Social media can be time-consuming, but also offer free publicity, engagement and excitement – ever walk the halls and hear an attendee report that the conference hashtag is trending? They are excited – and it raises overall perception of your conference. Here are some recent blog posts that look at the connections between social media … Continue reading Social Media and Show Dailies: Working Together
Putting the Fun Back in Social Media
A recent Collison Media & Events webinar focused on social media – and how to make it fun again. We took away some helpful tips from the engaging discussion between Stephanie Davis Smith, Kelsey Ogletree and Natalie Dupuis about how to get the most from our social media platforms. Social Media: Overall Value and Approach … Continue reading Putting the Fun Back in Social Media
Link Share Friday – November 27, 2015
Today we’re sharing articles about attendee marketing, Instagram and content marketing. And scroll down to learn more about tie-ins between your show daily and mobile app. How to Boost your Conference’s Registration Numbers via @vjmeetings Good marketing ideas that tie in to registration growth. Don't overlook your show daily as a great tool for showcasing … Continue reading Link Share Friday – November 27, 2015
Link Share Friday – September 4, 2015
Articles we’re sharing this week focus on content, social media and video. And scroll down to read more about how exhibitors will benefit from your show daily. Ways to Promote Your Event with Twitter via @Vision_Matrix Great primer on ways to getting your event to go viral on Twitter. Don’t Forget: Leftover Content Can Be … Continue reading Link Share Friday – September 4, 2015
Link Share Friday – June 26, 2015
Articles we’re sharing this week focus on social media, print and event technologies. Please scroll down for today’s link to view an issue from the APIC Annual Conference, and the corresponding e-newsletter sent to more than 17,000 recipients. EVENT TECH via @GoLiveEvents A look at some new technologies that may find their way into the … Continue reading Link Share Friday – June 26, 2015
Enhance Your Social Media Strategy with Real-Time Posts
Look at ways to incorporate show daily daily content into your conference's onsite social media strategy Scheduling platforms – i.e. Hootsuite, Sprout Social and TweetDeck – are a great tool for prescheduling tweets during your conference to promote the day’s events, thank sponsors and send out reminders. Doing so, however, only scratches the surface. Investing … Continue reading Enhance Your Social Media Strategy with Real-Time Posts
Attendees + Social Media = Free Marketing
Tweets with quotes from speakers Photos on Facebook or Instagram A blog post shared on LinkedIn Regardless of the social media platform that an attendee uses during your conference, they’re telling anyone who will listen about their experience at your conference. Yes, posts can be both good and bad, but, assuming the positive greatly outweigh … Continue reading Attendees + Social Media = Free Marketing