Meetings Podcast Show 43- Mike McAllen talks Top 10 Mobile Applications for Meetings & Events

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The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry!

Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events Media talks about some nifty mobile applications for your phone for meeting planners and production peeps! icon smile Meetings Podcast Show 43  Mike McAllen talks Top 10 Mobile Applications for Meetings & Events

Easiest way to read more about these is to open up your itunes store and cut and paste each in the search box on the top right hand side. Please contact me if you have any great travel or meetings/event related mobile applications or ideas for one.

Find Bathrooms
Sit or Squat- (Free)
Find Restaurants

UrbanSpoon-(Free)
Yelp- (Free) [Read more...]

MeetingsPodcast Show 36 The Events & Meetings Industry Fights Back!

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The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry!

Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events & Media
Tom Hillmer of Creative Group
Jon Trask of Alliant Event Services

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Tom and Mike from a program at Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas and Jon from Los Angeles California. [Read more...]

Where would you use this Smart Surface Table?

I was forwarded this video about Microsofts tabletop technology by Rob Balmer of the Doubletree Hotel San Jose and I wondered how you might use it at an event. Of course the video shows the different ways business could use it but what about something interactive for an event. They say it will eventually have smart surfaces everywhere which really bends the imagination. Think about walls, tables and counters. I wonder what the rental prices will be for these tables?

One thing is for sure the future looks like fun.

How would you use it?

Also if you want more information of this technology do a quick search on Youtube.com

 Where would you use this Smart Surface Table?

How do I listen to Social Media

Try Radian6
Was lining up an interview for Meetings Podcast with Radian6, a social media monitoring solution. I was trying to connect with the David Aslton VP of Marketing but Tom Hasselman an account manger with Radian6 offered to run me through the service online with Go-to-Meeting. I could see his computers desktop clearly through the service and he talked me through the features and benefits. I am totally fascinated on how Radian6 works and I can see how this is where we are headed with social media. Seeing who is talking about your brand and what good or bad conversations are happening and being able to pounce on both. In my opinion (mike mcallen) the implications of this type of monitoring service is going to eventually be a part of every companies marketing division. I look forward to talking with David on the podcast and learning more about Radian6. In the meantime I recommend heading over to Radian6 and talking to Tom Hasselman. Have him run you through a quick demo. www.radian6.com

Another step in this process is how you are going to respond to these online conversations:

Some things to think about when responding:

Talk to customers and commenters as Human beings it will get you a long way.
Always ask if anyone needs help and give it to them.
Figure out how you can help customers and commenters the best.
Flip negative comments and make that commenter a evangelist for you anyway you can.

Extra! Interview with Adam Steinberg from EventVue.com

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The question has come up many times in recent months. “What web 2.0 tools can I use at my next event?” Adam Steinberg explains how EventVue has an online solution to get event attendees networking at events or meetings. [Read more...]