25 signs your event SUCKS! Julius Solaris Photo by

25 signs your event SUCKS!

Julius Solariswww.eventmanagerblog.com

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1. You did not set up a twitter account for the event

http://twitter.com

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2. You haven’t added the event to Upcoming

http://upcoming.yahoo.com

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3. You did not asked people to participate on Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/answers

4. You did not set up carpooling on the event website

http://mashable.com/2008/09/30/carpooling/

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5. You did not inform your audience of a flickr tag to use

http://www.flickr.com

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6. You don’t display pics tagged with your eventname on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne

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7. You charge unrealistic amounts of moneyhttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/free-events.html

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8. Your conference structure is presentation-buffet-presentation-buffet-gala dinnerhttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/05/disruption.html

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9. You don’t allow interaction and networking before the event

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10. You did not add your event to eventful

http://eventful.com/

11. You do not offer the option to offset the CO2 generated by travelling to the location

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12. You don’t mix speakers with attendees, but prefer to keep barriers to direct interaction

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13. You don’t announce your event on Facebookhttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/successful-events-promotion.html

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14. You only have a Facebook account for your personal life

http://www.facebook.com

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15. You don’t invite bloggers to the event

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16. In fact you don’t suggest live blogging

http://www.blogher.com/node/8166

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17. You did not set up twitter hashtags for the event or did not communicate them to your audiencehttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/09/twittercamp.html

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18. You do not have a Google Map with directions to the location

http://maps.google.com/

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19. You do not offer electronic tickets/barcodes but prefer to waste paper

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20. There are no recycling facilities whatsoever in your location and that does not bother you

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21. You do not meet your potential attendees at Meetups

http://www.meetup.com/

22. You do not collect discussion, wasting precious contenthttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/guest-post.html

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23. You do not source supplies locallyhttp://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/02/my-local-bakery-rocks.html

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24. You are not informed on trends and do not network with fellow event people

www.spicynetworking.com

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25. You did not subscribe to

www.eventmanagerblog.com

Ciao!

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