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START Summit injects innovation into Europe’s startup conference scene

The MICE

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. In 2015, the first ‘big Summit’ took place on the campus, and in 2016, the event relocated to the Olma Messen St.Gallen, the biggest exhibition hall in the city.

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Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli

Conferences that Work

Game designer and author Ian Bogost makes the same point, somewhat more forcefully: “…gamification is marketing b t, invented by consultants as a means to capture the wild, coveted beast that is videogames and to domesticate it for use in the grey, hopeless wasteland of big business, where b t already reigns anyway. Amy Bruckman.

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The Benefits of Running a CSR Event

Eventmobi

As with any event or marketing campaign, you will spend time promoting your CSR initiative through PR, social media, email marketing and other channels. . As part of its CSR program, Cisco helped the charity Stop Hunger Now package more than 100,000 meals for the hungry during its Cisco Live Event in 2015.

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Case Study: Meeting Expectations Doubles Attendee Event App Adoption Year-Over-Year

Eventmobi

For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App. 2014 was the kickoff year for Meeting Expectations’ annual HR conference, and they knew they wanted to incorporate an event app to help engage their audience.

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SEC invests in talent across conference division

Event Industry News

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is investing in its conference division with the announcement today of three internal promotions, as well as the recruitment of two further members across its sales and marketing teams. The SEC also welcomes a new Marketing Manager to support the conference sales team.

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Sustainability, what does it mean for your conferences and events?

Eventinterface

She has won the International Live Events Association awards in Marketing Design in 2014,15 and 16 for her design suites for Baldwin & Lyons Race Weekend. Julia has combined a love of events with a passion for the environment, and in 2015 began to offer sustainability consulting services to the events industry. Julia Spangler.

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A Conference That’s Sold on the Benefits of Public Markets

PCMA Convene

9th International Public Markets Conference. We are about placemaking,” said Kelly Verel, vice president of PPS and a key strategist in planning the 10th International Public Markets Conference, set to take place in London in 2019. Field trips to local markets are on the itinerary. Fair Market Value.