Tech

Content Marketing, Trade Shows, and Social Media

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:03:00 +0000

Content marketing trends report shows disconnect between what marketers find effective—in-person events—and the social media tactics they use most.

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Cvent Attracts 500 Corporate Planners to the Peabody Orlando

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:57:00 +0000

Cvent banks on mobile apps as the perfect event complement

More than 500 buyers, 70 Cvent employees, and 30 hoteliers converged on the Peabody Orlando June 5–7 for the second Cvent Corporate Meetings Summit in June.

Turning Foursquare Data Into Art

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:50:00 +0000

A new data visualization company called Etch is taking data from Foursquare check-ins and graphing it out into something that is very, very cool.

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Checklist: Promoting Your Event Through Social Media

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:10:00 +0000

Here's a handy-dandy checklist for marketing your events using social media sites including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and YouTube/Vimeo.

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Global Meetings, Technology, and Brain Food Highlight AIBTM’s Education

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:00 +0000

15,000 prescheduled appointments, 50 new exhibitors on tap for AIBTM 2013

Learn about hybrid meetings, the brain science behind productive conferences, working with global partners, and much more at AIBTM, June 11-13 in Chicago.

The Future of Free Wi-Fi: Planner’s Guide to Internet Pricing

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:00 +0000

You might be able to get free Wi-Fi for your event. But do you want it? Maybe you should leave "free" in the lobby and get yourself some dedicated bandwidth.

Check In: How Connected Is Too Connected?

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:14:00 +0000

We can answer only so many e-mails and absorb only so much data streaming at us from so many sources. Our friendships—even our families—can suffer from all this connectedness.

A CSM Hot-Line in Your Pocket

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:17:00 +0000

Marriott International has a new app that connects meeting planners with their convention services manager.

Wi-Fi: The Good, the Bad, and the Practical

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:00 +0000

Has the time for free Wi-Fi in hotels finally come? Maybe, according to the HotelChatter 2013 Wi-Fi report, but it's not all good news.

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Twitter Tips for Event Managers

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:54:00 +0000

How event managers can use Twitter to raise awareness of and interest in their events.

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