Eventmobi

MARCH 9, 2022

You need to think about who your audience is, what speakers you’ll have, how you keep your attendees engaged, and how you’ll host the live and virtual components of the event. On top of all these logistical considerations, you also need to be sure the outcome of the event is worth the budget you plan to invest.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 2, 2023

Lead retrieval is the process of capturing leads at an event, usually by scanning an attendee’s QR code on their conference badge. The QR code contains data about the attendee, like their name, contact information, and title. If you want to change it up, you could give attendees another type of smart wearable, like wristbands.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. When you’re already overwhelmed with planning the logistics, it can be a challenge to brainstorm something that will wow your attendees. Allow attendees to choose topics most useful to them ahead of time to customize the experience.

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Attendease

JANUARY 25, 2024

Plus, your healthcare and fundraising staff can meet with patients in person to form more personal relationships and strengthen their ties to your organization. Highly engaged patients can become some of your nonprofit’s top donors. For example, make sure your event can be fully accessed by attendees who use wheelchairs or walkers.

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Attendease

MAY 25, 2022

They provide potential attendees with detailed information about the event while educating and entertaining them along the way. Here are a few tips on how to create feelings of hype and excitement around your event with a great event website. The registration page of a website has one simple goal: to convert visitors into attendees.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Improved Attendee Experience By providing attendees with easy access to event information on a customized event landing page, plus a user-friendly registration process, organizers can ensure that attendees are well-informed and have a positive first impression of their events. First impressions are lasting!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

This approach, when executed with sincerity, enriches the event experience, fosters a positive atmosphere and promotes lasting impacts on attendees’ lifestyles. Below are practical and affordable tips to embed wellness into your events genuinely, steering clear of “ wellness washing.”

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 25, 2023

One of the first experiences your attendees will have is the event check in process. If it’s smooth, quick, and convenient, your attendees start their journey on a positive note. But if it’s long-winded or confusing, your attendees won’t walk in with the best impression. Now, it’s showtime!

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Attendease

MAY 9, 2023

Corporate events facilitate in-person relationship-building, boost employee satisfaction, and foster a sense of community amongst the attendees. Let’s explore some of the top challenges event marketers face and how you can overcome them. Corporate event marketing has become a critical component of customer acquisition.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 5, 2022

Meet the Person Behind the Magic. Hero Conf’s overarching goal is to position Hanapin Marketing as a thought leader in the paid advertising space, and increase attendee retention. Provide a top-notch attendee experience. We wanted to add value to the event and the attendee experience by putting it into an event app.”

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Follow these tips for creating a winning event sponsorship proposal: Introduce your company and credentials. List specific, tangible assets the sponsor will receive, like speaking sessions, booth space, logo placement, social media mentions, attendee access, and other brand visibility perks. This establishes credibility upfront.

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Attendease

AUGUST 7, 2020

Keeping attendees, speakers and sponsors engaged. Use video to get attendees excited. Attendee focus can waiver in these cases - particularly if there are a lot of panelists - but one thing that’s sure to capture attention is debate. Facilitate attendee interactions. Not all brand representatives are strong speakers.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 4, 2023

People were ready to be face to face, away from their computer screens, and connect with other meeting professionals. Our fan favorite article in 2022 was the top 5 things to stop doing in meetings (and what to do instead): Please stop using these phrases in meetings. . Keep reading for our most popular articles of 2022.

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Attendease

APRIL 16, 2024

However, paper bids can easily get disorganized, making it much more difficult for your team to effectively stay on top of incoming bids. Let’s jump into six proven ways you can accelerate your ROI and meet and exceed your goals. Gamification encourages guests to raise more and enhances their attendee experience.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Whether physical or cyber, events without ample security not only makes events less safe, they also make the possibility of creating personal and professional connections much less likely, as attendees spend more time worrying about their physical safety or their sensitive information being breached. 10 Safest Places to Travel in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From finances to DEI and team building, 2023 was a year for support and education All of us at Smart Meetings and all of our contributors want to see each other thrive, which is why we frequently post strategy stories as a resource for all of us to learn from each other. Sun identified eight strengths that were commonly mentioned.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 2, 2023

Lead retrieval is the process of capturing leads at an event, usually by scanning an attendee’s QR code on their conference badge. The QR code contains data about the attendee, like their name, contact information, and title. If you want to change it up, you could give attendees another type of smart wearable, like wristbands.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Make your summer meetings meaningful and memorable with these tips and trends Summer is approaching fast and meeting professionals want to stay up to date on every seasonal trend. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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SpotMe Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This leads to better future events and stronger relationships with sponsors and attendees alike! Or were they nitty-gritty objectives such as bringing in more attendees or boosting product sales? If there are multiple organizers or hosts, make sure they can all attend and voice their opinions in the meeting.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

Keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well-informed can be an enormous challenge; add a pandemic on top of it, and event planning has become more taxing than ever. In response, Costello recounted a time when, at an event 16 years ago, an attendee at a large music event dropped dead after walking in the doors. Watch the Replay #1.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

To tackle all of their objectives, event professionals rely on a multitude of event marketing ideas to connect with attendees before, during, and after events. Bonus tip: Before sending, make sure tickets are ready to go on sale to capture any immediate interest and start building credibility with future event attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Now, more than ever, meeting professionals need timely updates about how evolving technology can help them deliver smoother registration, better engagement and more valuable data insights for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. State of Virtual Meeting Tools. How to Harness the Lasting Power of Virtual Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Thus, hybrid experiences will become vastly more common and popular, as event organizers and attendees have first-hand experience with the benefits of attending a virtual and traditional event. Read on to learn more about hybrid events, examples to get you inspired, and tips to help you transition from virtual to hybrid. . Trade shows.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

Frankly, this post is jam-packed with trade show tips for exhibitors and trade show booth design tips to make your exhibition investment deliver results. Bonus tip : no need to construct your entire booth out of rustic wood. Soothe Attendees with Nature: Indoor Pergola. Bonus tip: create a selfie backdrop.

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Socio Events

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After more than two years of getting to grips with virtual (and hybrid) events and meetings, it’s safe to say that attendees now have higher expectations. With a wide mix of events and meetings happening every day, how do you compete for attendees’ time and attention? Tip 1: Be intentional about interaction .

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s [about] taking care of yourself, taking that moment to step away from the day-to-day life and grind…It’s about meeting new people and sharing stories. Holistic Harmony serves as just the setting for attendees to come together and share stories. It’s about feeling good about your body and mind.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

And across the whirlwind of activity during this year’s show, with a top-tier speaking faculty at the helm, a collection of key industry themes and insights surfaced. Here, we break down 12 top takeaways, straight from the floor at EMS 2024. Alyson Griffin, head of marketing at State Farm, delivered the first EMS 2024 keynote.

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Expo Pass

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This year in-person and hybrid topics took up the top spots, along with ways to make virtual more fun. Our top article in 2021 was a brief rundown of our event: How to Hybrid: The Mysteries Unraveled. You have the opportunity to connect with literally anyone in the world, all while providing a top-notch in-person experience.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Hosting successful in-person events with thousands of attendees after almost 3 years of virtual-only can feel daunting. Congresses, medical standalones, cycle meetings, speaker training, town halls – the possibilities for in-person events are endless in the pharmaceutical industry. In-person events are all about human connection.

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Expo Pass

JULY 27, 2021

Attendees are fired-up. Our top tips for hosting an in-person event right now. These are some tips to help you hit the ground running. To help meet local and regional safety guidelines, collaborate with expert health consultants like SafeExpo. Know what sessions your attendees went to, and who else was there.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2021

The trail back to meeting F2F has to start somewhere. And for the 75 meeting professionals who attended Smart Meetings Mid-America Experience this week, the ideal place to get back in the saddle turned out to be the brand-new Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas. Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We caught up with a few of our friends in the event world to ask them what their top takeaways have been, and the event planning tips they are leaning on for successful event management this year and years to come. . 7 Event Planning Tips to Host Successful Events in 2021. You just might learn something.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Investigator meetings are a critical step in the clinical trial process. But it’s getting harder to get everyone to attend investigator meetings and harder to keep them engaged once they’re there. Why Investigator Meetings Matter Some say that investigator meetings are simply to entice investigators to take part in clinical trials.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 21, 2023

With the right event registration solution, you can streamline your entire registration process, drive signups with personalized experiences, and collect valuable first-party attendee data. Event registration software helps event organizers manage attendees for conferences, congresses, satellite symposia, investigator meetings, and more.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 10, 2021

Below are eight tips to keep in mind while creating your online event description. Know your attendees. You need to learn as much as possible about your attendees. For example, is networking the main expectation of your attendees? Your attendees want information that is accurate and easily read and understood.

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