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Many companies are realizing the potential of using technology to streamline marketing, improve communications, and create interactive and engaging corporate events. There are several technological approaches you can take to enhance your next conference that you should consider.

• Social Media: Facebook and Twitter aren’t just for college students anymore. By creating a Facebook page for your event, you can increase attendance and save money on printing brochures. Twitter allows employees to communicate throughout conferences and share immediate feedback about event activities.

• Online Registration: Save time and resources by allowing your attendees to RSVP and register for events online. You can set up user-friendly secure login pages that allow access to event schedules and sign-ups, as well as links to the company website.

• Event Website: Let your employees and clients get the most out of your events by creating a website specifically dedicated to your event. You can provide links to marketing materials, an event floor plan, schedule of activities, and social media pages.

• E-mail Marketing: Utilizing e-mail is an effective way to reach your attendees and exhibitors. You can distribute promotional materials, link to online registration, explain live events, and advertise educational sessions for your event. Including a header with your company’s logo will increase recognition and you can even keep track of how many people have viewed your e-mail notifications to gauge general interest.

• Interactive Participation: With the use of handheld devices and laptops, attendees can have input and answer polls taken during large seminars and demonstrations. This keeps people interested, effectively distributes information, provides instant feedback, and increases general communication.  

Meeting Services Unlimited can organize all of the details of your company’s next event and help you include the latest technology to make your conferences and seminars successful. To learn more about us, visit our website or call (317) 841-7171.

These days, promoting your meetings and events online has never been easier. Social media has changed the way that events are seen, and with these insider tips, you’ll be able to spread the word about important events faster and to a wider audience.

1. Utilize Social Media: Social media connects millions of people and makes it easy to share your meetings and events. Social media sites through which to promote an event include Facebook and Twitter, and you also want your attendees to be able to easily find you on Flickr, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Take care to ensure that any material you send out through social media has been professionally edited and designed to avoid sharing anything that may be unprofessional or inappropriate.

2. Have an Anchor Page: When planning a large event, set up a blog where you will be able to post important updates and photos, and make sure that all of your social media work links back to this website. If you invite someone on Facebook to the event, be sure to use the blog as a landing page that offers more information.

3. Invade the Blogosphere: If you’re planning an event on travel, reach out to travel bloggers—tell them about your event and see if they’d be able to attend, and/or help you to spread the word to their audience. The more people who are able to view your event, the better.

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Too many great conventions have been overlooked due to a lack of public awareness. With so many other details of your event to execute, it’s important you don’t forget to spread the word.  Here are a few ways a professional event promoter can help you catch the attention of your potential attendees:

• Design evocative announcements

Event promotion is much like advertising—the goal is to catch the eye of passers by and persuade them to attend your convention. A professional promoter has plenty of experience creating eye catching announcements and can work with you to ensure the layout aesthetic is professional and directly correlates with the subject and mood of your event.

• Spread the word through various media

Mass communication has been one of the defining factors of the 21st century—a fact that every good event promoter is aware of. By spreading the word of your event through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, a promoter can guarantee a huge number of attendees. Of course, a good promoter is sure to have printed materials professionally designed and printed, in order to gain the attention of your attendees who haven’t hopped on the technology bandwagon.

• Provide professional invitations

To get the word out to special guests—speakers, potential clients, partners—a team of promoters can also coordinate professional invitations. Whether you want a personal phone call, a fancy letter, a well-designed e-mail notification, or all three, hiring a professional promoter is a great way to ensure the right people know about your upcoming event.

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