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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Ticket sales are the biggest source of revenue for 70 percent of event professionals. But if you’re not pricing those tickets well, you could jeopardize your event’s success Price your event too high, and it could prevent you from selling enough tickets to fill your venue. Price it too low, and potential attendees might not […]. The post 2 Advanced Pricing Strategies Event Planners Need in 2019 appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Are you thinking beyond the surface of event sponsorship? Sure almost every event requires sponsorship but long gone are the days that it is enough to just plaster up a few banners from your sponsors and call it good. Now more than ever before event sponsors need to enhance your event and your attendee’s experience, and planners need to be able to highlight the benefits that your event can bring to potential event sponsors.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

When it comes to team building activities, it takes an open mind to really get the most out of the exercises. But event planners like you often go all in. Love ’em or hate ’em, team building activities are a required part of corporate life. Luckily, as an events guru, you likely love them with […]. The post 6 Team Building Activities That Event Planners Love appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

When disaster strikes a destination, one of the major casualties is often the image of the area in the eyes of national media viewers for years to come. Whether it is hurricane, earthquake, volcano or fire, the pictures of devastation are everywhere—but that negative news could have an upside. As an owner of a corporate destination management franchise in New Orleans, I saw the reality of ground zero as I worked to rebuild my business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Samantha Brown has been inspiring wanderlust since her television journey first began with Travel Channel’s “Great Hotels.” Other shows followed, including “Girl Meets Hawaii,” “Passport to Europe,” “Passport to China,” “Great Weekends,” and “Samantha Brown’s Asia,” taking Brown to more than 250 cities in 62 countries and 40 states. So, she might know a thing or two, or three, about packing and some hacks once checked into a hotel.

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TicketBud

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The new Events Showcase Page provides a branded ticketing experience, with greater cross promotion across multiple events. The ‘Events Showcase Page’ is the latest feature to be announced, as part of Ticketbud’s revitalized event management and ticketing platform. Event organizers gain a free customizable space to promote all their events. This new feature is particularly valuable to organizations running multiple events (and those spanning multiple days), allowing ticket buyers to view all even

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Wednesday 13 February will see Health & safety specialist A.C.T. (National) Ltd put event industry perceptions about supply chain compliance in the dock at the Liberal Club, Whitehall and the last few tickets are up for grabs. Following on from A.C.T’s launch event, this year’s case, again run by practising criminal barristers, will look at client accountability when engaging a contractor/supplier, investigating what happens when something goes significantly wrong.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Social responsibility and relationships must be central to incentive travel planning, according to a document crafted at SITE’s Global Conference in Bangkok in January. The Bangkok Manifesto started as a series of workshops with SITE’s international board of directors, trustees of the SITE Foundation and a cohort of global experts in the field of incentive travel, facilitated by Martin Sirk, former executive director of ICCA.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

London agency, Story Events have just delivered over 1,000 agencies and visitors to their London Summer Event Show at Banking Hall a record for the show and up 8% on the previous year. “In addition to over 150 venues and suppliers, this year’s show had more content than ever with a core focus on sustainability in events” , commented Show Director, Clare McAndrew.

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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

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Offering unique meeting venues and a smorgasbord of international cuisine, Cambridge has a neighborhood that’s perfect for your group. Each of Cambridge’s five main neighborhoods (or squares, as locals call them) has a personality all its own. Whether you’re trying to find a futuristic venue for your organization’s big event or want to plan an off-the-clock itinerary for your team of young professionals, getting to know these vibrant squares can help you decide where to plan your next gathering.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Starting off with another year, entering a new phase of event industry and meetings industry, event professionals await the new trends and tech integrations that will transform the event industry. Witnessing the ongoing trends, there are ample articles on what to look forward in 2019? How tech will transform the meetings industry in the upcoming months?

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Danielle Launders—Community Events Manager at Moz—about building an engaged event community, setting event goals, event hacks, Spain and more. Every year, over 1,000 marketers, SEOs, agencies, consultants and executives converge on Seattle for MozCon. This three-day event is the experiential flagship of Moz —one of the world's leading providers of search engine optimization (SEO) software.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Eventsforce has launched a new self-service check-in solution which cuts down registration queues at events and provides attendees with a more efficient way to scan and print their badges. Part of the company’s on-site suite of offerings, Eventsforce Kiosk has been designed to make the whole check-in process a lot easier for organisers, while providing them with valuable real-time insight on all their attendance data.

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Czarnowski

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The post Why pop-ups are so popular with event marketers appeared first on Czarnowski.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

PlayPass has acquired Yuflow, a pioneering French Cashless payments provider to the live events sector, as part of its global expansion drive. Lyon-based Yuflow was founded in 2014 by Martin Rigot-Muller and Jean-Alexandre Janoray, and has processed more than 2 million visitors at over 200 events with its Cashless Payments solution using NFC wristbands.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

International Meetings Review. Benchmark has announced its annual top trends for meetings, as observed by its portfolio of hotel, resort, and conference center properties. ( International Meetings Review ). Read More.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

DB’s revolutionary iPad walls and Object Recognition Tables are made available for temporary and permanent installations. DBpixelhouse are excited to announce the release of productised versions of two of their digital solutions, which have brought tangible successes to numerous clients at events and installations around the world. PixelBrix is the new name for DBpixelhouse’s iPad wall— a proven stand attractor.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ajc.com. The annual debate about a Super Bowl’s economic impact is almost as much of a ritual as the coin toss before the game. ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution ). Read More.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Guest blog from: Matthias Schultze, Managing Director GCB German Convention Bureau e. V. In the digital age, everyone is talking about the user experience and the event industry makes no difference: The success of meetings and conferences crucially depends on how well organisers can meet the different requirements of attendees to create engaging experiences.

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Hubb

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As we charge into 2019, I’m super excited to announce that our growing team has recently moved into the lovely and historic Greely building. This building is situated in the Esther Short neighborhood of downtown Vancouver. Our new space is perfect--historic on the outside, yet full of modern touches and improvements on the inside and we couldn’t be happier to share this news with you.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

travelpulse.com. Los Angeles, California will officially become the first United States destination to host travAlliancemedia’s Millennial Travel Forum this spring. ( TravelPulse ). Read More.

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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.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

All marketers are under increasing pressure to use data to justify their spend as well as prove their ROI to the business. In their annual CMO spend survey , Gartner has reported that marketing budgets have stabilized after years of growth to sit at just over 11% of company revenue. This means each area of marketing is under additional scrutiny from executive teams to demonstrate that their budget is being spent effectively.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Hotel News Resource. From more engaging, holistic experiences to the the bold new expectations of ‘bleisure,’ event organizers are racing to adapt in an industry that’s as dynamic as it’s ever been. ( Hotel News Resource ). Read More.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Shepard and Blendr.io have announced tecCONNECT, a joint-venture solution that integrates digital platforms to solve challenges of siloed information, manual processes, and data redundancy specific to the events industry. Under the partnership, Shepard will combine their leading expertise in events and event technology with Blendr.io’s advanced platform integration solution and tailored service infrastructure.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Chicago Tribune. O’Hare International Airport in Chicago was the busiest airport in the U.S. in 2018, surpassing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time in four years. ( Chicago Tribune ). Read More.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Sounds rather trivial, doesn’t it? But it’s not. The font you choose for your event website can change the entire feel of your event. It can entice individuals to attend your meeting or conference, or convince them not to attend. While that sounds dramatic, we are impacted by what we see. The content and information on a website can be perfect, but if it looks data or messy, we’re less likely to read it.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Harvard Business Review. Because not everyone wants the added stress and responsibility. ( Harvard Business Review ). Read More.

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G2Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

There is an increasing focus for marketing teams on generating ROI from events—not just return on investment, but also return on impact.

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