What a great idea! A Meet-Meme Yearbook. This is my page from the 2011 version.
Meet-Meme created the yearbook so fellow memers (?) could connect.
Will you sign my yearbook?
Please feel free to ad the link to your Meet-Meme card in the comments below. (example: http://mtme.me/85d3c7) Sort of a virtual yearbook signing.
I have updated my cards recently. Feel free to connect.
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Most event and conference attendees are showing up loaded with gadgets.
Laptops, tablets, smartphones, and digital cameras just to name a few.
The challenge to event professionals is how to keep our attendees powered up.
During Social Media Tulsa Conference last month, I was fortunate to have connected with Concord Keystone makers of the Keystone ECO Booster Battery Pack for Micro USB Smart Phones who provided us with a few products to use and give away.
While we had these boosters, along with several chargers and power strips in our Vocus Blogger’s Lounge, we still had the issue of having to move people to a central location to charge their gadgets.
What is the opportunity here?
These affordable portable charging devices create an additional sponsorship opportunity for companies in the accessory business.
Imagine providing attendees equipped with cameras, computers, and tablets with fully charged back up power packs when they check in to a conference.
This is not just a hint hint to our friends at Concord Keystone, but an interesting event marketing opportunity for mobile accessory businesses and event organizers everywhere.
I can’t wait to hear how you provide power to your people.
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I see a lot of posts and conversation these days about getting attendees to respond to post event surveys. I’ve seen people give away prizes to get people to respond, I’ve seen drawings for gift certificates and even an ipod for taking a post event survey.
What if there was a way for people to tell you how they felt about your event with out having to answer a survey?
Have I made my point yet? Educating your audience on the use of Twitter hashtags and encouraging them to Tweet during your conference can help you learn a lot about your guest’s experiences. Good and Bad. Between the social media activity , both what’s there and what’s not, and the post event photography, I’m learning things that I did well, and a few things that I want to change before the next event.
Maybe taking the written survey and applying it to the web isn’t all that appealing to people used to graphics, colors, and awesome user experiences. Maybe that’s why today, Google announced; Google Consumer Survey. I see a lot of promise with this new tool and can’t wait to test it out. I’ll be teaching a market research class I’ll see what cool ideas my students come up with.
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