Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Influencer Marketing for Event Organizers Part 3: Promoting Your Influencers

Many of today’s hottest brand influencers are self made. They are the people who have built a strong relationship with their followers and proved they genuinely care about their interests. Even though influencer marketing has been around for awhile, the potential of social influencer marketing is only just coming into focus. (more…)

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

4 Ways You Can Grow Your Events Using Live Video

Event professionals are increasingly utilizing live video to enhance their attendees’ event experience.

There a few ways that event professionals can use live video to add value to their events, and here are some of our favorites:

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

Influencer Marketing for Event Organizers Part 2: Connecting With Your Influencers

When it comes to allocating marketing budgets, the buzz word surrounding these efforts is value. As event planners, we are constantly striving to gain the maximum value and exposure on a limited budget. Working with influencers who are already excited and speak highly of your event is a strong low-cost, high return marketing strategy.

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

Virtual Meetings For Event Professionals

Our team is always traveling to help our partners at their events all around the world, so sometimes meeting in person isn’t an option. Collaborating over long distances can be difficult, but with the right tools, you and your team can get things done without missing a beat. Read on for a few of the tools that keep our team together no matter how far apart we might be.

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Monday, March 28th, 2016

Influencer Marketing for Event Organizers Part 1: Identifying Influencers

Word of mouth is a powerful tool in the event industry. With the continued increase in customer reviews, fans are looking to their fellow event goers to inform them of the best events to attend. The only problem is, fans are going through information overload, so how do you get your event noticed? (more…)

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

Why Event Managers Should Interview Fans

Millennials are known for their heavy usage of social media. However, one of the major influencers of social is not being utilized to its fullest potential, peer reviews. Now more than ever individual voices are being heard and recognized by your fans and potential ticket buyers. For event managers, this idea can be a big piece in building a stronger social media following and selling more tickets.

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Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

ShowClix Team Tips: Our Favorite Office Apps

At ShowClix, we love everything event or tech related. So, it should come as no surprise that our team is enthusiastic about the apps that make our lives as event professionals easier.

We surveyed our team for their download recommendations and came up with our must-have event professional office app list. (more…)

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

How Event Professionals Can Make the Most Out of YouTube

Your attendees are interested in more than just your event, they want to be part of your culture. With the ever increasing popularity of YouTube, event professionals can share more with their fans and increase their chance of getting noticed by new ticket buyers by having an active YouTube channel. (more…)

Sunday, January 17th, 2016

How to Make the Most Out of Your Event Budget

Event professionals have to balance their million dollar ideas with tight budgets. Creativity and sharp bargaining skills can stretch a penny pretty far, but there are other tactics to consider as event professionals. You can still get the quality and service your fans expect but with a smaller budget.

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Thursday, January 7th, 2016

5 Features to Look For When Shopping For an Event Ticketing System

It’s the perfect time of the year to start using an event ticketing system or to rethink your current system. New, innovative features for ticketing systems are developed frequently, and with so many offerings it may be difficult to determine which are important to consider.

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