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Conference Management: What Event Organizers Need to Know

Eventmobi

A well-planned and executed conference will do wonders for your organization. Want to establish authority in your field? Generate quality leads for your sales team? Drive legitimate revenue? A conference can help you achieve these things—if you host it correctly. To ensure your conference is a smashing success, invest in conference management. Doing so will lead to greater attendance, better experiences, and happier sponsors.

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New Orleans Convention Center Headquarters Hotel in the Works

EventMB

Skift Take: New Orleans is one step closer to getting a new headquarters hotel across the street from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Construction is slated to start on a new 1,000-room Omni next year.

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We are hiring: Marketing Manager

Event Industry News

Event Industry News | Event Tech Live | Event Sustainability Live Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will create and execute comprehensive marketing strategies aimed at maximising event visibility, visitor acquisition, sponsorship, and partnership engagement.

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The State of Destination Selection in 2024

EventMB

Skift Take: Destination experts share their views from the frontline. We remain in a seller's market; demand remains strong, but plenty of challenges are ahead.

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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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Expedia Pops up a Larger-than-life Parasol Art Installation for New Orleans Jazz Fest

Event Marketer

“A key thing that we’ve learned works really lovely is this idea of collaborating with local talent to help them tell the story and elevate their own place to invite the world to come and experience the festival.” –Liseli Sitali, Director-Football and Music Partnerships, Expedia Group Since 1996, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has highlighted the art, music, food and culture of a chosen country in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion.

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A Sneak Peek at ASAE’s The Exchange Women’s Event

Smart Meetings

Association leadership conference addresses the things that go unsaid A new event for female association event leaders planned for June in Washington, D.C., will focus on the conversations that aren’t always discussed in the office—personal brand management, fearless leadership and even menopause. Michelle Mason, president of ASAE, described The Exchange as a place where women can show up with their authentic selves, make critical connections and broach sensitive topics with honest, candid conve

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Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts

Event Marketer

“The festival has a consistent desire to drive engagement and activity and feet on the ground to all the activations, partnerships, food vendors, festival stages and all of the things that happen at Coachella. And gamification is a great way to do it.” –Sam Schoonover, Innovation Lead, Coachella Quest players could unlock access to rewards like surprise merch boxes and access to VIP lounges.

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Uber Launches Shuttle Service for Events

eventplanner

Uber has announced the launch of 'Uber Shuttle', a service that aims to revolutionise transportation for event visitors.

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Gamification, Influencers, Photo-ready Spaces: Three Tips for Activating at Fan Cons

Event Marketer

“You have to show up where your customers are and not expect, especially in the insurance category, for them to come to you.” –Alyson Griffin, Head of Marketing, State Farm Stepping into a fan convention can be like entering a new world. When thousands of people unite under a banner of shared interests, they feel empowered to express their true selves and engage with like-minded attendees, and it can be transportive.

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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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Bring Your Reviews to Life with Photos!

eventplanner

At eventplanner.net, we're always striving to enhance the experience for both event planners and businesses on our platform. Reviews play a crucial role in helping planners across the globe find the best event venues and suppliers.

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How Universities Can Develop a Good Event Infrastructure

Eventtia

Why do universities need a good event infrastructure in the first place? Apart from being powerful education and research centers, universities are famous for gathering like-minded people. Famous for igniting new projects of local or international relevance, universities are fueling the social change. Whether it’s for a student event or a conference for the large public, universities generate multiple environments for interaction between academia and society itself.

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Time is Running Out: Apply to Speak at Catersource + The Special Event!

Special Events

Call for Speakers for CS+TSE 2025 closes June 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm CST

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Ultimate Guide to Navigating Event Registration

Stova

Registration is the heartbeat of meetings and events. It impacts every vital aspect of your event, from programming and networking to marketing and onsite experiences. Our guide is your blueprint for achieving event registration success. Whether you’re an event planner, marketer, or organizer, this resource will help you harness the power of event registration software to enhance your events and drive outstanding results.

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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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Impact XM strengthens global presence through addition of Enigma Creative Solutions

Event Industry News

Event and Experiential Agency to Boost Strategy, Creative and Digital Offerings Impact XM, a leading global event and experiential marketing agency, proudly announces the addition of Enigma Creative Solutions (ECS), an esteemed exhibition and event design agency headquartered in the United Kingdom.

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WEC 2024 in Louisville Lifted Spirits with a Tactical Chaser

Smart Meetings

World Education Congress (WEC) 2024, Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) annual gathering, is always notable for its range of educational programming. This year’s production in Louisville, Kentucky, was themed around crafting experiences and heavy on musical metaphors. But in the breakout sessions, real talk from working meeting planners about how AI, global risks and economic shifts will impact programs in the near future drew standing-room-only crowds.

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Eventscase launches EVA, the first AI assistant via WhatsApp

Event Industry News

EVA (Event Virtual Assistant) is a new feature developed by Eventscase to enhance communication and interaction with event attendees via WhatsApp. In the initial phase, attendees will automatically receive a WhatsApp chat with a QR code for badging and event notifications, providing seamless access to essential information directly on their phones.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Candice Renner

The Planner's Lounge

Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners worldwide with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Insert Candice Renner and San Luis Obispo, CA Name: Candice Renner Business Name & Location: Heyday Weddings & Events, San Luis Obispo, CA Years Working in the Event Industry: 9 Years Owning Your Event Pla

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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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Evolution Dome lights up at the FNL XL Festival

Event Industry News

Evolution Dome has completed its second deployment as part of a series of five for RUN SOCIAL’s debut FNL XL Festival Series. The event welcomed over five hundred attendees for an evening of lights, music and fitness at Olympic Park on 17 May 2024.

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Skiddle Experts: Using TikTok to promote your events

Skiddle

TikTok has taken the world by storm over the past few years, bringing a new world of humour, entertainment and slang to our phone screens. The app has also influenced the world of E-Commerce, with TikTok Shop growing in popularity recently. According to internet technology company ByteDance, TikTok had 22.71 million users in the UK aged 18 and above in early 2024, while E-Commerce brand AfterShip states that the UK has 16,800 TikTok shops.

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Convene and etc.venues: A network of one-stop-shop venues in the UK

Event Industry News

Convene is a global lifestyle hospitality company that designs and operates premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces. After Convene acquired the storied UK brand etc.venues in 2023, it created the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in North America and the U.K.

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Steal These Ideas to Level Up Your Fan Park Event

Skiddle

The UEFA EURO 2024 is just around the corner. Will England finally bring it home? Are Germany set to become winners in their own country? Is an underdog nation ready to upset the big hitters? We don’t know. But something we do know is that pints will be poured, songs will be sung and supporters up and down the country will take to fan park events to cheer on the likes of Kane, Bellingham and the rest of the England National Team.

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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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Convene | etc.venues

Event Industry News

Convene is a global lifestyle hospitality company that designs and operates premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces. It is the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK. with a network of 37 locations across nine cities; Convene’s portfolio of brands includes UK-based etc.

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The Fair Celebrates The Value of Independent Events with Documentary and Campaign

Skiddle

Festival production company The Fair have launched ‘It Takes A Village’ and ‘Your Festival Needs You’ ‘It Takes A Village’ is a documentary that follows The Fair’s senior staff as they help produce Gottwood Festival, El Dorado Festival, Boiler Room’s Burgess Park event and Eastern Electrics Festival.

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Host Your Next Event on the University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown Campus

Unique Venues

Are you an event planner searching for the perfect venue for your next shindig? Look no further than the beautiful University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown Campus. The campus sits on 655 acres of plush green land and boasts a plethora of event spaces for any occasion. Whether it’s a corporate conference, a wedding, or a fundraiser, Pitt-Johnstown has you covered.

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