Much of the time, we don’t see a lot of our fellow web workers. Every once in a while, though, we have to put together an event that lets us meet in person. Constant Contact has launched a new web-based tool, Constant Contact Event Marketing, to make it easier to organize events for small businesses, freelancers and organizations.
Constant Contact Event Marketing is a little different from the many event invitation sites already out there. It’s a professional tool — among other benefits, it won’t spam your contacts simply because they RSVP-ed to one event, once. It offers options to invite attendees to to your event, as well as create open registrations. If you’re planning to charge for attendance, you’ll have a built-in PayPal payment processing option. You can also track registrations and other information.
In addition to the planning tools included in Constant Contact Event Marketing, the application makes use of Constant Contact’s background in promotion and marketing. The application allows you to create a page for your event as well as promote it via ema