Posts Tagged: Event Marketing

Using Pinterest to Market Your Meetings

Pinterest, like most forms of social media, has it’s own unique engagement strategy. However, the role of any social media marketing strategy remains the same; Raise awareness of your product (in this case, your event) and begin engaging your customer (your attendees). The first step to Pinterest marketing is to build relationships with influencers. Every social media platform has influencers within their industry. Relationships with those influencers can benefit your meeting. Identify influencers by searching for engaged members who already use keywords associated with your meeting. Once you’ve identified some influencers, start following them and repining the content you like.... Read more »

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Mobile Monday: What Google Analytics Can Do For Your Event Apps

Event Rebels Mobile Monday

Odds are pretty high that your organization’s website uses Google Analytics to track the traffic to your site. Google Analytics is the most popular tool in the world for measuring website activity and figuring out what pages are getting attention and which ones are not. The reporting allows you to find out important data about your audience, how they are browsing your site, and whether they are doing what you want them to do. Marketers, in particular, love Google Analytics as it provides valuable insight into how best to improve your web presence. Did you know that you can also... Read more »

Mobile Monday: What can event marketers learn from the Super Bowl?

Event Rebels Mobile Monday

Everybody knows that the Super Bowl is the… umm, Super Bowl (for lack of a better term) of marketing. At $4.5 million for 30 seconds of airtime, marketers are becoming more inventive every year with the way they deliver messages. So, what can we learn from these marketers, in order to deliver a better message about our events, or products? Social isn’t easy  Social media, a key digital marketing strategy, is becoming more and more complex. There is an upward trend of video and link posts in order to combat the ever-changing social media algorithms. Marketers are becoming less dependent... Read more »

Mobile, QR Codes and Your Events

Event marketing is changing. Mobile devices have added a new level of interactivity to events and given marketers more opportunities to connect with their audience. I noticed a few things during this year’s July 4th celebrations… 1. Vendors taking payments with mobile phones 2. People everywhere taking and sharing photos with the mobile phones 3. Signs asking people to connect, share, scan and more All of these events are not only opportunities for businesses to advertise, but also opportunities for them to connect with a larger audience. Mobile has become the new, not-so-secret weapon, for successful event marketing. Mobile marketing... Read more »

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How to Plan an Email Marketing Campaign for Your Event

The average email subscriber receives 416 commercial emails per month. While open rates vary by industry and organization type, it is safe to assume that not all of these emails are read. What happens to the emails deemed not worth reading? According to research by ExactTarget, when subscribers receive emails that don’t meet their interests, 67% will unsubscribe, 17% will delete the email, 8% will mark the email as spam, 6% will ignore the email, and 2% will set up a filter for future emails. If you do not want the messages about your event to get lost in the... Read more »

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Three Reasons You Should Start Text Messaging Your Attendees

1.Text messages have a high open rate Text messages are simply read more often than e-mail messages. According to a Nielsen study, 97% of text messages are read within 15 minutes of being sent. Even the most successful e-mail marketing campaigns fall far short of this number. A Silverpop study reports that the top email marketing campaigns have an open rate of around 35.7%. For the average email campaign, the open rate is only 19.7%. If you have an important message to deliver to your attendees, send it through a text message. It’s much more likely to be read. 2.Text... Read more »

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Which Social Media Platforms are Right for Your Event?

Take a look at six popular social media networks and see which are the most effective for your event’s message. Social media platforms are a powerful resource for any event planner. From marketing your event to communicating in real time with attendees, social media provides endless opportunities for interaction.  However, with hundreds of social media platforms on the internet, how do you know which to choose? Each social network comes with different capabilities and a unique set of users. It’s crucial to focus your time and effort only on the social media platforms that will work best for your event.... Read more »