Want to Maximize Readership of Attendee Emails? ‘Mobilize’ Them

Feb 10

Are you reading more emails on your mobile devices? More and more people are. Just look around at your colleagues, friends and attendees at your show, or for now take a look at this new data from a January 20, 2011 comScore, Inc. press release. In the three-month average period ending November 2010, 70.1 million people, 30 percent of all mobile subscribers in the … Read the...

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What Sundance’s Mobile App Strategy Can Teach Show Organizers

Jan 27

This week’s Sundance Film Festival, the nation’s largest independent cinema festival, which will attract an estimated 50,000 people, rolled out enhanced iPhone and Android apps. I purchased the iPhone app, and want to share some thoughts that are worth noting if you have an app for your show or are planning on launching one. Though the app offers excellent utility and entertainment value which … Read the...

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Big Miami Show Dials into Mobile Marketing

Jan 13

Newspapers. Trade pubs. Magazines. Outdoor. Television. Cable. Direct mail. Email. Online display. Social. The 50th Anniversary Original Miami Beach Antique Show is employing a wide set of media channels to attract buyers to see more than 800 national and international dealers from 22 countries that will be showcasing millions of dollars of antiques, art and jewelry next month at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Based … Read the...

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Using SMS to Promote Your Shows? Make Sure You Get Explicit Consent!

Jan 06

On Tuesday, I read about another text messaging lawsuit in MediaPost’s Online Media Daily that should certainly be of interest to event marketers using or planning to use SMS. According to the article, last week, a U.S. District Court Judge in Seattle made a ruling that opens the door for a potential class-action lawsuit against B2Mobile and LeadClick for allegedly sending unsolicited text messages … Read the...

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Looking for Visitors from Europe? Try SMS Ads

Dec 09

According to a press release issued by comScore, Inc. in London last month, SMS dominated the mobile advertising landscape in the EU5 countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy). According to comScore, SMS ads reached 100 million people, representing 43.6 percent of the 230.5 million EU5 mobile users in September 2010. Text messaging ranks highest by a wide margin in terms of mobile content usage, … Read the...

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