Picatic by Eventbrite

JULY 26, 2022

From picking the perfect genre — an indie band might be better at an event with a dance floor than a wine tasting, for example — to pinning down […]. Whether you’re organizing a concert or looking for performers to give your food fair or market some ambience, the right musicians can make all the difference.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

GroupSync’s instant booking gives them the faster, smarter decision-making capabilities they crave. Skift Take: In today’s pressure-cooker environment, planners want the same immediacy and variety as in their online grocery shopping. Groups360 Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Events.Hilton.com site is being enhanced to allow planners with groups of up to 35 attendees to book meetings online. Hilton has announced plans to roll out a direct-booking tool for small, simple meetings in early 2024. Companies in the program will have a customized booking website and receive discounted rates.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2023

GroupSync Instant Booking for guest rooms now available chain-wide, while Instant Booking for meeting space is coming in 2024. At Omni Hotels & Resorts, the small-group booking process has just gotten a little easier. and Canada has expanded its use of the GroupSync Instant Booking tool from platform provider Groups360.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 21, 2023

Member name: ACE BOOKINGS LTDDate formed: AUGUST 2013 – Celebrating 10 years this AugustNo of annual events supported: 500 + A YEAR Staff: 4 family members – Jo, Jade, Ella and KateOffices: DERBYWeb address: www.acebookings.co.ukMantra: Clients and suppliers all part of our Family Formation: ACE is a family run business, Jo, the owner and venue finder, (..)

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Skift Take: At a time when virtual events seem to be losing steam, some are wildly successful and help companies generate millions of dollars in revenue. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 26, 2019

Here’s a teaser: the introduction to my new book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. Then buy the book ! Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Introduction to my new book Event Crowdsourcing appeared first on Conferences That Work. Interested?

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EventMB

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Meeting booking platforms purport to streamline the RFP and venue sourcing processes, saving hours in the search for venues and back-and-forth with sales staff. With time a precious and increasingly scarce commodity for event managers, […]. The post Will Meeting Booking Platforms Ever Be as Automated as Travel Sites?

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EventMB

JULY 25, 2023

Skift Take: Cvent, the world's largest event technology company, has unveiled two new products and is rolling out a new instant booking tool across Choice Hotels International's portfolio of franchised hotels. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel has seen meeting and event bookings soar this year, with a growth of 55% ‘business on the books’ revenue from this time in 2023. The hotel’s growth in M&E can be attributed to the team’s focus on customer service, and specifically, response times.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

Groups360 announced this week that Choice Hotels worldwide will be offering online instant booking for group guest rooms through their proprietary GroupSync Marketplace. Instant Group Booking at Scale Choice joins hoteliers Marriott , Hilton and IHG on the platform that allows meeting planners to direct book without the need to submit an RFP.

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Eventory

MAY 27, 2019

Event marketing is getting more and more popular part of marketing strategies these days. Why is it worth to measure event KPIs? Event marketing’s importance as a tool employed by specialists and managers grows every day. Because an event equals relationships, an asset that cannot be overlooked by a good businessman!

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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. Enjoy our must-read event business books compilation. Enjoy our must-read event business books compilation. The top 20 books for event planners.

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Event Certificate

MARCH 3, 2022

We have rounded up a list of 12 favorite event planning books from some of the best authors in the industry. These books provide a comprehensive list of materials covering topics from event planning logistics to business promotion. There are many ways to learn event and wedding planning. This can […].

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The north London Camden venue is proving that there is a steady growth of confidence in the industry with an increase in a wide variety of event contracts from 2022/23 – 2024. Bookings are such that availability for popular dates from September this year are proving hard to find. Long may it continue.” www.roundhouse.org.uk

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Hubli, an online-booking system for simple meetings, now has a tool that venues can use to display available meeting space in real time. Event-booking platform Hubli has introduced an application programming interface, or API, that allows venues to display real-time meeting-space availability from their in-house property management systems.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 24, 2019

Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need I’m happy to announce that my third book Event Crowdsourcing will be released this Fall. Event crowdsourcing allows you to create meetings where attendees want and need every session. Who should buy this book?

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Eventmobi

MAY 16, 2019

One of the most popular event technology tools used to increase attendee networking is appointment booking. With this type of technology, attendees have the autonomy to go about networking through their own initiative instead of waiting for networking activities to take place at the event.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Introducing EventMobi’s Appointment Booking. We’re excited to announce a new major enhancement to the EventMobi event app platform with the introduction of Appointment Booking. This new tool will help attendees connect and book one-on-one meetings with each other before and during your event.

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Event Certificate

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

We have rounded up a list of 10 favorite event planning books from some of the best authors in the industry. These books provide a comprehensive list of materials covering topics from event planning logistics to business promotion. There are many ways to learn event and wedding planning. This can […].

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2021

An events booking platform which found a new line of business delivering afternoon teas during the pandemic is celebrating its 5,000 th booking. It has received bookings from as far away as America and Australia, as family and friends have made surprise gifts to loved ones in the UK.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Booking event entertainment is as important a task as booking the venue or choosing the caterer. Entertainment helps to set the tone and create the feel of an event. Let’s be honest, when it comes time to booking event entertainment it’s often left to the very end. Just like an on-line dating profile.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

JUNE 9, 2021

The virtual networking and skillsharing event featured more than 20 talks and workshops from some of the most dynamic thinkers in the event world. We’re recapping the two-day event’s key takeaways on the blog. Eventbrite hosted the first-ever RECONVENE summit in May. Watch recordings of every session here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Established business authors Kevin and Sarah Duncan have combined forces to produce an essential book, The Sustainable Business Book. At the heart of the book is the PLANET System®. The PLANET System® suite of products is out now and the book will be launched on March 23 2023.

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Event Certificate

JUNE 5, 2021

If you are an Event Planner with an online presence, it goes without saying that you should have an email list and an opt-in or lead magnet on your website. The post 3 effective emails to book more event planning clients appeared first on EVENT PLANNING CERTIFICATE. The purpose of this to […].

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Picatic by Eventbrite

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Maybe you read to relax. Or to learn. To pass time. Or to look smart. All good reasons. Or maybe you don’t read at all, but have been meaning to start. Regardless of your motive, reading is no doubt good for you. It has been proven to boost intelligence in kids and make you more […].

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Eventbrite UK

APRIL 25, 2022

Wondering how to book a musician for an event? From picking the perfect genre – an indie band might be better at an event with a dance floor than […]. The post How to Book The Right Artists for Your Music Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Destination partners with Convenus LLP for bespoke BookingZon offering MeetBlackpool has launched its brand-new online accommodation booking platform , which will provide event organisers with a free and secure way to book rooms, whilst receiving impartial advice on the town’s accredited hotels.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Meet Cambridge is launching a new service from February 2024, offering last minute bookings for meeting rooms from its venue portfolio for up to 20 people. Judith Sloane, Head of Meet Cambridge said: “We have recently seen a rise in requests for room-only bookings with short lead-times for smaller meetings – typically under 20 people.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. Where They’re Booking : Hyatt’s top destinations are Washington, D.C., 75 in February to.81

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Event Industry News

MAY 10, 2023

{10-11} Carlton House Terrace, the home of The British Academy for humanities and social sciences, is taking bookings from April 2024 for its vibrant new event spaces, which are part of a £9.6 Conference and event planners looking to use these creative new spaces are now able to work with the venue’s team, […]

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A guest speaker is normally not associated with the event or even to those in charge of the planning and coordinating. They are asked and paid to speak at a meeting, conference or event; entertaining, sharing know-how and skill, offering encouragement and providing an outsider’s point of view.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Denver, Colorado – 29th September 2021 – Eventsforce has launched today a new ticketing and registration platform that is set to revolutionize the whole process of managing groups around events. It also offers a unique and innovative group invitation tool that allows group bookers to secure places at events a lot more quickly.

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Expo Pass

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We should start by saying that venues everywhere have put in tons of work to be able to host literally any kind of event right now. But with things still uncertain, and the addition of all these new virtual options, finding the perfect event space can be a bit tricky. Either may be fine, but you’ll want to know before booking. .

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Write a book? Attendees loved my events! So here’s my story.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The 5,100-property hospitality company joins IHG, Omni, and Hilton in using the GroupSync Engage platform on its brands’ websites, allowing planners to view and book event space and guest rooms on the spot. In most cases, the no-RFP-needed platform “is probably going to be for events needing 50 or fewer guest rooms.”.

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