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How to Choose the Best Event Lead Capture App & Create Value for Your Exhibitors

Eventmobi

Why is an event lead capture app the key to driving ROI from your upcoming events? Because in order to get the most value possible from your event, your exhibitors need a quick, reliable, and easy-to-use lead capture tool! In this blog post, we’ll discuss the importance of lead capture for events, the different types of lead capture methods available, and the key features to look for in lead capture software.

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What Event Excellence Looks Like in 2023

EventMB

Skift Take: The latest Skift Meetings virtual summit took the audience behind the scenes of some of the most innovative and inspiring approaches to event experiences of the year.

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Event Gamification: 19 of the Best Event Gamification Ideas (With Examples!) for 2024

Eventmobi

Whether you’re organizing a large-scale conference or a smaller workshop, adding event gamification to the mix can elevate the participant experience and help organizers reach their goals. In this post, we’ll discuss the power of gamification for different event types and provide you with 19 gamification strategies and ideas to bring some fun to your next event!

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Sparkles in Grand Opening

EventMB

Skift Take: The $3.7 Billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas is officially now open. Close to two decades in the making, the vertically integrated luxury mega-resort is a reality at last.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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What’s a Winter Wonderland Theme? How to Plan a Spectacular Seasonal Event

Social Tables

While some view winter as a cold, windy season where the world slows down and shutters up to wait for warmer weather, we see things differently. We think winter is the perfect season to bring people together for warm, welcoming events. Amid the coldest, harshest season of the year, what better way to usher in holiday cheer than bringing friends, family, and coworkers together at an event with a winter wonderland theme?

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Trends for event professionals to watch in 2024.

Expo Pass

It’s been quite a year, planners! Amidst the chaos of holiday events, we’re reflecting on our favorite moments of 2023—the wins and the challenges that will become next year’s funny stories. If you’re smart, you’re also thinking about 2024. Getting a head start on event planning trends for 2024 will help you implement the newest strategies with greater confidence and capability.

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Branded merchandise founder celebrates hitting 20!

Event Industry News

As 2023, draws to a close, TeamTogs, the branded apparel, uniforms and merchandise specialist and uniform partner for Event Sustainability Live is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded by Karen Saragoussi in 2003, the company has grown from small beginnings to now having its own showroom space and in-house design and production capability in Hertfordshire.

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Benefits of Attending Conferences for Career Advancement

Expo Logic

Unlock your career's full potential. Discover how conferences offer networking, skills, and insights for professional growth. The post Benefits of Attending Conferences for Career Advancement appeared first on Event Management Solutions for Expo Events and Trade Shows | Expo Logic.

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Exhibition Organisers Collaborate on Better Stands Programme Pilot 

Event Industry News

Eleven exhibition organisers have come together to pilot the rollout of a programme called Better Stands, which aims to reduce single use disposable stands at exhibitions in favour of reusable structures. The Eleven organisers are AMP Events, Clarion Events, Faversham House, Hyve, IMEX, Informa, Montgomery Group, Raccoon Media Group, Reset Connect, ReThink HK and Terrapin.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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ICE Is Warming Up in North America

MeetingsNet

An international “club” specifically for internal corporate planners is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024 with the debut of a U.S. event. For Anita Howard, there is a combination of satisfaction and frustration as the community she founded, In-House Corporate Events, approaches its 10th anniversary in a few months. On one hand, she is pleased to see that the “club,” as she calls it, is now a 1,400-member community of internal organizers and marketers of company meetings, training programs

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Have festive work parties gone out of fashion?

Prestige Events Magazine

Julia Green, Sales and Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences and Events With hybrid working here to stay for many, there has been less of an emphasis in recent years on the festive season, and that extends to hosting a traditional ‘Christmas work party’. It has become apparent to us that many companies are no longer waiting until the end of the year to celebrate their corporate achievements and reward staff for their hard work.

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Event Safety: How To Ensure A Safe And Successful Event Experience

Event Smart

Event safety is one of the most essential aspects of planning an event. Whether you are planning a large-scale festival, a corporate conference, or a small community meeting, the process takes place with a thorough set of safety measures and protocols.

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Venues of Excellence celebrates membership success in 2023

Prestige Events Magazine

As we head into the final days of 2023, Venues of Excellence, reflects on its most successful year ever, welcoming 12 fantastic new independent venues into the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium. Mandy Jennings, CEO who took ownership of Venues of Excellence in 2021, comments on the excellent growth in membership over the past 12 months: “We are absolutely delighted with the interest we have received during 2023 from independent venues wanting to be part of our community.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Courtney Mesmer, CMP

Smart Meetings

When Courtney Mesmer decided that she wasn’t going to become a doctor, her long-term career plan, she determined, “I needed to do something that would put letters behind my name! “Just kidding!” she says, but she did achieve that when she became Courtney Mesmer, CMP. “Like many others in my profession, I stumbled into meeting planning,” she says. But during an internship in Washington, D.C., “I fell in love with the day-to-day tasks…and the rest is history.

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ACADEMIC VENUE SOLUTIONS HOSTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Prestige Events Magazine

Academic Venue Solutions (AVS), the UK’s only consortium dedicated to academic venues, hosted its annual conference on the 7 th -8 th December at The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences, Nottingham Venues. This year’s theme being Influence and Collaboration and was centred around building truly collaborative workplace environments and how working together can help your teams thrive.

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Wow Your Guests: Buffet Presentation Tips

Caterease

As a caterer, you must ensure your guests leave a lasting impression about your food and service. A good presentation is crucial in making that happen, and when it comes to buffets, there are several things you can do to make sure you wow your guests. Buffet presentations can be tricky, so we’ve compiled a list of tips to ensure everything looks impressive.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with  Linda Fondulas

The Planner's Lounge

Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Linda Fondulas of Odyssey Events. Name: Linda Fondulas Business Name & Location: Odyssey Events Years Working in the Event Industry: 40 Years Owning Your Event Planning Business: 5 Website

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Holiday Inflatables

Ins'Tent

Overview The holiday season is known for joy, celebration, and a ton of decorations to illuminate the season. Over the years, inflatables have become an integral part of the holiday festivities for Halloween and Christmas for example. As the holiday season approaches, streets and neighborhoods across the country will transform into spectacular holiday displays.

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Navigating a New Path in Events: The Potential of ESPA’s Accessibility Toolkit

Planner WIre

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) has introduced a promising new tool—the Accessibility Toolkit. This initiative could be a significant stride toward inclusivity and accessibility in the meetings and events industry. While optimism is warranted, it’s important to approach this development with a balanced perspective, acknowledging its potential while understanding the ongoing journey toward complete inclusivity will require more than a toolkit, it requires the entire event

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Floral Trends for the Holiday Season and Beyond

Special Events

Try these floral ideas for your next event's décor!

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Project Ocean Episode 10 – The Ocean Memory Project

Click & Pledge

The Ocean Memory Project The Ocean Memory Project is a unique, cross-disciplinary collaboration to answer one unexpected question: Does the ocean have memory? This initiative brings perspectives from the worlds of science, humanities and arts, music and different cultures. The goal is to transform what kinds of questions we ask about the ocean, how we ask them and how we formulate answers from the very beginning.

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.