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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

Here are a few examples: Allow attendees to select tracks to plan their time on site — from keynotes, and breakout sessions, to networking, food and beverage, and other engaging experiences and activities. Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.

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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design?

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. From a conference design perspective, we believe the current best practice is to bookend your conference by opening with a strong-thought provoking speaker and closing with inspiration. What to Look For.

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The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023

Stova

VidCon June 21 - 24, 2023 – Anaheim, CA VidCon is the world’s largest event for people who are shaping, growing, and participating in the rapidly growing realm of online video entertainment. If you want to supercharge your e-commerce strategies and discover new ways to reach more customers, this should be a must-attend conference for you.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

Every year, the Upfront Summit brings together over one thousand of the country's top LPs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs for two days of networking, discussion, and entertainment – LA style. The definitive global networking and learning conference for the customer success industry. Not just a conference.

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