{"id":9949,"date":"2014-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.processindustryforum.com\/uncategorised\/keep-social-exhibition"},"modified":"2014-10-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T23:00:00","slug":"keep-social-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.processindustryforum.com\/exhibitions-events\/keep-social-exhibition","title":{"rendered":"How to keep \u201csocial\u201d at an exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
So you are attending an industry exhibition, you have some clear objectives on what you are looking to achieve, you know which stands you are planning to visit and the seminars you wish to\u00a0attend.<\/p>\n
But, do you consider social media in this plan?<\/p>\n
With the rise of platforms like Twitter and Instagram, it’s easier than ever for conference organisers to put their in-person events online in real time. And while this is great promotion for the conference, it’s good for you, too. Being active on social media during an exhibition can help you with business branding, expand your network and get more out of the entire exhibition experience in general<\/p>\n
The PIF<\/a> team are visiting key engineering events<\/a> for the remainder of 2014 and these are some of the tips that we\u00a0will be following.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Most exhibition tweets are filled with words of encouragement, inspirational sound bites from speakers and news on the latest innovations that they have seen at the event. So what should you be tweeting? Simple – The same thing!<\/p>\n Feel free to share your thoughts or opinions on what’s happening, of course, but your goal should be to keep that good energy going and be positive on social media. Even if you don’t like one of the speakers or completely disagree with something he or she said, be respectful online.<\/p>\n Remember: Not only will that person probably see your tweet afterward, but if you use the conference hashtag or tag the organisers, a lot of other people might see your comment too.<\/p>\n Speaking of the hashtag \u2014 make sure you use it! Conference hashtags are an awesome way to find all things conference-related in one place, figure out who’s at the same event you are, and share your own thoughts and comments.<\/p>\n Make sure you’re using the right one. Nothing is more awkward and frustrating than feeling like you’ve been tweeting up a storm about a great conference only to find that you’ve been using the wrong hashtag the entire time.<\/p>\n1. Always be positive!<\/h3>\n
2. The correct hashtag<\/h3>\n