This week we bring you the latest news on event technology trends and show you how it’s best to approach them from a CEO perspective. We also reveal some quick guidelines for starting an event planning blog and for managing a Facebook business page well. And our top favorite this week is the beautiful collection of pictures from Sydney’s festival of light and sound, that let us peek into the beauty of the city by night.
How to Become a Better Event Professional
What do people that work in the events industry love about their job? I think it’s the excitement, the adrenaline, the diversity of tasks and the people you meet each day. You can’t get bored if you’re an event manager. But loving your job is not enough to be successful. If you follow a few key rules of the game, you can become one of the best in this industry. The Event Manager Blog suggests seven ways to become a top event professional, respected by both your team and your clients. Check them out!
How to Start an Exciting Event Planning Blog
If you’ve been reading our blog or other event planning websites, you may be thinking about starting your own blog. That is great! I’m sure a lot of questions go through your mind… What will I write about? Will people read my blog? Will they like it? Will they like it enough to share it with their friends or coworkers? Where should I start? You may be insecure or afraid of what will come out of this, but I have some great news for you. You’re already on the good track. You’re searching and sharing great information online, and that’s exactly what blogging is all about. Take a look at this inspiring story about the courage to start an event management blog and some practical steps to make this happen.
How to Replicate Your Event in Another Country
You may be at a point in your career where you’re working in planning and coordinating international events. One particular case for this kind of events is taking an event from a home market and organize it successfully in another country. Many events try replicating their success overseas, to raise awareness for their brand and access new revenue. So how do you pull this off? William Thomson from Gallus Events is one of those event professionals that can talk from experience about what “geo-cloning” your event means. He shares some great practical steps on how to make this happen while having fun along the way. Check it out!
How People Who Advance in Their Careers Really Think
We all want to advance in our careers, straight up to the top of the ladder. For some people, this seems so easy to do. They move in their industry with amazing speed, getting one promotion after another in just a few years. What is special about these professionals? Of course, they have certain skills, just like the rest of us, but what makes them different is the way they think. For example, they see failures as opportunities, they are true optimists and they enjoy new challenges. Fortunately, these mindsets can be learned in time. So, if you are committed to your long-term development, check out these top 10 traits that are sure to get you promoted.
7 Amazing Technology Trends Disrupting the Events Industry
At the recent Meet, the Future tech conference taking place in London, speaker, consultant and writer Corbin Ball summed up the most important technological trends expected to impact event professionals directly. You might have heard before about event apps, iBeacons, and wearable technologies, but mentioning them at such high-profile event just validated that they will soon no longer be a trend, but common practice. Check out the complete list of technology trends worth following this year.
10 Tech Trends Meeting Professionals Should Absolutely Know
The International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) has recently released its top ten meeting technology trends for 2015. It was interesting to notice that some of the trends refer to the relationship between event planners and venue managers. Lately, it has become possible for planners to visit the venue virtually by taking a tour with the Street View technology. Also, it is getting more and more common that they make decisions based on Internet research thanks to complex websites that enable to book and purchase directly online. As for the meeting itself, one of the innovative elements used is related to geofencing technology, that enables real-time badge-printing or assists delegates in finding a certain location. Here are all IACC technology trends for you to learn from and put into practice!
Magic Colors at the World’s Largest Festival of Lights
The world’s largest festival of light and sound taking place annually in Sydney has recently ended, leaving behind some vivid beautiful memories. The festival brought into light a richness of creativity and was the result of the combined effort of the Government’s Tourism and Major Events Agency, the Technical Direction Company and many talented artists and designers, whose splendid work was on display for 18 days. Here are some photos of the most eye-catching designs enabled by beautifully colored lights and special effects!
How CEOs Should Approach Big Technology Trends
In the digital era, decisions about technological changes and their implementation plans are inevitable. These decisions sometimes dictate profound changes in the company, may affect the entire business and how the company interacts with its different stakeholders. There is heavy weight lying especially on the CEO’s shoulders, who needs to align the new technology with the overall strategy of the company and, just as important, needs to have everybody on board. Here are some tips CEOs should take into consideration before adding a new technology into the business.
What to Do to Be Listened to
Whether you’re trying to make your point across in a meeting or you’re simply discussing with one of your coworkers, there are times when you feel that you are not being listened to. To eliminate the frustration of not being able to reach out to someone and get his attention, you should learn what are the possible reasons behind people not listening to you and try to put into practice some of the rules of having a real honest conversation.
13 Things You Should Avoid Doing on Facebook
If you’re using Facebook for business, you probably have one big objective, just like the rest of us: how to build a higher, more engaging presence on this social channel. If you still wonder what works and what doesn’t work with Facebook, you should know that no matter your problems, it’s very probable that other people already confronted them. You can avoid most of the mistakes that businesses make on Facebook by learning from the experience of others. We’re very fortunate to have HubSpot create a top 13 list of things you should NOT do on Facebook. It’s a must see! Take a look!
Let us know which event technology trends you found to be the most useful and whether you decided to follow any of them by now. How would that help you and your business? Drop us a comment in the section below.
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