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Millennials Are Killing Many Things, But Not Valentine’s Day

Picatic by Eventbrite

Valentine’s Day matters to millennials — and they’d rather celebrate with a memorable moment. What better gift than a pair of tickets to a show? The post Millennials Are Killing Many Things, But Not Valentine’s Day appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Blockchain for Ticketing: A Complete Guide

EventMB

Blockchain ticketing is set to change the way event professionals sell tickets works for good. Yet the meaning of blockchain for the event industry is still obscure. The buzzword around it and poor coverage from industry media is making event professionals even more confused. So what is blockchain? Why will blockchain ticketing have an […]. The post Blockchain for Ticketing: A Complete Guide by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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The Smart Woman Experience

Smart Meetings

Welcome to the 4th annual Smart Woman Summit! 2019’s power career conference hits Las Vegas on May 7-8 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and Paris Las Vegas Hotel. This event celebrates all women in the meetings industry (and the men who support them) with powerful opportunities for education, leadership and camaraderie. Join an accomplished, influential group of female leaders, entrepreneurs, CEOs and women on the rise to grow your career and network with like-minded peers and colleagues.

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How to master beer sponsorship for events – Heineken + Coachella style

Eventory

In times of customers immunized to traditional advertising methods brands look for new ways to catch people’s attention. When dealing with products that have additional restrictions in terms of marketing practices the struggle becomes even more real. Heineken, one of the key players of the brewing industry, placed a bet on event marketing and implemented a master plan of beer sponsorship at Coachella Festival.

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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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A Response to Guest Blog: Event industry cashless wristbands are becoming yesterday’s news

Event Industry News

By Steve Jenner, UK Head of Business Development at PlayPass. The recent guest blog by David Kenny announcing the imminent demise of cashless wristbands at live events made compulsive reading. Having delivered cashless wristbands to events all over the world for the past 8 years and now being part of a company that has exploded from start-up to a global market leader in half of that time, whilst continuing to grow exponentially, this is an area I know a thing or two about.

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Cindy Lo: Events Companies Should Charge for RFPs

Connect Your Meetings

The events industry is always changing and advancing in response to the near-daily emergence of trends, fads and growing expectations. For an industry that is so fluid, why then have companies not adjusted to correct a massive blind spot in standard procedure that affects profitability, efficiency, and protection? Our industry is one of the only service-related industries not charging for Request for Proposal responses.

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New & Renovated: Restored from Antiquity

Smart Meetings

More: New & Renovated: Downtown Hotels. Element Detroit at the Metropolitan Part of Marriott International, Element Hotels debuted its first hotel in Detroit. The project is a revitalization of the 92-year-old Metropolitan Building, set in Detroit’s entertainment district. The property has been turned into a 110-room eco-friendly hotel, where guests can enjoy views of downtown Detroit from The Monarch Club, the hotel’s rooftop bar.

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21 Tampa Event Venues Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzabo

Looking to plan an event in the Big Guava? Check out this list of 21 incredible event venues in Tampa—from clubs and golf courses to museums and hotels. While Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon arrived in the Tampa Bay area as early as 1513, the western part of the land which would one day become Florida remained relatively undeveloped until the 1800s. Once a part of the United States in 1845, the Tampa Bay area would finally begin developing into the region it is today.

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Twitter Chat Summary?-?Influencer Marketing for Events 101

Hubilo Blog

There are tremendous techniques of marketing that event organizer can utilize in order to build a brand or reach out to more audience and increase the customer base. The main aim of the event organizer always at the end is to generate leads that will generate business and profits for the organization. Influencer Marketing is one such way which can be used in order to achieve the goals.

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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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Biggest Challenges Facing Event Industry In 2019

Townscript

The event industry has come a long way with exponential growth in the past couple of years. The main reasons for this growth are: cutting-edge technology, innovation in communication, and. Read More. The post Biggest Challenges Facing Event Industry In 2019 appeared first on Townscript Blog.

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How to Choose Event Website Color

Cvent: Event Marketing

Color is difficult. Don’t let it fool you. If you’re not conforming to strict brand standards, choosing the ideal color for your event registrations site can be very challenging. It isn’t easy to mix and match to create the right mood. So help yourself out by keeping it simple. As you choose your colors, stick to choosing just three. You want to have enough color on your event website that it’s visually pleasing, but not so much that it’s overwhelming.

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Need Event Registration with PayPal?

rsvpBOOK

Do you need an online registration solution that also connects to your existing PayPal account? With rsvpBOOK, you can easily tie your registration form to PayPal, allowing your attendees to pay with confidence. Have an event coming up that needs this feature? Come try rsvpBOOK now and see how we can help you. The post Need Event Registration with PayPal?

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5 New Features for your white-labeled Event Management Software & Membership

Explara

With our mission to empower people to bring people together through events and build their ‘event brands’ to world-class, our focus is to continuously create the best white-label event management software platform and membership software platform for our customers. We attempt to bring collective knowledge from building Explara product for decades and customers to offer […].

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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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How Facebook is Helping Event Marketers and 4 Other Tech Stories Planners Should Read

Eventsforce

In this month’s round-up of top technology stories, we look at how Facebook is making further inroads in our industry by making it easier for people to share information about events they’re attending and chat with other attendees. We also look at the new ‘Event-Aware’ app which allows organisers to be a lot more proactive in the way they plan and manage emergency situations around their events – along with Google’s real-time language translator which translate conversations between two peopl

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Survey: Is the Tight Labor Market Affecting Business Events?

PCMA Convene

pcma.org. With the unemployment rate at lows not seen in decades, many industries — including hospitality — are struggling to recruit and retain workers. Is this having an impact on business events? Please participate in a quick Convene survey. ( pcma ). Read More.

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[Webinar] VR & AR 101 for Events: How it works, what it costs, and who's using it

Hubb

The late strategist Lee Atwater famously once said, "Perception is reality." We would like to inject virtual and augmented reality into this equation.

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Food and Beverage Trend Watch: Culinary Themes for 2019

PCMA Convene

Event Marketer. The National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast, compiled by leading chefs, identifies food and beverage trends and culinary themes for the coming year. ( Event Marketer ). Read More.

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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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How to Promote Your Event in 2019

Eventtia

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Most-Used Travel Apps by Business Travelers

PCMA Convene

travelpulse.com. According to Okta’s new “Business @ Work” report, the Southwest Airlines and Starwood Hotels travel apps were the most popular among business travelers in 2018. ( TravelPulse ). Read More.

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Event Technology: Then & Now of Virtual Reality

All Seated

In the last two decades, thanks to feature films movie-goers received a glimpse of the future of virtual reality as the next wave of technology. In 1992, Steven Spielberg’s cult science fiction film “The Lawnmower Man” introduced the “virtual reality” term for the first time, with its tale of a scientist who used VR technology experiments to accelerate the learning of a mentally handicapped gardener.

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How to Have a Virtual Meeting That’s Not Painful (and Actually Productive)

PCMA Convene

Fast Company. Google Cloud’s director of product management shares some tips for making virtual meetings productive. ( Fast Company ). Read More.

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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 10 Canapes to Prepare for a Wedding

Master the Event

The post Top 10 Canapes to Prepare for a Wedding appeared first on mastertheevent.com.

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When People Ask How You Are, Stop Saying “Busy”

PCMA Convene

inc.com. Being busy shouldn’t be a status symbol. It probably means you need to manage your time better. ( Inc. ). Read More.

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Allie Explains It All, Episode 8: How to Implement New Event Tech without Getting Overwhelmed

Hubb

Old dogs can learn new tricks of the trade… if you include them from the ground up of implementation.

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At Fireside Chats, the Talk Is All Smoke and No Flames

PCMA Convene

Bloomberg. Business conferences love to host them — but one key ingredient is usually missing. ( Bloomberg ). Read More.

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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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The Top 22 Professional Associations for Event Planners.

G2Planet

(NOTE: This article originally appeared in Corporate Event News , January 9, 2019).

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No Matter Your Need, SNHU is Your Event Solutions Partner

Unique Venues

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A Greener Festival launch the International AGF Awards

Event Industry News

For the first time in AGF’s history, the not for profit organisation are hosting and presenting the International AGF Awards, a new awards night which aims to highlight a single best-in-class event for its sustainability across 11 categories. The ceremony takes place at the Green Events & Innovations Conference, which kickstarts the ILMC week on Tuesday 5 March in London.