Few things are paired together as well as social media and events. Whether you host regular events, online events, annual events, or just consider someone walking through your door an event – social media can help you.

This month we are going to talk specifically about how to use social media to help you in all aspects of your event. We gathered up a few people who know a thing or two about events or various shapes and sizes.

How to Create Killer Events (or at Least Get Someone to Show Up)

Event management expert, Stefa Normantas of Green Tree Event Consultants, will share best practices for creating a killer event using social media tools. She'll cover the elements of a killer event, teach you how to build a plan, manage the pieces and avoid event disaster.

How to Plan a Social Media Breakfast Maine

We will take a peek behind the curtain or under the kimono (whichever you prefer) and take a look at how this little group in a conference room got to be what it is today. We will talk about how’s and why’s and share our inner most secrets on holding a regular event.

How Soliciting Audience Participation is Imperative for Directing Enthusiastic Attention to an Event – Tanja Hollander

In a media landscape that been overwhelmed by constant digital chatter and distraction, Hollander has taken her project, which illustrates the role of social media in contemporary interpersonal relationships, directly to its audience and participants. In doing so, she has built into the final product room for artist-to-audience participation with her audience. The result has been the creation of an engaged and enthusiastic support base that transcends the power that derives from the superficiality of Facebook likes while simultaneously cultivating these connections for when such support is helpful and important.

Who: Tanja Hollander, Stefa Normantas and  Amanda O’Brien

What: SMBME 30 – Social Media and Events

When: January 27^th, 7:30 – 10am

Where: Portland’s Masonic Temple

How: We would never be able to pull any events like this off without the help of our sponsors – Hall Internet Marketing, Mainely SEO, August Wealth Management, The Cohen Tracy Team, GWI and the Internet Educator.