--- title: "Social Media: Maybe You Should Be Too Proud to Beg" id: "22137" type: "post" slug: "social-media-maybe-you-should-be-too-proud-to-beg" published_at: "2014-03-18T17:41:21+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T18:24:51+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/03/18/social-media-maybe-you-should-be-too-proud-to-beg/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/03/18/social-media-maybe-you-should-be-too-proud-to-beg.md" excerpt: "Why begging for attention on social media might get you the wrong kind of attention. Also: What’s holding the event industry back, anyway?" taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Aspiring Leader" - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "event planning" - "Marketing" - "Mid-Level Professional" - "Social Media" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Director" - "Manager" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media: Maybe You Should Be Too Proud to Beg Your Twitter ROI isn’t so hot. You’re stuck begging for follows and retweets. What are you doing wrong? According to the *Event Manager Blog*‘s Julius Solaris, quite possibly a lot. Among the points on the list—and there are a lot of things you could be screwing up—is this noteworthy one: Begging for retweets and attention is *not* the way to go. “The proliferation of begging is mostly due to a report that was pushed a couple of years ago that said that ‘Please RT’ tweets were somewhat effective,” Solaris writes. “If you allow me the metaphor, children begging and nagging to have the latest toy are often times effective but not for the right reasons.” Instead of doing that, [Solaris has a few other ideas for you (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/social-media-mistakes) . Read up. ### Tweet of the Day > 10 Reasons It’s Hard to Change the Meetings Industry [http://t.co/dluIjj8yeR (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/dluIjj8yeR) > via [@sharethis (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ShareThis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#meetingprofs (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/meetingprofs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#eventprofs (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/eventprofs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — William Thomson (@williamevents) [March 18, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/williamevents/status/445939500485599232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **The event industry is important,** but some might argue it’s stuck in a rut. Change, [according to Gallus Events head William Thomson (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.etouches.com/tips-and-tools/10-reasons-its-hard-to-change-the-meetings-industry/) , doesn’t come easy, which is why his breakdown might have a ring of truth for association meeting planners. One of his key claims: “The discipline of event management is not regarded as a skill by a lot of people. As a result, everyone thinks that they can run a conference or an exhibition, and this makes it very difficult for event planners to have the power and influence to suggest changes.” Think he has a point? ### Other good reads **Need some ideas** for generating more nondues revenue? [Informz has a few (opens in a new tab)](http://www.informz.com/blog/getting-creative-with-non-dues-revenue-generators/#.UyhRMM__5Lw.twitter) . **If your executive director job listing** [looks like this (opens in a new tab)](http://www.scdgroup.net/2014/03/staffing-for-small-associations.html) , SCD Group’s Steve Drake suggests it might be time to look for an association management company. **Have a fully digital life,** but still love paper? [Take a good look at the notebook company Mod (opens in a new tab)](http://www.fastcompany.com/3027749/fast-feed/have-a-digital-life-but-love-writing-by-hand-this-notebook-is-for-you) , which *Fast Company* reports allows users to take their notebooks, mail ’em in, then save ’em to the cloud. **Phishing scams** are getting more sophisticated. *Gizmodo* warns of one [involving Google Docs (opens in a new tab)](http://gizmodo.com/beware-of-this-dangerously-convincing-google-docs-phish-1546278702/) —it looks very convincing. (iStock/Thinkstock) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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