August, 2015

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Slideshare: 8 Social Media Tactics to Ignite Ticket Sales

TicketBud

How often have you seen or heard these calls to action in the last couple years? "Like us on Facebook!" "Follow us on Twitter!" "Check out our Instagram!". Probably enough to the point where you've tuned it out. Too many events do the bare minimum when it comes to social media. Setting up a Facebook page and blanket sharing your event announcements is a pointless waste of time if you don't have an audience.

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Wedding Alcohol Cost and Bar Budget

EventPlanning

Almost everyone who plans a wedding has to decide how much of their budget to allocate toward the bar and how many beverages to stock their wedding bar with. A wedding planner should be equipped to help with this information. We answer many of your questions in this article. To start, a good rule of thumb is to assume the average guest will consume two drinks during the first hour and then one drink for each hour thereafter.

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Attending Your First Matchmaking Event

b2match

Business matchmaking is a powerful tool in the business world, and there’s a good reason for this. Through matchmaking events, you can build and expand on all kinds of opportunities and partnerships. However, if you’re new to the networking game, conversing with strangers about your business and goals can be intimidating, no matter how outgoing you are.

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4 ideas on how to plan a product launch

Tagvenue

When it comes to plan a product launch, you may think it’s all about that … 4 ideas on how to plan a product launch Read More ».

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Elevate Your Event Experience to the Next Level

In order to create a successful event, you must: Optimize Event Website and Registration Process Utilize Social Media Platforms Effectively Implement Targeted Email Campaigns Harness the Power of Video Content Benefit from a Mobile App Download now and learn how to simplify this process with Eventpedia.

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How To Get Sponsorships for Your Event

Nuila Events LLC

Photo Credit To: www.licensing.org/events/sponsorship/. Stop right there. Before you start thinking about sponsors and colors and times and invitations, you need to ask yourself a question. A very simple one: Do I have the skills to pull this off, or is it going to be a train wreck? If the little voice in your head screams “No! No! No!” – you need to quit pretending and call Nuila Events, LLC.

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Ticketbud Widget Showcase III

TicketBud

In my past widget showcases ( One and Two , respectively) I've talked about the power of branding with your own widget site, as well as the advantages of utilizing Ticketbud's event registration to have your site gain more visibility. This time, I'm going to talk a little bit about optimization for your website so that you can rank higher in search engines.

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Create Your Event Planner Website in 10 Minutes

EventPlanning

A common question we get is do you need a website for your business? What type of pages do you need on your site? How do you even make a website? I will compile all the resources you need to make your site in this post. A website absolutely helps you get more clients, and I know what you’re thinking. “But I don’t want to spend $2,000+ getting a site made…” You don’t have to spend that type of money and in fact… I recommend you don’t spend any money

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Episode 021: Peeling back the curtains – Kevin White interviews Lara McCulloch in a social experiment

Lara Mcculloch

OK, so today we’re going to do something TOTALLY different. A few weeks ago, I got an email from Kevin White with a suggestion that caught me off guard. Now, if you don’t know who Kevin is, he’s the President of the International Special Events Society and for nearly two decades he’s been designing and […]. The post Episode 021: Peeling back the curtains – Kevin White interviews Lara McCulloch in a social experiment appeared first on Lara McCulloch.

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Snapchat: Event Organizers Best Friend

TicketBud

Event promotion is tough. There are so many things going on and it takes something awesome to stand out in the crowded social landscape. However, Snapchat is perfectly suited for promoting an event and building an audience. The key is to tap into what makes Snapchat better than all other social media platforms: accessibility and time. Accessibility here refers to accessibility you, the event organizer, have to your key demographic.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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Influence: Get Exclusive

TicketBud

Do you want to sell more tickets to your event? Do you want higher profit from your tickets? Of course you do! Read on for this special blog post only for Ticketbud blog subscribers. Okay, so this totally isn't a special blog post just for subscribers, but it made you more interested, right? Right? *Crickets*. Exclusivity (and in another name, scarcity) are powerful drivers to humans.

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Social Media 101: Best Practices for Events

TicketBud

By now you no doubt know that you should be using social media to promote your event, you've heard all of that before now. "But, where? When? How ?", you may ask. Great question. Each social media platform is different and has a different audience. Knowing your events audience allows you to then figure out where and when your audience is on social media.

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Episode 020: Emotional storytelling through content…how to make your social content move people

Lara Mcculloch

Some of the most common questions I get asked on a regular basis revolve around content. “How do I create great stuff to share in social media?”, “How often should I post?”, “Is there a way to connect my content to sales…without being salesy?” Great news… My guests today – Amanda Serfozo & Joseph Rooks […]. The post Episode 020: Emotional storytelling through content…how to make your social content move people appeared first on Lara McCulloch.