Market your event & create the buzz with Hootsuite

If you have been following our series of how to market and create the buzz on social media, here is our new video!
This time we are telling you how to promote your event through Hootsuite: an easy to navigate website that has a dashboard supporting social network integrations for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and more. Hootsuite let’s you schedule posts onto any social media platform days in advance without having to worry about manually posting. As posting on social media can be time consuming, hootsuite will help you to post on all your social media platforms in a minute.

Here are some highlights of the video:

Hootsuite is composed of 4 main tabs:
Streams: This is where you have the ability to watch all activity happening on your timeline or dashboard including live tweets, direct messages, whose retweeted or whose mentioned you. Here you can track what people are saying before, during, or after your event. Hootsuite also allows you to stream specific hashtags, keywords and followers to stay updated on current conversations. All you have to do is upload the csv spreadsheet template given to you, with date, time and your message.

Publisher: This is where you can schedule and post your messages. Instead of logging in every time you want to post something on your social media, you can schedule everything in advance and on all your social media. This is a real lifesaver! You can even schedule all your posts in one click thanks to bulk schedule.

Analytics:This tool will help you track your traffic and all the information you want of all your social media. Hootsuite lets you customize your analytics to any form you need to present and sends you an email with a PDF attachment of your click summaries.

Campaign tool: The campaign tool allows you to create sweepstakes, galleries, and contests in minutes. Holding a sweepstake or contest prior to your event is a good way to build hype and excitement for your event.

Watch our video below for more complete information and tips

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Reminisce in the Past and Create New Memories at Matador Ballroom

The Matador Ballroom will be reopening its doors summer of 2016 as a high-end, mature and elegant music/event space. Located at 466 Dovercourt Rd the 100 year old building hosted acts like Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell before the doors were closed nine years ago.

Paul McCaughey bought the venue in 2010 in the hopes to make it a space to showcase the talents of Canadian music. The Matador Ballroom 3400 square foot ballroom will be available for rent for private events. Paul McCaughey wants the space to be used for weddings, corporate events, and curated concerts. At some point in the future they hope to have a cafe in the front with public workshops.

Location

466 Dovercourt Rd

Toronto, ON

Further Details

http://www.matadorballroom.ca/

 

The Canadian Helen Keller Centre Honours York University

On April 12th, 2016 the Canadian Helen Keller Centre honoured York University for their efforts to assist the hearing and visually impaired within the community. Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice President Chancellor accepted the award on behalf of York University. The Fairmont Royal York’s Concert Hall was beautifully decorated, showcasing daffodils as the centrepiece of each table.

 

Laura Dottori-Attanasio, Senior Executive Vice President at CIBC served as a wonderful guest speaker, giving a heartwarming speech on the importance of equality for the hearing and visually impaired within the community. With over 250 people in attendance the event was an opportunity for attendees to socialize and reminisce on past events.

 

Attendees participated in a raffle which helped raise funds for the The Canadian Foundation for Physical Disabled Persons (CFPDP), and received incredible prizes for their generous donations. The Canadian Helen Keller Centre was grateful to those who attended the lunch, as well as York University for their efforts to make their facilities more accessible for the hearing and visually impaired.

 

For photo’s from the event, click the link:

https://goo.gl/EUUghe  

 

Coco Lezzone’s 2 Years Along the Avenue

On Thursday, April 7, a piece of Italy was found in Toronto. Coco Lezzone’s  Avenue Road location celebrated their two year anniversary! The night was filled with celebrations and laughter over some amazing bites and specialty crafted cocktails.

Although this event was open to the public, the first couple of hours of the event was exclusive to Event planners and PR professionals only. This was a treat, as guests were able to really explore the venue and experience what Coco has to offer.

Upon entering, guest were served with Negroni cocktail. Similar to the classic Negroni, but this take on it is done with Prosecco, sweet vermouth, and Campari topped with an orange slice. Following the cocktails were an array of Italian hors d’oeuvre. From fire oven pizza to perfectly marinated chicken and flank steak skewers, it’s safe to say that the food was a knock out.

As the night progressed, the restaurant began to fill to the brim with personalities. Guest took part in some photo fun with the photo booth props which feature tiny moustaches and champagne bottles.

If you didn’t get the chance to celebrate with us this past Thursday, don’t worry. You can always swing by for a pleasant dining experience in their urban chic decor setting with a nice bottle of wine. Cheers!

 

For more information on Coco Lezzone, CityEvents, and Shanny in the City, please visit the sites below:

 

www.cocolezzone.com

www.torontocityevents.ca

www.shannyinthecity.com

 

Coco Lezzone Address:

 

137 AVENUE ROAD,

TORONTO, ON

M5R 1R2

 

ARTWORLD FINE ART GALLERY: A UNIQUE EVENT VENUE

Artworld Fine Art Gallery is housed in a large 7200 square foot open concept, with a classic and contemporary style. Artworld Fine Art is fully accessible and is equipped with their own catering kitchen, sound system, dimmable lighting, large screen and projector, free parking and of course a great collection of original art. ArtWorld is located just west of the downtown core just south of the Gardiner Expressway at Kipling Avenue.

This space is perfect for holding any event to fit your needs, the space is able to host the following of events:

• Weddings
• Bridal showers
• Anniversary parties
• Baby showers
• Meetings and Presentations
• Workshops  
• CD/Book/Product launches
• And many more.

Artworld Fine Art Gallery has 3 event spaces; the Main Gallery, The Sculpture Gallery, and The Design Gallery.

• The Main Gallery is the largest part of Artworld Fine Art Gallery, and an approximately 3000 square foot area that can be used as open space or maintained as a display gallery. Your Main Gallery Rental includes access to all areas of the gallery. This Gallery can accommodate up to 280 people.

 

• The Sculpture Gallery is 800 square foot area and is located in the front corner. During the day this is a bright and beautiful area. Seating can be set up in a range of styles appropriate for smaller gatherings. This Gallery can accommodate up to 75 people.

 

• The Design Gallery is an ideal spot to set up a small stage if your event features live performers. Like the Sculpture Gallery, the Design Gallery can be separated from the rest of the gallery if you want something more intimate. This Gallery can accommodate up to 100 people.

Address: 365 Evans Avenue,Toronto, ON M8Z 1K2

Contact: 416-620-0500

info@artworldfineart.com

Website: http://www.artworldfineart.com

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