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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Following those shootings, a number of association conferences pulled out of — or dropped from their consideration — nearby Orlando and St. Louis as meeting destinations.

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Is paid influencer marketing ethical in the event industry?

Conferences that Work

This is classic paid influencer marketing via social media, a marketing trend that has been rapidly growing since 2014. If so, I can send you more detailed information regarding these campaign components. We are really hoping to work with you! All the best, YYY. Now event industry influencers are being asked to do the same thing.

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

January 2014. Kelso & Co. the private equity firm that owns PSAV announced a merger between PSAV and Swank Audio Visuals , at the time Swank was the preferred in-house AV provider for over 375 hotels and resorts in the US, Canada, and the Middle East. Olympus Partners, Goldman Sachs acquire PSAV . January 2015.

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50 Must-Read Event Industry Blogs

Bizzabo

Event blogs are chock full of goodies to help organizers and attendees get the most out of their conference planning and event going experience. The Bizzabo Blog has been listed by Capterra as the number one event planning resource for organizers, let alone the best blog. This is a one stop shop for conference planners.

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iBeacon for Events

Expo Logic

Using the iBeacon technology at CES 2014 was not our first foray into this type of technology. While we started doing all types of gamification over 3 years ago, this technology has enhanced our gamification offering beyond anything available in the industry.”. In October of 2013 we deployed a similar technology with our partner Birdzi.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

In 2014, Antonopoulos authored the groundbreaking book, Mastering Bitcoin (O’Reilly Media), widely considered to be the best technical guide ever written about the technology.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

In 2014, Antonopoulos authored the groundbreaking book, Mastering Bitcoin (O’Reilly Media), widely considered to be the best technical guide ever written about the technology.