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!important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Strategic Mindset: Why Site Visits Matter - Teach Others To Think Strategically</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-10166 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-mindset.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"235\" />• Teach others to think strategically\r\n• Why site visits matter\r\n\r\nWhen introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. That means you need to fully understand why being strategic matters and be firm in your commitment to your professional evolution, as not everyone embraces change. The opportunity to educate both yourself and those around you will happen early and often. Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. However, there are some universal questions to ask when hosting a program that will require air travel.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key things to know when attendees will be flying to your event:</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Is the lift to your potential destination sufficient for your entire group to arrive in time for the event?\r\n\r\n2. Is the lift the airlines are currently showing the same as it will be during your event? (Often schedules change based on seasonal demand.)\r\n\r\n3. If your attendees arrive to the venue on their own after landing, is Uber available? Not all cities allow Uber onsite at airports or at all.\r\n\r\n4. What city-wide events, if any, may be scheduled, before, during, or after your event? This may affect early arrivals/late departures, availability of vendors/rental items.\r\n\r\n5. Are service charges taxed? This could add a substantial amount to your budget.\r\n\r\nOnce you have confirmed a location, you’re halfway there. Now it’s time to select a venue. There are literally hundreds of things to look for while on a site visit. Keeping in mind that you may be persuading others that a live site visit is necessary, here are five examples selected to highlight critical program components a virtual tour can’t deliver:\r\n\r\n1. What is the quality of the area surrounding the venue? Is there a large construction project underway? Is the neighborhood around the venue safe, desirable, and appropriate? A beautiful property that is next to a construction site may mean waking to the sound of jackhammers. That’s never good.\r\n\r\n2. Venues can look beautiful while being simultaneously malodorous. Tropical destinations are especially susceptible to musty smells which, no matter how attractive the rooms, detracts from the experience. Overly fragranced lobbies or public spaces may also be a concern, especially with many who have a heightened sensitivity to heavy scents.\r\n\r\n3. Service levels cannot be seen via an online photo. Most posted reviews are from transient travelers, so their experience is not applicable to what your group will be experiencing.\r\n\r\n4. How is the water? Water pressure and water temperature to be exact. Hotels that have either minimal water pressure or hot water that never truly runs hot translates to a group of cranky attendees with bad hair. If you don’t think it matters, go to a hotel which has the above challenges and then listen to the conversations people are having over breakfast. Trust me, it matters.\r\n\r\n5. Food is an enormously emotional part of people’s lives. If banquet services do not provide the quality, quantity, and assortment of food necessary to keep your attendees happy, it’s going to be a long show. People may eat with their eyes, but pictures of food can’t replace a tasting.\r\n\r\nThere is an unspoken agreement and understanding between event attendees and event hosts that a quality experience will be provided in return for the attendees’ time and/or money. The host is responsible for choosing a destination that offers a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, and is easy to get to and navigate. It is also expected that the host hotel will meet guests’ needs and provide at the least, basic creature comforts. It can be seen as irresponsible, if you or a decision maker in your organization is willing to put that relationship in jeopardy, and potentially create an uncomfortable experience throughout the event. This is why committing to a strategic mindset and educating others on the importance and processes is so important.\r\n\r\nIf, for some reason, a site visit is impossible, then a contract with very specific performance clauses is next on your ‘must do’ list. Contract clauses and negotiations are next up on our topics of discussion, so stay tuned to the next issue of Midwest Meetings.\r\n\r\nYour suggestions, feedback, and ideas are always welcome. Reach out anytime.[/vc_column_text][mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1348 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter','','inherit','closed','closed','','10159-revision-v1','','','2018-02-07 20:54:03','2018-02-07 20:54:03','',10159,'https://strategic.events/10159-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10168,3,'2018-02-07 21:12:42','2018-02-07 21:12:42','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518037824201{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-10166\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-mindset.png\" alt=\"When introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. To learn more read, Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter\" width=\"460\" height=\"235\" />• Teach others to think strategically\r\n• Why site visits matter\r\n\r\nWhen introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. That means you need to fully understand why being strategic matters and be firm in your commitment to your professional evolution, as not everyone embraces change. The opportunity to educate both yourself and those around you will happen early and often. Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. However, there are some universal questions to ask when hosting a program that will require air travel.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key things to know when attendees will be flying to your event:</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Is the lift to your potential destination sufficient for your entire group to arrive in time for the event?\r\n\r\n2. Is the lift the airlines are currently showing the same as it will be during your event? (Often schedules change based on seasonal demand.)\r\n\r\n3. If your attendees arrive to the venue on their own after landing, is Uber available? Not all cities allow Uber onsite at airports or at all.\r\n\r\n4. What city-wide events, if any, may be scheduled, before, during, or after your event? This may affect early arrivals/late departures, availability of vendors/rental items.\r\n\r\n5. Are service charges taxed? This could add a substantial amount to your budget.\r\n\r\nOnce you have confirmed a location, you’re halfway there. Now it’s time to select a venue. There are literally hundreds of things to look for while on a site visit. Keeping in mind that you may be persuading others that a live site visit is necessary, here are five examples selected to highlight critical program components a virtual tour can’t deliver:\r\n\r\n1. What is the quality of the area surrounding the venue? Is there a large construction project underway? Is the neighborhood around the venue safe, desirable, and appropriate? A beautiful property that is next to a construction site may mean waking to the sound of jackhammers. That’s never good.\r\n\r\n2. Venues can look beautiful while being simultaneously malodorous. Tropical destinations are especially susceptible to musty smells which, no matter how attractive the rooms, detracts from the experience. Overly fragranced lobbies or public spaces may also be a concern, especially with many who have a heightened sensitivity to heavy scents.\r\n\r\n3. Service levels cannot be seen via an online photo. Most posted reviews are from transient travelers, so their experience is not applicable to what your group will be experiencing.\r\n\r\n4. How is the water? Water pressure and water temperature to be exact. Hotels that have either minimal water pressure or hot water that never truly runs hot translates to a group of cranky attendees with bad hair. If you don’t think it matters, go to a hotel which has the above challenges and then listen to the conversations people are having over breakfast. Trust me, it matters.\r\n\r\n5. Food is an enormously emotional part of people’s lives. If banquet services do not provide the quality, quantity, and assortment of food necessary to keep your attendees happy, it’s going to be a long show. People may eat with their eyes, but pictures of food can’t replace a tasting.\r\n\r\nThere is an unspoken agreement and understanding between event attendees and event hosts that a quality experience will be provided in return for the attendees’ time and/or money. The host is responsible for choosing a destination that offers a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, and is easy to get to and navigate. It is also expected that the host hotel will meet guests’ needs and provide at the least, basic creature comforts. It can be seen as irresponsible, if you or a decision maker in your organization is willing to put that relationship in jeopardy, and potentially create an uncomfortable experience throughout the event. This is why committing to a strategic mindset and educating others on the importance and processes is so important.\r\n\r\nIf, for some reason, a site visit is impossible, then a contract with very specific performance clauses is next on your ‘must do’ list. Contract clauses and negotiations are next up on our topics of discussion, so stay tuned to the next issue of Midwest Meetings.\r\n\r\nYour suggestions, feedback, and ideas are always welcome. Reach out anytime.\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1348 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter','','inherit','closed','closed','','10159-revision-v1','','','2018-02-07 21:12:42','2018-02-07 21:12:42','',10159,'https://strategic.events/10159-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10169,3,'2018-02-07 21:18:00','2018-02-07 21:18:00','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518037824201{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-10166\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-mindset.png\" alt=\"When introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. To learn more read, Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter\" width=\"460\" height=\"235\" />• Teach others to think strategically\r\n• Why site visits matter\r\n\r\nWhen introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. That means you need to fully understand why being strategic matters and be firm in your commitment to your professional evolution, as not everyone embraces change. The opportunity to educate both yourself and those around you will happen early and often. Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. However, there are some universal questions to ask when hosting a program that will require air travel.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key things to know when attendees will be flying to your event:</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Is the lift to your potential destination sufficient for your entire group to arrive in time for the event?\r\n\r\n2. Is the lift the airlines are currently showing the same as it will be during your event? (Often schedules change based on seasonal demand.)\r\n\r\n3. If your attendees arrive to the venue on their own after landing, is Uber available? Not all cities allow Uber onsite at airports or at all.\r\n\r\n4. What city-wide events, if any, may be scheduled, before, during, or after your event? This may affect early arrivals/late departures, availability of vendors/rental items.\r\n\r\n5. Are service charges taxed? This could add a substantial amount to your budget.\r\n\r\nOnce you have confirmed a location, you’re halfway there. Now it’s time to select a venue. There are literally hundreds of things to look for while on a site visit. Keeping in mind that you may be persuading others that a live site visit is necessary, here are five examples selected to highlight critical program components a virtual tour can’t deliver:\r\n\r\n1. What is the quality of the area surrounding the venue? Is there a large construction project underway? Is the neighborhood around the venue safe, desirable, and appropriate? A beautiful property that is next to a construction site may mean waking to the sound of jackhammers. That’s never good.\r\n\r\n2. Venues can look beautiful while being simultaneously malodorous. Tropical destinations are especially susceptible to musty smells which, no matter how attractive the rooms, detracts from the experience. Overly fragranced lobbies or public spaces may also be a concern, especially with many who have a heightened sensitivity to heavy scents.\r\n\r\n3. Service levels cannot be seen via an online photo. Most posted reviews are from transient travelers, so their experience is not applicable to what your group will be experiencing.\r\n\r\n4. How is the water? Water pressure and water temperature to be exact. Hotels that have either minimal water pressure or hot water that never truly runs hot translates to a group of cranky attendees with bad hair. If you don’t think it matters, go to a hotel which has the above challenges and then listen to the conversations people are having over breakfast. Trust me, it matters.\r\n\r\n5. Food is an enormously emotional part of people’s lives. If banquet services do not provide the quality, quantity, and assortment of food necessary to keep your attendees happy, it’s going to be a long show. People may eat with their eyes, but pictures of food can’t replace a tasting.\r\n\r\nThere is an unspoken agreement and understanding between event attendees and event hosts that a quality experience will be provided in return for the attendees’ time and/or money. The host is responsible for choosing a destination that offers a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, and is easy to get to and navigate. It is also expected that the host hotel will meet guests’ needs and provide at the least, basic creature comforts. It can be seen as irresponsible, if you or a decision maker in your organization is willing to put that relationship in jeopardy, and potentially create an uncomfortable experience throughout the event. This is why committing to a strategic mindset and <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">educating others</a> on the importance and processes is so important.\r\n\r\nIf, for some reason, a site visit is impossible, then a contract with very specific performance clauses is next on your ‘must do’ list. Contract clauses and negotiations are next up on our topics of discussion, so stay tuned to the next issue of Midwest Meetings.\r\n\r\nYour suggestions, <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback</a>, and ideas are always welcome. Reach out anytime.\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1348 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter','','inherit','closed','closed','','10159-revision-v1','','','2018-02-07 21:18:00','2018-02-07 21:18:00','',10159,'https://strategic.events/10159-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10170,3,'2018-02-07 21:42:43','2018-02-07 21:42:43','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518037824201{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-10166\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-mindset.png\" alt=\"When introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. To learn more read, Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter\" width=\"460\" height=\"235\" /><strong>• Teach others to think strategically</strong>\r\n<strong> • Why site visits matter</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. That means you need to fully understand why being strategic matters and be firm in your commitment to your professional evolution, as not everyone embraces change. The opportunity to educate both yourself and those around you will happen early and often. Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. However, there are some universal questions to ask when hosting a program that will require air travel.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key things to know when attendees will be flying to your event:</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Is the lift to your potential destination sufficient for your entire group to arrive in time for the event?\r\n\r\n2. Is the lift the airlines are currently showing the same as it will be during your event? (Often schedules change based on seasonal demand.)\r\n\r\n3. If your attendees arrive to the venue on their own after landing, is Uber available? Not all cities allow Uber onsite at airports or at all.\r\n\r\n4. What city-wide events, if any, may be scheduled, before, during, or after your event? This may affect early arrivals/late departures, availability of vendors/rental items.\r\n\r\n5. Are service charges taxed? This could add a substantial amount to your budget.\r\n\r\nOnce you have confirmed a location, you’re halfway there. Now it’s time to select a venue. There are literally hundreds of things to look for while on a site visit. Keeping in mind that you may be persuading others that a live site visit is necessary, here are five examples selected to highlight critical program components a virtual tour can’t deliver:\r\n\r\n1. What is the quality of the area surrounding the venue? Is there a large construction project underway? Is the neighborhood around the venue safe, desirable, and appropriate? A beautiful property that is next to a construction site may mean waking to the sound of jackhammers. That’s never good.\r\n\r\n2. Venues can look beautiful while being simultaneously malodorous. Tropical destinations are especially susceptible to musty smells which, no matter how attractive the rooms, detracts from the experience. Overly fragranced lobbies or public spaces may also be a concern, especially with many who have a heightened sensitivity to heavy scents.\r\n\r\n3. Service levels cannot be seen via an online photo. Most posted reviews are from transient travelers, so their experience is not applicable to what your group will be experiencing.\r\n\r\n4. How is the water? Water pressure and water temperature to be exact. Hotels that have either minimal water pressure or hot water that never truly runs hot translates to a group of cranky attendees with bad hair. If you don’t think it matters, go to a hotel which has the above challenges and then listen to the conversations people are having over breakfast. Trust me, it matters.\r\n\r\n5. Food is an enormously emotional part of people’s lives. If banquet services do not provide the quality, quantity, and assortment of food necessary to keep your attendees happy, it’s going to be a long show. People may eat with their eyes, but pictures of food can’t replace a tasting.\r\n\r\nThere is an unspoken agreement and understanding between event attendees and event hosts that a quality experience will be provided in return for the attendees’ time and/or money. The host is responsible for choosing a destination that offers a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, and is easy to get to and navigate. It is also expected that the host hotel will meet guests’ needs and provide at the least, basic creature comforts. It can be seen as irresponsible, if you or a decision maker in your organization is willing to put that relationship in jeopardy, and potentially create an uncomfortable experience throughout the event. This is why committing to a strategic mindset and <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">educating others</a> on the importance and processes is so important.\r\n\r\nIf, for some reason, a site visit is impossible, then a contract with very specific performance clauses is next on your ‘must do’ list. Contract clauses and negotiations are next up on our topics of discussion, so stay tuned to the next issue of Midwest Meetings.\r\n\r\nYour suggestions, <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback</a>, and ideas are always welcome. Reach out anytime.\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1348 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter','','inherit','closed','closed','','10159-revision-v1','','','2018-02-07 21:42:43','2018-02-07 21:42:43','',10159,'https://strategic.events/10159-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10171,3,'2018-02-07 21:43:33','2018-02-07 21:43:33','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#ffffff\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" full_width=\"true\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" top_shape_color=\"#ffffff\" bottom_shape_color=\"#ffffff\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column border_color=\"#ffffff\" css=\".vc_custom_1473177697729{margin: 10px !important;}\"][mk_layerslider id=\"7\"][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=\"#ffffff\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column width=\"2/3\"][mk_fancy_title tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"30\" line_height=\"97\" font_weight=\"bold\" txt_transform=\"none\" margin_top=\"30\" margin_bottom=\"6\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\"]MAKE YOUR VISION A REALITY[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1516503168238{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]Strategic Meetings &amp; Events produces goal driven, corporate events that integrate your company\'s sales and marketing message into every aspect of the program. We create experiences that leave your target audience thinking, feeling and remembering the information that is most important to you. With a worldwide scope and an infinite amount of talent, creativity and energy, SME is a global corporate event management company that redefines excellence in everything we do.\r\n\r\nSupporting your sales goals with corporate events is so much more than executing logistics or hosting the same sales meeting or incentive trip year after year. Our strategic planning experts will take your vision and build a comprehensive plan to achieve your goals, drive your sales cycle and make your programs more cost efficient. And we’re told that we are delightful to work with. 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css=\".vc_custom_1519229837833{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-10166\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/strategic-mindset.png\" alt=\"When introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. To learn more read, Strategic Mindset: Teaching Others And Why Site Visits Matter\" width=\"440\" height=\"225\" /><strong>• Teach others to think strategically</strong>\r\n<strong> • Why site visits matter</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen introducing a strategic mindset to your office or business, you may find you are not just teaching yourself a new way to do things, but you’re educating those around you as well. That means you need to fully understand why being strategic matters and be firm in your commitment to your professional evolution, as not everyone embraces change. The opportunity to educate both yourself and those around you will happen early and often. Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. However, there are some universal questions to ask when hosting a program that will require air travel.\r\n\r\n<strong>Key things to know when attendees will be flying to your event:</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Is the lift to your potential destination sufficient for your entire group to arrive in time for the event?\r\n\r\n2. Is the lift the airlines are currently showing the same as it will be during your event? (Often schedules change based on seasonal demand.)\r\n\r\n3. If your attendees arrive to the venue on their own after landing, is Uber available? Not all cities allow Uber onsite at airports or at all.\r\n\r\n4. What city-wide events, if any, may be scheduled, before, during, or after your event? This may affect early arrivals/late departures, availability of vendors/rental items.\r\n\r\n5. Are service charges taxed? This could add a substantial amount to your budget.\r\n\r\nOnce you have confirmed a location, you’re halfway there. Now it’s time to select a venue. There are literally hundreds of things to look for while on a site visit. Keeping in mind that you may be persuading others that a live site visit is necessary, here are five examples selected to highlight critical program components a virtual tour can’t deliver:\r\n\r\n1. What is the quality of the area surrounding the venue? Is there a large construction project underway? Is the neighborhood around the venue safe, desirable, and appropriate? A beautiful property that is next to a construction site may mean waking to the sound of jackhammers. That’s never good.\r\n\r\n2. Venues can look beautiful while being simultaneously malodorous. Tropical destinations are especially susceptible to musty smells which, no matter how attractive the rooms, detracts from the experience. Overly fragranced lobbies or public spaces may also be a concern, especially with many who have a heightened sensitivity to heavy scents.\r\n\r\n3. Service levels cannot be seen via an online photo. Most posted reviews are from transient travelers, so their experience is not applicable to what your group will be experiencing.\r\n\r\n4. How is the water? Water pressure and water temperature to be exact. Hotels that have either minimal water pressure or hot water that never truly runs hot translates to a group of cranky attendees with bad hair. If you don’t think it matters, go to a hotel which has the above challenges and then listen to the conversations people are having over breakfast. Trust me, it matters.\r\n\r\n5. Food is an enormously emotional part of people’s lives. If banquet services do not provide the quality, quantity, and assortment of food necessary to keep your attendees happy, it’s going to be a long show. People may eat with their eyes, but pictures of food can’t replace a tasting.\r\n\r\nThere is an unspoken agreement and understanding between event attendees and event hosts that a quality experience will be provided in return for the attendees’ time and/or money. The host is responsible for choosing a destination that offers a safe, clean, and comfortable environment, and is easy to get to and navigate. It is also expected that the host hotel will meet guests’ needs and provide at the least, basic creature comforts. It can be seen as irresponsible, if you or a decision maker in your organization is willing to put that relationship in jeopardy, and potentially create an uncomfortable experience throughout the event. 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Converting doubters into believers is part of the process when becoming a professional event strategist.\r\n\r\nAfter a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/discovery-sessions-establish-meetings-goal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Session</a> is held, strategists begin determining what destination and venue is the best fit. There are some who believe, when choosing a destination and a venue, that doing an online search for reviews and photos is the equivalent of conducting an in-person site visit. As a planner with a limited budget and too many miles logged, you may be one of them. Or perhaps it is a higher up who isn’t convinced traveling to see properties and cities is a necessary expenditure. Common objections are that the hotel you are using is part of a chain which has been used before, or that someone in your organization has been to for another event/trip, so there is no reason to visit.\r\n\r\n<strong>This is where teaching others to think strategically is critical.</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are a host of reasons a virtual site visit, no matter how spectacular the technology, cannot hold a candle to a traditional, in-person site inspection. An easy way to combat the ‘we can see the photos online’ mentality is comparing that suggestion to buying a house based just on the online photos. The magic of a good photographer is fantastic unless you are the one basing your decision on nothing but pretty pictures.\r\n\r\nBoth the destination city and host venue are integral components of your program. There are many things to consider when choosing both. Let’s start with destination choices. Every group has its own variables in what makes a destination a good fit. 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By banding together and becoming strategic in our professional vision, brand and goals, we create the pathway to a brighter future, elevating the way we are perceived, illuminating the power of strategic events and the critical\nrole we play in their creation.</span></p>[/text_block] </div><div class=\"op-hidden\"><textarea class=\"op-le-shortcode\" name=\"shortcode[]\">[text_block style=&quot;style_1.png&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;]&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d1848;&quot;&gt;The Strategic Planning Movement&#039;s goal is to help the event industry and its dedicated professionals to evolve into a more sophisticated form of planner; specifically, strategic planners. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d1848;&quot;&gt;Without this change, we will continue exist in the darkness of the misconceptions around what we do, why events are held and our perceived value. 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class=\"op-hidden\"><textarea class=\"op-le-shortcode\" name=\"shortcode[]\">[feature_block style=&quot;icon&quot;  overall_style=&quot;image&quot; columns=&quot;3&quot; icon_style=&quot;2&quot; font_size=&quot;31&quot; font_font=&quot;Georgia&quot; font_style=&quot;normal&quot; font_color=&quot;#1d1848&quot; font_spacing=&quot;1&quot; font_shadow=&quot;none&quot; content_font_size=&quot;18&quot; content_font_font=&quot;Georgia&quot; content_font_style=&quot;normal&quot; content_font_color=&quot;#1d1848&quot; content_font_shadow=&quot;none&quot;][feature title=&quot;LinkedIn%20Group&quot; icon=&quot;359.png&quot; upload_icon=&quot;https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/linkedin-256-1.png&quot; bg_color=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fgroups%2F8652469&quot;]&lt;h4 style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d1848;&quot;&gt;Join the Strategic Planning Movement group on LinkedIn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;[/feature] [feature 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Movement group on Facebook.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;[/feature] [/feature_block]</textarea></div></div><div class=\"element-container sort-disabled\"></div>\n                            <div class=\"add-element-container\"><a href=\"#add_element\" class=\"add-new-element\"><span>Add Element</span></a>\n                            </div></div></div></div>','Strategic Planning Movement','','inherit','closed','closed','','8435-revision-v1','','','2018-02-09 21:07:12','2018-02-09 21:07:12','',8435,'https://strategic.events/8435-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10205,3,'2018-02-09 22:34:11','2018-02-09 22:34:11','<h2>Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience</h2>\r\n<div class=\"big-article__top\">\r\n<div class=\"big-article__head row\">\r\n<div class=\"heading \">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"field field-name-field-penton-content-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"><strong>Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings.</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"article-content-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"article-content \">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5829\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures3FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"444\" height=\"329\" />Once cutting edge, online invites and e-registration have become mainstream. Gone are paper invites, registration forms, and <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-supplies-inventory/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite</a> agendas. Yet somehow those cumbersome, clumsy, antiquated three-ring binders full of content are still finding their way into meeting rooms. If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content.\r\n\r\nReplacing binders with content on iPads is the next natural evolution in the paperless process. James Rota of Dazzle Creative Events adopted a paperless plan for his meetings almost four years ago. “The hours we used to spend printing and reprinting, assembling, packing, unpacking, I can’t even believe that was the way we did things for so long,” he says.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5828\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures2FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"230\" height=\"258\" />Having a dynamic interface between your content and your audience captures your attendees’ attention and empowers them to communicate questions and comments in real time. Behind the scenes, the technology also makes it possible to update content in on the fly—and what planner doesn’t know a thing or two about speakers making last-minute changes\r\n\r\n“Putting the content literally in attendees’ hands and giving them the ability to take notes, ask questions, participate in surveys and overall provide live interaction during the presentations through the iPads is an extremely valuable tool to both the attendee and presenters, as well as the planner. Most people are already familiar with how an iPad works. This built-in comfort factor goes a long way to a smooth adoption,” says Sanece Marie Poolas of SMR Events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5830\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures1FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" />But before you set your binders ablaze, remember that not all e-content solutions are created equally. “We asked a lot of <a href=\"https://strategic.events/asking-strategic-questions-cvb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions</a> before we chose a partner,” Poolas adds.\r\n\r\nOne solution is the EM Array, an onsite iPad technology provided by <a href=\"http://educationalmeasures.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Measures</a>. Attendees access the content via their email address, and all of their actions are linked to that email address, so they can use any device throughout the event. Attendees can interact with the speaker-provided content on the iPads, take notes, participate in polls, and provide feedback.\r\n\r\nFor a marketing team, the technology can provide data on which content, speaker, session, or topic garnered the most attention with the participants. Presenters can then use this <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information</a> to adjust presentations, and attendees receive personalized PDFs post-meeting.\r\n\r\nEducational Measures CEO Marc Crawford adds, “Planners now have the ability to measure audience engagement levels like never before, which provides priceless insight.”\r\n\r\nIf you want to avoid the cost and time associated with onsite printing, investigate the benefits of content delivered right to attendees via iPads. You can use the time you save to get to the gym—you’ll need to get there as there will be no more heavy boxes of handouts to lug around!\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience, Interactive iPads, Event Planning, Event Planners, Event Planner, Strategic Planner, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, MeetingsNet, Educational Measures</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience','','inherit','closed','closed','','5825-revision-v1','','','2018-02-09 22:34:11','2018-02-09 22:34:11','',5825,'https://strategic.events/5825-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10206,3,'2018-02-09 22:43:51','2018-02-09 22:43:51','<h2>Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience</h2>\r\n<div class=\"big-article__top\">\r\n<div class=\"big-article__head row\">\r\n<div class=\"heading \">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"field field-name-field-penton-content-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"><strong>Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless and elevating the live meeting experience.</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"article-content-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"article-content \">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5829\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures3FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"444\" height=\"329\" />Once cutting edge, online invites and e-registration have become mainstream. Gone are paper invites, registration forms, and <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-supplies-inventory/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite</a> agendas. Yet somehow those cumbersome, clumsy, antiquated three-ring binders full of content are still finding their way into meeting rooms. If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content.\r\n\r\nReplacing binders with content on iPads is the next natural evolution in the paperless process. James Rota of Dazzle Creative Events adopted a paperless plan for his meetings almost four years ago. “The hours we used to spend printing and reprinting, assembling, packing, unpacking, I can’t even believe that was the way we did things for so long,” he says.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5828\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures2FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"230\" height=\"258\" />Having a dynamic interface between your content and your audience captures your attendees’ attention and empowers them to communicate questions and comments in real time. Behind the scenes, the technology also makes it possible to update content in on the fly—and what planner doesn’t know a thing or two about speakers making last-minute changes\r\n\r\n“Putting the content literally in attendees’ hands and giving them the ability to take notes, ask questions, participate in surveys and overall provide live interaction during the presentations through the iPads is an extremely valuable tool to both the attendee and presenters, as well as the planner. Most people are already familiar with how an iPad works. This built-in comfort factor goes a long way to a smooth adoption,” says Sanece Marie Poolas of SMR Events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5830\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures1FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" />But before you set your binders ablaze, remember that not all e-content solutions are created equally. “We asked a lot of <a href=\"https://strategic.events/asking-strategic-questions-cvb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions</a> before we chose a partner,” Poolas adds.\r\n\r\nOne solution is the EM Array, an onsite iPad technology provided by <a href=\"http://educationalmeasures.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Measures</a>. Attendees access the content via their email address, and all of their actions are linked to that email address, so they can use any device throughout the event. Attendees can interact with the speaker-provided content on the iPads, take notes, participate in polls, and provide feedback.\r\n\r\nFor a marketing team, the technology can provide data on which content, speaker, session, or topic garnered the most attention with the participants. Presenters can then use this <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information</a> to adjust presentations, and attendees receive personalized PDFs post-meeting.\r\n\r\nEducational Measures CEO Marc Crawford adds, “Planners now have the ability to measure audience engagement levels like never before, which provides priceless insight.”\r\n\r\nIf you want to avoid the cost and time associated with onsite printing, investigate the benefits of content delivered right to attendees via iPads. You can use the time you save to get to the gym—you’ll need to get there as there will be no more heavy boxes of handouts to lug around!\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience, Interactive iPads, Event Planning, Event Planners, Event Planner, Strategic Planner, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, MeetingsNet, Educational Measures</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience','','inherit','closed','closed','','5825-revision-v1','','','2018-02-09 22:43:51','2018-02-09 22:43:51','',5825,'https://strategic.events/5825-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10207,3,'2018-02-09 22:55:11','2018-02-09 22:55:11','<h2>Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience</h2>\r\n<div class=\"big-article__top\">\r\n<div class=\"big-article__head row\">\r\n<div class=\"heading \">\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"field field-name-field-penton-content-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"><strong>Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless and elevating the live meeting experience.</strong></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"article-content-wrap\">\r\n<div class=\"article-content \">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5829\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures3FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"444\" height=\"329\" />Once cutting edge, online invites and e-registration have become mainstream. Gone are paper invites, registration forms, and <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-supplies-gang-box-checklist-onsite-inventory/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite</a> agendas. Yet somehow those cumbersome, clumsy, antiquated three-ring binders full of content are still finding their way into meeting rooms. If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content.\r\n\r\nReplacing binders with content on iPads is the next natural evolution in the paperless process. James Rota of Dazzle Creative Events adopted a paperless plan for his meetings almost four years ago. “The hours we used to spend printing and reprinting, assembling, packing, unpacking, I can’t even believe that was the way we did things for so long,” he says.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5828\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures2FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"230\" height=\"258\" />Having a dynamic interface between your content and your audience captures your attendees’ attention and empowers them to communicate questions and comments in real time. Behind the scenes, the technology also makes it possible to update content in on the fly—and what planner doesn’t know a thing or two about speakers making last-minute changes\r\n\r\n“Putting the content literally in attendees’ hands and giving them the ability to take notes, ask questions, participate in surveys and overall provide live interaction during the presentations through the iPads is an extremely valuable tool to both the attendee and presenters, as well as the planner. Most people are already familiar with how an iPad works. This built-in comfort factor goes a long way to a smooth adoption,” says Sanece Marie Poolas of SMR Events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5830\" title=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EducationalMeasures1FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to achieve the holy trinity of savings—time, money, and the environment—it’s time to adopt e-content. Interactive iPads are a natural evolution in the process of going paperless at meetings. Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" />But before you set your binders ablaze, remember that not all e-content solutions are created equally. “We asked a lot of <a href=\"https://strategic.events/asking-strategic-questions-cvb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions</a> before we chose a partner,” Poolas adds.\r\n\r\nOne solution is the EM Array, an onsite iPad technology provided by <a href=\"http://educationalmeasures.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Measures</a>. Attendees access the content via their email address, and all of their actions are linked to that email address, so they can use any device throughout the event. Attendees can interact with the speaker-provided content on the iPads, take notes, participate in polls, and provide feedback.\r\n\r\nFor a marketing team, the technology can provide data on which content, speaker, session, or topic garnered the most attention with the participants. Presenters can then use this <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information</a> to adjust presentations, and attendees receive personalized PDFs post-meeting.\r\n\r\nEducational Measures CEO Marc Crawford adds, “Planners now have the ability to measure audience engagement levels like never before, which provides priceless insight.”\r\n\r\nIf you want to avoid the cost and time associated with onsite printing, investigate the benefits of content delivered right to attendees via iPads. You can use the time you save to get to the gym—you’ll need to get there as there will be no more heavy boxes of handouts to lug around!\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience, Interactive iPads, Event Planning, Event Planners, Event Planner, Strategic Planner, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, MeetingsNet, Educational Measures</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Getting Out of a Bind(er): Elevating The Live Meeting Experience','','inherit','closed','closed','','5825-revision-v1','','','2018-02-09 22:55:11','2018-02-09 22:55:11','',5825,'https://strategic.events/5825-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10208,3,'2018-02-10 01:46:08','2018-02-10 01:46:08','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. 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Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. 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Movement group on Facebook.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;[/feature] [/feature_block]</textarea></div></div><div class=\"element-container sort-disabled\"></div>\n                            <div class=\"add-element-container\"><a href=\"#add_element\" class=\"add-new-element\"><span>Add Element</span></a>\n                            </div></div></div></div>','Strategic Planning Movement','','inherit','closed','closed','','8435-revision-v1','','','2018-02-09 23:14:51','2018-02-09 23:14:51','',8435,'https://strategic.events/8435-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10212,3,'2018-02-10 01:27:18','2018-02-10 01:27:18','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https://buffer.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4675\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo-300x60.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://www.hubspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4677 size-medium\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo-300x87.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4676\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1-300x63.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"258\" height=\"55\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. Try it</span> <a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814337904{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#ffbd4a\" bg_color=\"#085cdf\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffbd4a\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text]','Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers','','inherit','closed','closed','','4665-revision-v1','','','2018-02-10 01:27:18','2018-02-10 01:27:18','',4665,'https://strategic.events/4665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10213,3,'2018-02-10 01:30:30','2018-02-10 01:30:30','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://www.hubspot.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4677 size-medium\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo-300x87.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4676\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1-300x63.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"258\" height=\"55\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. Try it</span> <a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814337904{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#ffbd4a\" bg_color=\"#085cdf\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffbd4a\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text]','Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers','','inherit','closed','closed','','4665-revision-v1','','','2018-02-10 01:30:30','2018-02-10 01:30:30','',4665,'https://strategic.events/4665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10214,3,'2018-02-10 01:33:21','2018-02-10 01:33:21','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226352404{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://www.hubspot.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4676\" title=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1-300x63.png\" alt=\"The following websites and blogs are often used by the SME team to achieve our social media, and specifically Twitter goals. Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers.\" width=\"258\" height=\"55\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. Try it</span> <a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814337904{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#ffbd4a\" bg_color=\"#085cdf\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffbd4a\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text]','Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers','','inherit','closed','closed','','4665-revision-v1','','','2018-02-10 01:33:21','2018-02-10 01:33:21','',4665,'https://strategic.events/4665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10215,3,'2018-02-10 01:37:29','2018-02-10 01:37:29','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226559757{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hubspot.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226643578{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"http://http://hashtagify.me/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. 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Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226559757{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hubspot.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518227103378{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. Try it</span> <a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814337904{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#ffbd4a\" bg_color=\"#085cdf\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffbd4a\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text]','Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers','','inherit','closed','closed','','4665-revision-v1','','','2018-02-10 01:45:06','2018-02-10 01:45:06','',4665,'https://strategic.events/4665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10217,3,'2018-02-10 01:46:43','2018-02-10 01:46:43','[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810478802{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000050;\"> Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers</span></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Image-for-Resource-Guide-V2.png\" image_size=\"large\" align=\"center\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814201873{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Our social media strategy is about diversification. Not only do we use an assortment of tools, including <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter</a>, <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook</a>, and <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn</a>, we read a variety of blogs to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategically-building-your-information-pipeline/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep us informed</a> of trends and new ways to improve our strategy.\r\nHere is a list of some of our favorites and the reasons why. We’re also sharing links to the sources we used to create our awesome infographic: Strategic Tips for Tweeting and Gaining Followers.</span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=\"thick_solid\" border_color=\"#ffffff\" margin_top=\"0\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810700042{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810709499{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226002180{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hootsuite.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hootsuite.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hootsuite</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The first blog recommendation is brought to you by Hootsuite. This social media management tool helps small business tackle all their social media tasks and can provide insightful analytics to better understand how effective your efforts are. A small investment can provide a huge return. Another bonus: Hootsuite’s blog content is top notch. Here are a few posts we’ve learned from: </span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-best-practices/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Best Practices You Should Put into Action</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate GIF Guide for Social Media Marketers</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810745730{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810755697{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226208931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://buffer.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Buffer_application_logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Buffer</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second website with a fabulous blog is Buffer.com. Buffer is like Hootsuite in functionality in that it’s a social media management tool. We’ve found Buffer’s blog extremely informational and it consistently produces content that is relevant to our social media needs. Here are a few posts we’ve found useful:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/best-time-to-tweet-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biggest Social Media Science Study: What 4.8 Million Tweets Say About the Best Time to Tweet</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Hashtags: How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-ideal-length-of-everything-online-according-to-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ideal Length of Everything Online, Backed by Research</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810720898{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810729394{background-color: #085cdf !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518226559757{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hubspot.com/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"1000\">\r\n<img src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HubSpot_Logo.png\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" />\r\n</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>HubSpot</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">HubSpot is a powerful and robust customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Their blog falls nothing short of that same description. We’ve found countless resources to help us further our digital marketing footprint from their insight. A few of our favorites are:</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-times-post-pin-tweet-social-media-infographic#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn &amp; Other Social Media Sites [Infographic]</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/micro-influencer-marketing#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Influencer Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide</a></span></li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/influencer-marketing-power#sm.0000o3a8c8utvdkcu0r2522byks2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Simple Ways to Tap Into the Power of Influencer Marketing</a></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490810763612{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1/4\" css=\".vc_custom_1490810772594{background-color: #0647ac !important;}\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1518227200921{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n\r\n<a class=\"mobx\" href=\"https://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HashtagifyLogo_Big1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"116\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"3/4\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"10\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffbd4a;\"><u>Hashtagify.me</u></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This website didn’t make our list because of its blog. We included it because Hashtagify.me is extremely useful when checking if a hashtag is worth tweeting. (See our handy</span> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/?p=4685&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic</a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">for more details on that.) This cool tool lets you search a hashtags popularity, compare it to other hashtags, and easily choose what hashtag will receive the most potential impressions. Try it</span> <a href=\"http://hashtagify.me/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1490814337904{background-color: #000050 !important;}\"][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#ffbd4a\" bg_color=\"#085cdf\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffbd4a\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-meetings-&amp;-events\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text]','Resource Guide: Strategic Tips For Tweeting and Gaining Followers','','inherit','closed','closed','','4665-revision-v1','','','2018-02-10 01:46:43','2018-02-10 01:46:43','',4665,'https://strategic.events/4665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10218,3,'2018-02-12 23:30:21','2018-02-12 23:30:21','<h2>How to Delegate and Get More Done</h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6884\" title=\"Half the battle of being more productive is building the best team; the other half is using your team wisely. Learn how to delegate and get more done staff\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Half the battle of being more productive is building the best team; the other half is using your team wisely. Mastering the latter is the key to maximizing the potential of your team members and minimizing the time and effort spent on outsourceable tasks. How to Delegate and Get More Done\" width=\"683\" height=\"332\" />\r\n<h3>Half the battle of being more productive is building the best team; the other half is using your team wisely. Mastering the latter is the key to maximizing the potential of your team members and minimizing the time and effort spent on outsourceable tasks.</h3>\r\n<h2>Why Entrepreneurs Should Learn How to Delegate</h2>\r\nThe ability to delegate is critical for scaling a business. And the entrepreneurs who do it well are able to grow their businesses more than firms that don\'t.\r\n\r\nThe Gallup 2015 \"<a href=\"http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/182414/delegating-huge-management-challenge-entrepreneurs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delegating: A Huge Management Challenge for Entrepreneurs</a>\" report found that CEOs with \"high delegator talent\" had a three-year average growth rate of 1,751 percent, 112 percentage points higher than CEOs with \"low delegator talent.\"\r\n\r\nBasically, if you want more growth, you better find the right people and use their talents to company\'s advantage. Read \"<a href=\"http://www.insureon.com/blog/post/2015/12/14/when-you-should-ask-for-help-for-your-small-business.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When You Should Ask for Help for Your Small Business</a>\" for tips from experts on how and when to start delegating.\r\n<h2>Hand Off Tasks to Administrative Staff</h2>\r\nFor cash-strapped small businesses, having support staff can seem like a luxury, but bringing in the right help can actually be a wise investment, says Maura Thomas (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mnthomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mnthomas</a>), productivity expert and founder of <a href=\"http://regainyourtime.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RegainYourTime.com</a>. Today\'s entrepreneurs rely on technology to outsource more tasks. And while it\'s helpful in some ways, there are times when it makes sense to outsource tasks to an administrative staff member, Thomas says.\r\n\r\n\"In today\'s \'do more with less\' world of work, the number of administrative professional jobs is shrinking,\" Thomas says. \"Part of that decline is because of the belief that technology makes support staff unnecessary. But there\'s still much that technology can\'t do that a skilled administrator can.\"\r\n\r\nSo crunch the numbers, but consider the versatility a worker can offer. That advantage can be essential when you\'re scaling up.\r\n<h2>Communicate Project Goals Clearly</h2>\r\nDon\'t let your employees try to figure out what you want; tell them upfront, says Joel Razi Lutfiyya, an <a href=\"http://joelrazi.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">independent consultant</a> who works with startup entrepreneurs and small businesses. Once you\'ve chosen the right person to do the job, clearly outline the overall goals and purpose of the project.\r\n\r\n\"One of the biggest mistakes most managers make is they don\'t clearly explain why a project is important, how it will be used, or what their expectations are for the completed job,\" Razi Lutfiyya says. \"Be sure to communicate as clearly as you can so the individual you delegate the project to sees the full picture and understands what is needed.\"\r\n\r\nThis might require some legwork and planning on your part, but the time you\'ll save in back-and-forth emails and clarification will make up for it.\r\n<h2>Step Out of the Way</h2>\r\nOnce you actually assign the task, let your employee or contractor handle it. Don\'t prevent them from doing their jobs, says Christy Lamagna (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/SMEChristy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SMEChristy</a>), founder of Strategic Meetings &amp; Events, a strategic planning firm. You can step in to help, but don\'t make the process stifling.\r\n\r\n\"After a task is assigned, I am available to assist, but I get out of the way of my and let the experts do their work,\" Lamanga says. \"I delegate based on what each member of the team has demonstrated as a strength and their ability to work within a particular timeline.\"\r\n\r\nIf you\'re used to doing everything yourself, this step can be challenging. But when you feel the need to do it yourself, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/sometimes-better-not-follow-leader/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step back</a> and ask if it\'s a task a CEO should spend that time on. If not, let your trusted team handle it.\r\n<h2>Match Good Employees with the Right Tools</h2>\r\nTo be an effective leader, you\'ll need to create the best work environment for your employees. You should be familiar with your employees\' strengths, so the next step is to use them to your advantage, Lamanga advises.\r\n\r\n\"A strategic leader lets the team self-identify their skills and the environment they need to thrive, and then creates that for them,\" Lamanga says. \"As leaders, not bosses or managers, it is incumbent upon us to assign tasks wisely, so we empower our teams.\"\r\n\r\nMake time in your yearly employee evaluations for employees to discuss their strengths and see what tasks you can ask them to take on that will lead to job satisfaction on their part and allow you to focus on the bigger picture.\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.insureon.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6891\" title=\"Insureon Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Insureon-Logo-1024x237.jpg\" alt=\"Insureon logo\" width=\"329\" height=\"77\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','How to Delegate and Get More Done','','inherit','closed','closed','','6883-revision-v1','','','2018-02-12 23:30:21','2018-02-12 23:30:21','',6883,'https://strategic.events/6883-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),