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Something Dope for the People Hits 67% Email Open Rates With Eventbrite Boost

Picatic by Eventbrite

At Something Dope for the People, the party starts in line. By the time founder Jordan St. Pierre arrives, people are queued up, abuzz with creative energy. They’re playing keyboards, strumming guitars, and socializing — St. Pierre’s even spotted DJs deejaying the line.

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Nonprofit Event Waivers: Evaluating Your Liability

Attendease

Imagine all your staff, volunteers, and guests gather for a spectacular evening to celebrate all the hard work your nonprofit puts towards your cause. The night is inspiring and fun, with donors more encouraged and inspired to give than ever. But, for all the meticulous planning your nonprofit puts into planning events such as the venue, activities, catering, decor, and marketing, there are still some things out of your control.

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Everyday Events on the Rise

EventMB

Skift Take: New research suggests that event marketers are looking to increase the number of small events they run. They are counting on event technology to help with streamlining and replicating small events that deliver results.

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5 Tips for Positive and Profitable Planner-Vendor Relations

Smart Meetings

You can be the best event planner in the world and have wonderful clients who love you, but none of that will matter if you don’t have a solid team of vendors to work with. Vendors and planners need each other. A planner without a vendor cannot produce an event. Period. We each play our role to bring an event to life so we need to be on good terms and work well together for the sake of the client’s event and our industry as a whole.

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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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Detroit’s Huntington Place to Be Redeveloped

EventMB

Skift Take: Detroit is losing group business due to lacking hotel rooms. That is about to change as a 600 to 800-room hotel connected to Huntington Place is in the works.

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Wyboston Lakes Resort celebrates 40th anniversary

Prestige Events Magazine

Wyboston Lakes Resort will mark 40 years of trading from its site in Bedfordshire this year with several events and activities. Purchased in September 1983, the 380-acre site in Bedfordshire featured a fledgling golf course at the time. The founder, Peter Hutchinson created Wyboston Lakes Resort to form part of an already successful portfolio of businesses.

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How You Can Assist in Earthquake Relief Efforts

Smart Meetings

Rescue groups have been working around the clock in an effort to find survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Syria and Turkiye (Turkey) early Monday morning. The death toll has risen to over 7,700 across both countries, AP reports. Multiple aftershocks, including a 5.7 temblor have created a dangerous situation for rescuers looking for survivors.

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Significant Investment in Latest Equipment Puts WL on Right Track for Christmas Trails

Prestige Events Magazine

For the past several years, White Light (WL) has worked closely with Culture Creative and Sony Music to supply the lighting and technical support for their renowned Christmas trails. Taking place at much-loved and famous locations across the UK, the trails feature trees and woodland drenched in Christmas colour, shimmering waterside reflections, tunnels of light as well as fire gardens.

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Prioritizing Privacy Protection

Special Events

Time to start thinking about privacy regulations for your business

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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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New starters and AIM Gold as Barbican sees positive start to 2023

Prestige Events Magazine

The Barbican has appointed two new team members to support growth across its Business Events team. The new starters’ arrival has coincided with the venue achieving AIM Gold Accreditation for the 9 th year in a row. Natasha St Lawrence who has taken on the role of Account Manager moved over from the Barbican’s catering partner, Searcys, where she had already come to know and understand the venue.

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How Event Creators Celebrate International Women’s Day (and How You Can, Too)

Eventbrite UK

Since 1911, International Women’s Day has celebrated the achievements and strength of women worldwide, prompting creators to come up with their own International Women’s Day event ideas.

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EXCEL GETS READY FOR RAMADAN

Prestige Events Magazine

ExCeL London prepares to host over 20,000 Muslims and over 300 businesses from around the globe who represent the largely untapped Ramadan economy worth over £200 million and growing yearly. Many mainstream brands have only recently realised the potential of the Ramadan economy, the likes of which include lifestyle brands such as Westfield, John Lewis & Partners, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s, with many more household brands taking advantage of the booming market.

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New starters and AIM Gold as Barbican sees positive start to 2023

Event Industry News

The Barbican has appointed two new team members to support growth across its Business Events team. The new starters’ arrival has coincided with the venue achieving AIM Gold Accreditation for the 9th year in a row.

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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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Industry Event: Third Place

EventSource

Located in the west-end, downtown core, Third Place is a 3,000 square foot mid-century gem offering guests a sleek, modern, yet industrial aesthetic suitable for just about any event type: from weddings and birthdays, to corporate functions and brand activations up to 150. In celebration of the venue’s grand opening, we were invited down to enjoy a fantastic evening filled with tons of fun, and of course, an abundance of delicious food from the venue’s list of preferred partnered caterers.

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Gravit8 – Tech to enhance experiential events

Event Industry News

We help you to stand out from the crowd! Gravit8 have been creating cutting edge interactives for brands to use at their events for over 15 years. Innovation in software is what we do, and we use it for live and virtual events to support brand expression and drive exhibition engagement.

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immersive experiences with a twist

SevenEvents

as more venues begin to open across the UK, we are hearing more about immersive experiences and the term competitive socialising. what is competitive socialising, ultimately it consists of playing games over food and drink. it brings the group together to create long lasting memories and have fun. we have seen a rise in the interest of bringing competitive socialising elements into corporate events as it is appealing to people of all ages and backgrounds. these different range of immersive exper

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The Business of Events outlines activity for 2023

Event Industry News

The Business of Events can announce an outline of its planned activity for 2023, which will see an increase in the number of scheduled events and reports as it works towards building a policy agenda ahead of the next UK General Election.

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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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2023 NGA Show Announces Full Details For Independent Grocers Event In Las Vegas

Exhibitor Magazine

SHELTON, CT � The NGA Show today announced pre-registration for the 2023 event is tracking significantly higher than the 2022 event, as its producers.

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Entegy, the all in one platform

Event Industry News

Entegy is an events management, communication, and engagement platform designed to be intuitive and easy-to-use, making it accessible for users of all experience levels.

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Practicing The Art Of Woo (Winning Others Over) Within An Association

StraussCA

Difficult people are everywhere. Despite one’s best efforts some people are never pleased. But when they are exhibitors at an association event or tradeshow how can they be transitioned from difficult to champion? Practicing the art of WOO or Winning Others Over can help move difficult exhibitors to enthusiastic supporters of the association. Provide Information Early Engage exhibitors by sending them information about the association event as early in the planning process as possible.

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momencio – Universal lead retrieval system that turns your trade show leads into sales

Event Industry News

momencio is the battle tested sales enablement software hub for driving sales from B2B event marketing & trade show activities It’s the only Lead Retrieval Solution enabling B2B Field Marketers & RevOps teams to: 10 Benefits for Event & Trade Show Teams using momencio: momencio is the event management solution that transforms your event marketing […]

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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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The future of the industry: Five-star Chester hotel shines a light on early hospitality careers to mark National Apprenticeship Week

Prestige Events Magazine

A luxury hotel in the heart of Chester is celebrating the next generation of hospitality talent to mark National Apprenticeship Week — highlighting the need to encourage early careers in the sector with the support of educational frameworks. The Chester Grosvenor , situated on the iconic cobbled streets of Chester, is a huge advocate for the apprenticeship process, with an array of young professionals currently in its ranks learning the hospitality ropes through hands-on, real world experience.

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Smart Moves in Arizona, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Derrick Erwee Erwee is general manager for Danfords Hotel & Marina in Port Jefferson, New York. Erwee comes from Sound View Greenport on the North Fork in Long Island, New York, where he worked as assistant general manager. The South Africa native has also worked as clubhouse manager for Muttontown Club in New York, New York, and restaurant manager for Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, after working at restaurants and private clubs in Cape Town.

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Significant Investment in Latest Equipment Puts WL on Right Track for Christmas Trails

Prestige Events Magazine

For the past several years, White Light (WL) has worked closely with Culture Creative and Sony Music to supply the lighting and technical support for their renowned Christmas trails. Taking place at much-loved and famous locations across the UK, the trails feature trees and woodland drenched in Christmas colour, shimmering waterside reflections, tunnels of light as well as fire gardens.

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“It’s bigger, more ambitious and has a wider scope of industry debates:” An interview with NTIA/NTE CEO Michael Kill

Skiddle

Nightlife. It’s a precious thing. It’s where we make memories, witness once-in-a-lifetime gigs, discover the artists of tomorrow and have a blinder of a time. Whether it’s stadium capacity super shows or unforgettable nights in low-ceiling sweatboxes, you’d be hard-pressed to find a music lover without a favourite venue or club night.

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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.

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GES: Top Tech Trends 2023

Event Industry News

Innovation will be a major challenge in 2023. Even as we see the welcome return of more events and event businesses, 2023 still presents its own financial challenges. The cost-of-living crisis, inflation and the potential onset of a recession on the horizon, it’s understandable that investments in R&D and innovation will be suppressed.

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Director of carbon-conscious Gloucestershire hotel selected as new Chair of The Stroud Tourism Forum

Prestige Events Magazine

The director of a luxury Gloucestershire hotel has taken on the new Chair of The Stroud Tourism Forum – offering a fresh new perspective on sustainable tourism across the Stroud Valleys region. Sarah Brewster, Director of Stonehouse Court , located in the heart of the Cotswolds, will now lead the charge in promoting tourism across each of the district’s towns and surrounding areas – whilst also serving as a sustainability champion for Visit Gloucestershire alongside Slimbridge, Westonbirt and St

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Gravit8

Event Industry News

“We help you to stand out from the crowd! Gravit8 have been creating cutting edge interactives for brands to use at their events for over 15 years. Innovation in software is what we do, and we use it for live and virtual events to support brand expression and drive exhibition engagement.

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