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Take 5: Industry Underrepresentation

SmartMeetings

Lyn Lewis-Smith has been a leader and a visionary in the Sydney, Australia , events industry and is now a events speaker regarding the gender underrepresentation issue. Q: Why was it important to you to become a speaker who focuses on the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles within the meetings and events industry?

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NEURODIVERGENT NEEDS PUT CENTRE STAGE AT ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS EVENT STEPPING UP TO CREATE SAFER SPACES

Prestige Events Magazine

Jo McMeechan, a neurodivergent SEN mum and founder of SENStory, is a former speaker at this event who braved sharing her message of challenges and triumph in this area, and has now joined The BIG Festoon accessibility team. Set within the backdrop of inclusivity, the talks within the event are set to appeal to all business owners.

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Accelerating the Pivot to Virtual Events

SmartMeetings

Keena cited Salesforce’s recent Sydney, Australia, event, which historically has about 10,000 attendees. Digital events can be broken down into four components: content, community, sponsorship and analytics. While content is about the speaker, the message and correct video format, it’s also about creating a shared experience.

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Fighting Fyre: Epic Event Fails and How to Avoid Them

TicketBud

But if you promote a premium experience, you need to build a budget for it with a firm understanding on how expenses and revenue streams (vendors, tickets and sponsorships) might make or break your bottom line. Marketing for the event touted celebrity guests, top-level speakers and a highly anticipated ball pit.

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55+ Event Planning Resources From Event Experts

Bizzabo

From blogs on ways to increase ticket sales to 40-page eBooks on ways to maximize event sponsorship to webinars featuring event organizers in the field— you’ll find something useful within this directory of event planning resources. The Event Sponsorship Guide: Learn how to find, pitch and keep amazing conference and event sponsors.

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2019 Marketing Conferences: The #1 Marketing Events Guide

Bizzabo

Brilliant speakers bring phenomenal content on Marketing Strategies, UX & Design, Email, Search, Mobile, Video, SEO and so much more. Sydney, Australia. Brilliant speakers bring phenomenal content on Marketing Strategies, UX & Design, Email, Search, Mobile, Video, SEO and so much more. Digital Summit Phoenix. Banff, AB.

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25 Innovative B2B Event Marketing Ideas

Bizzabo

This includes sponsorships, speakers and exhibits. An event after-party for exhibitors, attendees and speakers of your event is a great way of ending your event on a high note and can also provide a last-chance networking opportunity for attendees. 17) Explore Your Options for Effective Speakers. Source: StableView.

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