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Re: Entertaining for your business? Make sure you know what expenses you can claim.

Gianfranco Chicco — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:15:21 -0000

Thanks Emily, that's useful. Cheers

Re: Entertaining for your business? Make sure you know what expenses you can claim.

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:34:17 -0000

How would you classify Conference and business event ticket expenses?
I'm the sole director of my Ltd and due to my business, which has to do mainly with organising events and conferences, I get to attend many industry events.
Thanks

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:19:07 -0000

Go Jared!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:24:57 -0000

good luck!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:12:30 -0000

go Kei!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:59:58 -0000

Voted! Best of luck - I'm very much looking forward to reading the book

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:47:14 -0000

super cool!

Re: Self and Cognitive Systems in London

Gianfranco Chicco — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:08:48 -0000

Ciao Marco, I now live in London so let me know if you have time for a cup of coffee or a pint.

Re: Aperitivi e partenze

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:29:05 -0000

+1 (literally

Re: I dieci eventi da non perdere nel 2013

Gianfranco Chicco — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:29:23 -0000

Posso suggerire anche South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, a Marzo? www.sxsw.com :-)

Re: Arduino, 3D Printers, Kickstarter, and BitCoin

Gianfranco Chicco — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:48:14 -0000

Well, it's been happening for the last few years (bought my first commercial 3d printed iPhone cover back in 2009 in Amsterdam ; Fairphone www.fariphone.com s aiming to make an open source/open design mobile phone with components similar to Arduino, etc). It's just a matter of time till many of these will become mainstream... as you said though, the players we say today might not be the ones that rule the market in the next few years.

Re: 10 Ways To Find New Speakers For Your Events

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:33:16 -0000

Yes, though diversity depends also on the scope of the event (but even if it's very focused on one specific topic diversity can be applied).

Re: The Best Conferences For The Rest of 2012

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:14:59 -0000

Thanks George

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:31:38 -0000

Part of my everyday work as a marketer. Looking forward to this presentation.

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:25:47 -0000

up!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:43:51 -0000

go Harry!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:51:19 -0000

voted! good luck my friend

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

Gianfranco Chicco — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:13:58 -0000

voted! looking forward to this session and meeting you again.

Re: 10 Ways To Find New Speakers For Your Events

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:22:17 -0000

Eithne,

You are right that there probably are some speaker bureaus out there that do put their client's interest in the first place too. I haven't come across one yet, but no doubt it was more my (mis)fortune.

I'm glad to hear about your bureau's approach and who knows, we might be doing business one of these days!

Re: Seth Godin And A Non-Hybrid Event Worth Attending

Gianfranco Chicco — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:45:03 -0000

In fact, what you note is crucial. It's not about hybrid or not-hybrid but about asking the right questions and then implement whatever is needed to satisfy the ultimate goal (no, not financial success but providing value to the audience, the rest comes after). The solution might be a mix of digital and physical channels and experiences (I've taken part in some all-digital events that were perfect for certain things... I'm just in general against the "shiny" technology just for the sake of it... and do consider that I'm a geek!).

Re: no one showing up at Seth's event... He's been a speaker several times at one of my past companies and I've never seen an empty seat during his sessions ;-)

Re: Seth Godin And A Non-Hybrid Event Worth Attending

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:34:39 -0000

Thanks for commenting William. I do believe that a "hybrid" solution that adds value is possible but I'm kind of tired of the over-use of the term and of so many organizers that try to revamp a mediocre experience as if the "hybrid" status were the be-all and the end-all solution... without focusing on analyzing what could add value to their specific audience and what how.

What I like from Seth's approach is that he clearly identifies what is valuable for his audience (related to the themes that will be discussed and the experience he wants to offer) and acts to enhance that, eliminating fancy distractions. ;-)

Re: How to Disrupt Your Conference by Luke Williams (NYU – Stern School of Business)

Gianfranco Chicco — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:16:38 -0000

Thanks Lori!

Re: A Presentation From 2023 Looks Quite Like 2012

Gianfranco Chicco — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:30:30 -0000

That's a good one!

Re: Use Pinterest As A Virtual Directory Of Speaker And Attendee Profiles

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:12:23 -0000

As an example to my previous comment, I'm creating a board with many of the event organizers I've met http://pinterest.com/gchicc.... Many of the photos are taken from the web (about half were taken by myself at their events, pre-Pinterest) but it's an excelent visual aid for when I need to see who is doing what and where.

Re: Use Pinterest As A Virtual Directory Of Speaker And Attendee Profiles

Gianfranco Chicco — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:09:46 -0000

Thanks for your feedback Kyle.

While I agree that Pinterest is cool NOW (and for that reason it creates an opportunity), I actually think that doing the Attendee Faceroll board is probably the best use you could give it.

Why?
1) It's super easy to create a board with photographs of the attendees when they arrive to the event (just provide the staff at the registration area an iOS device)
2) As an user, it's easy to browse through a board to see who is actually there and also how they look like (as opposed to the avatars that many people have in their online profiles or the photos they provide to the organizers, which are usually old, "creative" or non representative of the person)
3) To browse a board, the users don't need to have the app installed and can also do it from their laptop/tablet
4) The organizer does not need to have a dedicated app for their event (many event organizers cannot afford one)

What would make it a bit better?
If you could create private boards and share the password only with the attendees. But many events don't care about keeping their network of attendees secret (after all, you're not offering contact info and you really need to be present at the event to meet them) and in fact it could even be a way to show off who attended.

So far Pinterest does not add any sort of ads to their site (at least I never got them).