Social Media Strategies
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Meetings Get Social
Social media is becoming a necessary component of meetings
By MARSHALL KRANTZ
As the public at large continues its fascination with online social media, event planners are pushing their marketing efforts further onto platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
“Social media is becoming a part of everybody’s life,” says Sarah Vining, marketing manager at the National Conference Center, near Washington, D.C. “Attendees are using it as a resource: Where do I find my room, what can I do after hours? So that’s how event planners are engaging with attendees.”
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Social Media Strategies
Speakers:
Jessica Levin
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Midori Connolly
Original Air Date:
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
In the last few years, social media has evolved to a regular part of our lives. However, it can play a unique role in meetings and events.
By creating a proper strategy and leveraging some of the newest social media tools, planners can bring a greater level of engagement to their events and to their target marketer, 365 days of the year. In this webinar, we will first discuss what you need to create a social media strategy and then will cover which tools to use, how to schedule messages and staff, and how to evaluate results.
Join Meetings Focus and Event Engagement Specialists and Technology Evangelists Jessica Levin from Seven Degrees Communications and Midori Connolly of AVGirl Productions as they help you better navigate social media to create a better experience for all event participants.
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
- Learn the basics of creating social media strategy
- Understand the different channels available
- Walk away with sample planning schedules for creating engagement before, during and after an event.
Earn CEUs: This webinar is worth 1 clock hour of strategic planning continuing education toward the initial CMP application and recertification through the Convention Industry Council.
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From waterparks and aquariums to world-renowned theme parks, attractions are an up and coming trend in the meetings world. Our world of “go, go, go” should be replaced with “go, go—whoa!," as you plummet down a roller coaster at top speed before your afternoon session!
Sure, it’s all fun and games, but what questions do you ask, and how do you convince your attendees or stakeholders to approve? Learn both of these things and more tips to make your next meeting at an attraction a huge success!
Join Meetings Focus and David Wagner, meetings manager for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, for this free one-hour webinar, and learn how you can leverage conference facilities at attractions and waterparks to their full affect.
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
- Site Inspection Tips – How does an attraction differ from a “standard” meeting space?
- How to gauge the actual value of meeting at an attraction – It’s not always about the dollars and cents.
- Tips and tricks to meet at an attraction or water park resort.
Earn CEUs: This webinar is worth 1 clock hour of strategic planning continuing education toward the initial CMP application and recertification through the Convention Industry Council..
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Midori Connolly |
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Social Media Strategies
Available Online Now!
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| A Social Media Meetings Primer |
| Get your meetings and events social media strategy working well and you’ll have engaged attendees, inspired speakers, satiated suppliers and organizational stakeholders primed for participation. |
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The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks
By Elizabeth Glau
When most of us think of social networks these days, we assume you are talking about online social networks. But from what I heard during a recent webinar, you may also be talking about the network of people who are your co-workers, friends and family, and the people who are their co-workers, friends and families.
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3 Concepts Planners Should Grasp Between Wi-Fi and Broadband Services
By Sarah Vining
“I’m going to need 150 Mbps for each attendee.” If you catch yourself spouting off IT terms but aren’t really sure what it is you’ve just requested, there’s hope. IT does IT for a reason, they get “it.”
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