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Are We Creating The Wrong Type Of Conference Experiences?

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s as if Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore’s Experience Economy is just now hitting its stride—for conferences at least. The word is out: we’ve got to create conference experiences, not just conferences that feel like a patchwork quilt of our great grandmother’s dresses. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Read on…). Wrong hook!).

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13 Sites to Source Quality Conference Guest Speakers

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

Sourcing conference guest speakers can be quite the challenge, especially if you’re trying to reach out to as diverse a pool of potential presenters as possible. The site provides a directory of women and gender non-binary speakers who, as the name would suggest, focus primarily on design in their talks.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. Our industry conferences are the obvious places to provide this education. My contributions to meeting education are Participate!

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Best Cvent Competitors and Alternatives in 2024

Eventtia

Cvent’s platform enables organizations to create and manage events of all sizes, ranging from small meetings to large conferences and trade shows. Healthcare: Assisting organizations in managing medical conferences, training events, and patient education workshops. Is Cvent a CRM?

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How to Plan A User Conference: Tips From Event Experts

Bizzabo

What goes into planning a user conference? Gain tips from event experts who’ve successfully launched and scaled their own SaaS user conferences. After years of building a community of loyal users, fortifying the company brand, and discussing with internal stakeholders, it is finally time to put on a user conference.