Tag Archives: Event Tips

Hybrid Events & Social Media

An interview of Marc Smith by Terry Coatta of Associcom.com At the beginning of Nov I was part of Event Camp Vancouver and was asked to be the  Social Media Concierge for the weekend. At that conference one of the … [Read More]

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Social Media Concierge–Tips, Tricks & Thoughts

Insights from my experience as the Social Media Concierge for Event Camp Vancouver Nov 4-6, 2011 saw the 7th ever Event Camp hosted in Vancouver at two beautiful venues, the Westin Bayshore & the Vancouver Convention Centre. Over 80 event … [Read More]

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Return on Engagement–Masters Track presentation

Amuse Consulting’s Marc Smith to speak at the CSEME 2011 West Conference & Trade Show Events & Social Media are 2 of my passions. Actually, my passion is community building or as I like to call it, relationships! On Nov … [Read More]

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Ask an Expert: Amuse Events Q&A

Amuse Consulting’s Head Muse Marc Smith answers your event questions Come on you know you have a million of them. Every day I field an endless stream of questions from businesses and organizations that need & want help to make … [Read More]

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The Secrets to Hiring the Right DJ Service

It is true what they say about the entertainment at any event, it is one of the key components to a great time. It is no secret that the market is saturated with DJs, so how do you hire the right DJ for your budget? [Read More]

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5 Steps to create a successful Auction for your Fund-Raiser

One of the most commonly asked questions I get asked by non profit groups is how they can maximize their fund raising efforts at their events with Silent &/or Live Auctions. Now I am not a professional fund-raiser but I’ve certainly seen enough auctions both successful and others less so to pick up what I think are the 5 tricks to success. Here they are in no particular order : [Read More]

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Planning the perfect Valentines Date, 10 simple steps

As an event planner at Amuse Consulting with over 10 years experience I’m the first person friends and colleagues call when they need to plan the perfect experience for that special someone. When Eryn-Faye called and asked for some advice on planning the perfect Valentines date I knew exactly what to say, it’s all in the planning! [Read More]

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They RSVP’d so why didn’t they show up?

I’m not sure if it’s a Vancouver phenomenon only but I constantly hear frustration from clients and friends about people that have RSVP’d for a party or an event and then they don’t show up! Sometimes there are great reasons … [Read More]

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Something Nice…. to throw away

Last week while I was dealing with a cold and not feeling very productive a prospective supplier dropped some samples off to me to try out. Now this is not Blog worthy normally except that lately I have received at … [Read More]

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