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My business is helping event organizers leverage digital technology to improve communication, collaboration and sharing at their events. I do this in 4 main ways.

> Event Technology Consulting: Using the event’s communication objectives and attendee experience as a backdrop, I help event organizers brainstorm innovative ideas, then develop and implement strategies that match the technology tools to the needs of their event.

> Digital Media: Interactive Meeting Technology Blog, Event Coup, Going Digital with Samuel J. Smith Podcast, the Event Technology Shopping List publication and an upcoming video show are my digital platforms for sharing insights and ideas on leveraging interactive meeting technologies in your events.

> Workshops and Seminars: Sometimes you have the resources to build and execute a digital event strategy on your own – but you need a little help to get started. For these groups, I can put together a presentation or customized workshop. Topics include Social Media, Building a Digital Gameplan, virtual and Hybrid Events and Mobile Technology.

> Marketing Consulting: On the other hand, maybe you are a technology company looking for help with a market assessment or market entry strategy. I can help you figure out the best way figure out the best way to enter the market and grow your business.

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Apr 20
All: How to educate attendees about using social media at your event
"Hi Chris, I am sorry that I missed the chat on Friday. Here are some additional tips and tricks of increasing technology (and social media) adoption. http://interactivemeetingtechnology.com/2010/01/05/how-to-increase-social-media-and-technology-adoption-at-events/ Hope this helps.  - Sam"
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Jan 19
All: Destination/Venue marketing
"Hi Sarah, Traci's advice is excellent. Follow her suggestions. Also here is a post from Chris Brogan with some good advice on how to promote without being "that guy" http://www.chrisbrogan.com/pirate-moves-promoting-without-being-that-guy/If I were you, I would be working with my clients to create "shareable" content for their destinations/venues. Here is one example of a viral video: The Pomeg..."
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Jan 15
All: Twitter for Customer Service?
"Coincidentally, I came across this example of Whole foods and Twitter this morning. http://www.adjustafresh.com/2009/11/26/whole-foods-twitter-the-right-way/"
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Jan 13
engage365 expert articles: Hot Topic: Twitter + Heckling = “Tweckling”
"Hi Tony, There have been a couple of well discussed "Tweckling" cases recently. In my opinion, Tweckling is a result of poor communication between the speaker, the organizer and the audience. I don't think that it is anybody's fault. We are still experimenting with these new communication tools and trying to develop communication norms and best practices. Nobody has all of the answers and all o..."
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Jan 1
Meetings 2.0 - How to Use Social Medi...: What areas would you like to focus?
"Hi Jeff and Corbin,When I first heard about the use of Google Wave at the Ecomm conference in Amsterdam - my mind raced immediately to a form of Mass Collaboration where you flip the event model. Instead of having the speaker do all of the talking - you tap into the ideas and insights of the attendees and let them drive the discussion. Internal Corporate Leadership events - where the top 300 e..."
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Nov 23
All: What was your best event/social media experience
"Here is an experience that stands out - In November 2008, I was giving a presentation at a conference in Oslo, Norway. The entire conference was in Norwegian except for my presentation. I took Live Q&A only through texting. I got more than 25 questions and was able to answer most of them in the presentation. Had the organizer used microphones - there would not have been nearly as many questions."

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Samuel J. S
Aug 18
Web Site Talking Technology Awards with Corbin Ball & Ruud Janssen While I was at the WEC, I sat down with Corbin Ball and Ruud Janssen to talk about the EIBTM WorldWide Technology Watch. This award is th...
Samuel J. S
Aug 14
Web Site WEC Final: Love 161, Fiasco Zero One of the great things about Social Media is your ability to monitor conversations. The general consensus at MPI’s World Education Confe...
Samuel J. S
Jul 27
Web Site The Future of Meetings: Are You My Mother? The Future of Meetings was a hot topic at the MPI World Education Conference this week. While there was a lot of discussion around the to...
Samuel J. S
Jul 4
Web Site Twitter & Twitterfeed: A Delicate Balance Summary: Twitterfeed is a great tool with many advantages but it does have its drawbacks. No 2 human beings can ever be entirely in sy...
Samuel J. S
Jul 1
Web Site Event Planning: When Clients Ignore Advice - Lessons From the G20 Summit Summary: When a client hires an event planner based on their expertise and experience and then proceeds to disregard advice, it's ever...
Samuel J. S
Jun 9
Web Site Making Sense of B2B RFQ Challenges Summary: Event planners, hotels, consultants, and suppliers to the events, meetings, and hospitality industries receive a lot of reque...
Samuel J. S
May 27
Web Site Mobile: What is Your Favorite Event App? Mobile Apps are changing the way that we communicate, collaborate and share in the same way that the internet did 15 years ago. Here’s a ...
Samuel J. S
May 18
Web Site New Meetings Podcast Series – Going Digital with Samuel J. Smith We need to a better job of talking about the benefits, opportunities and challenges of using technology in meetings and events. Mike McAl...
Samuel J. S
May 17
Web Site Great Ideas to Make Green Meetings FUN! Couple of weeks ago I participated in a webinar by CMPs Nancy Wilson & Cathy Kretzz: Eco-Tain Your Meeting Attendees: Ideas For Engagi...
Samuel J. S
Apr 17
Web Site Twitter: 4 Advanced Twitter Tools Summary:  If you have mastered Twitter basics and you want to improve your effectiveness in the use of Twitter, there are 4 tools you ...