EventMB
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Skift Take: Sotheby’s and Marriott have teamed up to auction off two high-end travel experiences. With bidding closing soon, are these exclusive packages extraordinary enough to attract the VIPs they are aimed at?
EventSource
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
When the historic allure of Alderlea intertwines with the allure of modern bridal elegance, unbridled enchantment ensues. Captured exquisitely in these photographs, a captivating wedding soiree styled shoot in Brampton, reveals a seamless blend of past and present. The muses for this dreamlike affair was the striking model Kavin Ketheeswaran, alongside the actress Ogeindiana, embodying the timeless essence of the eternal bride.
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Prestige Events Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Where cutting-edge technology and exceptional entertainment converge: PPDS and Oracle Red Bull Racing team up together with Vogel’s and Ruitech Solutions to create one of the world’s most unique, deeply immersive, experiential event locations, with MK-7 now home to Europe’s largest* indoor dvLED wall. PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, is delighted to announce the latest evolution of its partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the installation of a record
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Acquisition extends Cvent’s reach into the rapidly growing category of repeatable events trusted by marketers to generate awareness, create demand and grow revenue Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has acquired Splash, an event marketing technology company.
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Event Leadership Institute
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Since forever, post-event analysis in the events industry has been limited because it relies on anecdotal feedback and manually processed survey data. Event pros typically review this information in post-con meetings when they are already exhausted from executing the event. These meetings usually involve scanning through unorganized CSV files filled with inconsistent feedback and hearing about the team’s observations and their personal experience at the event.
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Tigris Events
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
[…] The post Leveraging Social Media for Event Success appeared first on Leading the Canadian Industry in Dynamic Event Staffing, Event Planning & Experiential Marketing.
EventSource
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Love sparkled under the glimmering chandeliers at the Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto , where Isabel and Ryan celebrated their opulent wedding. The hotel’s sophisticated interiors and unparalleled city views provided a stunning backdrop for their lavish affair. With Narelle Janine Events handling the month-of planning and LoveLee Celebrations as both the main planner and bride, every aspect of the day was flawlessly executed, delivering a seamless and luxurious experience.
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
A veteran planner reports on how Taylor Swift’s engagement-driven approach can make business events better. On August 20, my daughter Sofia and I attended the final show of the European leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour—the fifth night that Taylor played to a sellout crowd at London’s massive Wembley Stadium. Saying that the show was an unforgettable experience feels like an understatement.
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, and for many sports fans, that can only mean one thing: It’s football season. Naturally, brands are lining up to earn their attention at NFL and college games with tailgating tours, sponsorship activations and pop-up experiences. Read on for a sneak preview of the experiential programs taking over the gridiron this fall.
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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.
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Skift Take: Destination charges. Administrative fees. Water excise taxes. Hotel fees can add 30 to 40% to a meeting budget.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Radisson Meetings by Radisson Hotels – Flexible, functional, and impactful meeting & event solutions. As a partner, moment maker, and solution-finder, we understand that flexibility and functionality are key to ensuring we can seamlessly deliver exactly what our meeting and event partners need in order to create impactful meetings.
Prestige Events Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
UK’s leading hospitality charity Hospitality Action has launched a comprehensive new guide, “Next Steps: What the industry can do to improve wellbeing in hospitality”. Developed in partnership with the fundraising initiative Walk for Wellbeing, the guide is designed to equip hospitality businesses and individuals with effective strategies to enhance employee mental health and wellbeing.
PCMA Convene
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The American Society of Hematology has an extensive media approach during its annual meeting that includes access to experts and facilitated media briefings. (Adobe Stock photo) Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP, chief event strategy officer at American Society of Hematology (ASH), emailed Convene after reading “ Health Journalists Prioritize Content Generation at Industry Conferences ,” a Medical Marketing and Media article on what health-care reporters say they prioritize at medical conferences published
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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
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Nine ways the internal event got a festival-inspired upgrade It was out with the old and in with the new at Quest Software’s 2024 internal sales conference in Anaheim, CA, as the brand overhauled the annual event with a festival-inspired theme designed to support its forward-looking company vision. In that spirit, the event was rebranded as “NXT” and transformed to make all 1,200 attendees feel like they had dodged the traditional hotel venue and landed at SXSW.
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Skift Take: Your awards program could benefit from a refresh to stay competitive and relevant. Here are 14 ways to help revitalize it.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Today RX UK announces the appointment of Rosi Viljoen as Head of Visitor Strategy. This newly created role will develop High Value Visitor (HVV) strategies and activations across all of RX UK’s events. Rosi will initially focus on RX Hosted Buyer teams, eventually expanding her efforts to encompass all show portfolios.
Prestige Events Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Launching a new hotel genre: Sensitive Luxury Montcalm Marble Arch is re-opening its doors in Spring 2025, having closed in March 2023 for a full renovation. Montcalm Collection announces a landmark refurbishment and industry first: introducing ‘sensitive luxury’ to London’s hotel landscape. This refreshing new genre of softer, gentler luxury, sensitive to contemporary values and classic architecture, will speak to all the senses, whilst delivering warm, welcoming uplifting service.
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StraussCA
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Encouraging association volunteer leaders to donate their time and expertise can significantly benefit the organization and foster a sense of community and shared purpose. Here are the top strategies for motivating and engaging new volunteer leaders to an association. 1. Clearly Communicate the Impact of Their Contributions Volunteers need to understand how their time and expertise contribute to the association’s goals.
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
MAGIC, Project, and Sourcing at Magic, three fashion trade shows run by MMGNET Group, returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center from August 19-21, bringing unique perspectives on fashion and activating for diverse apparel markets. “Each new season gives us an opportunity to bring fresh perspectives and new topics to explore within the fashion industry, along with business heavyweights that have so much wisdom to share with our community,” Kelly Helfman, president at MMGNET Group told EM.
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Skift Take: Sales kickoffs (SKOs) start the engine for a productive year. Securing the right technology partner can ensure they reach their maximum potential and drive growth.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Delegate Name Badges, Event Passes, RFID Wristbands and Lanyards. Custom printed in a range of materials, including Wood and Bamboo, Recycled & Bio PVC or Paperboard. First impressions matter. We deliver high quality Event Name Badges, Passes and RFID wristbands and tokens to events and conferences of all sizes: on time, and to budget.
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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.
Prestige Events Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Edinburgh is celebrating its 900th anniversary in 2024 with a spotlight on the capital’s incredible journey from the 12th century to the 21st. Perched atop the city’s colourful history, Edinburgh Castle has been the nation’s witness and grand host throughout, making it the ideal stage for all to celebrate with the dazzling return of Castle of Light.
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A new report details the benefits of using freelance planners and event-tech specialists, and the ways to ensure strong performance from them. A trend that the Covid pandemic started—a tidal wave of freelancers across all industries who focus on project work—appears to be a permanent feature throughout the U.S. economy. The proof: More than 35 percent of the U.S. workforce engaged in freelance work in 2023—an increase of 4 million professionals from the year before, according to a study conducte
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Casket Coolers, Candy Corn Suites and glow-in-the-dark playgrounds. FESTIVALGOERS SLIDE INTO GOOGLE PLAY’S GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PLAYSCAPE Google Play Points members had a shot at unlocking exclusive rewards and experiences during the Zedd In The Park music festival at the LA State Historic Park last week, whether they were on-site at the “Google Play Playground” or online navigating the brand’s virtua
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: Together by Hyatt takes the hotel company’s commitment to care to another level, helping planners save time on planning and accomplish their goals, like creating more sustainable meetings.
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Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Visit by GES has unveiled its latest customer training resource aimed at improving efficiency and supporting clients’ skills development. Visit Academy is a new digital learning platform that allows users 24-hour access to comprehensive learning resources, encouraging them to work more independently and flexibly.
Prestige Events Magazine
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
World Travel Market London has today announced that this year’s event will be the largest to date, with an expected 7% growth and expansion into new halls at ExCeL London, reflecting the thriving international tourism sector. Taking place from 5 – 7 November, World Travel Market expects to showcase around 4,000 exhibitors including tourism boards, hoteliers, transport brands, technology services and world-class experiences.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
When crisis strikes a meeting professional’s host city and hotel, it’s comforting to know that—despite the uncertainty that surrounds unexpected events—the hotel in which you’re hosting your event is well prepared to take on the challenge. This is what Loews Atlanta Hotel demonstrated when Sustainable Forestry Initiative Conference (SFI) hosted their event just days after a water main break occurred in downtown Atlanta, and later impacted another water main pipe in midtown Atlanta, just days bef
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