Tue.May 29, 2018

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How to Choose Event Management Software for Corporate Events

GEVME

Tight deadlines and endless checklists no longer cause experienced corporate event managers to panic. Still, it’s important to understand that by reducing your workload with a strong online system for event management, you have the opportunity to make a corporate meeting even more brilliant. In other words, event management software is something that helps you do more with less effort.

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Your Conference As A Giving Field

Velvet Chainsaw

We are used to thinking of our conference and its planning process as a one-way transaction from the company to its customers. Sometimes we view the planning process as a backbreaking, arduous, life-draining experience. We may even dread working with a new conference advisory committee due to our negative past experiences. If this sounds like you, perhaps it’s time to rethink your mental model of your conference and its planning process.

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3 Reasons Why Using a Promo Video Will Increase Event App Adoption

Eventmobi

Having worked at EventMobi for close to two years, I’ve had hundreds of strategy conversations with my clients on how best to utilize their event technology to engage and connect with their audiences, specifically when it comes to event app adoption. On these calls I like to start by asking my client, “What are the event goals for your app this year?

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Meeting in Saskatoon: 11 Ways to Make Your Event More Successful

EventMB

This is a sponsored post from Tourism Saskatoon, Canada. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Located in the Province of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon’s diversified economy and cultural center make it attractive to event planners in all industries. Saskatoon is more than just an appealing destination. It is home to many of the key ingredients […].

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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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How a PR Pro Launched a New Food Festival—With No Budget

BizBash

When an industry professional conceives of an out-of-the-box event idea that could solve a problem, he or she will set.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Unbiased?

PCMA Convene

The “Diversity in Tech” session at the third annual Women in Innovation Forum in New York City (W.IN. Forum NY), held on May 21, posed a not-so-simple question to some of the most prominent women in technology: Is it possible to build unbiased artificial intelligence? It’s problematic, says Rashida Richardson, director of policy research at the AI Now Institute at New York University and session panelist.

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Top Reasons to Book NYC for Your Next Meeting

MeetingsNet

NYC & Company, the City’s official destination marketing organization, works with planners at every stage of the event cycle to create the best possible experience for attendees. Brought to you by: New York City’s excitement, energy and value are unparalleled, with iconic venues, world-class restaurants and hotels and 24/7 convenience. The City’s prominence as a global business and financial capital, as well as its vibrant mix of arts and culture, history and renowned attractions, makes it a

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What Great Brands Don’t Do

PCMA Convene

What do great brands do? And what do great brands avoid doing? Brand strategy expert and author Denise Lee Yohn will tackle those questions at the upcoming PCMA Education Conference in Cleveland, where Yohn will be the Opening Main Stage speaker on June 11. The author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest , Yohn recently spoke with Convene about how she will tailor her message to the business-events industry.

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12 steps to build your event’s social media strategy

Eventbase

Before your event is even announced, you should be planning a social media strategy for promoting your event and engaging attendees before, during and after your event. Live events have a strong digital presence through mobile event apps and social media content—your attendees experience does not just begin and end on the conference floor. Attendees are planning their experience long before they arrive and reflecting how the event influenced them long after.

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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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Grillstock 2018 cancelled as organisers say they ran out of time

Event Industry News

Organisers of Grillstock have just announced they are cancelling the festival this year despite only announcing its headline acts two months ago. Bosses said they were forced to make the shock decision because they had a ‘very short time frame to deliver the operational elements of the event’ The weekend-long celebration of meat and music, hosted at Bristol harbourside, is normally one of the biggest festivals on Bristol’s calendar.

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Give a Thumbs Up to Downtime

Connect Your Meetings

Meeting planners have a unique opportunity to develop programs and experiences that will not only encourage connections and growth, but also provide attendees with some well-deserved rest and relaxation (ie. downtime). In the past, I’ve worked with groups that will plan every second of every day jam-packed with programming. I’ve also noticed that this only seems to create a burned-out vibe among attendees.

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Boiler Room launches bold new multi-genre streaming platform

Event Industry News

Since their launch in 2010, Boiler Room has been a frontier for creating and curating the best music, documentaries, and events from underground artists around the world, and giving them a global platform. Boiler Room is now proud to launch a unique, evolutionary space between a streaming service, publisher and platform with carefully curated content from some of the most innovative thinkers from around the world, the Netflix of the underground. 4:3 aims to expand gateways between image and soun

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How Can You Create Best Brand Experience For Your Event Apps?

NVOLV

There is a constant evolution in the branded event app landscape. There are major transformations in the Apple App Store which have led to an unceasing flood of products, services, and startups penetrating the marketplace. This has left event organizers with no shortage of options to get an app out there. However, one element of event app creation that should be constant irrespective of the platform is the creative execution.

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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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Major building & construction event to launch in Nigeria

Event Industry News

dmg events , the leading international events company, will launch The Big 5 Construct Nigeria next year. The event will take place on 10-12 September 2019 at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. . The Big 5 Construct Nigeria introduces the successful Big 5 international construction brand to Lagos, and significant demand from international construction suppliers has already shown that they will welcome this new channel into a valuable regional market. .

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[NEW EBOOK] Event Management Technology for Dummies

Cvent: Event Marketing

Over the years, it’s become more and more apparent that the meeting and events industry is changing. Now, technology is everywhere. From mobile event apps to registration websites, venue sourcing sites to increased data and analytics, there’s no part of the event lifecycle that doesn’t use event management technology in some way. Technology is vital when it comes to automating processes, increasing attendee engagement, and proving event ROI.

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Compliance: CXApp & GDPR

CXApp Blog - Events

Designed to safeguard an individual’s data, the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) policy has certainly made headlines. and hit your inboxes. In effect as of May 25, 2018, GDPR was design for the EU (European Union) and EEA (European Economic Area) to address the export of personal data outside of these territories.

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Vernal Equinox Experience Spotlight

All Seated

What an INCREDIBLE Vernal Equinox Experience we had at the Bently Reserve in San Fransisco, California. We were thrilled by the response to our launch of our new Virtual Reality Oculus Go while Natasha and her team at Entire Productions put together an outstanding event! In our event spotlight this week, the team at Entire Productions has given us a glimpse inside the planning that created magic behind the Vernal Equinox Experience.

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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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Compliance: CXApp & GDPR

CXApp Blog - Events

Designed to safeguard an individual’s data, the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) policy has certainly made headlines. and hit your inboxes. In effect as of May 25, 2018, GDPR was design for the EU (European Union) and EEA (European Economic Area) to address the export of personal data outside of these territories. The regulation contains provisions and requirements pertaining to the processing of personally identifiable information of data subjects inside the EU and also applies to

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How To Plan A Wedding In The Digital Age

All Seated

There’s no getting around it: planning a wedding is easily one of the most stressful things you can do — especially when it’s your own. Some couples can afford to hire professional wedding planners to handle all the details. But if that’s not you, no need to worry; you don’t need a perfect credit score and endless budget to have the wedding of your dreams.

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Get a Brooklyn Experience with Luxury Service at The William Vale

Cvent: Event Marketing

The William Vale is the newest independent boutique hotel in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The hotel has 183 contemporary luxury guest rooms —including 25 beautiful suites — that offer spectacular views of Manhattan and the East River. Award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini and NoHo Hospitality Group curate the Southern Italian restaurant Leuca onsite, as well as rooftop bar Westlight, with its sweeping, 360-degree views of New York, and all of our meetings and events.

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31 Awesome Nonprofit Event Management Software Tools

All Seated

All the tools you’ll ever need to run a successful event for your nonprofit. What if you had an army of robots to do all the grunt work for your events? This isn’t science fiction, this is the reality of many event managers. Instead of manually processing registrations, running checks to the bank, or trying to keep track of everything in Excel, they’re using software tools that are acting like robots to do all this for them.

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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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How to Recover After a Bad Event As An Event Manager

Caterease

You are not perfect. Things go wrong. As an event manager, you won't pull off a successful event every single time. You could've just had a customer that was impossible to please or your dishes were not coming out right, or even you had an employee who had a mishap with the carving station. Just. The post How to Recover After a Bad Event As An Event Manager appeared first on Caterease.

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Get Rid of Lines At Your Event

Cvent: Event Marketing

There are a lot of terrible things that can go wrong at events. In most cases, the problems can be resolved without attendees ever knowing about them. The one thing that’s definitely noticed? Lines. Otherwise known as bottlenecks. One of the most visible hiccups onsite, lines are the bane of a planner’s existence. Attendees hate waiting and lines can be difficult to break up once they form.

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What Agile Event Marketing is and How to Harness its Potential

Eventtia

Let’s not sugarcoat it: Every single setback you have will make you feel like a failure. It doesn’t matter if you managed to plan an event all by yourself—the low attendance rates will ruin your day. And who cares about your planning skills if your brand event had zero engagement on social media? These kinds […]. La entrada What Agile Event Marketing is and How to Harness its Potential aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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What Agile Event Marketing is and How to Harness its Potential

Eventtia

Let’s not sugarcoat it: Every single setback you have will make you feel like a failure. It doesn’t matter if you managed to plan an event all by yourself—the low attendance rates will ruin your day. And who cares about your planning skills if your brand event had zero engagement on social media? These kinds […]. La entrada What Agile Event Marketing is and How to Harness its Potential aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.