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How to Organise a Vendor Event

GEVME

If there’s one type of event that can deliver real business profits for all participants, it’s definitely a vendor show. Bringing salespeople, companies, and organisations together, vendor events are all about targeted connection building. Not only do such events help companies find new leads but they also foster growth within the industry through experience sharing.

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Confessions From an Event Newbie: If I’m the Buyer, You Only Have One Goal: Impress Me

a2z Innovation Insider

6 minute read. Written by: Jax Kott , Digital Media Marketing Assistant, a2z, Inc. . To give you a little background about me. I played Division I softball for Rutgers University (that’s in New Jersey) so it’s safe to say that the sport plays a huge role in my life. So much so that I consistently find myself relating almost everything and anything back to softball.

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5 reasons to measure business value of meetings

Plan Your Meetings

Meeting and event professionals can no longer wholly rely on satisfaction measurements to justify spend, and as they seek to determine the true business value that their meetings drive, they are finding the added benefit of heightened roles within their organizations. Indeed, proving the value of their meetings has, in turn, proven the value of their roles as experience designers, strategists and internal consultants.

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

Conferences that Work

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. Actually I don’t need to do that since Donald Bligh listed them all in his classic book What’s The Use Of Lectures? , first published in 1972 ! Rather than reiterate the shortcomings of broadcast-style teaching, I’ll go positive and describe three superior alternatives to sitting through an expert’s non-stop utterances.

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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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Event Survey Infographic

GEVME

Analytics is a gold mine of valuable insights about an event. Whether you want to analyse expectations before the event or tap into post-event feedback, targeted surveys can do the research for you. While it’s easy to measure the financial impact, event planners don’t always manage to analyse the experiences. The main point of using surveys is to capture the details of how specific event experiences worked, should have worked, or haven’t worked for your audience.

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Event Marketing: 5 Tactics to Sell Out [Video]

EventMB

Marketing your event is becoming increasingly more difficult. How can you increase registrations and ensure that your next event is a hit? Here are 5 Event Marketing tactics to help you succeed. This video is brought to you by Eventmobi, event management technology that makes the entire event lifecycle easier for professionals like you. […]. The post Event Marketing: 5 Tactics to Sell Out [Video] by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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How To Handle Difficult Catering Clients

Caterease

It doesn't matter the industry you're in, you are bound to encounter difficult clients. The hospitality industry is known for its high level of hard clientele. Since it's a service-based industry, it’s easy to see why. The catering sector is no exception to this. A successful catering operation is always juggling between the different types. The post How To Handle Difficult Catering Clients appeared first on Caterease.

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For Shark Week, These Species Were Made Entirely From Upcycled Materials

BizBash

Visitors to the Santa Monica Pier July 21 and 22 were treated to a sustainable surprise: four Instagram-friendly art installations.

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9 Influencer-Approved Tips for Planning Picture-Perfect Trips

SmartMeetings

Instagram travel blogger Tara Whiteman, who shares the beauty of travel with her million Instagram followers as Tara Milk Tea , takes a planner’s approach to exploring the world. The 23-year-old Australian model and designer curates colorful photos of exotic locations to show off the beauty found all over the world. She takes a strategic approach to preparing photo shoots and travel.

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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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Get Crafty: See These Colorful Activity Ideas Inspired by NBC's 'Making It'

BizBash

Whether the focus is fashion, cooking, singing, modeling, or drag, reality competition shows never seem to go out of style.

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Top 3 Summer Event Technology Experiences

Grenadine

By Amanda Peterson, Enlightened Digital. Technology has undoubtedly changed almost every aspect of our lives, and for the event planner, the way we manage events. Technology is progressively changing the way events are planned and executed, what guests do on-site, and even how they are evaluated. Amidst the sea of music festivals, trade shows, and sporting events this season, event marketers have incorporated technology trends in some of the most unique ways to date.

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The Events Expert Interview Series #13: Rachel Wimberly

G2Planet

We've been interviewing some of the smartest, most interesting event professionals around--sharing their insights, advice, and unique experiences. This week we sat down with Rachel Wimberly , the powerhouse president of Tarsus Media.

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Top 3 Summer Event Technology Experiences

Grenadine

By Amanda Peterson, Enlightened Digital. Technology has undoubtedly changed almost every aspect of our lives, and for the event planner, the way we manage events. Technology is progressively changing the way events are planned and executed, what guests do on-site, and even how they are evaluated. Amidst the sea of music festivals, trade shows, and sporting events this season, event marketers have incorporated technology trends in some of the most unique ways to date.

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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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Assigning a Default Discount to a Client

Caterease

Assigning a Default Discount to a Client Caterease Version: 18 Category: Setup Date: 08/06/2018. The post Assigning a Default Discount to a Client appeared first on Caterease.

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Top Banana nurtures creative talent with Design Academy Initiative

Event Industry News

Leading creative communications agency, Top Banana, have welcomed three university design students throughout July, advancing on their already successful Design Academy programme, now in its third year. The three students from the University of Wolverhampton and University of Birmingham have each spent three days at Top Bananas’ Midlands headquarters, learning the ins and outs of the industry and each supporting on real life client briefs.

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How to Build a Mobile Marketing Database for Your Events

Evvnt

Mobile marketing for events offers a way to get your event details directly to your potential attendees while they’re on the go. Some event organisers may be hesitant to use mobile promotions, either due to privacy concerns or the potential cost of trying this new marketing channel. But if you’re speaking to the right people, not only can you overcome both of these concerns but you might just see an increase in the number of people at your event.

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Go Live! with EFS Europe Ltd

Event Industry News

As part of the European Championships Glasgow 2018, eight days of free family fun are taking place at Strathclyde Country Park in August. . To support the event, EFS have supplied 388 linear metres of 2 metre pathways around the marquees and toilet areas. In 2017, NL Leisure purchased 7500sqm of EFS’s translucent Temp-A-Path and the flooring is available for re-hire for any event throughout Scotland.

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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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Caterease Update v18 – Build 1834

Caterease

New Features in This Latest Update Social Tables 4 Interface This build introduces the long-anticipated Social Tables 4 interface. Custom Names We've added the ability to rename "Client Group" Ingredient Query Back by popular DEMAND, we've added the field "Comment" to the result set. Guestrooms Query Added the following two fields to the output: Cancel.

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Top Questions To Ask Your Potential Client

All Seated

Potential clients often have an abundance of questions for vendors before making their decisions and reaching an agreement. However, it’s important as a vendor to ask the potential client some questions as well in order to understand their needs to best determine if you will be the right fit for their event. We put together this helpful list of questions to ask a potential client before reaching an agreement for their event!

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Upcoming Webinar: How To Get Support With Your Cvent Account

Cvent: Event Marketing

T he first day at a new company can be exciting and overwhelming at the same time. With so many new faces and processes, it might be hard to keep things straight. We know that on-boarding the Cvent platform can feel the same way, but with the help of our Client Services team you will have great support through the process. With copious amounts of information on the Cvent platform, our free webinar will teach you how to leverage your Cvent Account Team.

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Collaborating Virtually with Vendors

All Seated

All great events have at least one common factor – superior teamwork. In order to create magical guest experiences, many pieces have to fall into place, and that can only happen when a group of professionals work together with a common goal. Collaboration is key to the success of any event, but in this digital era it has taken on a virtual dimension that is revolutionizing our industry.

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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.

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Top 5 Event Reports Every Event Planner Should be Using

Regpack

Good event reporting is at the heart of any successful event and organization. If you want to put together a truly stand-out event, it’s not enough to just bring together all the people and logistics you need to navigate to get everybody you need in one place. You also need to know the details! There’s a whole lot of data you can use to really perfect your event organizing abilities, and by recognizing the kind of reports you want and need, pulling off a fantastic event becomes easier than ever

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5 Best Event Broadcasting Tools to Broadcast Your Event

NVOLV

The modern events are not limited to just specific location or venue. In fact, it can be attended by anyone regardless of their location in any part of the world. An event manager’s major responsibility includes managing events and providing maximum value to the attendees from engagement to networking and gamification to enjoying scrumptious food. Event planners utilize the latest technologies in order to make the event smooth and uninterrupted for the attendees.

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Bound For Success: How To Win at INBOUND 2018

Bizzabo

Want to get the most out of INBOUND 2018? We've compiled a list of tips that will help you network, navigate and learn your way to an unforgettable experience. INBOUND is in its 6th year and the event doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. With over 20,000 attendees gathering in Boston annually for this experience organized by HubSpot in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre, it is one of the largest marketing events in the world.

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