Attendease

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For most event organizers and businesses that rely on heavy foot traffic for exposure at conferences, the digital transformation was embraced more out of necessity than fervent interest. Now, as large-scale conferences and events have returned en masse, many won’t think twice about returning to an event hosted on Zoom or Teams.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Over the past nine months, many industry experts have proclaimed that meetings and conferences are forever changed and hybrid is here to stay. Conference content product management requires a good deal of business acumen. Here are five tips. How are you thinking differently about repackaging your conference content?

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 16, 2023

In a typical in-person conference breakout session, participants divide into small groups to discuss one or more topics. Here’s a tip to improve breakout gallery walks. And this leads to my tip…. My tip to improve breakout gallery walks. Facilitators call this a gallery walk. Facilitators call this a gallery walk.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 14, 2020

Imagine how you might do your job differently if your performance and compensation were evaluated based on overall session attendance and industry presenter ratings at your annual conference. While this notion may seem a bit extreme, conference education systems need increased accountability, which in turn leads to a competitive advantage.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 17, 2019

But when it gets to “go time,” does that culture manifest at your conferences and meetings? Her boss apparently thought she should spend all her time out “doing meeting planning” and not hanging out in a hotel conference room. Here are a few tips to create a winning on-site culture: Make training mandatory (even for executives).

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As we progress through the event industry’s recovery to 2019 levels, conference organizers must have a laser focus on helping potential attendees make their business case for attending their events. Ensure that your conference website can apply these filters to help participants identify their can’t-miss sessions.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Conference Buyer’s Guide returns for 2023, a packed edition with input from suppliers, associations, venues, and agencies alike. A must-read for conference and meeting organisers keen to learn more about the latest tech advances including a big focus on AI in events: how to boost efficiency and enhance customer experiences.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From delight to disappointment, conference gift bags can inspire a range of emotions depending on the type of swag and goodies included. with conference swag bags full of clever, thoughtful, and practical gifts. In this article, we’ll provide tips on best practices (including dos and don’ts for conference swag!)

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Attendease

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether you’re hosting a keynote speech or a conference, your association can leverage engaging events to build member loyalty and make connections in your industry. Let’s Talk The post 3 Event Marketing Tips and Tricks for Associations appeared first on Attendease.

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Attendease

MAY 25, 2022

Here are a few tips on how to create feelings of hype and excitement around your event with a great event website. If the event has a conference followed by other events, make sure that they are all mentioned on the agenda. The post 8 Event Website Optimization Tips to Increase Registrations appeared first on Attendease.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Tellingly, Rachel wrote a blog for the Github site, ‘9 tips to go from attendee to speaker at a tech conference’ and that’s what this episode is […]

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2022

With live conferences’ comeback, event organizers need to make complex decisions about how to incorporate digital product extensions into their business model. Based on our research, we estimate that there’s an even split between conference owners who are including synchronous or asynchronous hybrid options and those who aren’t.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 10, 2024

In other words, you need to make the most of your company’s presence at every event–which is something planner Alistair Fernandes has quite the knack for, honed over 16 years at events including IMEX America , BCTECHSummit , and DiscoveryX Conference and Trade Show. Book your personalized demo of EvenMobi today!

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GEVME

JULY 28, 2021

With the advent of the pandemic, virtual conferences became a popular go-to option for many event organisers. Even while at the time of writing, some parts of the world are returning to normalcy, virtual events , particularly virtual conferences, are here to stay. What You Need to Know About Virtual Conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 27, 2018

Who wants to attend a common, ordinary, ho-hum, everyday , I’m-just-like-all-the-others traditional conference? Your conference growth and revenue depends upon repeat paying attendees year after year. And your customer loyalty is built upon making your common conference uncommon. Routine Been-There-Done-That Conferences.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Here are a few tips you can use to make your event check-in and badge design something everyone at your event will enjoy. Collecting data during your conference is vital if you plan to host more events in the future. The post Badge Design Tips That Will Impress Attendees and Boost Event ROI appeared first on EventMobi.

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Eventbrite UK

MAY 9, 2019

Guest post on incorporating WiFi into your conference experience. The post Expert Tips on Incorporating WiFi into Your Conference Experience appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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IMG

JUNE 1, 2023

California Hr Conference (CAHR) Our CEO and Founder, Amanda Ma , has been invited as a distinguished speaker at the prestigious CAHR Conference 2023. She shared her expertise on ‘How to Build a Rockstar Culture’ and unveiled the secret sauce behind our company’s phenomenal success.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2023

Here are 8 tips to engage event speakers and facilitators in pre-event marketing. Conduct pre-conference interviews Creating “sneak peek” content is a great way to grab the attention of your potential audience before the event begins.

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SevenEvents

JULY 12, 2023

Are you currently thinking of organising a conference event for your company ? That’s where our conference planning service can make all the difference. With our team of experienced conference organisers and event managers, we are fully dedicated to helping you maximise the potential of your upcoming conference event.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Most conference and meeting professionals want the coolest, hippest, latest ideas and trends for their events. We want to know what unique things other conferences are doing so we can borrow their ideas. We pursue fads, gimmicks and trends as the silver bullets of our conference woes. Conference trend and fad bandwagons.

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Attendease

JANUARY 22, 2020

The events industry has been behind some of the most innovative tech conferences in the past decade. Opening the doors for new business prospects, these conferences are places where the top professionals meet and showcase their innovative concepts and bold theories for the future. 120 conferences with speakers from leading brands.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 25, 2018

Too often conference and meeting professionals assume that their role is best suited to planning and executing the conference. I get that from the education section or the conference technical teams.”. They own designing the conference customers experience journey. From Touchpoints To Customer Journeys. Their goal is to.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Conference organizers know that the “main course” of their education offering and value proposition is in the concurrent education sessions. Don’t Leave Education to Chance Imagine what could happen if you invested in developing your conference committee members and speakers to increase the quality of their delivery and session design?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Since 2020 is set to be a busy year for event planners, here are 5 event planning productivity tips that will help event planners make the most out of their days: 1. By following these essential tips, event managers will be ensuring that they are fully prepared to battle any unexpected circumstances. Prioritizing the Tasks.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2018

How can meeting professionals needing to market a conference or event employ new strategies to be successful. ·. Top tips for event marketing. What does this mean in the context of the meeting and event planning industry. ·. What are some of the conventional marketing strategies that are no longer working in today’s world? ·.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

The mass-personalization wave that is dramatically changing what and how we buy as consumers has application to conferences. Application to Conferences. In my opinion, the first item — individualizing a conference experience for every attendee — isn’t scalable today. The PDF is downloadable at convn.org/custom-mckinsey.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 31, 2019

However, a conference at rest, tends to die. The enemy of most conferences is the way it’s always been. When inertia influences your conference, it’s planned by the way you’ve always done it, programmed full of (past) best practices and destined to become average, slowly suffocating on its own status quo. Resource Rigidity.

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Attendease

MAY 25, 2022

Here are a few tips on how to create feelings of hype and excitement around your event with a great event website. If the event has a conference followed by other events, make sure that they are all mentioned on the agenda. The post 8 Event Website Optimization Tips to Increase Registrations appeared first on Attendease.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 20, 2023

Organising a successful internal event or conference can be initially daunting, even more so when planning for it to occur virtually or remotely. You need to consider the technical aspects of hosting such an event, how to engage your audience and ensure that everyone feels connected and gets value from the session.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

Whether you are running a conference for customers, partners or a larger conference, the right space makes all the difference. These 10 tips will help you find the perfect conference venue. To make it a bit easier, here are 10 tips for choosing a great venue for your next corporate event, conference or a trade-show.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bizzabo Survey: While hybrid isn’t dead, community is the cornerstone B2B conferences are back and have no sign of slowing down anytime soon. At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 27, 2016

When we launched our first industry conference in 2016 -- OFFLINE Summit -- we learned quite a bit about what conference and meeting planners go through in all realms. Securing sponsorship for a conference is sales. Many conferences do not ask that third question. As our mother’s say, “do as I say, not as I do.”.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

In March, we held Part VI of our Pandemic Compliance & Safety at Live Eve nts virtual series, to bring together three very experienced event professionals and discuss tips and lessons learned along the way as they planned and executed large scale events across the country during a pandemic – Ryan Costello, ??Chief

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InitLive

JULY 23, 2019

Conferences are some of the best places to meet like-minded colleagues within the same industry or creative individuals who share similar interests. In an increasingly interconnected world where relationship is key for business, conferences are a must-have for proper networking. Try these tips: Determine Your Objectives.

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