Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: How #Untech10 Was Launched and What it Means to a Changing Industry

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Michelle

Almost two weeks after Social Fish Maddie Grant, Lindy Dreyer and a host of technology providers launched what they dubbed #Untech10 in defiance of the major snowstorm that forced the cancellation of ASAE’s 2010 Technology Conference and Expo, the potential long-term impact of their efforts has become clear.

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Social Media, Team Building, Executives and Strategies for Business Facilitators

Posted on November 29th, 2009 by Michelle

Anne Thornley-Brown of Toronto-based Executive Oasis International and LinkedIn group “Event Planning & Management – the 1st Group for Event Planners” fame, shared with me how she integrated social media into a team building event during an executive retreat in Egypt for the Saudi Arabian office of a global pharmaceutical company. Her experience is a [...]

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But Wait, There’s More on “If You Tweet It, Will They Come?”

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by Michelle

I had the pleasure of exchanging emails and/or speaking with three headliners for the upcoming Expo! Expo!, IAEE’s Annual Meeting and Trade Show. The event is being held this year in Atlanta. The resulting article was titled, “If You Tweet It, Will They Come?” and appears in E2: Exhibitions and Events’ November/December 2009 issue. There [...]

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Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY: Social Media Revenue Streams for Trade Shows and Conferences

Posted on September 13th, 2009 by Michelle

You may not remember “For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays from listening to your own records, your parent’s or watching Soul Train on TV, but that’s what the quest for social media ROI reminds me of. Once the business model for social media provided event organizers with new revenue streams, it suddenly became [...]

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