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Mobile-Only Tickets: A New Direction For The Events Industry?

Endless Events

‘Tis the time for mobile-only tickets to make their way into the events industry! And if you thought this was decades away from happening, you thought wrong. So this week, we’re doing something a little different. The Event Tech Podcast is going to start bringing you interesting news out there and our hosts will be discussing the ins and outs, the pros and cons, live.

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 Social Selling Success on LinkedIn: A Checklist of 14 Tips for #Eventprofs

All Seated

. Ask just about any #eventprofs a go-to tip for selling successfully, and you’ll likely hear the value of building relationships and connections. It’s a tried and true technique for good reason – it works. But as potential customers have grown weary of receiving yet another cold sales pitch, selling best practices have evolved. Enter the concept of social selling.

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Pulse Survey: Identifying 2020 Event Industry Trends

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Join your event industry peers by taking 10 minutes to complete this quick survey now. We'll use the insights to craft a free report that will help you make more informed decisions about your events.

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Costa Rica’s Well-Being and Sustainability Offerings Are a Glimpse Into the Future of Meetings and Events

Skift

Skift Take: Meeting and event planners are working to incorporate more wellness-focused elements and reduce their environmental impact as the industry’s goals shift. Costa Rica has been a leader in prioritizing personal well-being and environmental sustainability for decades. — Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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What *Not* to Get an Event Planner for the Holidays

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With the holidays coming up, you may have started to imagine the special things you’d like to gift your family and social circle. And while it’s tempting to gift the event planner in your circle items you think they could use for work, be less predictable this year and eliminate these five status quo items […].

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4 Tips for Writing Text Communications

MeetingPool

We’ve all seen the Consumer Cellular ads and know that “text size” can easily be enlarged on mobile or GrandPad devices, which is important to keep in mind when creating event text communications from your business desktop or laptop. The interface and experience of that of the attendees that receive event-related text messages are likely […].

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Six Ways for Event Planners to Prioritize Mental Health

Special Events

You will do better if you feel better--six helpful tips for event planners to focus on their own wellness.

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The Complete Festival Planning Check List

InitLive

As a festival director, thinking and planning in advance helps you to stay organized and provide your patrons with a memorable experience. From securing WiFi and vendors to contingency planning and staffing, you need to arrange every detail to get your festival event off the ground.The more detailed your planning, the more successful your festival goes off without a glitch.

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Establishing Detailed Event Timelines

Caterease

Establishing Detailed Event Timelines Caterease Version: 20 Category: Event Manager Date: 10/28/2019. The post Establishing Detailed Event Timelines appeared first on Caterease.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Jomablue transforms event experiences into sales and marketing insights

Event Industry News

Leaders in event intelligence, Jomablue are shortlisted for three categories at this year’s Event Technology Awards – Best Ticketing Technology, Best Visitor Registration Technology, and Best Attendee Management Technology. No strangers to the awards, Jomablue have taken home trophies for the last three consecutive years. Here is why. Jomablue provide an integrated event experience platform that offers solutions to event organisers at every step of an event lifecycle.

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How to Choose the Right CSR Activity for Your Group

SmartMeetings

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is good for the world, good for your image and good for your karma. One excellent way to incorporate giveback into your events is through a specific CSR activity. More : CSR: A Motivating Force for Good in Incentive Travel. Planners have many options when trying to determine what CSR activity to add. Here a few tips and tricks on how to choose the best activity for your group to help create an effective event in the most fun, engaging way possible.

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3 Big Benefits to Onsite Events Management

Tigris Events

[…]. The post 3 Big Benefits to Onsite Events Management appeared first on Leading the Canadian Industry in Dynamic Event Staffing & Experiential Marketing.

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Your 2020 Event Strategy: The Sirius Perspective

Hubb

With 2020 around the corner, now is the time to get Sirius about your events. SiriusDecisions’ research director of demand marketing strategies, Cheri Keith, is our featured speaker this month! She will take you through a deep dive on the SiriusDecisions’ Event Management Framework to help you refine, plan and execute your events with precision.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Evessio announced as official partner for Event Technology Awards 2019

Event Industry News

The esteemed software specialist company, Evessio , has been named as the Event Technology Awards’ (ETA) official event partner for the second year in a row. Founded in 2015, Evessio is a software platform that hosts, manages and runs events such as awards ceremonies, conferences and exhibitions. It offers a free demo to showcase its capabilities to event organisers.

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An excellent life story exercise for groups

Conferences that Work

In 2005, I joined a men’s group. Eight of us get together for two hours every fortnight. One man chooses a topic and leads the meeting. A couple of months ago, Brent offered the following life story exercise via a preparatory email sent in advance: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post An excellent life story exercise for groups appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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The Creative Engagement Group hires Jason Capra as client engagement director

Event Industry News

The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) has hired Jason Capra as its new client engagement director to lead several key accounts that draw upon the group’s strategic, live event and experiential; film, interactive and immersive services. Capra will report to TCEG’s head of client services, Lauren Ince, and is tasked with providing leadership to client service teams across the UK and US.

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EventScotland’s National Events Programme continues to thrive with 3 new applicants

Event Industry News

From obstacle courses to scenic trail runs, celebrations of crime writing to health and wellbeing, the latest round of EventScotland’s National Events funding is set to support an exciting array of events and festivals in 2020. Five events from across Scotland, including three first-time applicants, have been awarded a share of £72,000 in funding from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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InitLive shortlisted for Best Workforce Management Technology at Event Technology Awards

Event Industry News

InitLive, a Canadian-based technology company is shortlisted for Best Workforce Management Technology at the Event Technology Awards 2019. As an industry leader in event management safety and communication technology, InitLive strives to make the event management experience better and more efficient each time. InitLive provides a cloud-based solution for event producers across all industries, including festivals, sporting, conferences and conventions, to efficiently plan and manage world-class e

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Visit Interprefy on stand 1312 at Event Tech Live

Event Industry News

Interprefy , the Zurich-based technology company that boasts offices in Europe and the US, is swiftly ascending through the ranks of leading event technology companies with its state-of-the-art interpreting cloud-based platform. Because interpreters do not need to be onsite, Interprefy saves its customers and partners – AV companies, event organisers and language service providers – complexity, administration and event floor space.

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fielddrive helps event planners around the world to manage visitor flows: with the fastest check-in, highest security and live analytics

Event Industry News

fielddrive, a global event technology company, offers an innovative suite of services for on-site attendee management across the globe. The field drive suite includes pioneering solutions for data integration, live badging, and track and trace capabilities which can be implemented at your event. field drive is the first event-tech company to use facial recognition technology for secure and expedited attendee check-in.

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Event Tech Awards Shortlist Preview: Jonas Event Technology

Event Industry News

Jonas Event Technology (JET) remove the stress of event registration so event organisers can focus on everything else. With over 27 years in the events industry, JET have always strived to offer the best service to their clients, often going above and beyond in assisting organisers with delivering their events. With the backing of Jonas Software, JET are able to offer rapid product development and innovative technology so their clients have access to industry leading solutions that match the fri

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.