Attendease
MARCH 14, 2024
Volunteers are crucial to event success. With so many moving parts, you can’t be everywhere at once. Volunteers make events a positive, engaging experience for attendees from the moment they approach the check-in desk to when they find their seats. Not to mention, your tech volunteers work behind the scenes of hybrid and virtual events to troubleshoot and keep the event running smoothly.
EventMB
MARCH 14, 2024
Skift Take: MPI gathered its European community in Luxembourg, a new destination for most participants. The annual conference was an opportunity to build bridges between different groups.
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EventSource
MARCH 14, 2024
The love story of Angie and Ronel, high school sweethearts who grew up together and have been each other’s best friends for over a decade, unfolds like a modern fairy tale. Their journey culminated in a dreamy Parisian proposal under the Eiffel Tower, a moment that laid the foundation for an opulent wedding orchestrated by the talented team at Designed Dream Events and artfully captured by Purple Tree Photography.
Prestige Events Magazine
MARCH 14, 2024
The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel is set to welcome a series of themed Christmas party events, organised by event management company West End Events, in December 2024, following a successful sell-out celebration at the end of last year. On 8th December, more than 400 guests from major financial, IT, and telecoms organisations in Manchester enjoyed an epic Motown-themed festive dinner and party.
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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.
Guidebook
MARCH 14, 2024
Event gamification is a great way to get your attendees more involved and ensure they have the best possible experience. But what is event gamification, and how do you do it? Gamification at events became possible with the advent of smartphone apps. These apps allow attendees to score points by meeting goals like completing a post-lecture quiz, networking with other attendees, visiting exhibitors’ booths, and more.
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Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
We’re excited to introduce integrated hotel room block management to Bizzabo’s Event Experience OS. Powered by Resiada, this robust integration enables event organizers to streamline the attendee hotel booking process and monitor their room block natively within Bizzabo.
Prestige Events Magazine
MARCH 14, 2024
Positive revenue forecasts and confirmed future business provide an optimistic financial outlook for the sector, but more work needs to be done to prepare for the introduction of Martyn’s Law, says the Meetings Industry Association (mia). The trade body’s latest quarterly mia Insights report reveals nearly three-quarters (73%) of organisations are forecasting greater revenue in 2024 compared to last year, while 59% are reporting more confirmed future business than they did in January 2023.
Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
Center Parcs Conferences & Events has experienced its best ever year for corporate bookings at the dedicated events venue in Woburn Forest, shattering previous records with a £2m increase in confirmed revenue compared to its prior strongest year in 2019/20.
Event Marketer
MARCH 14, 2024
In a deal that officially creates the event industry’s largest mobile marketing partner, Lime Media announced its acquisition of award-winning mobile builder Turtle Transit. The combination of Lime—known for its speed, efficiency, quality work, and fleet of 175 mobile vehicles—and Turtle, one of the most creative custom mobile vehicle design shops of the last 20 years, will provide clients with turnkey scale, more creativity, and additional services.
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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
Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
Positive revenue forecasts and confirmed future business provide an optimistic financial outlook for the sector, but more work needs to be done to prepare for the introduction of Martyn’s Law, says the Meetings Industry Association (mia).
Eventscase Blog
MARCH 14, 2024
A post event report is an essential document that provides a comprehensive analysis of an event’s success, challenges, and outcomes. They serve as a valuable tool for event organisers and stakeholders. A well-written report not only helps evaluate the event’s effectiveness but also highlights areas of improvement for future endeavours. In this step-by-step guide, we will explore the importance of post event reports, the key elements they should include , and provide a draft to help y
Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
If you are looking for a temporary building, we can help. Whether you want temporary structures for an event or simply require extra space, we can accommodate your specific needs. Here at Neptunus, we understand that every client is different and that’s why we tailor our products and services to meet your individual needs.
StraussCA
MARCH 14, 2024
It’s been said many times that connections are the things that hold people together. In the world of association leadership, the same concept applies. Having a comfortable culture of networking in your association is vital to allow your association to broaden its knowledge and gain a sense of community in its industry. Networking allows association leaders to build relationships that can assist in growing or strengthening one’s association and boost your association’s overall visibility.
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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.
Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
ExCeL London has announced the appointment of Kerrie Kemp to the role of Director of Venue Operations, further bolstering its leadership team and operational readiness ahead of the venue’s forthcoming expansion.
SmartMeetings
MARCH 14, 2024
Two industry leaders continue to unify and inspire March is women’s history month and the dynamic duo of Renee Black and Lesley Brandt are representing! The pair founded planit inc. and have continued to be successful for over 25 years due to their passion for the events and meetings industry. As two women with a marketing education, friendship and a dream, the founded planit inc.
Event Industry News
MARCH 14, 2024
The Event Technology Awards (ETA) US & Canada are proud to announce James Kelley as a judge for the inaugural stateside edition. James Kelley Vice President, Registration – James joined the team from Experient, where he held positions over 19 years as Account Executive, Senior Account Executive, Strategic Account Manager, and Director of Onsite Services.
PCMA Convene
MARCH 14, 2024
The Dinner Party events bring together grieving adults to break bread and share their common experiences. The ”relational dining” trend in VML Intelligence’s “ The Future 100: 2024 ” report resonated with me. VML calls it an “emerging wave of dining concepts created to encourage community connection.” The New York Times take? It’s “the radical act of eating with strangers.
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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!
Skiddle
MARCH 14, 2024
Who doesn’t love a bank holiday? Whether it’s an extra day off work on Monday or a four-day weekend, they provide a chance for people to chill out, let their hair down and have some extra time to do the things they love. For promoters, bank holidays are a chance to supply those looking for a good time with a good time. Not to mention the increased ticket sales, income and exposure, all of which can help an event brand grow.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 14, 2024
On this episode of Meetings of the Minds, Smart Meetings brings together two meeting professionals in different stages of their career to discuss a range of hot topics in the industry. In this discussion, Valerie Ulrich, former vice president of special events and conferences at First Republic Bank and currently a consultant for special events and conferences, and Spencer Glazer, event coordinator at Wolters Kluwer , discuss work/life balance.
Skiddle
MARCH 14, 2024
On the 20th March, we’re collaborating with our good mates over at GigPig to bring you Inspired By Music. It takes place at Manchester’s Band On The Wall, bringing together DJ Paulette , Danny Fahey , Jonny Wharton and Jemma Tanswell , who’ll each share insights about their careers with our host Victoria Jane. It’s designed for up and coming industry professionals to get a feel of what it’s like to be working in the music and events world.
PCMA Convene
MARCH 14, 2024
Event planners were using “prosocial effervescence” when designing events that fulfill audiences’ need for belonging and connection long before VML Intelligence identified and named the trend in its “The Future 100: 2024” report. (Whatever Media Group) Ever since 2022, when Senior Editor Jen Dienst called our attention to Wunderman Thompson’s annual “The Future 100” list of world-changing trends, Convene ’s editors have been connecting the dots to the events industry.
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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.
Eventscase Blog
MARCH 14, 2024
The success of an event is not only measured by the quality of its content or the relevance of its panel discussions, but also by the networking opportunities it offers. From our experience at Eventscase, we have observed that networking has become a critical component of business development and the expansion of professional networks. Why is networking at events so important?
Special Events
MARCH 14, 2024
A peek inside the creative process of one catering and event company
Event Marketer
MARCH 14, 2024
“If you talk to any golf person who works in the business, Thursday tickets are usually a hard sell because people can get away with getting off work Friday, but on Thursday, it’s typically the hardcore golf fan who comes out. So we were thinking, ‘What can we do with this [Throwback Thursday] event that attracts those fans, leverages our partners and gives them a good experience?
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