All Seated

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Clearly, today’s buyers have changed the way they find products and services – including venues. Have you changed the way you market your venue? If you aren’t keeping up with today’s buying behavior shifts in how you market your venue, it will be a challenge to increase bookings and revenues. Create venue videos.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? What if you and your audience and speakers lack experience with hybrid events?

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Speakers Travel Technology Insurance 98

Eventmobi

AUGUST 30, 2018

The journey for an attendee will be different from a speaker or sponsor. Be sure to take into account the venue space and event floor plan. Determine the people who benefit from the success of your event. Create a thorough list of all the groups who have a stake in whether or not your event achieves its goals. Exhibitors. Influencers.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 5, 2018

Rather than have attendees looking for a room, the setup of the venue led them down to the main session area. It also facilitated the connection between speaker and audience. And speakers tend to poll the audience by a show of hands. The stage design drew people in from the moment they arrived. Download Now.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Check out our free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to Successful Events. We’ve all been onsite where the speaker rehearsals for a conference go on too long, and just before the attendees are due to come the whole PowerPoint presentation needs changing. Event pros, want more tips for how to plan a successful event?

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Bizzabo

JULY 16, 2019

There are plenty of great venues for event planners to explore in the city, ranging from the small and simple to the large and elegant. But finding the perfect New York City venue for your next event can feel overwhelming. Then come back to our list of New York City venues to find the few that really interest you. Clinton Hall.

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Venues Wireless Hotels Fashion 66

Event Farm

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

For the first post in this series, we’re focusing on pre-event engagement—so keep reading to learn how to get attendees excited and engaged before they even show up to your venue. Leverage your speakers. Your speakers shouldn't just provide content during your event. Carefully craft your email invitation.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

F&B, A/V, and venue rental. Even if an event doesn’t have the best educational speakers or entertainment programming, planners are betting that pleasing attendees is all about winning their stomachs first and then delivering an engaging experience. The Big Three. Join the movement for a better event. Try Social Tables today.

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Entertainment Tech Event Tech 2017 98

Event Farm

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Not only were there 16 keynote and spotlight speakers (including Alec Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Anna Kendrick, and Serena Williams), there were also countless breakout sessions during which attendees learned from the best in the business about their trade. Pay attention to social chatter. SO happy to see @dansally walk out on stage!!!

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Event Farm

JULY 25, 2017

Your marketing team should be tasked with finding the venue, sourcing catering, hiring speakers and any entertainment, and should also ensure that event tech solutions are in place that will allow you to track each touchpoint throughout the campaign. Your sales reps, on the other hand, should play a crucial.

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Event Farm

MAY 24, 2017

You won’t get people to fax in their event registration or stay at the venue if they can’t hear a thing. With message functionality and instant meeting updates, participants are able to access useful content such as speaker bios, exhibitor information, and a map of the show floor for easy navigation.

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Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. If you’ve had this event in the past, Mark Knowles from Bend WebCAM suggests asking speakers from previous years to help with live-blogging. Check in with sponsors and speakers. Mark Knowles. Co-Chair, Bend WebCAM. The answer?

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Event Planning Event Apps Speakers 2004 146

Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

We also look at some cool new tech tools, including short-range projectors and a VR solution that makes venue site-inspections a lot more practical (and less expensive!). NEW eBook: The Event Planner’s Guide to Good Data Management. Want to beam in a hologram speaker? Want to create some amazing AR activation?

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Tech Event Tech Hotels Banking 94

Socio Events

AUGUST 23, 2021

More and more prominent companies such as Apple and The National Speakers Association (NSA) flexed their innovation muscles to transition the event landscape into unfamiliar digital experiences. When you host in-person events, your attendee numbers are limited to your venue’s capacity. Virtual Events Have Changed The Events Industry.

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Eventsforce

JANUARY 29, 2020

Last week, organisers of RuPaul’s first-ever DragCon UK had to apologise to fans who were unable to get into the venue – despite being ticket holders and waiting for hours outside. For example, are more delegates likely to turn up around lunch time just before the keynote speaker takes to the stage?

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Socio Events

JULY 11, 2022

As I walked through the EMS venue, it was nice to see organizers include the virtual elements that evolved over the last few years and made virtual participation so viable. I saw attendees using their phones to navigate the venue, build their agendas, sync up with other attendees, and play the event game. Digital elements at EMS.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 19, 2020

Whether you are producing an in-person event, virtual event , or hybrid event —the audiovisual equipment and resources enhance the attendee experience, speaker experience, and help support the behind-the-scenes team that is running the event. When a virtual event includes VIP speakers or a higher numbers of speakers.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

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. eBook: The Event Planner’s Guide to Data Integration. It’s very personal.

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Tech Event Management Technology Management 103

Eventsforce

OCTOBER 23, 2019

New eBook: 10 Business Reasons Organisations Invest in Event Management Software. Instead of asking venue providers, ‘Do you have Wi-Fi?’ But understanding the impact that certain ideas, speakers or live-event environment have on attendees has always been a bit of an inexact science. Skift: Why is Wi-Fi at Events Still So Bad?

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Tech Event Tech Speakers Technology 83

Eventsforce

AUGUST 18, 2021

NEW eBOOK – 10 Critical Steps to Successful Hybrid Events. So it’s important that you put aside your own unconscious bias when considering risk levels that can impact attendees, speakers, sponsors, and other stakeholders. The event venue is one part of this ecosystem. So how can organizers make a safe return to in-person events?

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Risk Management Government Tech Airlines 106

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We spoke with Francesca Pinder from Spacehuntr , a 360° online platform to book and manage venues for events – who shared her insights on the kind of things organizers can do to get their no-show rates down and get more meaningful engagement from their virtual attendees. eBook: Virtual Events – How to Keep Your Attendees Engaged.

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Event Apps Technology Events 98

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We spoke with Francesca Pinder from Spacehuntr , a 360° online platform to book and manage venues for events – who shared her insights on the kind of things organizers can do to get their no-show rates down and get more meaningful engagement from their virtual attendees. eBook: Virtual Events – How to Keep Your Attendees Engaged.

Entertainment 97

Entertainment Event Apps Technology Events 97

Eventmobi

MAY 27, 2019

Over 25,000 attendees were treated to a star-studded speaker line-up, keynotes, panel discussions, innovative sessions, expert workshops, and networking galore! Throughout the three event days, attendees interacted with 4 – 5 different wall installations placed throughout the venue.

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2019 Trade Shows Sponsorships Event Apps 170

Eventbase

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Personalizing the conference agenda with AI An attendee’s decision to choose a session is influenced by a variety of factors including session descriptions, speakers, and recommendations from other attendees. Who are the keynote speakers? What’s the wifi password? Where do I eat?

Conference 40

Conference Speakers Event Apps Event Technology 40

Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

For example, let’s say that your key speaker for a medical event is an expert in Toxicology. Promoting the fact that she will be a speaker will generate some interest but with exclusive content you can really ignite potential attendees and increase their anticipation. But the key point is that this is new content.

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Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 99

Eventsforce

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

eBook: 10 critical steps to successful hybrid events. This also applies to sending any ‘green screen’ set up for speakers. For example, ensuring that speakers are in the right place for studio or side interviews, checking that the venue staff have everything under control, or being sent out by the technical team to find some kit.

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Social Media Sponsorships Tech Events 97

Eventsforce

JANUARY 14, 2021

Event design has changed, venue operations have changed and how attendees consume content has changed. Social distancing and its importance in helping to reduce the spread of Covid-19 has been uppermost in the minds of venue managers and event planners for many months now. It is a lot to deal with for event professionals.

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Event Planning Negotiating 2021 2020 109

Guidebook

APRIL 9, 2020

Further, virtual events help organizations save money on many events-related expenses (venue, catering, and decor just to name a few). Have your speaker ask a question to your audience and get results in real-time. We encourage you to check out our ebook, Increasing Sponsorship Revenue. We are here to help however we can!

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Sponsorships Event Apps Speakers Conference 78

Eventsforce

APRIL 30, 2021

NEW eBook – 10 Critical Steps to Successful Hybrid Events. Managing attendee, speaker and other stakeholders’ expectations is a key focus for your event success. Or will you be administering checks and testing at the venue? They need to look at the new issues of social distancing and the criteria for letting people into events.

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Insurance Speakers Events Management 66

Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 6, 2021

They eliminate the need for venue rental, travel, accommodation and also the cost for additional services such as staffing and catering. This is because the digital venue can facilitate the participation of key stakeholders from across the globe, making your event more accessible. Speaker Analytics (Profile Views and Ratings) .

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2020 Trade Shows Travel Speakers 98

Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 22, 2018

It involves aligning content with event goals, attendee expectations, and sourcing speakers to give engaging, informative, and entertaining presentations. Finding speakers. Your attendees are coming to your event to learn, and what better way to do that than to fill their time with interesting and informative speakers.

Event Planning 58

Event Planning Sponsorships Social Media Hospitality 58

Eventsforce

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The number of people they can reach out to will no longer be restricted by the size of a physical venue. NEW eBook: Virtual Events – 10 Ways to Keep Attendees Engaged! And the good news for sponsors and exhibitors? And many are unsure on what kind of return they should expect from these events. Visualising the Virtual.

Tech 111

Tech Events Advertising Sponsorships 111

Eventsforce

JULY 21, 2021

eBook: 10 Critical Steps to Run Successful Hybrid Events. For example, whilst a question on learning outcomes from speakers is common to both sets of attendees, a question on views on the venue will only be applicable to the in-person delegates. Let’s take a look. 1) Shout About the New Opportunities .

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Sponsorships Events Trade Shows Tech 106

Bizzabo

APRIL 21, 2020

You book the perfect venue, plan the right mix of educational content and entertainment options, and secure amazing speakers. One of the companies that Rakuten now owns is OverDrive, an American distributor of ebooks, music, and other digital content. Key Takeaway: The need for great speakers can't be overstated.

Entertainment 71

Entertainment Retail Education Sports 71

Bizzabo

JANUARY 4, 2019

Because the Growth Acceleration Summit is a conference focusing on the impact of aligning marketing and sales, we wanted to make sure to secure a venue that would facilitate communication and collaboration. For that reason, finding the perfect venue was a big part of our budget.”. Morgan Santapaola, Zoominfo , Event Marketing Manager.

2019 61

2019 Event Marketing Marketing Social Media 61

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

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. eBook: The Event Planner’s Guide to Data Integration. It’s very personal.

Tech 40

Tech Event Management Technology Management 40

Socio Events

AUGUST 10, 2022

Incorporating a virtual fitness event, such as a yoga break, meditation session, or dance-off, is a fun way for attendees to stay engaged during a long day of speakers and online training sessions. Virtual event swag may consist of items like eGift cards, eBooks, app subscriptions, or online courses.

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