The Cloud-What is it and how is it changing the Face of Meetings

Providing education, professional development and networking while fostering a community of passionate people invested in the festival and event industry, Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) has been representing the festivals and events industry in Ontario for over 25 years. Held annually, the 2014 Festivals and Events Ontario conference is for its 530 members representing over 1,200 Ontario Festivals and Events. The conference highlights what’s new and trending in the Festivals business by providing an extensive lineup of speakers and workshops. Among the content for this years conference is the Honorable David Peterson, former Premier of Ontario and currently the chair … Continue reading

Social Media and Your Events

When we think about integrating social media with our events, we need to take a step back and look at the 3 streams where we would use social media at our events and their purpose. In the simplest definition, we could define these streams as Before, During and After your event. Each can integrate social media to enhance the experience for the event organizer, delegate, sponsors or partners and others involved with making the event successful. Before your Event Before your event, a huge task is often marketing. Whether you are running a closed association event or one that is … Continue reading

Promote Your Event with Social Media

Planning an event can be stressful and having to promote the event tends to be half the worry. Snap Up Tickets has integrated social media throughout our event registration website to make it easier for you to promote. Once you have created your event you have the ability to link it to your Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and many other social media websites. This is an inexpensive way to promote your event allowing you to reach a larger audience then traditional email. When deciding what social network to use, think of which one will be best to reach your target … Continue reading