25 signs your event sucks
Post on 21-Oct-2014
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Here is a checklist for your event. Print it and comply with it. It will help you in making sure you are not boring to death your attendees or throwing them violently in the 20th Century. Enjoy!TRANSCRIPT
25 signs your event SUCKS!
Julius Solariswww.eventmanagerblog.com
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1. You did not set up a twitter account for the event
http://twitter.com
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2. You haven’t added the event to Upcoming
http://upcoming.yahoo.com
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3. You did not asked people to participate on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/answers
4. You did not set up carpooling on the event website
http://mashable.com/2008/09/30/carpooling/
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5. You did not inform your audience of a flickr tag to use
http://www.flickr.com
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6. You don’t display pics tagged with your eventname on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne
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7. You charge unrealistic amounts of money
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/free-events.html
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8. Your conference structure is presentation-buffet-presentation-buffet-gala dinner
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/05/disruption.html
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9. You don’t allow interaction and networking before the event
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10. You did not add your event to eventful
http://eventful.com/
11. You do not offer the option to offset the CO2 generated by travelling to the location
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12. You don’t mix speakers with attendees, but prefer to keep barriers to direct interaction
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13. You don’t announce your event on Facebook
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/successful-events-promotion.html
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14. You only have a Facebook account for your personal life
http://www.facebook.com
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15. You don’t invite bloggers to the event
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16. In fact you don’t suggest live blogging
http://www.blogher.com/node/8166
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17. You did not set up twitter hashtags for the event or did not communicate them to your audience
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/09/twittercamp.html
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18. You do not have a Google Map with directions to the location
http://maps.google.com/
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19. You do not offer electronic tickets/barcodes but prefer to waste paper
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20. There are no recycling facilities whatsoever in your location and that does not bother you
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21. You do not meet your potential attendees at Meetups
http://www.meetup.com/
22. You do not collect discussion, wasting precious content
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/guest-post.html
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23. You do not source supplies locally
http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/02/my-local-bakery-rocks.html
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24. You are not informed on trends and do not network with fellow event people
www.spicynetworking.com
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25. You did not subscribe to
www.eventmanagerblog.com
Ciao!
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