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How to Use Payouts to Reinvest in Your Events

Picatic by Eventbrite

Your event went on sale and event-goers are eagerly claiming their tickets — some are even buying a few extra for friends or family. Wouldn’t it be nice to use that revenue now rather than wait until your event is over? With Eventbrite, you are in control of the money made from ticket sales, registrations, […]. The post How to Use Payouts to Reinvest in Your Events appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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15 tips for negotiating a venue

Gallus Events

The venue you use is likely to be one of, if not the biggest, expense on your event budget. So any tips to help you secure a better rate are going to useful. So what about 15 tips for negotiating with a venue? . The venue is so important. I love creative spaces! But these tips are useful no matter the type of venue you are negotiating with. The first venue I booked was a Stately Home in Angus in Scotland, over 25 years ago!

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How to Write an Event Description That Drives Attendance

GEVME

Your event may be brilliant, but no one else will know that unless you tell them about it first. That’s what a strong and clear description of an event is for. What is an event description? An event description is copy that aims to tell your potential attendees what will be happening at the event, who will be speaking, and what they will get out of attending.

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7 Event Room Layouts that Encourage Networking

EventBank Insights

[link] Planning something as simple as event room layouts can hugely impact attendee engagement. Although it is easily skipped over by organizers, it is key to creating memorable events and rewarding networking. Networking allows people to build an organic community that represents them and can foster their interests. Any possible collaboration that comes from it produces innovation that can drive future ventures forward.

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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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A Practical Guide on How to Run Sustainable Events

Eventtia

Is your event truly sustainable? Are you measuring the impact your event has on the environment and your local community? Do you want to reduce the negative footprint your conference or trade show has? If you’re even a little concerned about sustainability, then this article is for you.

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7 Often Overlooked Event Planning Details

ePly

When it comes down to it, event planning is a details game. That’s because there are SO many to keep track of. Between your multiple audiences (vendors, volunteers, attendees, sponsors, staff) and their various needs and wants.it’s enough to make even the most veteran event planner’s head spin! But whether you ARE a veteran or a total amateur, juggling all of that makes it easy to forget something.

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The Different Types of Events: A Comprehensive List

Eventbrite UK

We know there’s an event for everyone – that’s what makes life so exciting for event planners and attendees alike. From the number of tickets to venue size and budget allocation, every event has its own unique set of requirements. Here’s an introduction to common corporate and social events to get you started. Types of […]. The post The Different Types of Events: A Comprehensive List appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Five Tips for Throwing a Fantastic Fundraiser

Guidebook

Americans are a charitable bunch, donating over $410 billion in 2017, according to GivingUSA. Charity events or fundraisers are a great way for organizations to bring awareness to and raise money for their causes. To that point, Eventbrite found that 80% of Americans believe it’s important to come together in person to spark positive change. Cue your event!

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NEC faces angry backlash after agreeing to host “barbaric” exhibitors

Event Industry News

The Great British Shooting Show is scheduled to be at the NEC from 14 th -16 th February 2020, but angry campaigners have condemned the booking of some of its exhibitors. The trade and retail shooting show will showcase a vast range of guns and other weapons alongside hunting equipment for hunting enthusiasts. However, some of the companies exhibiting at the show are promoting international hunting trips to kill some of the “finest wild boar, mouflon, ibex and chamois” as well as “ultimate” safa

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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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7 Simple Tips for Tackling Unhealthy Travel Habits

Nth Degree

We all know how hard maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be (Hello, UberEats!). Throw long travel days and multiple days on the road into the mix, and any health routine goes out the window.

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GL events to support R&A at The Open, Portrush

Event Industry News

GL events will once again be supporting The Open this summer, providing temporary infrastructure solutions at the 148 th Championship, Royal Portrush, 14 th -21 st July. This installation builds upon the long partnership between The R&A and GL events UK, underlining the event company’s outstanding reputation at the top tier of international golf.

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How to Increase School Pride Using Promotional Items Such as Tents

Ins'Tent

How to Increase School Pride Using Promotional Items Such as Tents. School pride flows from administrators and teachers to students. When adults don’t show their school pride, you can’t expect young students to express an interest. Luckily, there’s a great way of increasing school pride and get students and alumni excited by using promotional items.

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Eventbrite left to deal with angry fans after Roxodus Festival’s sudden cancellation

Event Industry News

Scheduled to take place at Edenvale Airport, just north of Toronto from 11 th -13 th July, Roxodus Festival has been unexpectedly cancelled, disappointing thousands of fans. Eventbrite, the event management and ticketing website, has begun issuing refunds, despite being unable to contact the festival organisers. The company behind Roxodus, MF Live, initially cited “tremendously rainy weather” as the reason behind the cancellation.

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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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Top 5 Corporate Event Trends for 2019

EventUp

While it may feel like all business from 9 to 5, corporate events give coworkers and colleagues a chance to bond, brainstorm, and cut loose in a more relaxed and authentic way. Venues love courting corporate event business — they often require less planning and lower overhead costs , and they’re more likely to be recurring events vs. one-offs like weddings.

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The Conference Buyer’s Guide 2019

Event Industry News

Welcome to this year’s edition of our Conference Buyer’s Guide, the go-to publication for organisers, suppliers, venues and agencies. Within this guide, we reveal the top uses of technology at conferences, 2019’s newest conference spaces and why you should be encouraging wellness in your events. Silent Seminars is giving conferences the ‘silent treatment’, NAEC Stoneleigh meets all your venue needs and AIDA explains why conferences benefit from having their own apps.

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5 Ticketing Features To Help Your Museum Prosper

VBO Tickets

Every museum has a unique experience, distinct traits, and most importantly a specific order of operations. Ticketing, one of the many operations, is a significant part of most museums. Within ticketing, museums use various functionalities to ensure everything is running efficiently and their patrons are satisfied with their experience. Interested to know which features could help your museum?

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the eastside rooms Agrees Partnership with the Events Management Apprenticeship Programme

Event Industry News

The Events Management Apprenticeship Programme (EMAP) Board and the eastside rooms have agreed a partnership that will see the venue become the first official partner of the event industry’s foremost apprenticeship and talent initiative. . The new conference venue, which launches in spring 2020, will help fund the creation of a new portal for the initiative, which will provide access to all the necessary information for employers, apprentices and parents.

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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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Lessons on Letting Go: Event Pros Share Tips When Replacing Staff

Special Events

Firing staff is a painful part of being a manager, but you can handle the process wisely. Here are expert tips.

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The Best Venues Worldwide – by event professionals for event professionals

Event Industry News

As an event planner finding the right venue can be one of the most time consuming tasks when planning an event and often search platforms and venue websites can make it even harder by not providing you with the right information quickly enough or suggesting venues and hotels that are unsuitable. Cue Eventopedia, a venue search platform built by event professionals for event professionals.

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Improving Event Staff Communications by 100% at the Academy of Country Music Awards

InitLive

How do you manage over 95 staff members, over 415 shifts, and over 2000 working hours for an event? Sheri Piecuch Vyfvinkel, Volunteer Manager for the Academy of Country Music, had this very question for organizing the ACM Awards in 2019. Difficulties in communication had frequently caused her stress; she simply had too much to manage for what tools she had.

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Podcast: Jez Paxman from Live Union on the ‘Anatomy of a Delegate’

Event Industry News

On today’s podcast, Jez Paxman, Live Union’s content director, spoke to Event Industry News about the business of creating live events and his recent report, ‘Anatomy of a Delegate’. Today, audiences are very experience-rich and therefore “spoilt by live interactions”. This makes building a memorable and effective event increasingly difficult for agencies like Live Union.

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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.

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The U.S.-China Tariffs 2019: How Are They Hitting the Event Industry?

Special Events

How are the tariffs affected U.S. and China playing out for the event industry? This chiavari importer shares the numbers.

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How To ‘Ignite’ Future Leaders Through Mentorship

Maritz Global Events

Identifying the best and brightest young talent to lead your organization forward is challenging. That’s why mentorship opportunities are so important. Through the right program, organizations can spot the employees with the greatest leadership potential and build into them over the course of several years. Programs like Maritz ‘ Ignite see the value of investing in the growth of future leaders.

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Do’s and Don’ts of Event Gamification

Hubilo Blog

So far, you have learned about the overall concept of event gamification and its necessity. In order to derive maximum benefits from your event gamification strategy, there are certain guidelines that need to be followed. All the technology released come up with both pros and cons. We should never forget about the cons and keep on improvising and implementing it in a real-time scenario.

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Scenic Wedding Venues to Take Your Breath Away

Unique Venues

Are you searching for a venue that offers a breathtaking background for all of your wedding day pictures? Many of our non-traditional venues offer gorgeous views during each of the four seasons. At each of these venues, guests will be surrounded by the awe-inspiring work of Mother Nature and the added beauty of witnessing the union of two people. Across the United States, cities are filled with venues that are postcard perfect, which, of course, make the best wedding venues.

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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The Benefits Gamification Has On Attendee Engagement

Eagle's Flight Corporate Events

Gamification can take many shapes. When thoughtfully implemented, it has the power to transform your event into a fun, engaging, and outcome-driven experience that delivers the ultimate goal for an event planner: happy attendees and stakeholders. The trend of incorporating gamification into events, business, and learning has recently exploded and doesn’t show any signs of slowing.

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4 Easy Ways to Use IGTV to Promote Your Fandom Events

Showclix

Fandom event organizers have plenty of competition these days, so it’s important to get the word out early and often about what makes your show absolutely unmissable! IGTV’s (Instagram TV’s) ability to host more lengthy video content than a typical Instagram video (up to 10 minutes for most accounts, and up to an hour for larger and verified accounts) means you can share some truly engaging video content to create buzz around your event.

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Cvent CONNECT 2019 Day 2: Inspiration and Excellence

Cvent: Event Marketing

Another day at Cvent CONNECT 2019 is in the books! Following an incredible opening performance , and with some serious screen envy thanks to our partners at Upstage, Reggie Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Cvent, delivered the first keynote of the week, where he focused on the incredible 20-year Cvent journey – and what the lessons of the past have taught him about how to continue achieving success in the future.

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