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Event Tech Awards 2021: Meet the Judges – Heidi Legein

Event Industry News

As Chief Executive Guru at The MICE Guru, I have in the past year taken a deep dive into event tech; taken virtual certification, learned, tested, demoed, tried, implemented event tech all around, attended all major virtual events and discussed findings within our communities. Best (and worst?)

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Event Tech Awards 2021: Meet the Judges – Sophie Ahmed

Event Industry News

I loved that event — such a team effort, such an amazing industry and it was wonderful to see all the team’s hard work come to life and the industry come together. Favourite piece of tech for work and personal life? What’s your go-to piece of tech when working on an event and why? Personal life: any sort of app.

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Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B Sale to Blackstone

Smart Meetings

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Looking Back On 2021: A Year in Review for ELI

Event Leadership Institute

In 2021, ELI continued to lead the way in helping the event industry adapt to the constant changes being thrown at us, by curating new resources, sharing key insights and strategies, and developing training content to drive the upskilling needed to continue to prove the value of our events, our jobs, and our teams.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Three Virtual Events

Event Leadership Institute

This start-up has no virtual experience, yet still was able to secure funds from marquee venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins , which was an early investor in Google, Amazon, Twitter, and numerous other tech behemoths. Though the company has been around for a while, they only pivoted to virtual tech within the past year.

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3 Ways Tech Supports Your Sales Process

All Seated

Yet, there ’ s one area that we often overlook as a potentially tech-driven process: sales. . The common notion is that sales is a people-first practice and using tech to sell will turn off prospective clients. So where does tech fit in? . It makes their life easier. It promises a top-notch experience.

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Job Opportunity: Marketing Manager

Event Industry News

A series of ‘Buyer’s Guides’ focused on the news, kit, solutions and best practice across specific sections of the event model – exhibitions, festivals, conferences, venues and sustainability – all have their own annual EIN supplements. The events are owned and run by the same people behind EIN and operate as A.M.P.