Attendease

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Social Media has infiltrated every area of modern life and exhibitions are no different. Every one attending or presenting uses social media in some way. One of the benefits of social media for business is its speed: you can test concepts and ideas quickly to see if they work. This ability to quickly speak to your audience gives you an opportunity when designing your stand to refine your concept for maximum impact.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This article is brought to you in association with Macroart. Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Sponsored by print specialist Macroart, these pages will profile agencies of all sizes, looking at how and why they started, with what ambition, key projects, relationships with the supply chain and a whole lot more besi

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Jean-Francois Lincourt Hilton Quebec appoints Lincourt general manager. He was most recently hotel manager of Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston. Lincourt began his 25-year career at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta, Canada, and continued on to Fairmont Tremblant and Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, Fairmont Pittsburgh and Claremont Club & Spa, a Fairmont Hotel in Berkeley, California. 2018 Hilton Heather Johnson Mexico’s Velas Resorts a

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Marketing changes pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss an important SEO update. - Not Ferris Bueller. Going to marketing events can be the biggest waste of time. The kinds of events where the keynote speaker gets on stage to sell you a CMS or a CRM or a pile of CRAP are the waste-of-time ones and, trust me, I've been there.

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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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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

This July, Cocoon In The Park festival recorded a whopping 39% increase in revenues just two years after making the switch to RFID cashless payments with Event Genius Pay. The growth, calculated by using data from the festival’s last non-cashless, token-based event in 2016 was achieved after the organisers implemented a series of recommendations provided by the expert team at Event Genius who had analysed data from the festival’s cashless debut in 2017.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Leading global brand experience company, Cook & Associates, delivered three major projects at this year’s Electronica event in Munich – for KEMET Electronics, Velocity Electronics and Electronic Specifier. The emphasis was on combining compelling designs with immersive environments, for maximum impact at the electronics industry’s premier global event. .

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Slido

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

We understand that event networking is important for our delegates. More often than not, it’s the main reason why they join our events. We use an arsenal of tools to improve it – event apps, complicated icebreakers or name tags with personal hobbies. They work. At least partially. But as with many things in life, the simplest solution is often the most effective.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Twickenham Stadium has opened its state-of-the-art East Stand, unveiling an enhanced hospitality offering for meetings and events that will immerse event planners in an even greater destination experience. The versatile new venue opened its doors to more than 250 leading industry figures on Thursday 22 nd November, offering guests the chance to explore the various new spaces and sample the latest menus from Executive Head Chef, Thomas Rhodes.

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Eventbase

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The event industry is currently undergoing a massive upheaval. Digital technologies are pushing their way into the market and, thanks to new hardware and software, offer almost limitless possibilities for optimizing an event. Such innovations promise, for example, to digitize attendee management or access control or generate new event formats such as webinars or virtual conferences.

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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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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The EIN Podcast takes a sporting turn this week as host James Dickson talks about the Ryder Cup. Joining him on the podcast is the Managing Director of Arena Scaffolding Willy Irish. Arena Scaffolding worked extensively on the 2018 Ryder Cup, which took place just outside Paris. The company was responsible for creating vast amounts of the base work that supported the hundreds of temporary structures that dotted the vast site.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Inspire your next hackathon with these 25 creative hackathon ideas. Featuring examples IBM, TechCrunch, IBM and more. Hackathons are a great way to increase brand awareness, engage with your community and source top tech talent. They can also serve as drivers of innovation within your own company. What's a hackathon? A hackathon is traditionally a live, in-person event where teams of computer programmers compete to solve challenges over the course of one or more days.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The 2018 Dreambeach festival, staged near the charming fishing town of Villaricos in Andalucía, Spain, is a picturesque location traditionally known for its unspoiled beaches and jaw-dropping sunsets … and now … for hosting the largest dance music festival in Spain! Dreambeach welcomes 155,000 music fans to the region to enjoy five fun-filled days of superlative electronic music.

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