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Don't let your Twitterwall become a #fail
Nowadays you see Twitterwalls popping up on a lot of events. The basics of a Twitterwall is a big screen or projection where attendants' tweets with a specific hashtag are being display.
PR Stunt goes Awry: 20 Injured
An LG public relations event in Seoul (South Korea) got completely out of hand. Twenty people were injured upon introducing the new G2 smartphone.
What Impact will Russian Anti-Gay Law have on the Event Industry?
What impact will the new Russian anti-gay law have on the Winter Olympics in 2014? Will the Russian events sector be affected by the law? If you plan to organize anything in Russia you'd better make sure that your guests are not gay.
Start-Up: Whales On Waves
Interactive meetings and conferences are the future. Whales On Waves is a start-up company that is harping on this trend, offering a complete solution for getting your participants actively involved in your meetings.
John Cleese Offers Tips for Events
John Cleese, the British actor who played the temperamental hotel owner Basil Fawlty in the Fawlty Towers TV series, gives 4 useful management tips which will come in handy when organizing events.
16.000 Words in Meeting Industry Explained
Meetings industry terminology is now available at your fingertips thanks to IAPCO's new on-line dictionary.
Bribery scandal with 'fake' conventions
Pharmaceuticals Group GSK has funnelled bribe money to doctors through consultancies in order to drive up the selling prices of its products. The event agencies sent GSK invoices for conventions that never came to pass.
Discover our Effective Advertising Solutions
If you aren't looking for new customers, go ahead and disregard this article. It'll be a total waste of time. After all, you don't need to know how to reach 125,000+ event organisers (your prospects!) with a minimal budget. Getting curious?
29 ways to stay creative
Organizing an impressive event that leaves a long-lasting impression on your guests hinges largely on 'creativity' (or, of course, an unlimited budget). There are no less than 29 ways to boost your creativity in this video!
Panasonic Investigates the Advantages of Laser projectors
Boasting more durability, better performance and a smaller carbon footprint, LED/Laser projectors offer numerous advantages in comparison to their conventional counterparts.
New eBook for Event Planners Full of Great Ideas
EVENTS² is a reference guide for every organizer of events, congresses, meetings and parties. This new edition is thicker than ever before, offers more depth and insight, and also contains a whole host of entirely new topics.
Start-Up: Meethub
Meethub is a scheduling platform that simplifies business networking at events. People attend events in order to network.
Bodrum, Turkey - A Surprising Location for Your Next Event
On a regular basis our editorial team travels around the world searching for interesting - not obvious – locations for your next event. This time we stranded in the Saint-Tropez of Turkey: Bodrum.
Event Planner Ranks Among TOP 5 Fastest-Growing US Jobs
The Events industry is booming in the US, it seems, according to recent research that CareerBuilder released. The job site compiled a list of the TOP 10 fastest-growing jobs of 2013 where the most demand is.
Party Ends in Drama After Nitrogen Stunt
A pool party organized by Jägermeister in Mexico turned into a drama when the organizers tried to create a special effect by pouring liquid nitrogen in the water. The result: a young man ended up in a coma.
Best to meet around a rectangular or round table?
King Arthur was right. People who are seated at a round table are less inclined to come up with arguments to oppose the statements of others. They also tend to feel more included as 'part of the group'.
Funny: Photoshop Live
We are always on the lookout for new ideas to make your events even more attractive. Well, 'Live Photoshop' may just be the ticket!
Will 3D-printing Change the Future of Events?
3D printing is firmly on the rise and is used in more and more sectors to print out solid objects such as jewelry, gadgets etc. Also for events the technology holds a lot of opportunities.
Through Which Wedia Do You Reach Your Festival Visitors?
Which media messages are seen by visitors at dance festivals? This infographic shows exactly how you can reach your target audience!
Hashtags Now on Facebook too
Good news for event organisers! Facebook is launching #hashtags. Hashtags, which have long been popularized by Twitter, make it possible to hoard together every message about your event into a single thread. That in itself holds mountains of potential.
