SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

A staggering 78% of businesses using an event app attribute their positive event ROI to these digital tools. And with 91% of event organizers believing an app is critical to event success , it seems clear that not harnessing the power of this digital tool could mean missing out on a huge opportunity.

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2023 Technology Event Apps Social Media 130

Eventmobi

JUNE 13, 2019

Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Say your event budget covers just the essentials, and you’d really love professional photos. Reach out to your favorite local photographer and ask them to provide their services in exchange for promotion at the event.

2019 150

2019 Food and Beverage B2B Social Media 150

Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Marcella Farman-Dietz, executive event consultant for Medialink, joined Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, to discuss a sample event budget for a one-day business summit and reception for 400 attendees at a hotel conference center in NYC. Missed Part IV of the Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events panel?

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wellness Initiatives Promote health-conscious values and self-care by incorporating wellness initiatives into your event agenda or registration package. For example, you could host guided meditation sessions during conference break times or offer online yoga classes for virtual attendees.

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Social Media Sustainability Food and Beverage Technology 195

Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

Event technology sponsorship You could partner with tech companies to boost engagement for your event. Your mobile event apps Psst—EventMobi sponsors some associations every year. We usually work with associations that support event and meeting planners and organizers!

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Attendify

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Real-time polling is to event apps what icing is to cake: maybe not 100 percent necessary, but it makes things turn out so much better. From the event planner’s point of view, leveraging a real-time polling feature naturally encourages attendee app adoption and engagement. Real-time polling in Attendify’s event app.

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Event Apps Food and Beverage Speakers Social Media 43

Eventmobi

APRIL 5, 2018

However, there’s still so much more that goes into designing great events than making sure that the event technology is solid. CSE(Canadian Special Events) Live is a conference for planners, vendors, and other professionals in the events industry to network and share ideas on the work they do. About CSE Live.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With 10 out of the 20 leading life science companies in our customer database, we’ve worked with 80+ pharma event management companies. And many of them use our fully compliant life science event platform and mobile event app to help pharma companies manage engaging HCP events.

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Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

SmartMeetings

JUNE 3, 2019

Food and beverage is an essential element of any gathering—and it is also one of the costliest. It’s unfortunate that copious amounts of food go to waste, but event professionals need to ensure there is something for everyone and that there is enough. You may be surprised how down-to-earth their suggestions are.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Negotiating Financial 66

Eventbase

JANUARY 9, 2020

Avoid printed materials and leverage the event app or digital content for information. Reduce the amount of swag (think one big item vs multiple smaller items that may not be used), make it consumable (food or beverage) or allow guests to order what they want then ship it after the event to avoid ordering excessive quantities.

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Sustainability Food and Beverage 2020 Event Apps 52

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Consider your needs before purchasing an event-management software platform. The major platforms offer everything from marketing and event apps to registration and attendee metrics. If your meeting is AV-heavy , consider using a conference center , which typically include AV in the overall venue-rental price. •

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I For a recent event, she whipped up a “gala in a box,” with robust cheese, charcuterie and snack packs people could eat at their well-spaced seats.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Hotels Meetings 105

Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Investing time to learn how to find the perfect location at any stage of the event planning process is a smart and cost effective solution. There’s obviously no sure-fire way to guarantee a perfect location for your conference, but by having a more refined search plan clever event managers can skyrocket their chances of success.

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SpotMe Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

What do you want to achieve at the end of the event? Specify when the event will take place, at what time, and how long it will last Indicate the type of event (e.g. Leave out anything irrelevant or unnecessary to keep your event brief focused on relevant facts that will help make your event a success.

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Speakers Food and Beverage Events Management 130

Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As the Spring 2020 trade show and event season kicks into high gear, here are some preparations you may want to consider implementing at your event. Provide helpful links in the event app and website to respected sources such as the Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Communication Plans.

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Food and Beverage Insurance Event Apps Trade Shows 36

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

There should be options too, in the food & beverage section to enhance the attendee experience. How Can You Make Your Conference More Relatable? Despite the trends in the industry, many event professionals still focus on keeping audiences entertained in order to keep them on track. How Event Apps are Done.

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Event Management Management Social Media Food and Beverage 94

The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Tailor questions to the program type (conference, incentive trip, special event, fundraiser, company outing/trip, product launch, etc.), applicable to your event. How to build and distribute a post-event survey Many registration technologies and platforms have feedback survey capabilities built into them.

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Sponsorships Food and Beverage Event Apps Speakers 52

Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

No Face-to-Face Interactions : Even though there can be Zoom conferences, chat rooms, and other digital replacements available at an event, these stand-ins won’t replace the ability to hold a conversation face to face. The only real cost for hosting a virtual event will be the online meeting platform and any associated marketing costs.

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Trade Shows Sponsorships Corporate Events Food and Beverage 52

All Seated

JUNE 28, 2019

Thankfully, there are numerous valuable findings in the 2019 IACC Meeting Room of the Future report, a comprehensive study of how venues are or should be staying on top of trends in meeting space design, technology, food service and more. Food and beverage is key to meeting design and experience creation.

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2019 Food and Beverage Meetings Wireless 28

e2m.live

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Have you attended a meeting or a conference with the help of tools for video conferencing? These are the live examples of a virtual event. Genres of virtual events can be classified into the below categories: Virtual Conferences. This is one of the best aspects of virtual events. Use of online event guidelines.

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Event Marketer

MAY 5, 2022

Throughout the day there were built-in coffee breaks and speed networking meetings that could be arranged via the event app. I think when we’re at the EMS conference 20 years from now, it’s going to be really interesting to see what an experience looks like, because that’s what we do. We create experiences.

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Marketing Food and Beverage Sponsorships Tech 120

e2m.live

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Have you attended a meeting or a conference with the help of tools for video conferencing? These are the live examples of a virtual event. Genres of virtual events can be classified into the below categories: Virtual Conferences. This is one of the best aspects of virtual events. Use of online event guidelines.

Food and Beverage 85

Food and Beverage Travel Technology Events 85

Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From our point of view, the event market is due for another round of disruption—whether it’s in accommodation, food and beverage, event design, attendee engagement, or highly effective data solutions. Declining: Overloaded swiss-army-knife event apps.

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2019 Event Tech Tech Food and Beverage 57

Endless Events

JULY 26, 2018

All the different aspects of your event’s structure should communicate the purpose of the event. This ranges from the topics covered, to the format of your event and even event downtime. Let’s take a closer look: Choice of appropriate conference topics. Like serving food made from local produce, for example.

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Sustainability Speakers Food and Beverage Event Apps 74

Attendease

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Here are some key takeaways from the conversation with Lindsay, where she debunks the myth of all-in-one event tech. So building a solution that can navigate from procurement to abstract management, food and beverage, registration, and more… it’s something hard to come by. An event tech horror story. Are they good?

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Event Management Management Food and Beverage Tech 356

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

From create your own poke bowl stations to event app polls, 2017 was the year we stopped telling people what to do and let them decide for themselves how they wanted to learn, participate and eat. App Ubiquity. The Custom Food Craze. Look for AI and AR to make these palm-size tools even more helpful.

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2017 Hospitality Social Media Event Apps 46

Nuila Events LLC

AUGUST 23, 2016

One of the most amazing components in the meeting and events industry is that while the core event doesn’t really change, everything attached to that event is based on trends. Think about it – no matter the event – some version of it has likely been around for centuries!

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The EPA has called out the meetings and events industry as one of the most wasteful today. The typical conference attendee will throw away over 4 pounds of waste per day, according to Event Manager Blog. While exact stages and operations will vary, green event planning tenets cover: Transportation. Research backs it up.

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Event Apps Food and Beverage Transportation Sustainability 36

Coterie Spark

AUGUST 14, 2019

Whether you are hosting a conference, retreat, meeting, or any kind of event, you are likely to be providing food items to your guests. One of the biggest mistakes you can make as you wade through budget management is ignoring the importance of food and beverage. Pass drinks and apps on glowing trays.

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Food and Beverage Entertainment Contracts Consulting 68

Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Your future members, and in turn your future committee members, are at industry events and conferences. Serve food and beverages and let your committee members network for you. It even offers personal benefits such as early access to conference amenities. This holds true for association membership as well.

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Food and Beverage Advertising Marketing Conference 36

Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

One of the key challenges for planners is to ensure that you carefully manage expenses and revenues to achieve the financial goals that have been established by your organization and accurately measure your event success. The chart below shows an overview of the most common expenses for meetings and events. Number of People.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Financial Advertising 199

Attendease

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Here are some key takeaways from the conversation with Lindsay, where she debunks the myth of all-in-one event tech. So building a solution that can navigate from procurement to abstract management, food and beverage, registration, and more… it’s something hard to come by. An event tech horror story. Are they good?

Event Management 195

Event Management Management Food and Beverage Tech 195

Guidebook

JANUARY 20, 2024

To do this, you should take these steps: Determine the type of event and overall event budget Start with the basics, you should clearly identify the type of event you’re planning and the overall budget for the event. It is always best to begin designing an event around your available resources and not vice versa.

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Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

Since no two events are the same, you’ll undoubtedly want to remove or add items. We suggest tailoring your checklist to fit your event. Set your event objectives. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? What is the anticipated ticket price?

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Eventmobi

MARCH 2, 2022

In the early days of 2020, many event organizers had to make a quick pivot to offer virtual-only conferences. Event planners had to learn on the fly how to connect and engage their attendees through virtual conferences—not to mention the enormous technical learning curve that comes with hosting an online-only event.

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Speakers Food and Beverage Event Apps Venues 195

Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

Typically the following responsibilities / tasks require someone to be assigned to them: Pre event planning (see Step 6 below) On-site event coordination (see Step 8 below; check-in, management of attendees, stage management, etc.) Audio visual and event production Custodial / electrical Security Photography / videography.

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Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance Entertainment 206

GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events.

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Sustainability Food and Beverage Transportation Events 194