Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2021

That is why we asked Chase Brunson, CLE, Austin Bar Association sections and events manager, who is serving as director of marketing for Texas Hill Country Chapter and is a member of MPI’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee for tips on how to show support in ways big and small. More : DEI Resources for Meeting Planners.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

If you’ve been in business long enough (and especially in marketing), you have been pitched to sponsor an event. And what if your logo and design look dated or your marketing materials aren’t up-to-date? Website marketing. Email marketing. Social media marketing/mentions.

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TicketBud

JUNE 14, 2019

Overview In this episode we talk to Teri Smart, the Vice President of Marketing at Forefront Networks, an experiential and entertainment agency in Austin Texas. She dives into event marketing, visual direction and creative design, ticket pricing, programming, promotions and gaining traction in the media.

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Social Tables

JUNE 22, 2022

Request auction items from local businesses and organizations and start marketing the event well in advance. . Organize monthly regional mega-markets. Host mega-market events to drive shoppers, tourists, and passersby to your city center. Some places are known for their culture, such as Austin, TX is for its art scene.

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Bizzabo

JULY 5, 2019

Looking for ways to optimize your marketing funnel? As B2B sales cycles grow longer and less linear, marketing and sales teams are working more in tandem generating awareness, educating, and forging relationships that move prospects into customers. Let’s look at the intersection of the B2B marketing funnel and event marketing.

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Plan Your Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The internet landscape continues to make drastic changes as new technologies are developed, artificial intelligence (AI) is implemented and social media expands beyond its existing boundaries. Google’s algorithm is the main reason marketing on social media is exploding right now. How will they find yours?

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

After all, meeting with colleagues and other industry professionals face-to-face or virtually can be an incredibly valuable and worthwhile experience, no matter your goals. With an expected 14,000 meetings between Exhibitors & Buyers, AIME will deliver real value to anyone that attends in-person or virtually.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Huther is general manager and de Tessan is director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver. Huther has held various positions in sales and marketing with the Grand Heritage Hotel Group and, from there, went on to become vice president of asset management for Thayer Lodging Group. Monica Coleman and Alecia Zackery.

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TicketBud

MAY 17, 2018

Abby Sandlin is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications and Forefront Networks in Austin, TX. Updating The Austin Ice Cream Festival For 2018. The Austin Ice Cream Festival brings in 10-20 different frozen treat vendors for attendees to sample. Rely on social media and website to tell the story of the event.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Think of events that feature everything from mundane items like dishwashers and containers, to uber-modern event marketing with drones and augmented reality. For added buzz, social media influencers dressed up as favorite foods and raced against each other through the water park’s “cycles.”. Photo source: Eventive Marketing.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Leading up to the chocolate box activations, Godiva teased its geographic locations on social media. Visitors could explore 50 different products featured in HerStory boxes, meet small business founders that have partnered with the brand and scan QR codes to learn about each company’s offerings.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Our social-media feeds and email inboxes are overflowing. to sort through every last survey result on the state of the meetings industry? Every November, they assemble a Meetings Industry Forecast with some of the most telling data on where we’re at and where we’re going. We’ll be gathering in Austin, Texas, on Jan.

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Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Nick is an award-winning marketer and the first Digital Strategy Chair for ILEA (International Live Events Association). Follow Nick for his travels to various speaking engagements across North America and the latest tips on how to leverage social media. Arlene Schilke, @arleneschilke. FMAV, @FMAVCanada.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

News to Them Meetings Mean Business co-chairs Richard Harper and Paul Van Deventer spoke at a press conference at PCMA Convening Leaders 2017. Over the last couple years, especially with the creation of Global Meetings Industry Day, we’ve gotten numerous phone calls and emails saying, “We want to be part of this. government officials.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Hosting a conference or annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Check out one of these unique venues for your next corporate meeting , and you’ll wow your guests for sure! About Our Guest: Sunshine Baker is the Communication & Social Media Manager at Hello! Event Venues appeared first on The Social Tables Blog.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Tamara Kennedy-Hill MBA, CMP, vice president of diversity and community relations at Travel Portland led a panel on inclusion and diversity in the meetings world. It’s time to diversify your marketing plan. There was no need to ask participants to take pictures for their social media sites and spread the word to their friends.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Your guide to media events and publisher events in 2019. Including digital media, print media, television and broadcasting events and more. Publishers are now at the intersection of multiple industries including marketing, tech, and advertising. Marketing Politics the Conference. Media Post's Forecast.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

2 days focused on what to expect in the next 12 months in marketing technology. DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. East Meets West. The people that push the limits. The people that ask questions.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In a bid to inspire an “I’ve got to see this for myself” sentiment among their audiences, marketers poured their efforts into designing peculiar, often culinary-based, experiences that leaned into never-been-done-before territory. And the trend is going strong. Agency: Civic Entertainment Group). CAP’N CRUNCH. Agency: Industria Creative).

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

As people have grown accustomed to these personalized suggestions at home, Chris Cavanaugh, chief marketing officer at Freeman, believes they will come to expect similar intuitive, one-size-fits-you-only suggestions from conferences and trade shows they attend. Personalized marketing can pay big dividends, too. PRE-SHOW GAME PLAN.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 9, 2017

Cindy Lo, DMCP embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of Austin, Texas. I'm Sean Burke, Director of Marketing here at TicketBud. I had been in tech for about 5 years and when I was choosing to pivot and leave, several people had suggested to me to consider possibly doing something more in the meetings and events side.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Las Vegas recently hosted a party for meeting planners featuring poolside dining and a spectacular lip- sync contest in the nightclub. For 2015 and beyond, corporate meetings and events will be glamorous, adventurous, and fun for all in Sin City. About Our Guest: Sunshine Baker is the Communication & Social Media Manager at Hello!

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The BlogHer conference is the world’s largest celebration of women content creators across social media, video, photos, and the web. Austin, TX. The Most Powerful Women in Network Marketing. Marketing to Women Conference. Austin, TX. Austin, TX. Los Angeles, CA. World-changing Women's Summit.

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Event Philosopher

JUNE 1, 2012

. - James Bennis In the never-ending season of budget cutbacks and layoffs, it's harder and harder to justify attending educational industry conferences - especially for corporate meeting planners. What other not-exactly-event-marketing conferences inspire you? This year, I have the added benefit of getting to present at two of them!

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2017

Attendees at Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, which wrapped up earlier last week, may have walked right by the Vince Young Steakhouse, in an unassuming gray building just one block from the Austin Convention Center. Johnson Experience Marketing Agency. . To watch a video of the IBM Cognitive Lab, visit the GPJ site.

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Event Philosopher

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The way of the world is meeting people through other people. Robert Kerrigan Social media buzz – loads of fun, keeping up with friends, updating your resume, posting pics of the kids. Next I started using the search bar to locate networked friends of mine in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This event marketing tactic has become increasingly popular as a go-to solution and has the potential to elevate a company’s overall event strategy. Below is an in-depth breakdown of the event roadshow process to help you devise a game plan that aligns with all of your goals, resulting in unforgettable event marketing campaign.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A familiar tool to every marketer, a webinar is a web-based seminar. Viewers can watch the event as it unfolds, making it feel as if they’re in attendance, hence why it is such a great combination when matched with social media. Of course, each one comes with its own uses and features. Why host a virtual event?

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Twitter hosts a number of unique events and experiential marketing initiatives every year. Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks on the planet. Tweetups is an excellent example of experiential marketing in action. Participants in Los Angeles were able to meet and converse with people in London.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) is like Europe’s version of SXSW, while still retaining the discovery vibe of the early days of the Austin festival. ESNS is Europe’s biggest showcase of rising acts – with festival bookers, labels, media and other industry figures bingeing on new bands by night and networking by day.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 4, 2018

Thought leadership is a concept that many meeting professionals integrate into their own conference or event content. Help your organization be poised to meet future challenges or opportunities head on, or be ready to springboard ahead of the competition. So how does a meeting professional gain access to thought leadership?

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TicketBud

MARCH 1, 2017

Today we have myself Kayhan Ahmadi, CEO of Ticketbud as well as Sean Burke, Director of Marketing. And then from there I left Live Nation in 2013 and came to Austin to work with C3 Presents to do festivals - which is Lollapalooza in both North and South America. And working with marketing like I said on the brand messaging.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. While numerous brands have adapted their own in-house event marketing teams and others haven't—sometimes a specialized agency is needed. ACTIVENT MARKETING.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 17, 2017

” A great way to learn this is through a simple online survey that you email to past attendees or your marketing list. “If your attendees are primarily Millennials, they are going to want technology throughout the event with features like social media walls and charging stations.” ” 4. .”

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TicketBud

APRIL 5, 2017

Today on Ticketbud Tidbits, we learn a bit about her life, as well as her thoughts on using social media for events. And I am Sean Burke, Director of Marketing here at Ticketbud. And the live music capital got its name, Austin, based on the Armadillo World Headquarters. My-Cherie: Hi, how are you Sean? Sean: Right!

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Certain

JUNE 21, 2017

In fact, Forrester research expects that by 2021, the US B2B e-commerce market to be worth $1.2 trillion — twice the size of the US B2C e-commerce market. B2B buyers are used to receiving marketing messages via social media, paid advertising, email, content syndication and other digital tools and techniques.

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