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The Top 20 Event Planning Books to Read Right Now

GEVME

Corporate business clients often need some food for thought to gain deeper insight into the event planning industry, the services they often use, and so on. Special Events: A New Generation and the Next Frontier by Dr. This is an excellent step-by-step tutorial on event planning and event management.

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How Festivalisation is Influencing Meetings

PCMA Convene

The main stage hosted cosplay competitions and interactive games, fan meetings with e-sports stars, and a high-profile competition between famous e-sports teams. Making sure everyone has a good time gives them a reason to return to future events. Based in Beijing, Darren Lim is senior vice president at Pico+.

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Tokyo Olympics – By the Numbers (for Event Geeks)

Decibel Management

Image: The Olympic Broadcasting Services Team is already working on Beijing. Can I have Olympics Level Coverage at My Event? Very few live events outside of the Olympics do. The post Tokyo Olympics – By the Numbers (for Event Geeks) appeared first on Decibel Event Management. Let’s be real.

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Holy F**k, Apple. You Spent HOW MUCH?!

Decibel Management

at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte), but nothing so spectacular or extraordinary or life changing that the event could run up that kind of bill. . at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte), but nothing so spectacular or extraordinary or life changing that the event could run up that kind of bill. .

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzabo

In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. Global Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange.

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Trends in Event Management in 2018

EventBank Insights

Event attendees, corporate or otherwise, have higher expectations of event planners than they did ten years ago. But meeting these expectations doesn’t have to be an arduous task with the use of innovative new technologies. What are event attendees expecting in 2018? The VIP Experience.

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Not Your Mother’s Incentives… Or Even Last Year’s

SmartMeetings

More business elements: Combining a meeting and the incentive to share business messages. And it may help to explain why, of all categories of event planning, incentives seem to be near the top in renewed bookings. Like meeting profs everywhere, they learned to improvise and innovate in the flash of an eye.

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