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MARCH 14, 2019

The major stages of event planning have stayed pretty much the same over the past decade — but the technology and planning itself? Not so much. Now, there are all sorts of new tools available that make the process faster, more collaborative, and easier to manage. From email marketing to social media advertising and partnering […]. The post Event Life Cycle: Before, During & After an Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 14, 2019

The need to celebrate your next event is something that goes way beyond the opportunity to show the world how good you are. I remember asking the Chairman not to say thanks to me or my team for organising the event. It was then the largest event I had organised but I felt a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable about being thanked, simply for doing my job.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

MARCH 14, 2019

The best events don’t always start with a business plan. Often, they start with a spark. Someone has a passion they want to share, and a great idea about how to share it. They’re moved to bring people together around a vision, so they make it happen — even with no event planning experience. Here’s […]. The post How a New Grad Created an Events Empire Using Hot Tubs and Movies appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Eventopedia is a venue-finding platform that enables event professionals to find critical information through trusted connections, robust technology, peer insights, and expert industry advice. Here is our review. Eventopedia: What Is It? Eventopedia is an intelligent search platform that helps event planners harness the hidden knowledge of their peers to uncover important qualifying details […].

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Eventbrite UK

MARCH 14, 2019

You’ve organised a can’t-miss event. You’ve settled on a venue, enlisted performers or speakers, and honed in on the details. And you’ve set up your ticketing options. Now, you’re faced with the most daunting challenge: getting people to attend. Event promotion doesn’t have to be hard, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, […]. The post The 6 Best Free Ideas and Tools for Event Promotion appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Eventory

MARCH 14, 2019

Forecasting the success of an event is hard. Organizers often underrate the power of their endeavor or simply miscalculate the possible interest and therefore the size of attendance. Not being able to fit every willing participant in the venue may be the source of great stress. It is also a little bit of pride that your conference is one of those sold out events and was so popular.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

As an industry, are we guilty of conforming to certain ways of thinking? Do some event professionals possess opinions that they fear might not be popular with their peers? In life, it sometimes only takes one person to stand up and share a thought in order to prompt more people to say, ‘I think the same’. Today we publish the second article in a brand-new series called ‘The Unpopular Opinion’.

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Evenium

MARCH 14, 2019

While ConnexMe 8.0 focused on making the speaker more independent with the new remote control features allowing them to change slides and use the laser pointer, the new version of ConnexMe offers new, more intuitive features and give more power to event planners. Easily access your event with a QR code With ConnexMe “Get Connected” widget, attendees can easily access your event by scanning with their smartphone or tablet and ConnexMe the QR code displayed on the main screen. iPhone or iPad users

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G2Planet

MARCH 14, 2019

Editors note: In the past two years, our "Event Industry Blogs To Follow" has become one of the most popular sections of G2Blog. This year, we've added 25 new blogs to follow -- both in the United States and around the world. That puts our featured blogs at 55 total and counting. Enjoy.

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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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Evenium

MARCH 14, 2019

Get your Android smartphones and tablets ready! Evenium’s digital check-in app, Evenium OnSite, is now available on Google Play to help you easily manage guests check-in while tracking attendance in real time. Now you can use your smartphone or tablet to: Scan attendees’ badges (QR codes) Take attendees’ pictures Capture attendance sheet signature Easily access you guest list Track attendance in real-time thanks to instant device synchronization Schedule text messages alert to let your colleague

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e2m.live

MARCH 14, 2019

Technology like AR can give a much-needed makeover to business cards, making them more interesting and interactive. AR-enabled apps for business cards can offer multiple benefits to participants, business delegates and exhibitors at B2B events. Before we discuss the benefits, take a look at the general guidelines of how to use the apps. Step 1: Download an AR-enabled app for business cards and install it in your mobile device.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

Center Parcs Conferences & Events has launched this year’s Conquer the Forest team building competition across four of its UK villages, following the success of the inaugural event in 2018. Having initially launched at Woburn Forest last year, the competition is being rolled out at three additional Center Parcs villages for 2019, with each location hosting 6-8 teams for a one-day team building challenge throughout March.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2019

This past week, San Francisco-based Airbnb acquired HotelTonight , which could dramatically increase the fluidity of travel and get rid of potential hiccups. As a part of Airbnb’s mission to create an end-to-end travel platform, this move will allow meeting planners and attendees to book hotels last-minute with less hassle—whether it be weeks or days ahead.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

etc.venues’ newest and largest conference venue, 133 Houndsditch has been selected to host the third Charity Film Awards, on April 26 th 2019. Celebrating the very best films and videos that have been created for UK charities, the Charity Film Awards winners will be announced at a black-tie gala on April 26 th 2019. Over 300 charities take part in the awards each year and more than 65,000 members of the public vote for their favourite films.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 14, 2019

Cori Day, vice president of sales and services for Visit KC, understands the complex role that event service professionals play. Whether it’s an event, a venue or a destination, she is selling an experience—and everything revolves around customer service because you haven’t done a good job until they say you have. “Customer service has to be the number one priority of everything we do,” said Day, who has nearly 23 years of experience.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 14, 2019

Do you ever wonder if you need a mission statement in order to create a memorable and meaningful event business? Do you struggle to articulate the vision you have for your events and your event business? Some event planners are very focused and know exactly who they serve and why, while others spin their wheels and dread the idea of having a clear plan and path.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

WeAreFSTVL and Beat Hotel (Marrakech) confirmed to go fully cashless with PlayPass this year. PlayPass has strengthened its UK operations to address intensifying demand for its award-winning NFC technology, promoting Steve Jenner to the role of Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. Steve, who joined the company in 2015, will lead an expanded team which includes the appointment of Ben Hirons (ex-Gorilla, Peppermint & Creative Bars) who will oversee event delivery.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2019

TSNN. SXSW is a golden opportunity to see why crowds flock to brand activations and for event organizers to consider how they can create the same buzz for exhibitors at their shows. ( TSNN ). Read More.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

The Ticket Factory has won the ‘Ticketing Without Barriers Award – Ticketing/Tech Company’ at the Outstanding Attitude Awards 2019. The Outstanding Attitude Awards, run by disability-led charity Attitude is Everything, celebrate excellence in live event accessibility and highlight best practice across the whole event industry. The winners were selected by an independent panel of music fans, artists, journalists and other industry experts.

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Brown Paper Tickets

MARCH 14, 2019

You’re hosting the mixer to end all mixers. Everything is perfect—the venue, the weather, and you’ve even managed to sell out. But the attendees are standing on opposite sides of the wall with their faces buried in their phones. No one is talking. It’s more awkward than a jr. high dance. The success of industry events, conferences, mixers, and meet-and-greets depends on your guests making connections.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

We love event professionals. We think they’re a group of truly incredible people. There is one thing, however, that marketers universally suck at; relaxing. So we decided to create an event marketing platform that was so easy to use, so painless that it could actually result in the mythical beast we call “free time.” Goodbye stress.

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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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Bizzabo

MARCH 14, 2019

San Jose is a beautiful city full of amazing event venues. But which location is right for your next gathering? Keep reading and we'll show you the 30 San Jose event venues you should be considering for your next get together. San Jose is a large city with over one million residents, making it the third most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 14, 2019

The 2019 carnival broke records in Rio de Janeiro. Officially closed last Sunday (03/10), with the last street parades, the revelry livened up locals and tourists and generated R$ 3.78 billion in revenue, 26% more than last year. The amount, released by Riotur, the city’s tourism entity, exceeded the National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism’s initial forecast of R$ 2.1 billion in revenue.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 14, 2019

Adobe has long been thought of as a creative and innovative brand. The examples of their imaginative event marketing that you’ll find below demonstrate how the thought leader weaves together technology and passion in everything they do. Groundbreaking from the start, Adobe was the first Silicon Valley company to ever make a profit in its first year.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2019

More international conference organizers are looking beyond larger, first-tier destinations when hosting meetings in the United Kingdom. For instance, the World Down Syndrome Congress took place in Glasgow in July 2018 at the SEC Center, Scotland’s largest convention center, and BIOMAG 2020 will commence next August at the University of Birmingham in England.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 14, 2019

Off-season dates and rates attract social, athletic, and youth groups with good reason: Winter weather can complicate fly-in business events. On Wednesday, March 13, nearly 70 percent of flights to and from Denver International Airport—about 1,400 in total—were canceled due to a "bomb cyclone" that delivered eight inches of snow and 80 mile-per-hour winds, causing a zero-visibility situation for several hours.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2019

pcma.org. The former chairman of the PCMA Board of Directors will take over as executive vice president and CEO of the American Society of Appraisers in April. ( pcma ). Read More.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 14, 2019

Smarticle. We booked a venue for our gala dinner expecting 300 people, but now it’s looking like we’ll have closer to 150. It’s How can I arrange the room so that it doesn’t look empty? Space Optics & Dynamics. Perception is everything in these situations. If you had that same 150 people in a venue that maxed out at 150, it would have the buzz of a sold out event.

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