Picatic by Eventbrite

JUNE 6, 2018

I am a huge fan of unique swag ideas. In case you are new to the term, swag, standing for “stuff we all get,” is the free promotional items companies hand out at events. Swag is a popular event marketing strategy for both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) companies. I love freebies and the feeling […]. The post Top 20 Unique Swag Ideas From Twitter For 2018 appeared first on Picatic Event Planning Blog.

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GEVME

JUNE 6, 2018

If you’ve been organising your mom’s birthday parties since you were seven and always wanted to be an entertainment leader at school, an event planning career might really be your thing. Throughout our experience, we’ve faced many stereotypes about event planning, from “They don’t sleep at night” to “I don’t want to stress myself out about someone’s sweet 16.

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EventMB

JUNE 6, 2018

Join us for this webinar that will explore Gamification for events. Gamification means that you use games or game design for other purposes than pure pleasure. Games can trigger intrinsic motivation in ways that fewer other things can – just ask my son, who’s almost addicted to his computer games. Hence more and more […]. The post Gamification For Events – How You Can Use Games To Increase Motivation, Learning and Networking by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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BizBash

JUNE 6, 2018

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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Eventbrite UK

JUNE 6, 2018

This is a guest blog by Lily Frohlich, Content Marketing Manager at VenueScanner – a company that aims to create a frictionless venue discovery and booking marketplace. There’s certainly no shortage of warehouses out east, and it’s no wonder, given east London’s industrial past. The white-washed studios and exposed brick spaces you see today were […].

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BizBash

JUNE 6, 2018

This year, the Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden actually took place, well, in the garden. On May 31.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. A great app will also allow you to track your ROI and monetize sponsors. Conference event apps are no longer a nice addition to your event, they are expected.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

ABPCO members taking part in a recent roundtable, jointly sponsored by Manchester Central and IHG, recognised the need for conferences to be focused on knowledge exchange and learning whilst arguing that the accompanying exhibition revenues are often vital to an event’s success. As Therese Dolan, joint chair of ABPCO comments: “It is a battle between content and consumerism that has to start with communication and a thorough understanding of the audience.

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JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 6, 2018

We are bringing back “Best in Show” for August 2018. Nominations are open until June 20. What do the Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel and American Chemical Society’s Greener Meeting Challenge have in common? They were among the 50 winners of Convene ’s 2015 Best in Show — the last time we spotlighted the innovations, initiatives, accomplishments, and achievements across 10 categories that make us proud to call this industry our own. .

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webMOBI

JUNE 6, 2018

Similar to the events industry, the incentive travel sphere has been expanding at an incredible rate, where a significant emphasis has been placed upon creating connections. Motivating teamwork and appreciating success. More and more organizations are recognizing the value of their workforces and resources, where employees are increasingly looking forward to newer experiences, while companies […].

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

Joining the Event Technology Awards 2018 judging panel is Andy Sexton, Creative Director at 2LK. How did your career lead you to your current job? Initially trained as a product designer, it’s in my nature to always consider the user experience first, which is something that’s shaped my entire career. I was lucky enough to work at some great agencies and learn the trade from some of the best before joining 2LK as a 3D designer in 2006.

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ePly

JUNE 6, 2018

The appeal of being an active participant on Twitter is obvious. It’s a platform that provides you (a brand representative) real time interactions with your target audience in a clean, streamlined way that is easy to understand. What’s not to love? But are you concerned that Twitter doesn’t come naturally to you? If so, you’re not alone! Many people feel overwhelmed when they first try to master the basics of Twitter, let alone attempting to live-tweet!

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

Event and festival organisers across the country can promote their events for free this year, thanks to a new website designed and hosted by the Event Technology Awards 2017 winner of the ‘Best Ticketing Technology’ award, Flame Concepts. The website – www.justbookitnow.com – is aiming to become the country’s most vibrant portal for event information, not just highlighting a wide array of events available, but also offering event organisers optional packages that could boost their ti

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

The Need for Social Media. Event professionals , in the current scenario, have a lot of competition out there. With the transformation in the events industry itself, the nature of events has changed from simple social gatherings to an essential tool for marketing and a medium for growth. To keep up with these changes and to outweigh the competition, event professionals must make use of multiple strategies to generate leads, promote their events and build a network.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

Event organisers, production companies and venues booking event crews are receiving significant assistance in GDPR-required data processing, thanks to a client-crew app developed by events services group Gallowglass. Since GDPR Day – 25 May – the company has seen an increase in new user sign-ups of over 20 per day. The app was launched in 2017, with the initial aim of enhancing efficiency and improving communication between clients and crews.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2018

This post is for people that are already using Dropbox or those that are looking for a storage solution and want to learn about Dropbox Smart Sync for association teams and… Continue.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and EMECA, the European Major Exhibition Center Association, have agreed to extend the European Exhibition Industry Alliance (EEIA), which aims to represent the interests of the exhibition industry to EU stakeholders in Brussels. The joint agreement has been extended for another three years and given increased resources.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2018

This post is for people that are already using Dropbox or those that are looking for a storage solution and want to learn about Dropbox Smart Sync for association teams and… Continue.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2018

Manchester-based creative social content agency, Tunafish Media, has delivered a festival-themed content campaign for the UK’s biggest ticket outlet and events guide, Skiddle. Tunafish was appointed by Skiddle to deliver a campaign that brought Skiddle to the front of festival-goers’ minds as the go-to ticket platform as we head into this year’s festival season.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 6, 2018

Everything you need to know about starting an event planning business, and the theme of this lesson is to really get down to business. Let’s talk about four segments to focus on: First, your roadmap for starting a successful event planning business. Whenever you are doing anything, whenever you are trying to get somewhere, it’s useful to have a roadmap.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 6, 2018

Along with the numbers that we crunch for the annual Convene Salary Survey , we ask a handful of open-ended questions. Including this one: What do you like least about your job? Although readers singled out problems including attrition and room blocks, cuts to hotel commissions, managing shrinking budgets, and dealing with inefficient work processes (“So.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2018

This post is for people that are already using Dropbox or those that are looking for a storage solution and want to learn about Dropbox Smart Sync for association teams and event planning. When we last were talking about Dropbox, it was for a nifty Chrome add-on that allows you to send massive files through Gmail. Now, they have even more cool tricks.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 6, 2018

Everyone is hard on themselves at times, especially when it comes to our jobs. And those who plan and execute business events may encounter even greater-than-average opportunities to engage in self-criticism. After all, it’s impossible to make everyone at an event happy and clients, attendees, and colleagues usually aren’t shy about pointing out the things that they don’t like. “The industry and my specific department is full of perfectionists who have very little forgi

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