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Your Event App is Like March Madness Basketball

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Your Event App is Like March Madness Basketball. Here’s a game-plan of how to win big with your audience! With March Madness right around the corner, we couldn’t help but think about how the teams that get to The Big Dance, have just the right mix of game winning strategies. Sort of like the components that go into creating and managing a successful event app!

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The Biggest Influencers On The Largest Trends. (First in a series).

G2Planet

When you ask more than two dozen top events industry professionals for their insights on technology trends, the answers (no surprise) are fascinating.

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Find Your Next Great Conference Theme With These Brainstorming Steps and Ideas

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Bringing exhibitors and attendees together for a successful event starts with a great conference theme. Here are some strategies for choosing one that goes hand in hand with your brand. The post Find Your Next Great Conference Theme With These Brainstorming Steps and Ideas appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Free-Agent, Lisa Block, Joins Velvet Chainsaw

Velvet Chainsaw

While many have been focused this winter on who is going to land free agents like Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, Lisa Block inked a deal to join the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. Qualified. Lisa is one of the most respected, innovative and experienced event strategy professionals in the majors.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

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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Dinner seating — a study

Conferences that Work

Study this 1839 dinner seating layout. What’s wrong with this picture? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Dinner seating — a study appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Write an Event Description That Will Sell Out Your One-of-a-Kind Experience

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Your event is unique. So unique, in fact, that it seems impossible to briefly describe everything awesome about it in your event description. Yet this is a skill you need to effectively market your niche event online. To create the perfect description for your unique event — whether a laughter yoga class, period-accurate Regency tea […]. The post Write an Event Description That Will Sell Out Your One-of-a-Kind Experience appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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How to Design an Event App to Achieve Sponsorship Goals

Eventmobi

The design of an event app is a powerful tool that is often underutilized. Through design, you can not only leverage your event brand, but you can also increase your event app adoption, attendee engagement, and overall ROI through sponsorship. When you consider sponsorship as a major influential factor in your event app design, it forces you to be more purposeful in building your event app.

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9 Tech Tools Professional Speakers Should Master

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Evenium. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Standing out as a professional speaker is about more than just presenting good info. These technology tools can help you become a more effective, engaging and dynamic presenter. Speakers today are charged with a lot of interactive and social media […].

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Best Event Marketing Tools

GEVME

Promotional tools for event marketing are powerful assistance for your event marketing. They help to save time and efforts during the event promotion. You are welcome to look them through and pick the most effective apps for your marketing needs from our top 12 marketing tools list. Reasons to use event marketing tools. Nowadays, marketing specialists need to learn about new tools, develop new skills, and adapt to a fast-changing environment.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

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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10 Killer Swag Bag Ideas for the Innovative Race Director

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Finishing a race is big achievement. All those early-morning runs and sore muscles are finally worth it, because there’s no feeling like crossing the finish line. It’s a celebration in itself — but you want your race participants to feel a little extra love. Swag bags are a great way to strengthen brand identity and […]. The post 10 Killer Swag Bag Ideas for the Innovative Race Director appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Best Practices for Event App Design

Eventmobi

A well-designed and intuitive event app is what every planner needs. It’s not enough for an app to just look attractive. What good is a nice-looking event app if your attendees don’t know how to use it? Event app adoption is largely dependent on how easy the app is to use and whether the features make sense for the event. That’s why event app design is so crucial to a successful event.

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Change Your Event Sponsorship With This Free Report

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We are happy to release some of the most comprehensive research on event sponsorship ever released. We analyzed 350 event sponsorship packages in four sectors: ✔️ Healthcare ✔️ Finance ✔️ Tech ✔️ Luxury We gathered unprecedented insights on the following: ▶? The most popular items in sponsorship packages ▶?

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9 Ways to Reach New Audiences for Your Events

Eventbrite UK

For most event creators, driving attendance is a number one concern – it’s what pays the bills, right? In order to thrive, you need to keep casting your net to bring in new customers. However, if you’re fishing in the same small pool, you might find that task gets progressively harder. According to nearly 65% […]. The post 9 Ways to Reach New Audiences for Your Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

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!

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Checklist: How to Host the Ultimate Wine and Spirit Tasting Party

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Wine and spirit tastings let people kick back and unwind while they learn a thing or two about their favorite libations. But there’s more to hosting a successful tasting event than tasty beverages. Find out what it takes to bring your wine and spirit loving community together for a fun night out in this detailed […]. The post Checklist: How to Host the Ultimate Wine and Spirit Tasting Party appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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How to Maximize and Build Event Success with Video Marketing (Part 2)

Eventmobi

*This is the second part of a video marketing series written by guest blogger, Kristen McCabe, from G2 Crowd. G2 Crowd is the leading website for online business software and service reviews, where EventMobi ranks as a High Performer on the Summer 2018 Mobile Event Apps Report. Read the first part here. Working with a production company vs. internal filming.

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Attract the Event Clients You Want

Event Planning BluePrint

If you don’t know what to say to prospective event clients, then you’ll meet people who might be interested in working with you, but they’re not going to be drawn to you. They’re not going to know what the next step is. They’re not going to know how to interact with you. They’re not going to be excited about the possibilities of working with you. You have to be able to say the right things.

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3 Creative Brainstorming Techniques to Improve Your Meetings

Smart Meetings

Businesses today are constantly striving to work out how they can achieve more, improve and work more economically, often through meetings and brainstorming sessions. Brainstorms provide a valuable platform for sharing ideas and planning creative ways to tackle challenges as a business. But how can you make sure that you’re getting the most out of your brainstorming sessions?

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Dominate Your Local Market With These 4 Reputation Management Strategies

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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New Benchmarks for the 5 Most Common Post-Event Survey Questions

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Want to find out what attendees thought of your event? That’s what surveys are for. The old adage “there are no bad questions” doesn’t apply to surveys. In fact, the data you collect is only as good as the event survey questions you ask. The right questions help you gradually make changes, from little tweaks […]. The post New Benchmarks for the 5 Most Common Post-Event Survey Questions appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

Around the time Convene editors were trying to assess what the results of this year’s Annual Meetings Market Survey indicated about the health of business events in 2019, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland — where investors, bankers, and former policy makers debate the future health of the global economy — was just wrapping up.

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How to Define Event Engagement: Driving Sales & Building Communities Through Events

EventBank Insights

[link] EventBank hosted a panel discussion in Manila, Philippines to tackle the question 'how do you define event engagement?' on November 13th with 5 other panelists representing major brands and organizations from across the Philippines and Asia. In an opening talk about the role of event organizers and their respective organizations, Eric Schmidt, CEO of EventBank, went on to explain that events are the bridge between sales and communities.He also went on to show that without technology, the

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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

Four Seasons Hotel Houston Lobby. Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

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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How World Cafe Live Philadelphia Continues to Grow in Their Local Community

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In the Philadelphia culture where art, dining, and history are prominent, music has steadily increased in popularity for the exploring locals and visiting tourists alike. Not only have new young emerging bands like The Districts, Swearin’, and CRUISR taken the liberty in sparking a new lens on music, but venue owners have created spaces in the […].

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How to Interject Moments of Joy in Your Event Venues

PCMA Convene

Ingrid Fetell Lee thinks there’s an important place for joy in event design because of its ability “to create a sense of cohesion in groups.” (Olivia Rae James photo). Ingrid Fetell Lee starts off her TED2018 talk — which has more than two million views — with the same story she shares in the introduction of her recently published book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.

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ETL Replay: 10 things we hear about going cashless

Event Industry News

Event Tech Live is Europe’s only show dedicated to event technology. Boasting a packed educational programme across five sector-specific stages, here you can catch up with content that you may have missed from 2018’s event. From the Festival & Futures Stage at Event Tech Live 2018. Speaker: Duco Smit, Chief Commercial Officer, tappit. Many people think going cashless will mean a huge technology overhaul and a hefty amount of investment.

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How to Create a Perfect Event Recap

Smart Meetings

Smart Meeting East National. A post-event recap provides useful information to your stakeholders and community on key takeaways from the event. But sometimes this important step is forgotten or postponed in the flurry of activity. However, this essential tool is most useful in the days after the event. In fact, the best time to publish this report is within 48 hours of the event ending.

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5 Things Businesses Need to Know to Thrive in a Post-COVID World

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!

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How Early Bird Registration Attracts More Event Attendees

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After months of weak sales, attendees who waited until the last minute finally start registering for your event. Don’t you wish there was a way to drive sales earlier in your on-sale? With other ticket types like early bird registrations, you can. If you’ve only offered general admission registrations, you’re missing out on one of […]. The post How Early Bird Registration Attracts More Event Attendees appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Buildings Designed for Comfort, Joy, Human Performance

PCMA Convene

Employees take advantage of cafe booths at the Hyatt Headquarters in Chicago. Called the Hyatt Hub, the building currently is the largest WELL-certified interior space in the United States. (Photos courtesy Hyatt). The Hyatt headquarters in downtown Chicago, known as the Hyatt Hub, was awarded LEED Platinum certification in 2017, the same year that it opened.

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GameStop – #EventIcons Episode 153

Endless Events

Today we are joined with a dynamic duo Samantha Vogel and Judy Payne of GameStop. Together their event department raises millions of dollars in sponsorships and create an event that crosses generational boundaries, uses creative ideas to engage their audience, all while meeting stakeholder objectives. For those not familiar, GameStop is a worldwide retailer and the largest selling retailer in the video game industry.

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