InitLive

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Finalize the planning and execution committees and allocate their respective tasks. These are the crucial months in your conference planning process and if you can get the majority of the planning done during this period, then you will feel less stressed in the coming time. Consolidate the sponsorship.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 29, 2018

This means their experience both during and in-between conference events are in your hands. Not to worry, that’s why we’ve put together all our conference planning guides here, to make sure you plan the best event experience for them. Conference Events Think Outside the Ballroom.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 1, 2021

We recently held a webinar featuring leaders from two large associations that have held face-to-face events in recent weeks. Most Q3 and Q4, 2021 conferences are reporting attendance numbers that are 40 – 60% below 2019. Events with greater international participation are seeing the steepest declines. Hybrid, or Not.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Generating sponsorship revenue is crucial to the success of your event, and the success of your organization. Your event has a long lifecycle, and numerous opportunities to generate dollars. Uncover valuable ways to tap all your touchpoints at every stage of the event to sell sponsors. About the Author.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Generating sponsorship revenue is crucial to the success of your event, and the success of your organization. Your event has a long lifecycle, and numerous opportunities to generate dollars. Uncover valuable ways to tap all your touchpoints at every stage of the event to sell sponsors. About the Author.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Without a doubt, conference apps are a must-have tool for any event organizer. In fact, an overwhelming 91% of event organizers claim event apps are crucial to their success. Even attendees themselves enjoy using event apps and consider this technology an integral part of their event experience.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 21, 2018

What’s your conference North Star? Successful conference planning teams are driven by a common conviction, the event’s purpose. Unless your planning team, stakeholders and customers are guided by your conference North Star, you and your event are purposeless, directionless, in limbo, floating aimlessly.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. After studying and consulting on several successful association women’s conferences, I can confidently say – they need to be very different than other conferences in your portfolio.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

How to Budget for a Virtual Event. “As As my clients shift to a virtual conference format, I need to create a budget for the event,” Diane Laundy, principal planner, Behind the Scenes Conference Planning, wrote on the PCMA Catalyst forum. Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Of the Best: Endless’ Greatest Hits: Our Most Helpful and Influential Event Blog Posts of All Time. Event WiFi: How To Use WiFi As An Event Sponsorship Asset. ? Using WiFi as a sponsorship asset is one thing. Negotiating Event WiFi is another. Make your event WiFi an asset! (8-minute

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

If you understand your target audience, it’s not a challenge to build such a conference vision. However, without a good conference planning checklist, the chances are you won’t be able to transform this vision into reality. What is a corporate conference planning checklist? Corporate conference planning checklist.

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EveryEventGuide

APRIL 2, 2019

Work conferences aren’t like any other event. Once you have a clear understanding of the conference’s theme, start planning the details. Here are some conference planning tips to make it epic. Thursdays and Fridays are generally good days for conferences. Create a Marketing Plan.

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Momencio

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Similarly, reviewing your event is critical if you are an event manager. However, event management offers the organization with several viewpoints. The analysis session can help event planners learn from their mistakes and better understand operational success, among other things. This is where event analytics can help.

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

A convention can be an exciting event that brings together like-minded individuals to explore an important topic or participate in activities that appeal to a special interest. However, these events are no easy feat to pull off. 11 Steps to Plan a Successful Convention. 5 Convention Planning Best Practices.

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ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

A great conference agenda defines the event’s purpose, who will speak and when, and the conference location and activity. The conference agenda is the plan upon which attendees build their personal conference plans and itinerary. It is one component of your conference that needs to shine.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Our guide to the best virtual conference platforms helps you pick the right virtual solution. There has never been a wider selection of tools to create virtual events. So we created this guide to the best virtual conference platforms to help you. We review the 6 best virtual conference platform options to suit your needs.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Augmented Reality, wearable tech, artificial intelligence - these are all hot tech trends you've been hearing about, but what do they actually mean to you as an event planner? Discover the latest tech trends and how each is being tailored specially for events in this eBook. An inside look at AR and what it means for events.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Augmented Reality, wearable tech, artificial intelligence - these are all hot tech trends you've been hearing about, but what do they actually mean to you as an event planner? Discover the latest tech trends and how each is being tailored specially for events in this eBook. An inside look at AR and what it means for events.

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Expo Logic

OCTOBER 23, 2020

As we move towards the end of 2020 and look ahead, likely, virtual events are not going anywhere in the new year. Organizers and planners are continuing to move forward to create virtual conferences and facilitate an online experience for their attendees and replicate what would have been in-person. Sponsorships. Entertainment.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 11, 2019

Badges may seem like a small detail of your event, but they are a major component to the overall attendee experience. Here are 6 tips to help you design interesting and effective badges for your event: Clean and Simple - The space on the badge is limited and should include only the most important information. each have a unique design.

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Expo Logic

MARCH 2, 2020

Badges may seem like a small detail of your event, but they are a major component to the overall attendee experience. Here are 6 tips to help you design interesting and effective badges for your event: Clean and Simple - The space on the badge is limited and should include only the most important information. each have a unique design.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Engaging attendees at your event is great. Help attendees navigate all your events big (like your annual conference) and small (like your webinars and training sessions). Here are our tips on extending the life of your event so you can do all of the above, and more! How to Keep the Good Energy of the Event Going.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It’s tough to choose a mobile event app provider. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN CREATING MOBILE SOLUTIONS AND WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS DO YOU FOCUS ON? It would be a shame if, as it gets closer to your event, you found out your provider was no longer in business. There are a lot out there, and not all are good. About the Author.

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Expo Logic

JULY 24, 2020

Association events provide member value and engagement opportunities. Events provide a valuable space for members to come together, learn from one another and socialize. Advances in technology and evolving preferences and needs of members has made it easier for events and socializing to occur digitally.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. A lot of event planners think simply bringing people together in the same place is enough to help attendees network—think coffee breaks and cocktail mixers.

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Event Industry News

JULY 6, 2018

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Annual Events: 100+. This article is brought to you in association with Macroart. Staff: 50+. Offices: 2.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In the last two years, the SHOT Show increased their event app sponsorship revenue by 169%, and then achieved another impressive doubling after that! They changed their entire sponsorship approach , bundling booth sales with event app and digital packages that are a winning combination for organizers, exhibitors and sponsors.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 11, 2019

Badges may seem like a small detail of your event, but they are a major component to the overall attendee experience. Here are 6 tips to help you design interesting and effective badges for your event: Clean and Simple - The space on the badge is limited and should include only the most important information. each have a unique design.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 14, 2021

If you have multiple team members, or vendors, soliciting your exhibitors for booth space, sponsorship, and print and digital advertising, this is the year to bring it under one account manager. If you have 200 exhibitors, build an account management plan around the top 20. Double down on sponsorship.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. A lot of event planners think simply bringing people together in the same place is enough to help attendees network—think coffee breaks and cocktail mixers.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Sponsorships are critical to the success of association events, especially within healthcare. But according to The State of Event Sponsorship in 2018 , a majority of event planners are struggling to secure sponsors. But it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom when it comes to new ideas for unlocking event revenue.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Event Tech Group launches new, comprehensive website encompassing the integrated suite of event management solutions. The Event Tech Group by Community Brands, a global event management software and service provider, announces the launch of their new, comprehensive website, eventtechsoftware.com. Event Resources.

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Expo Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Every June event professionals from across the world celebrate exhibitions and advocate for the event industry. This annual day honoring the exhibition industry was started by the International Association for Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) and usually an in-person event is held in Washington DC to bring together event professionals.

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Planner WIre

AUGUST 9, 2017

Meeting and event planners travel. Whether it is a site inspection, client event, or even on vacation, you will find these little buggers scattered throughout my bag. As a meeting and event planner, I love my Fitbit. No joke, this is the first item the i3 Events team unpacks when we are setting up our conference office.

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