EventMB

JANUARY 2, 2024

Skift Take: Discover your essential guide to 2024's top meetings industry events aimed at event professionals seeking the best learning and networking opportunities.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 2, 2024

Are you an event pro struggling to stay organized? If that’s the case, you’re not alone. With so many tasks and deadlines , disorganization is a pain for even the most seasoned professionals. Are you constantly jumping between time-sensitive projects and things you think you should be doing? Or cramming your brain with mental post-its? If so, you’re not doing any favors for your business or your mental health.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

In 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, VP of special events and conferences at First Republic Bank, and Spencer Glazer, event coordinator at Wolters Kluwer , discuss work/life balance. They went on to dive deep into how the topic fits into remote work, running events in real time and managing heavy workloads and multiple projects.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Major automotive manufacturers and consumers are embracing an electric future, with U.S. consumer EV sales expected to have hit a record high by the end of 2023—a 35-percent increase from 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. With the release of the Ford F-150 Lightning and its towing capacity and Rivian’s announcement of a commercial van for U.S. fleet customers coming in 2024 (much like its Amazon Electric Delivery Van), mobile tour marketers are on course for a piece of the prog

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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.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

The saying is that success is not dependent on the number of times you are knocked down, but the number of times you get back up. In the case of Sheila Johnson, no matter what life threw at her, she came back stronger and wiser. The professional violinist, entrepreneur, media executive (she co-founded the wildly successful Black Entertainment Network with her husband Robert Johnson), sports team owner (she had ownership in the NBA Washington Wizards, the NHL Washington Capitals, and the WNBA Was

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EventSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

So you receive a lead, respond quickly, provide the couple with all the information requested, and then never hear back. You follow up a few times to no avail. Or maybe you’ve even had some back and forth, everything appears to be going well and you think the Client is ready to sign on the dotted line but then … poof. You’ve been ghosted – how frustrating!

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 2, 2024

For hire or sale at bargain prices! Don’t miss this one-off opportunity to ‘Winter Proof’ your forthcoming event with one of Eco Track & Access Ltd’s award-winning access systems – now available for hire or sale – at our best ever prices!

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EventSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Just west of Toronto, the suburb of Etobicoke is not just a place with plenty of golf courses, green spaces, and lakefront parks – it’s a secret garden chock-full of beautiful wedding venues. Away from the city’s hustle, Etobicoke offers a variety of charming venues perfect for those looking for something a little different for their big day.

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Skiddle

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s a fact. Competition within the festival industry is fiercer than ever. The rising popularity of these cultural extravaganzas, driven by a seemingly unquenchable thirst for memorable experiences among consumers, in the wake of the pandemic, attracts not only enthusiastic attendees but also event organisers eager to carve their niche in the scene.

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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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Sendo

JANUARY 2, 2024

Our 2024 Top Party Planning Tips & Ideas will ensure you pull off your next party with ease and style. Let’s jump in! Get Organized Find a good time to sit down with a notebook and pen to start the planning process. Consider… Where will the event be hosted? Who’s invited? What’s your budget? Will it be casual? Informal? Semi-formal?

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Event Smart

JANUARY 2, 2024

Selecting the best venue for an event is an art form—an intricate dance of considerations and meticulous planning. As an event planner, you need to recognize the critical role a well-chosen venue plays in your event’s success.

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MPI

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s Note: Sustainability coverage brought you by Marriott International. Be sure and inquire with your venues about established carbon measurement tools, such as Marriott International’s Meeting Impact Report, enabling you to calculate carbon offset, energy savings, water conservation, food waste reduction, and trash reduction. Rachael Riggs believes planners who start preparing carbon budgets alongside financial budgets and calculating the emissions of their events will shine i

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StraussCA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Volunteering as an association Board or committee member is a valiant role; it is a very selfless role that asks you to give up your personal free time to work towards a better association. A part of contributing to said association is knowing when and where you are valuable and needed and when it’s better to take a step back. If operating ethically and using best practices, all association volunteers should be asked to complete a conflict-of-interest form when undertaking a new role or projec

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InGo

JANUARY 2, 2024

2023 was a big year for InGo marked by substantial growth and innovation. As we usher in 2024, we’re excited to roundup the new features and updates that have been built in our platform in 2023. Our goal is always to ensure you’re driving the most value out of your experiences. We’re also equally as excited to give you a sneak peek into what we’re releasing in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Jeanette Stensgaard speaks on including meetings in company strategy With more than 18 years in the meetings industry, Jeanette Stensgaard, MBA, CMP, HMCC, and Smart Women in Meetings award winner 2023 has entered the independent meetings world as the Chief Brilliance Officer for ShePlans Co. With a passion for revitalizing the ways companies build meetings and events into their overall business strategy, Stensgaard promises ShePlans Co. will offer meaningful, customized services bolstering the

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 2, 2024

Back to Inflatables Hub Adding inflatables to an event is a great way to draw a crowd and keep people at your event, especially those with small children. Bounce houses, inflatable slides, and even inflatable games can keep a crowd entertained with ease. When it comes to including giant inflatables at your event, hiring an inflatable event management service makes it much easier.

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Skiddle

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Finding the perfect strategy to launch your festival appeared first on Skiddle Promotion Centre.

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC � With Congress nearing its return and state legislatures starting to gavel in nationwide, the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA).

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Special Events

JANUARY 2, 2024

Meet the speakers of Catersource + The Special Event!

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC � With Congress nearing its return and state legislatures starting to gavel in nationwide, the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA).

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Special Events

JANUARY 2, 2024

Meet the speakers of Catersource + The Special Event!

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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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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

DALLAS, TX � Freeman, the global leader in events, today released its report of impact for fiscal year 2023. In the report, Freeman highlights its ini.

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Planner WIre

JANUARY 2, 2024

Posting your conference schedule to a website. Pain in the ass, am I right… Event marketers have been struggling with this for years. We try different WordPress plugins, expensive app platforms, and raw HTML. We struggle, complain, and weep a little into our wine every night. But what if there was an easy way? It is a simple tool with no learning curve that is so inexpensive no accounting department would even notice the cost… Oh, and it may change how you plan conferences and events

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

DENVER, CO � Hundreds of dignitaries gathered to celebrate the completion of the Colorado Convention Center (CCC) Expansion Project, signaling to the.

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