Running events, collecting feedback, and improving preparation and delivery. Adopt new tools, repeat.

During the latest delivery of the 2024 SQL Saturday in Orange County event, we capitalized on the following digital tools:

Designer.microsoft.com – create a logo

MailerLite – email marketing platform

Sqlsaturday.com – event listing

WhatsApp mobile app and email distribution list – internal communication

EventZilla.com – event organization, registration, check-in, offer various tickets

Zeffy.com – collect sponsorship money with 100% retention of funds

PayPal.com – lunch tickets

Databox.com – social media dashboards

Facebook.com, Twitter.com, LinkedIn.com – social media marketing

Buffer.com – social media posts scheduling

Sessionize.com – session submission, schedule builder

Callfordataspeakers.com – get the word out in front of many potential speakers

Eval.sqlsaturday.com QR codes – collect session feedback

Forms.microsoft.com (+ QR code) – order lunch, collect event feedback

qrcodechimp.com – generate QR codes with dynamic URLs

Wheelofnames.com – raffle

LinkTree.com – list all digital touchpoints

PowerPoint – room schedule, session template

Tasks.Office.com (aka planner) – list and assign all event tasks

SharePoint.com – log expenses and revenue into lists

Imgflip.com – generate funny memes

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Steve Rezhener specializes in Microsoft Data Platform, SQL Server, AWS/Azure and Microsoft BI Stack. Steve holds a degree Computer Information Systems and Software Development from Champlain College in Burlington, VT, and is graduate of the MBA Program in Information Technology from University of Redlands in Redlands, CA. Steve is known in the SQL Community as a co-organizer of SQL Saturday in Los Angeles event, co-leader of LA Data Platform (fka SQLMalibu) User Group, frequent SQLSaturday speaker, and President and Co-Founder of Data Driven Technologies, Inc 501.c.3. non-profit. Steve lives in Los Angeles, CA. When not dealing with data, he is fixing a house, and playing an XBOX with his 2 kids.

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