Attendease

JULY 6, 2023

As businesses grapple with today’s ever-changing event landscape, having the best event platform is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity! However, with countless tools and services on the market, selecting the right platform for your business can feel overwhelming and confusing. Nonetheless, in a world where digital connectivity is king, it’s essential to find the right tools to captivate your audience and deliver memorable experiences.

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Event Age by Swapcard

JULY 21, 2023

In the fast-paced world of event marketing, where time and resources are often limited, you must go the extra mile with your content. The digital era has increased content production, especially in virtual and hybrid events, but most event marketers aren’t making the most out of the content they’re producing. Repurposing and leveraging existing content across multiple channels is an excellent way to extend your reach and engagement, capture new leads, and build a strong online presence.

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EventMB

JULY 10, 2023

Skift Take: ADA compliance is just the beginning. Attention to detail is crucial for creating a comfortable event environment for wheelchair users.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 24, 2023

Last week I attended the National Speakers Association’s (NSA) Annual Meeting, Influence 2023. As a 25+ year member of NSA, I was eager to see how they would weave in their 50-year anniversary and deliver on a promise to elevate the education and main room experiences. They did not disappoint. Below I’ve highlighted five strategies NSA implemented that resulted in achieving pre-pandemic attendance, record high sponsorship and highly valued education and networking experiences.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. But I felt surprised, dismayed, and angry to discover that this $10 billion company, OpenAI, has misappropriated my copyright, by digesting my copyrighted book Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love witho

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Attendease

JULY 14, 2023

Event websites are more than just a digital flier or an online invitation. They’re the first handshake, the opening pitch, the key that can unlock an attendee’s interest and commitment. If you can create great event websites, you’ll stand out from the crowd with engaging visuals, informative agendas, captivating speaker lineups, and eye-catching event themes.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Selecting the right in-person event platform to manage your onsite events is critical to their success. Especially because 95% of marketers believe that in-person events help achieve business goals (American-based event technology company). But with so many options on the market, how do you determine which onsite event management software is the best fit for your needs?

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EventMB

JULY 5, 2023

Skift Take: Conventions are increasingly steering away from Florida. They are choosing not to support DeSantis’ divisive rhetoric by taking their groups and money elsewhere.

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EventSource

JULY 25, 2023

Love knows no boundaries, and that was proven true by Alyssa and Fayaz, whose paths crossed during their time at McMaster University. They were introduced to each other by mutual friends, and as fate would have it, their love story began. Both Alyssa and Fayaz come from Indian and Muslim backgrounds, but their different branches of Islam did not stop them from coming together and having a beautiful wedding celebration that combined their cultural and religious traditions.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2023

Though I’ve been a professional consultant of one kind or another for over forty years, I sometimes still fall victim to the Consultant’s Curse. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The Consultant’s Curse appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Event Industry News

JULY 7, 2023

The Fully Charged SHOW has made enormous progress since its first episode on YouTube 13 years ago. In its first 8 years, Robert Llewellyn established it as a leading voice on the future of energy and transport globally.

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Attendease

JULY 20, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business world, securing the right Software as a Service (SaaS) solution can make or break an organization’s success. However, the journey doesn’t end with selecting the perfect software. The real magic lies in negotiating SaaS contracts. With the right skillset and a clear understanding of your organization’s needs, you can emerge from the negotiation process with a contract that drives significant value and savings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Embraces CSR and Afghan Refugees The staffing crisis decimating hotel services due to the slow return of employees to front desks and housekeeping carts added to the already brutal disruption in occupancy levels from the global pandemic. One Arizona hotel forged creative partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the local Afghan refugee community to address layers of disconnect happening in the city.

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EventMB

JULY 24, 2023

Skift Take: The pandemic made the world smaller and more inclusive and, thanks to event technology, connected a broad range of global attendees. This helped Destinations International expand its global footprint, which was on full display in Dallas during its annual convention.

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EventSource

JULY 6, 2023

Franca and Joseph’s two-day fairytale wedding was a scene straight out of a storybook as the day unfolded in all its magical splendor. Celebration Events transformed La Primavera Event Space into a whimsical wonderland, where love and enchantment reigned supreme. The bride was the epitome of grace and beauty, thanks to the talented hands of Afia Beauty , who created a look fit for a queen.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 28, 2023

Freight carrier Yellow Corp. is shutting down its large operation as early as next week. Coupled with rising gas prices, this could mean notably higher shipping costs for event organizers and exhibitors. Yellow Corporation, one of the country’s largest less-than-truckload freight companies, plans to file for bankruptcy by August 1, according to CNN and other business-news outlets.

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Event Industry News

JULY 3, 2023

A festival boss has formally threatened legal action against the government over drug checking at festivals. Parklife founder Sacha Lord has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman urging her to allow on-site testing in “pop-up labs” to go ahead.

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Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Lindsay Harrison, and Erin O'Brien

Did you know that 4 out of 5 consumers use local search and 88% use smartphones for those searches? With that in mind, I think it's safe to say your online presence is the silver bullet of your business. Think about the revenue you could be missing by not prioritizing local search optimization. Fortunately, there are a handful of steps you can take right now that will immediately impact your business's pace in local search, and we're happy to share them.

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Eventsforce

JULY 28, 2023

As a tangible concept, diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) is an essential principle in any thriving and harmonious society. As event planners, we strive to create inclusive environments, to build spaces that celebrate and embrace people in all their glorious diversity. By putting DEI at the heart of our events, we not only enhance the attendee experience, but also play an active part in shaping a more inclusive and equitable society.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

AI is here. It’s not a separate technology but a discipline and you’ll find it baked into an escalating amount of new and old tools. The genie is out of the bottle and it’s only going to be more pervasive and invisible as well. What does that mean for the meetings industry? It might be our salvation. While there are books, movies and endless lectures on the potential dystopian outcomes of wholesale adoption of artificial intelligence, I like to take the optimistic viewpoint.

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EventMB

JULY 31, 2023

Skift Take: The Skift Meetings Awards have been designed to celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Meet the 2023 shortlist now.

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The Planner's Lounge

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Tracie Morris of Detroit, Michigan. Name: Tracie Morris, CEO/Certified Wedding Planner Business Name & Location: You’re The Bride, Metro Detroit, MI Years Working in the Event Industry: 24 years Ye

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MeetingsNet

JULY 21, 2023

Bloggers and marketers have been using artificial intelligence to create brief videos from text, still images, and moving graphics. Now, A.I.-led video editing of speakers’ presentations can help event hosts generate robust social-media content as the meeting is happening. While a growing number of meeting planners are using ChatGPT to seek out the right topics, experts, and session titles for their next conference agenda, some A.I-focused tech companies are busy developing new capabilities for

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Event Industry News

JULY 3, 2023

By Matt Coyne Attending The Meetings Show last week, co-located with the Travel Technology Show and the Business Travel Show, was an excellent opportunity to enjoy the buzz and energy of professionals from various industries, connecting, learning, networking and relationship building.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 21, 2023

Ken Holsinger, Freeman’s senior vice president for strategy, presents the EduCon 2023 session, “Attracting & Engaging Next-Generation Event Attendees.” (Whatever Media Group) The generation that needs more socialization and hand-holding, but is also transforming work cultures — Gen Z — now makes up fewer than one out of 10 in the labor pool, according to a recent Fast Company article.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it is that we must be cognizant of the health, well-being, and safety of people attending in-person events. As a global community, we all witnessed how fast a virus can spread and the devastating effect of a pandemic. As the pandemic has waned, we have taken lessons learned and applied them to contingency plans for events going forward.

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Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

The last year and a half has been one of extreme stress and anxiety for the American Workforce. A 2021 New York University School of Global Public Health survey of 5,850 people who drink alcohol found that 29 percent have increased their drinking during the pandemic. Among people who have been experiencing depression (64% more likely) and anxiety (41% more likely), which have also become more prevalent over the last 18 months, the risk is even higher.

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EventMB

JULY 27, 2023

Skift Take: McCormick Place in Chicago, a new $3 billion hotel, gaming and entertainment district in Las Vegas, the Oak View Group is living up to its mission to disrupt the sports, live entertainment, and hospitality industries.

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Event Certificate

JULY 20, 2023

In this post I’ll be reviewing the following social media tips for event planners: Social media is one of the best free tools for marketing your event planning business. It provides you with access to a pool of potential customers and you don’t have to spend a dime. When you […] The post Social Media for Event Planners appeared first on The Event Certificate | Marketing Coach & Consultant for Event Planners and Wedding Planners.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 27, 2023

Room blocks at Radisson, Cambria, Comfort Inns & Suites, Clarion, and Quality Inn properties will soon be bookable without RFPs, aiding corporate-event planners and perhaps association-convention planners. Online hotel-research and -booking engine Cvent has finalized an agreement with Choice Hotels to offer Instant Book functionality across the entire Choice portfolio, Cvent’s first such arrangement with a hotel company’s full roster of properties.

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