5 Must-Follow Trends for Your 2012 Events

By Jonathon Reynolds

Individuals have become digitized now-a-days with the emergence of various social media websites, interactive online games, and smart mobile devices. The present age of information and technology has provided them with new ways of connecting, interacting, and sharing their thoughts and ideas with other like-minded people. The emergence of the internet has, therefore, made organizations use the above-mentioned online channels to promote their events and activities to reach out to even more audience.

In this article, I have discussed the 5 must-follow trends for organizing events this year as well as for the upcoming ones.

Registration Software

The registration software lets you easily create and publish event registration forms online. You don't need to buy, install, or download any software or hardware to use this solution. All it needs is a PC and an internet connection to get started with the sign-up process. Since the solution is Cloud-based, anyone, sitting at any corner of the world, can access your event registration portal to complete registering their names. Moreover, this web-based registration software comes with an integrated payment option to let you easily pay the registration fees using credit cards, PayPal, and similar other standard payment gateways.

Webinars

Webinars refer to meetings and seminars hosted over the internet. You no longer have to be physically present to attend these programs. Several social media tools (Skype and so on) have made it possible for organizations to set-up an important conference from a remote location. You can even conduct multiple webinars simultaneously via the video conferencing facility. You will get to see all the participants as well as carry on live discussions and file transfers without any problem.

Social Media Networking

Organizations can use a range of highly popular social media websites to promote their products and programs online. Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others have millions of account holders. You can make use of these sites in your marketing ploy to make the event or product details visible to numerous people from various geographical boundaries.

Create an Application for Mobile Phones

Large to small businesses can use applications for mobile phones to market an event and keep the potential attendees engaged. Organizations can start using these mobile phone applications to send updates of their present and upcoming events to their attendees' handset.

Introduce Online Games

As an event planner, you can introduce some online interactive games for your attendees to play during an event. Through these online video games, you can create an environment where your guests will get a chance to interact with each other. It can also lead to exchange of business cards as well as have some fun and relaxation after a relevant meeting or seminar.

Jonathon is a professional event planner. Event professionals worldwide are increasingly relying on automated software to streamline the online event registration, payment management, and attendee relationship management. Acteva is the market leader in providing event registration solutions at competitive price.

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