Fri.Jul 28, 2023

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Baltimore’s Sporting Legacy Enhances Meetings and Conventions

EventMB

Skift Take: Baltimore is a city where sports are more than a pastime, they are intrinsic to the culture. Its history of hosting major sporting events benefits meeting and convention planners as bringing in big groups is what the city does regularly.

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The 15 Best In-Person Event Platforms [2023]

SpotMe Blog

Selecting the right in-person event platform to manage your onsite events is critical to their success. Especially because 95% of marketers believe that in-person events help achieve business goals (American-based event technology company). But with so many options on the market, how do you determine which onsite event management software is the best fit for your needs?

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UPS Strike Averted, But Shipping Issues Remain for Events

MeetingsNet

Freight carrier Yellow Corp. is shutting down its large operation as early as next week. Coupled with rising gas prices, this could mean notably higher shipping costs for event organizers and exhibitors. Yellow Corporation, one of the country’s largest less-than-truckload freight companies, plans to file for bankruptcy by August 1, according to CNN and other business-news outlets.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity: A Guide for Event Planners

Eventsforce

As a tangible concept, diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) is an essential principle in any thriving and harmonious society. As event planners, we strive to create inclusive environments, to build spaces that celebrate and embrace people in all their glorious diversity. By putting DEI at the heart of our events, we not only enhance the attendee experience, but also play an active part in shaping a more inclusive and equitable society.

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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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Why AI Might Mean Salvation for the Meeting Industry

Smart Meetings

AI is here. It’s not a separate technology but a discipline and you’ll find it baked into an escalating amount of new and old tools. The genie is out of the bottle and it’s only going to be more pervasive and invisible as well. What does that mean for the meetings industry? It might be our salvation. While there are books, movies and endless lectures on the potential dystopian outcomes of wholesale adoption of artificial intelligence, I like to take the optimistic viewpoint.

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The Art of Room Blocks

SmartMeetings

What to do in advance and in the moment to meet your room block budget It seems simple. Book a block of rooms for meeting attendees based on the number of people and the times of the meetings. Just follow the formula, right? Not quite. Multiple variables can make this seemingly easy task quite complicated. For example, does everyone sign up with enough advance notice to meet the hotel’s deadline?

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Smart Moves in Seattle, Los Angeles and More

Smart Meetings

Samuel Spurrier Samuel Spurrier Spurrier is appointed as The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Ka’anapali ’s director of sales and marketing. In his most recent role as the director of group sales at Westin Maui, his work contributed to impressive growth in the Average Daily Rate. He has led an outstanding sales team that achieved 116 percent of the room revenue booking goal in 2022.

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A Complete Non-Profit Event Planning Guide: Ideas, Tips, and Strategies

Event Smart

Nonprofit organizations organize a lot of events for their community or for fundraising efforts. Successful nonprofit event planning involves the strategic organization and execution of events to support a nonprofit organization’s mission, goals, and fundraising efforts. This blog post will be a complete guide for nonprofit organizations and planners tasked with organizing an event.

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Promotion Centre Survey, New Skiddle Signings & more

Skiddle

Hello, and welcome to the Skiddle Update. If you’re a regular reader: you know the drill. But if not, we’re glad to have you on board! Every Thursday, we’ll deliver an email to your inbox, giving you advice, articles and updates. So, what’s on the list for this week? Well, we’ve got all the important news from Skiddle HQ, a brand new Promotion Centre Survey and some exciting blog posts we’ve published recently.

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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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Christmas Party World at the NEC Birmingham

Event Industry News

Over the past 10 years Christmas Party World at The NEC Birmingham has become the go-to destination for the ultimate Christmas party experience. For Christmas 2023, we present a brand-new theme ‘Stargazer’… A night of high-octane entertainment, delicious food and drink, all set within the beautifully themed venue.

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Top Internal Cybersecurity Threats: What CISOs Should Know

Management Events

The biggest cybersecurity threats come from within the organization. 57% of businesses revealed that internal cybersecurity threats have become more frequent since 2020 (Cybersecurity Insiders). Therefore, it’s time for cybersecurity leaders to look inward and tackle the internal cybersecurity threats that pose as much risk to their organizations as external cyberattacks.

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Live Recruitment

Event Industry News

We’re a specialist event recruitment agency that works across the event industry; from boutique event agencies through to global integrated agencies, exhibition design and build, experiential, client side, associations, venues, virtual and everything in between! With offices in London and the Midlands we recruit the hottest event talent (at all levels) across the UK.

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UZA professor warns: "Don't go to events without hearing protection anymore"

eventplanner

Festivals, concerts, discotheques, but also wedding parties: we are actually no longer allowed to enter them without hearing protection. So says Annick Gilles, chief audiologist and head of the UZA tinnitus clinic.

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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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Christmas Parties at the ICC Birmingham

Event Industry News

At the ICC, we believe great events have the power to change, to inspire and to connect people and ideas in a uniquely collaborative way. But more importantly, we’ve got the evidence to back it up. Over 30 years’ worth in fact. And we’d love to make a difference to your event too.

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Attract and Retain Catering Clients: Proven Strategies for Growing Your Business

Caterease

Starting a catering business can be an exciting prospect that allows you to explore your boundless creativity. Catering businesses are. The post Attract and Retain Catering Clients: Proven Strategies for Growing Your Business appeared first on Caterease.

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Sound: The Underrated but Fundamental Element of Events

Event Industry News

Thomas Serrano launched Exclamation Group in 2020. Driven by its ‘Events That Make A Point’ mantra the company is a ‘one-stop-shop for corporate and luxury events, cultural and sports partnerships’. And the New York/Miami-based business lists Bulgari, Audemars Piguet, Dom Perignon and Swarovski among recent clients.

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Virginia Tech Executive Briefing Center is the Planner’s Choice Venue for Professional Meetings & Conferences

Unique Venues

When hosting professional events, planners are searching for a venue that not only satisfies their technical needs, but one that also provides a polished aesthetic and welcoming environment to sustain attendees’ engagement. This year’s Planner’s Choice for Professional Meetings & Conferences provides all of that, and more! Virginia Tech Executive Briefing Center offers state-of-the-art technology and beautiful meeting rooms specifically designed to accommodate executive seminars, training pr

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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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Private Christmas Parties at the Vox Conference Venue

Event Industry News

If you’re looking to effortlessly create an unforgettable private festive celebration for your staff in a truly unique setting, look no further.

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Take a (virtual) seat with Allseated

All Seated

Erin Rooney, CMO at Allseated explains how the event planning platform is giving planners the tools to create better events. Which industries does Allseated frequently work with? The post Take a (virtual) seat with Allseated appeared first on AllSeated.

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Who’s News for July 28, 2023

Special Events

Special Events industry news

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