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10 Fun Social-Media Trends to Try on for Size

Convene by PCMA

If your organization has a weighty mission, does that mean that “light” social media content is off-limits when it comes to promoting your annual event? If you’ve been hesitant to dip your toe into the less serious social media waters, here are 10 easy trends to consider. Tap into a trending audio.

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Top Social Media Channels for Event Organizers

Convene by PCMA

As part of our Events Industry Forecast , Convene asked Sara Fellows, director of social media at mdg, to pick which social-media channels she thinks are best for promoting events. User statistics came from Sprout Social.). Here’s what she had to say. Instagram. 2 billion monthly global active users.

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How to Use Social Media to Improve Your 2019 Events

Smart Meetings

Will 2019 be the year you leverage social media to make your events safer, more compelling and downright fun? A January 2018 report from WeAreSocial and Hootsuite explains just how important social media is in the average internet consumer’s life. Most attendees walk around events with immediate access to social media.

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Top Event Technology Trends for 2024

Smart Meetings

We sat down with the Maritz team to ask what top event technology trends they see for 2024 and how they will fundamentally change the meeting professional’s job. It can turn that conversation into a training module and create blog and social media posts. “We

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Social Media Accessibility: 6 Things to Consider

DCI

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. Social media platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube have algorithms that prioritize accessible content. So, how can you make your social media marketing accessible? Here are a few reasons why. 1.

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Six Event Trends We’re Watching in 2024

Convene by PCMA

Shawn Cheng The companies participating in the Tech Playground at Convening Leaders 2024 in January are introducing creative solutions for event organizers powered by AI. If an event organizer using an AI chatbot can “give you value in the form of instant answers or information, [it] builds trust,” said Chuck Elias, CEO of 42Chat.

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5 Ways to Make Social Media Messages More Inclusive

Convene by PCMA

Adding captions to videos and using hashtags with capital letters on each word are two ways event marketers can make their social media accessible to everyone. When Abbie Vance, PCMA EMEA’s new community and events manager, started working on the social-media toolkit for Convening EMEA , Sept. An estimated 1.3