On the Spot: Making Decisions Against The Clock

Event planning requires sound, timely decision making, and delays can increase stress, costs, and the potential for mistakes.

Ways to make quicker—and better—decisions, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup:

On The Spot Decisions

How to make decisions while #eventplanning  (opens in a new tab). RT @cvent  (opens in a new tab): Decision Making Tools for #eventprofs  (opens in a new tab): http://t.co/Tq4hO6O9pE  (opens in a new tab)

— CentreCongresQuebec (@quebeccongres) February 21, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

Meeting planning requires a million decisions, and you can’t wait till the last minute to make them. Anne Thornley-Brown, president of Executive Oasis International, knows that dawdling on important decisions will hurt your team, your budget, and ultimately your event. She lists five strategies  (opens in a new tab) and tools event planners can use to make the right decisions on the right timetable. (ht @quebeccongres  (opens in a new tab))

Increasing Tag Value

https://twitter.com/MichelleCastady/status/304658202769911808

What’s in a hashtag? Attendees will undoubtedly be active in social networks during your event, so an event hashtag is important. How do you ensure your hashtag is having the greatest impact it can? According to Biz Bash News editor Alesandra Dubin, brevity and longetivity are among the most important factors to consider when choosing a hashtag for your event. For more tips, check out Dubin’s blog post  (opens in a new tab). (ht @MichelleCastady  (opens in a new tab))

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