Event-planning professionals (#eventprofs) reap true benefits from social media

| Jul 16, 2009

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Ever since February, an ever-growing group of event-planning professionals has been meeting twice a week to discuss topics and issues of interest to them. The truly amazing thing about this group is that it is entirely virtual.

You can find them on Twitter, by simply searching for the tag #eventprofs. You will quickly see that although the tag was created originally for these biweekly conversations, it is now used all day-long for ongoing conversations and sharing of information.

But it doesn’t stop with Twitter. This innovative group soon realized they needed a way to archive the discussions and the information that was shared. Hence, a Wiki. Finally, there is even a Facebook public profile.

Clearly, this is a group that knows how to leverage social media. If you are still trying to get up to speed on these new approaches, we recommend joining and following the groups above. There are also some excellent resources available on-line, such as this article from Mashable: How To Plan and Promote Events with Social Media.

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About the Author: Sorel happily attends conferences whenever she can, and the rest of the time you can find her working with clients to develop effective social web strategies. Learn more here: http://flavors.me/sorel

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  • http://www.ready2spark.com ready2spark

    Thank you so much for talking about #eventprofs. It’s so exciting to see how the group has grown and, more importantly, how much value it has brought to the event professionals who participate in it. Just imagine…an opportunity to connect with big thinkers across the world who share a passion for our industry and a desire to move it forward. We encourage people to suggest topics and everyone has an opportunity to moderate a discussion. I’m currently investigating moving this discussion to video/audio to elevate the experience…so stay tuned!

    All my best!
    @ready2spark
    Lara McCulloch-Carter

    • http://www.linkedin.com/in/sorelhusbandsdenholtz sorel

      You’re welcome. We are impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of this group and your personal commitment to connecting people.

      Now that our Conference Search site is live (in beta) we are very eager to reach out to event planners, in order to ensure that conferences and tradeshows are listed and that the site is as useful as it can possibly be. We will, of course, continue to pay attention to #eventprofs, as it helps us understand what is important to planners.