Jumping on the social media bandwagon can seem like a lot to wrap your head around, especially if you don’t know where to start. The #1 concern I hear from non-social media users is that they’re afraid of being “bad at it [blogging, tweeting, and LinkedIn].”
I’ve derived a list of the Top 10 Event Professionals Worth Knowing on Social Media – who blog with passion, tweet insightful articles from others and are well-established in the event professionals community.
These Top 10 Event Professionals include (in no particular order):
- MeetingsMHJ (Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal) - Their blog features the latest trends in the hospitality industry including food & beverage, culinary, and note-worthy meetings in the Mid-West. All-around a great blog to learn fascinating statistics and travel news.
- GregRuby (Greg Ruby) – From reading his blog, Greg Ruby’s Gems – readers are able to pick up on Greg’s sincere writing style and passion for meetings, events, and tradeshows. He breaks down his experiences and gives you the meat of the information straightforward – something we all can appreciate!
- JeniseFryatt (Jenise Fryatt) – On the Sound ‘N Sight blog, Jenise provides the best combination of a blog – short & sweet, guest posts, helpful links, videos, and more. Her company Icon Presentations goes beyond the presentation side (no pun intended) to engage with event planners in this online blog.
- ASegar (Adrian Segar) – Author of “Conferences That Work,” Adrian’s tweets and blog discuss conferences from an educational and psychological standpoint. Adrian guides meeting planners with not only tips but the reasoning behind the decisions to do so.
- JeffHurt (Jeff Hurt) – In addition to his different approach to blogging about meetings, Jeff Hurt of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting takes time to find appropriate blogs to commentate on as well as to tweet to his audience. With eccentric analogies and new ways to look at the issues facing associations and annual meetings, the Midcourse Corrections blog brings a new (and fun) light to the industry.
- MeetingsMag (Meetings + Events) – Tweets from their online editor include light reads about the meetings industry and tips for event professionals. MeetingsMag is the official twitter account for Meetings + Events publications for Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, and Texas.
- MeetGreen (Meet Green Corporate Office) – Catch their tweets and blog posts for the latest in green meetings. And, it’s interesting too – did you know “65% of corporate travel executives are implementing sustainable travel guidelines for their companies?” Neither did we!
- Ready2Spark (Lara McCulloch) – For a blog that encompasses absolutely everything in the events industry, including the event itself, marketing, branding and more – Ready2Spark is a successful business and blog with a personal touch.
- MsStallings (Christina Stallings) – Her off-beat tweets and posts on Light Bulb Moments about tradeshows, events, and technology keep you on your toes and inspire some light bulb moments of your own!
- IACCconfcenters (International Association of Conference Centers) – The IACC Conference Center Blog introduces what to do in real-life situations such as being audited and more light-hearted posts such as conference center trends and more. [Side note: Twitter is not as active so I did link to the IACC Homepage].
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Thank you for this list. There were a couple here I’d never visited before and now will be regular bookmarks.
Wow! I am truly honored! Thanks so much for this generous shoutout!! And especially for being such a asset to the #eventprofs community on Twitter!
Great list, thanks for sharing and for the descriptions, very useful
This is a great honor! And quite a nice surprise. Thank you for the kind words, I’m flattered to be a part of the list.
Thanks for the shout out and including me on your list. I greatly appreciate it.
Looking forward to reading more of your writings too!
Thanks for including us on your list. We editors of Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal really appreciate it!
And a great wrap up in all. We’ll add several of these to our list of followers too.
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Many thanks for including me on this list with so many eventprofs that I admire – I am very honored and appreciative!
I’m honored to be included on your list. Thank you! I’m in great company!
Thank you for including my blog on your list. I have a great deal of respect for many of the people you included and I read their blogs religiously. I’m also delighted to be acquainted with yours!
FABULOUS roundup, guys!
Thanks for this list!
Er. We also meant to add that we are so happy you thought to tell us who some of these people are, and why they stand out for YOU. Thanks again!
Wow. Such an honor to be included on your list and among such good company. Don’t know how I missed this the first time around! Thank you!