nights in Manhattan, which have been called the best in NYC by New York Magazine, CBS New York and Yelp.
David is a graduate of NYU and Columbia, and has 9 years of experience in entertainment, event planning, experiential learning and client service in New York City.
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Look for David at the upcoming NY #Eventprofs tweetup on October 19, 2010!
