Cvent Releases eBook to Help Event Planners Boost Attendance with Social Media

eBook Shares Tips and Best Practices for Using Social Media to Build Event Buzz and Drive Registrations

July 2, 2011 – NEW YORK and MCLEAN, VA – Cvent, the world's largest provider of online event management, meeting site selection and web survey solutions, today released a free eBook, "Event Marketing 2.0: How to Boost Event Attendance through Social Media," that offers the practical tips and best practices event planners need to effectively market their events through social media.

"Networking opportunities and educational content are two key reasons why people attend events. Social media is ideal for extending the reach of these event elements, making social channels a natural fit for event marketing," said Eric Eden, Vice President of Marketing at Cvent. "For planners, learning how to effectively leverage social networks to market their events is key because it broadens their access to millions of potential attendees. Our eBook provides a compilation of tried-and-true tactics to help event planners better understand and execute social media marketing campaigns that will deliver quantifiable results, such as increased registrations."

Highlights of the eBook include:

  • Pointers for developing a solid social media marketing strategy;
  • Tips on how to use the most relevant social media channels to effectively engage your audience;
  • Techniques for building a social infrastructure for your event;
  • Insight into how to leverage registrants to broaden awareness for your event; and
  • Guidance on how to integrate social media with your event invitations, online registration and event website.

The release of Cvent's eBook comes on the heels of recent social media enhancements to Cvent's web-based event management system, including the ability to easily share and promote events through social media channels; embed live feeds from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on event websites; and allow attendees to share links to their social media profiles with the event organizer and other attendees, among other features.

Learn how to boost attendance with a complimentary copy of Cvent's social media eBook.

About Cvent

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com