Attendease
JANUARY 9, 2024
The EventUp venue marketplace helps social, corporate, and wedding event planners search for the perfect event space for any event type, large or small. EventUp is the largest global venue directory, with over 15,000 restaurants, hotels, and unique venues to choose from. EventUp makes it easy to find the perfect venue for all of your social, corporate, or wedding event needs.
Expo Pass
JANUARY 9, 2024
It’s time to roll with the changes, planners! This year saw new technologies and cultural values transform the marketing landscape. From AR to AI, it’s a whole new world for event planners. The Economist wasn’t kidding when they called 2024 “the year of change.” While many of these trends started in 2023, they’re set to take on greater significance in the coming year.
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EventMB
JANUARY 9, 2024
Skift Take: More than 4,200 attendees are in San Diego for Convening Leaders, and the city is showcasing all it has to offer groups.
ePly
JANUARY 9, 2024
As we enter 2024, the events industry is evolving at an unparalleled pace, heralding new challenges and opportunities for event professionals. From COVID-19’s impacts to the ever-changing expectations of attendees and technology, our industry is set to see dramatic shifts in the coming years. We spoke with experts from the industry to learn more about their event predictions for the future.
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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.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 9, 2024
Dreamland Margate, on the Kent coast, has become the latest venue to join the Lime Venue Portfolio, representing yet another attraction within the 80+ strong venue group, and further unique choices for organisers.
Event Pro Update brings together the best content for event, conference, and meeting planning professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EventSource
JANUARY 9, 2024
Captured through the talented lens of Shae Robbins from Shae and Evan Photography , Jensen and Matt’s wedding day blossoms beautifully amidst the natural allure of Evergreen Brick Works. This perfect backdrop was brought to life by the expert planning of Bisous Events. And, of course, we can’t overlook the stylish grooms who graced this special day in custom suits crafted by Empire Customs.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
World’s largest free mentoring and training programme for the events industry opens for 2024 applications Elevate, the pioneering not-for-profit mentorship programme supporting and inspiring event professionals, announces the launch of its eighth season for new mentees and mentors and invites applications. Founded in 2016 and led by industry luminaries Melissa Noakes, Max Fellows and Peter Kerwood, Elevate’s ground-breaking programme was conceived to fill a huge gap in the events industry for tr
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
Have you ever wondered why professional party planners seem to always keep their cool? Or perhaps you are the go to person that your friends turn to whenever there’s a need to organize a party. In this post we’ re going to talk about a few party planning tips that you can easily implement to make you look like a pro. 6 Party Planning Tips 1) Make sure you allocate enough time for planning.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
After over 12 months of design and construction Chew has finally launched its coveted new office. Chew has created an exciting space for staff, clients, and suppliers to benefit from. The new office hosts collaborative workspace, private offices, a fully equipped boardroom and is located in Chew’s hometown of Great Dunmow, just outside London. The office design epitomizes the Chew brand with its vibrant pink and black theming; fun, creative and bespoke.
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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
JANUARY 9, 2024
Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Technology Campus in Milton Keynes, comes with a hard to beat set of event spaces’ MK-7, built with the same zest for fluency as the Formula One Championship winning team it supports.
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
Planning an event requires a considerable amount of organizational skills. On top of organizational skills, there’s a whole different skill set required to promote an event. That’s where marketing departments come into play. Many marketers will tell you that you should provide an incentive, a call to action, to help get the message out. Today there is so much information flowing through our various social media accounts etc. that it can become very difficult to have your message stand out in a c
Exhibitor Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
DALLAS, TX � Today, The Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) announces its participation with the International Association of Exhibi.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
The UK’s largest independent hotel group has started the new year with a bang – announcing major plans to expand and renovate its existing portfolio in 2024. Bespoke Hotels , a collection of almost 90 independent hotels across the length of the British Isles, has unveiled its plans to strengthen its existing portfolio with a series of development projects over the next 12 months – with a pipeline of openings and refurbishments set to take place.
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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.
Skiddle
JANUARY 9, 2024
Are you a new promoter looking for a place to list, analyse and promote your events? Or, are you an established promoter looking for a new home for your listings? Whichever bracket you fall under, you’re in the right place. The Skiddle website is packed with tons of events, from gigs, club nights and festivals to scare attractions, comedy nights, food and drink festivals and even puppy yoga events.
Exhibitor Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
HERNDON, VA � PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announces the return of PACK EXPO East 2024 (March 18-20, Pennsylvania.
Event Smart
JANUARY 9, 2024
Have you ever attended an event that left you feeling inspired, energized, and connected? An event that made you think, learn, and grow? An event that stayed with you long after it was over? That’s the magic of event design. But how do you design such events? How can you do it effectively?
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
We’re back with another installment of Ask the Expert. Our panels’ useful tips and solutions for the event planning world will help in making each and every event a victory. This time it’s all about the fall edition. And it feels like we’re all going back to basics. Though the majority of us never went anywhere. With a beautiful and somewhat busy summer in the rear view mirror; these days the name of the game is annual meetings, incentive programs and fall events and meetings.
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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!
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 9, 2024
Neuroscientist, author, actress, and Convening Leaders closing Main Stage speaker Mayim Bialik works to erase the stigma of mental health issues. Mental wellness is a vital but commonly overlooked issue for event professionals, who work in one of the most high-pressure, stressful occupations in the world. You race to address the needs of attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, your bosses, and teams when designing your events, often pushing your own wellbeing off to the side.
Caterease
JANUARY 9, 2024
With the new year just around the corner, we are all getting ready to say goodbye to the old and welcome in the new. As we plan our resolutions, it’s also time to start planning for the upcoming catering trends this year. Staying current with the latest trends is crucial to stay ahead of the competition and impress your clients. This year, we are seeing a significant shift towards sustainable practices and a new wave of innovative and creative catering experiences.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 9, 2024
Refresh your Spanish for tropical incentive travel in 2024 The New Year brings the promise of winter ending, flowers blooming, the sun shining and warmer weather. For some destinations, this is the norm. Tropical locations offer beautiful beaches with luxury all-inclusive resorts for executive retreats and incentives, but travelers are now wanting something more.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
18% growth in revenue 42% increase in workforce Acquisition of On Event Production Co Gold in the Rising Star category at EVCOM Awards Launch of Strata Insights event series Strata has gone from strength to strength in 2023 with a further 18% growth in revenue and investment in people and developing new offerings. 2023 has also seen Strata increase its client base further to 28 clients and deliver innovative and experiential campaigns across a broad range of sectors including Pharma, Automotive,
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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.
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
You may have heard that an event planner wears many hats. Event organizers are often required to draw upon a variety of skills depending on which stage of an event they are working on. If you review a job description for an event planner you may be left wondering if one person can actually possess all of the required skills. While there are many traits to describe an event planner, we”re going to cover what I believe to be the top five.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
ABPCO (The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers) and Memcom (the UK’s premier membership organisation for professional bodies, trade associations and other membership organisations) have entered into a partnership that will see the two organisations create greater ties as they work together to add value for members across both organisations.
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
New month new edition of Ask the Expert. And this month it’s all about Internships. We’ve noticed there has been an increase in the chatter on social media and industry blogs about internships. So we thought perfect topic for our team of event planning most valuable professionals to tackle. As always ask the expert is a convenient and handy way to get answers to some of your pressing event planning questions and concerns.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
Meet Blackpool has announced it has become a member of three key industry associations: the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), beam and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events and tourism sectors. Over the past five years more than £500 million has been invested in improving the resort’s connectivity and infrastructure.
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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.
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
While I am always very conscientious about what I throw in the garbage and what I recycle, I sometimes wonder how much of our recycling actually gets recycled. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m a very big proponent of green meetings. As a matter of fact green meetings and conferences are becoming a big focus for us here at Plan an Event. So I did a little snooping around and found out that it really depends on us, the recyclers.
Special Events
JANUARY 9, 2024
Meet the speakers of Catersource + The Special Event!
Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Not that I am the authority on meeting planner careers but it feels like I get hit up for my thoughts and opinions as well as asked countless questions about the topic almost weekly.
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