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The Economy Is Based on Meetings — It’s That Simple
The media sensationalized a story about the $16 muffins that a government agency allegedly paid at a conference in a Hilton hotel. It wasn't true, but truth lies elsewhere. The economy depends on meetings. Without them, there would be no economy all together.
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Google Releases GoMo Initiative to Help Businesses Reach 5.9 Billion of Mobile Users
Google wants your website to be mobile-friendly. That's why it released GoMo initiative that educates businesses about mobile-friendly websites, tests their current websites, and offers help finding the right solution to create mobile-friendly website.
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AnyMeeting Introduces New & Improved Redesign
AnyMeeting offers free use. Can't beat the price. And with it's easier to use interface, even non-techies can meet and organize online meetings and webinars. It's a great free alternative to GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and Webex.
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Twitter Introduces Web Analytics
Twitter introduces web analytics to website owners to help them understand how much traffic they receive from Twitter and the effectiveness of Twitter integrations on their sites. Now event planners will be able to see how effective their Twitter strategy is.
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58.7% of Event Planners Do Not Use Social Media to Promote Events [REPORT]
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How do event planers use various media to promote their events? The latest report sheds light on methods used, both successful and not. The majority of event planners still fail to use social media to market events, relying on traditional marketing methods.
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It’s Time to Rock DC PlannerTech Style
PlannerTech connects event technology organizations with event planners by offering those organizations an opportunity to pitch their product or service under four minutes. They rocked New York City, now it's time to rock Washington, DC on December 7, 2011.
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PlannerTech Showcases 10 Event Tech Organizations at NYCIW [VIDEO]
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Over 150 event planners came to Roger Smith Hotel, and 400 more came to virtual exhibit hall to learn more about 10 event tech organizations and network with their peers at PlannerTech event during the NYC Internet Week.
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PlannerTech Show: Bringing Technology to Event Planning
PlannerTech aims to bridge the gap between event planners & Internet technology by connecting companies with event planner during the NYC Internet Week.
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Rejuvenating #Eventprofs
#Eventprofs is a Twitter chat community focused specifically on the events industry. Now it'll be even more as discussions become more interactive and even more timely coordinated by Adrian Segar, an event designer from Marlboro, Vermont.
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Meetings Industry Has MASSIVE Impact on the US Economy [INFOGRAPHIC]
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The numbers are in. The meetings industry has a tremendous impact on the U.S. economy. The coalition of 14 leading meetings industry membership organizations joined forces to figure out the real impact of face-to-face meetings on the economy.
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