Guidebook

MAY 16, 2023

Many things can go wrong leading up to the event — an entertainer could be ill and unable to perform, your caterer could have labor issues, or a natural disaster could affect your chosen venue. Something usually will go wrong and you’ll have to fix it before it causes your event to fail. So how do these apps help anyone?

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

These 10 tips will help you find the perfect conference venue. From gathering speakers to securing sponsors, your to-do list seems to be never-ending. 36% of event planners spending most of their budget on the venue , choosing a event space becomes o. Source: American Express. Costs: Considering that 32.8%

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Attendease

APRIL 3, 2019

To keep this list as relevant as possible, we’re not going to talk about acts of god or catastrophic weather that could shut down your event (though you should certainly still have contingency plans for those). Over-communicate what options attendees will have for parking at and getting to your venue. Then, watch the news.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Fixed costs: $1,600 (includes room rental, AV, speaker costs, F&B, staff, etc.). PCMA suggests spending 55% of your budget on F&B, AV and speaker/entertainment as these items have a direct impact on the overall attendee experience. Venue Rental. Grants and contracts. Revenues and expenses: Registration: $20.

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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. Don’t just send a list of equipment you think you’ll need based on what you used for a similar event. if the venue allows it, suggests Cole.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

These tips can apply to almost any event. For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue. B2B events also have their section, and the guide gives a few tips on how to stay afloat now that the market is getting more and more crowded. Spicing up Your Event Keynotes.

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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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Planning Pod

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether you’re an event venue, a professional event organizer, or the de-facto event planner for your organization, creating the best experience for potential attendees can feel overwhelming—especially with event industry statistics suggesting that we’ll see the return of full in-person live events in the upcoming year.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

Choose the conference location and venue: Create a list of venue options (hotels, conference and business halls, open-space venues, etc.). Contact venue hosts, and discuss the details. Explore venue capabilities (lighting, audio-visual effects, capacity, and more). Compare pricing. Narrow down the list.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As an event planner, you know virtual and in-person events require a completely different setup. But before you get too entrenched in booking speakers or drawing up venue contracts, it’s best to think about how you’ll get results from an in-person event. How can you track attendee metrics? Or engagement?

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

media, venue); or they could be off-the-wall creative. Event 1: GitHub Universe 2020 GitHub Universe 2020 is a virtual conference that brings together tens of thousands of people to explore the future of software development, and the tools that will help us get there.

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Nunify

MAY 31, 2023

So here is an article of the top event technology trends for 2023 you should be aware of. Artificial Intelligence Contactless Technology Hybrid Event Technology Green Events Mobile Event Apps NFC Metaverse Blockchain AR & VR 1. Event apps provide a central hub for all event-related information.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 10, 2016

I have seen some non-profit organizations book expensive hotels or other venues and then expect professionals to give their services by speaking for free. There are a number of instances in which engaging speakers for free makes sense and few would object to it. Charity Events. This is hardly reasonable.

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Event Geek

APRIL 19, 2018

If you're running a sprawling multi-day event with multiple ticket types, discount codes, room blocks and onsite check-in, you've got plenty of registration workflows to manage. Even if you've got a super simple event, with just a networking hour and a couple of speakers, you still need to a registration flow that's as seamless as possible.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

Determine your event budget during the initial planning phases and ensure all stakeholders sign off and agree on the numbers. When budgeting, pay special attention to the high-priced items such as the venue, food, activities, entertainment, and technology. Give yourself at least three months to plan your virtual event marketing.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. These usually have to do with speaker cancellations, unexpectedly long registration lines, poor WiFi, and other last-minute challenges that may seem like a big deal in the moment but absolutely pale in comparison to the global buzzkill that is coronavirus.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 10, 2020

It’s a universal event challenge: how do you ensure a strong, stable internet feed at a conference without breaking the budget? Whether it involves a speaker presentation or attendees who need to check back in with work and answer all those sli.do Still worried the venue won’t have the coverage you need where you need it?

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Socio Events

MARCH 27, 2023

Before the event: virtual event planning and promotion Perhaps the most extensive part of the process is event planning. Like an architect develops sketches and blueprints before contracting out the construction of their creation, an event planner needs to have the outline ready to go—and well ahead of time.

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SevenEvents

MAY 26, 2023

planning an event can be a considerable task, whether it’s a small drinks reception or a large-scale conference. from selecting the right venue to managing logistics and ensuring attendee satisfaction, there are numerous aspects to consider. consider factors such as capacity, location, amenities, and ambience.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Epoxies could range from repurposing florals for sterile rooms to finding gluten-free meals for the dozen VIPs who didn’t RSVP, to filling in for the speaker who missed a flight.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

Event WiFi is not one size fits all. There are WAY too many variables to cover and every venue is going to be different. This article will give you the tools you need to find the best event WiFi on your own. There are a lot of steps you can take to ensure you understand WiFi and tips to guide you when planning for event WiFi.

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Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While technically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, a recession is more felt as the general malaise of a contracting economy: declines in business revenue and profit, decreases in spending, and pressure to cut costs and eliminate jobs. Are you viewed as a commodity or a business partner?

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 15, 2018

Carrying out an event even if you have less time left is a challenging task. Event Planners kick-start the preparations for a long time starting off with the choice of vendors , the venue and so on. It’s very rare that events run 100% as expected, without running into a single hitch. Event Manager. ?

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Socio Events

JULY 27, 2021

Here are some key questions to ask as you build the health and safety aspect of your hybrid event budget: If your venue requires masks inside, who will be responsible for ensuring that everyone is wearing one where appropriate? Does your contract with the venue include a health concierge, or will you need to hire a third party?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 4, 2020

Attendee and employee comfort with risk will vary widely, as will the regulations for meetings in every destination and the sanitation protocols in each venue. For events where multiple rooms are used for a meal, speakers could be live-streamed across the venue. Groups within Groups.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Meeting Venue. Where so ever place the event is happening at, it is known as the meeting venue. It could be a recognized facility, a particular office, a large event hall or a hotel or something like that. . Reasons why events should care about the impact on the environment. Finding the most convenient venue.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

In Part Two of this series where I focused on in-person events, I talked about the difficult—but necessary—contraction on the supply side (at venues, hotels, and other suppliers) to deal with the dramatic drop in demand. Event apps made it easier for planners to see who attended which sessions but did little to track engagement.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 14, 2019

Glow parties are also a great idea when due to budgets, logistics, or contracts, you are stuck planning a dinner or reception in a very basic (or unattractive) room. Pass drinks and apps on glowing trays. Work with the restaurants and your venue to set up this experience so your guests can try each offering and vote for their favorite.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . If you’re looking for some new event industry blogs to call your favorites – this one is a must. Event Leadership Institute.

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Eventscase Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Pick the best location to host the event One of the worst mistakes you can make is choosing a venue that’s deemed too far away by your target audience. Coming to your event should be convenient. Also, book a venue that offers ample space for the activities you have planned. No technical skill is required at all.

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Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

As we began talking to our client about negotiations on the finer details of the venue contract for their Annual Trainee Conference, we established there was no plan B should they decide not to go ahead with a live event. Brief – Graduate intake and onboarding programme – Can we make ours work in this pandemic?

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Stress for event planners can come in all shapes and sizes. Signing a venue contract, for example, may be more stressful for you than making a presentation to stakeholders. A programme management tool can do this for you and save you an enormous amount of time when making changes to speakers and session content.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Examples of event accessibility are providing wheelchair access at in-person events, and live captioning at hybrid or virtual events. Activity challenge is an engagement tool used to create challenges and generate points during virtual and hybrid events, usually through an event app. Event planning terms: B.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

“And things like event apps, it’s an old school conversation. It will become ubiquitous in the next five years when everybody updates their phones” The Challenge Of Venues. “The challenge I see is with venues”, he continues. And you have telepresence projecting a speaker on stage.

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Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

CadmiumCD At CadmiumCD we focus on the technology needs of event planners. We specialize in technology tools and services to collect, manage and distribute educational materials at conferences and events. is the leading provider of event management solutions for the global meetings and events industry. Certain Software.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

Kiosks That Make Early Check-in Easy Check-in is typically the first touchpoint attendees have with an event, but that doesn’t always have to happen at the venue. Self-service kiosks can be set up at local transportation hubs or hotel partners to help attendees get checked in before they even step foot into the event.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Stress for event planners can come in all shapes and sizes. Signing a venue contract, for example, may be more stressful for you than making a presentation to stakeholders. A programme management tool can do this for you and save you an enormous amount of time when making changes to speakers and session content.

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