Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Kicking off the New Year for some often means new resolutions. “New Year, New You!” But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”. WalletHub recently released a study highlighting the best cities for New Year’s Eve celebrations based on entertainment and food, costs, safety and accessibility. A New Year in New York. Event attendees have a lot of options in-between event sessions, whether it is The Winter Village in Bryant Park which has a large winter market and an ice rink.

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Special Events

DECEMBER 26, 2022

How to add DEI to your events

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Nunify

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Be it a party, a formal event, or a spontaneous celebration, gift bags are a MUST HAVE. If you are looking for unique goodie bag ideas continue reading. Don’t give random pens and water bottles to your adult friends. It’s better to be unique and creative with your gifts. Your guests would already have plenty of those gifts that every event & party they attend give Give them something they will actually use or something that will remind them of the event.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Skift Take: Groups360 are making group travel booking easier for consumers and the hotels. The company urges planners to embrace new technology that increases efficiency, frees up resources, and ensures a direct connection between hotels and clients. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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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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Special Events

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Use gratitude to transform your events

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Planning Pod

DECEMBER 28, 2022

As an event professional in the modern world, integrated online payments are crucial to business success. If your business isn’t accepting payments from anywhere at any time, your growth is limited. With so many providers and payment gateways to evaluate – Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, etc – how do you identify key advantages? Planning Pod’s event management software can securely store your client’s bank account or credit card information and integrate online payments through a vari

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EventMB

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Skift Take: Wrapping up an intense year filled with ups and downs, we share the most popular news stories published on Skift Meetings in 2022. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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EventSource

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Emily and Jared’s gorgeous wedding is a beautiful blend of vintage romance and timeless elegance. Their big day at the scenic The Doctor's House featured a soft pastel palette along with delicate details that will surely inspire you. Exquisitely planned by STORI Events , you’ll be obsessed with the hues, views, and blues of this delightful wedding.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

‘The world’s only communications cloud for events, public relations, and investor relations’, Notified, released its annual Benchmark Report in September. Customer data highlighting trends in the virtual events market, the document revealed an upsurge in attendance for webinars and virtual events alongside increased engagement before and after thanks to the hooks – the downloads, live […].

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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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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a professional event planner, you know that writing an event proposal is one of the most important steps in the planning process! After all, a well-written proposal can help you secure a client and get them excited about your proposed event. In this blog post, we will break down how to write an event proposal from start to finish. We’ll also provide useful tips for making your proposal stand out from the competition.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Skift Take: The Event Manager Podcast by Skift Meetings features leading meeting professionals sharing insights and strategies to succeed in the ever-evolving world of events. These were the most popular episodes of 2022. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Have a holiday event filled with excitement and fun with pop-up bars serving festive cocktails. Miracle Pop-Up Bar and its spin-off company Sippin’ Santa have opened several pop-up bars in popular venues around the Bay Area in Northern California. Between the private event options of the venues and the playful spirit of Miracle Pop Up Bar and Sippin’ Santa, your holiday event will be something to celebrate.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a busy, fast-paced world, many people find it challenging to stay in touch with close friends, see family regularly, and maintain older relationships. When was the last time you saw your old classmates or reconnected with your childhood friends? If you can’t remember the last time, you’re not alone, but it’s been too long. A high school reunion is a fantastic excuse for old friends, acquaintances, and classmates to get together, catch up, and reconnect.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Event marketing, simply put, is about letting people know about the existence of the event you’re hosting, and convincing them so they’ll join the event. We can argue that marketing has become more complicated than ever before. In the past, if we had enough budget to advertise an event in the prime-time slot of a popular TV channel, we were basically guaranteed success.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Skift Take: All of Skift Meetings' virtual summits, webinars and reports are pre-approved for continuing education clock hours (CEs), essential to certifying or recertifying as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Best of all, they are all free of charge and available on demand. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Travel recovery post-Covid has been a case of two steps forward one step back. Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. See some highlights below on the highs (and lows) of the travel scene in 2022. Fasten Your Seat Belts.

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zkipster

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We started the year with a leadership team announcement and a message from Daniel Dessauges , our CEO and co-founder, outlining his vision for zkipster. We’re wrapping up the year with him too; taking a look back at the career path that helped to inspire zkipster and the journey he’s been on with the company. Daniel Dessauges was born and raised in Zürich, Switzerland, and speaks French, Swiss German and English.

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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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Special Events

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Europalco's use of tech to create an engaging show

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Exhibitor Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2022

DAYTON, N.J. � Rounding out a year of incredible accomplishments and advancements, global experiential marketing agency Impact XM is celebrating its o.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Covid China Fears Remain After Hong Kong Lifts Mandates. A fter a long wait and much talk of “when will China open to meetings?” Hong Kong’s SAR Government has finally announced the lifting of “all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers on arriving in Hong Kong , as well as the lifting of the Vaccine Pass, which allowed access to specified premises, and other measures.

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eventplanner

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Just before the end-of-year festivities, you will receive a gift from our development team: the event planner event software now supports multiple versions of your event budget.

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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.

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Nunify

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Your sponsorship pitch is getting lost in the pool of thousands of requests. Your target sponsor is already overloaded, and if your pitch seems like the rest, you won’t get that sponsorship. But what if you present your offer clearly in a structured way with various options to the sponsors? This is possible by creating event sponsorship levels, which we will cover in this article.

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Skiddle

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Welcome to Skiddle’s final Promoter Update of 2022, we hope you enjoyed the Christmas break. As the year draws to a close, we’ll be reminding you about last-minute New Year’s Eve listing checks and changes to our remittance schedule. Elsewhere, we’ll be giving you the chance to answer our Promoter Survey and our Blog Spotlight feature will return with tips on how to make your night run as smoothly as possible.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.” As meetings went back to in-person settings, health and safety stayed paramount. Bon Accommodation. Our May feature story on “accommodation cuisine” took many aspects of this new category into consideration: health, religious and allergen-related choices were all par

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Ins'Tent

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Pop-up canopy tents are a great way to create shade and protection from elements for events, fairs, games, and festivals. However, they can often be bested by wind, and a windy day can ruin the convenience of some tents. Canopies in windy conditions can be prone to falling over or even flying away. Not every tent is built the same, and often don’t come with canopy tent wind ratings. .

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People are itching to get back into the world. 54% of consumers say they plan to dine out at a restaurant at least once a week this year. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the competition for their business is stronger than ever. Download this eBook today to learn how your restaurant can be prepared!

eventplanner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In a sign of the ever-growing and widening appeal of ISE, the 2023 show is set to welcome more than 900 exhibitors, including around 120 first-time exhibitors who will take up 3,630sqm of floorspace at the Fira.

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Milestone Events Group

DECEMBER 24, 2022

We probably don’t need to tell you that a lot of steps go into planning a full bar service wedding. You could even say that you might need a drink after all that planning. Which is why we want to talk about the logistics for serving alcohol at your wedding. Will there be unlimited drinks? Are you going to offer a cash bar? It’s just our opinion, but we think it’s worth investing in and treating your guests to an open bar.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

If 2022 was the year of scrambling to accommodate revenge meetings, travel industry leaders are hoping that in 2023, the industry will build on the mandate earned during the pandemic downtime and remind everyone that #MeetingsMatter. That is the theme for this year’s Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) planned for March 30 by U.S. Travel Association.

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