Tue.May 22, 2018

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3 Quick Wins for Designing a Sales Kick Off

Eventmobi

Everyone who has helped plan or attended an internal sales kick off event undoubtedly knows how important they are to a company’s overall business objectives. That’s why it’s so important that it be planned properly and executed effectively in order to achieve maximum results. Below are 3 quick ideas you can use for your next sales kick off meeting to ensure it goes off without a hitch.

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Trade Show Booths: 100 Best Ideas for 2018

EventMB

Boring trade show booths don’t attract visitors and they certainly don’t help sales. But coming up with new and exciting ideas is costly and time-consuming. Or is it? These are our top 10 favorite trade show booth ideas and current trends in exhibition stands that stood out when researching this post: Hungry for […]. The post Trade Show Booths: 100 Best Ideas for 2018 by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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How We Got Our Festival Ideas Off The Ground

Eventbrite UK

Founding a festival is a dream many people hold. Whether your passion is for music, food, or the arts, organising a festival is an incredible way to celebrate and share that passion with others…but it’s not for the fainthearted. As these four festival founders reveal, it takes sweat, blood and tears to get a festival […]. The post How We Got Our Festival Ideas Off The Ground appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Southern California's Top 100 Events 2018

BizBash

For a region that is undeniably dominated by the entertainment industry, Southern California’s reputation as a home for major music.

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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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Female Leaders of the Event Industry: Sam Richards

Eventbrite UK

This is the seventh interview feature in our Female Leaders of the Event Industry content series – this week, we meet Sam Richards of Eventbrite. The post Female Leaders of the Event Industry: Sam Richards appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Learn how to get a company to sponsor your event

Eventory

Reading Time: 6 minutes To get the sponsor for your event you have to convince a company, that the investment will return. Is it possible to measure the benefits of the sponsorship to the sponsor before the event? Why event organizers eager to get event sponsors? The idea of getting a sponsor might not be the same as the first thing you have in mind while hearing about it.

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Managing Client Expectations – #EventIcons Episode 114

Endless Events

As an event prof managing client expectations should always be top of mind. Managing client expectations helps both you and your client have clarity working together. This will also keep your clients happy, and ensure you are on the right track with what they have hired you to do. Setting up expectations allows you to frame the groundwork for how the relationship will continue to grow.

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Royal Wedding protected by drone detection systems

Event Industry News

Major events require a major security operation, and the recent Royal Wedding was one of the biggest operations in recent times. Security was heightened due to the importance of the occasion due to the potential threat of terror to such a major event. There was a drone no-fly zone put in place, however, this measure does not necessarily stop drones from entering the area.

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How To Market to Global Audiences

PCMA Convene

mdg’s Irina Anthony (right) as budding digital media specialist in Samara, Russia. Over the past several years, U.S. market conditions — including consolidation, a changing regulatory environment, and other economic factors — have lowered attendance at many trade shows and conferences. As a result, some organizers have begun investing more in international marketing as a way to achieve sustained growth for their domestic events.

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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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The ABC’s of Event Planning

Cvent: Event Marketing

Planning an event may seem overwhelming, but we’re here to tell you that, if you take a deep breath, you’ll see it may actually be as easy as ABC. Learn the ABC’s of event planning today. A. Audience. When planning your event, before you can begin marketing and sending invites to potential attendees, you need to know who your audience is!

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How to Plan Events and Respect Your Attendees Data Privacy

Eventtia

Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is to inform our followers and clients about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it might impact the planning of their events. The information contained in this article is not intended to convey legal advice. Consult an attorney to learn more about the law and how […]. La entrada How to Plan Events and Respect Your Attendees Data Privacy aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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[Infographic]: Post-GDPR Auditing Checklist

Hubilo Blog

The effects of the new law passed by the European government, General Data Protection Regulation is affecting organisations worldwide deeply. Companies were till now just preparing for 25th May, but no one has thought of post-GDPR effects. Let’s have a look at one of the crucial elements of GDPR. Data auditing is the key element in the entire GDPR journey, which will actually begin from 25th May, the day GDPR is coming into enforcement.

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How to Plan Events and Respect Your Attendees Data Privacy

Eventtia

Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is to inform our followers and clients about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it might impact the planning of their events. The information contained in this article is not intended to convey legal advice. Consult an attorney to learn more about the law and how […]. La entrada How to Plan Events and Respect Your Attendees Data Privacy aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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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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etouches LOOPD starts selling Smart Tags and apps through social media

Event Industry News

etouches, a leading global provider of event management software solutions, announced today it is selling LOOPD Smart Tags and mobile event apps on the new etouches online store and on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. etouches’ new low-touch sales model presents a unique way for event professionals to buy enterprise event technology. “Smaller enterprise transactions should provide the same ease and transparency as the consumer shopping experience,” said Brian Friedman, vice president, Digital

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What Kind of Diversity Unlocks Innovation?

PCMA Convene

More than 700 attendees gathered on Monday at the Parsons School of Design for the third annual Women in Innovation Forum in New York City (W.IN. Forum NY), where a key topic was the correlation between diversity and innovation. Speaker Laura Sherbin, co-president at the Center for Talent Innovation, talked about the idea of two-dimensional diversity and why “inherent diversity, “ while valuable, is not enough.

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Record visitor numbers attend anniversary Christmas Party Show

Event Industry News

Story Events’ London Christmas Party Show celebrated its fifth birthday edition with over 800 corporate and agency buyers attending their boutique show at Plaisterers’ Hall on 15 th and 16 th May. Around 600 of the visitors were corporate buyers from top companies including Bank of England, British Airways, Charles Tyrwhitt, Deloitte, Facebook, Mothercare, RBS, Stylist, Shell, Ogilvy & Mather.

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Mobile Event App or Website: Who Wins the Battle

NVOLV

Over the past decade, smartphones have dominated and are not considered as a luxury anymore. Day in and day out brands come out with new models and features, that dominates its competitor. This means that mobile apps are largely adopted and in fact part of our everyday lives. When we talk about events, mobile apps are playing dominating role in attracting and engaging attendees.

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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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Evvnt & Metro US announce East-Coast US partnership

Event Industry News

Evvnt & Metro US, the No.1 free daily newspaper in the US, have today announced a partnership to enhance the Metro US events coverage across its three flagship dailies – New York, Boston and Philadelphia. With an ongoing commitment to digital news media success, Evvnt is providing its turnkey ‘holy-trinity’ solution for events – data, calendar and a revenue premium.

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Before 9 A.M. & After 5 P.M. in Oakland

Connect Your Meetings

Let’s face the facts; it’s hard to make a boardroom look sexy. If you need to know how many double doubles are in Oakland , or the square feet of the convention center , don’t worry, our sales team and proposal incentives can help you out. But we also thought you’d like to see what your group can do when they aren’t taking copious notes and guzzling free black coffee.

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Here’s What Moved These Community-Minded Meeting Profs to Take Action

PCMA Convene

There are any number of experiences and wake-up calls that can inspire an individual toward charity, and lead an organization toward establishing a CSR program. Three events — a brutal storm, a dozen tractor-trailers filled with conference waste, and an awareness of a crime taking place under the meetings industry’s radar — brought this year’s PCMA Community Advocate of the Year finalists to causes that fired their passion, and clinched their company’s commitment.

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8 Important Lessons to Take Away from Airline Missteps

SmartMeetings

Event professionals, like everyone else across the corporate spectrum, are finding out the hard way that brand intimacy is more important than ever. MBLM’s recently released Brand Intimacy 2018 Report showed that by almost any measure—price resiliency, loyalty and level of FOMO (fear of missing out)—one industry, travel, is coming in dead last when it comes to connecting with people in a meaningful way.

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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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When the Dust Settles on GDPR

Cvent: Event Marketing

If you’re still looking for loopholes in GDPR, you’re missing the point, says Patrick Smith, CMO at Cvent. He urges marketing leaders and event professionals to look for the value instead. “Maybe not now, maybe not next year, but one day, when the dust has settled on GDPR, when most businesses have absorbed it, a few have been fined and the rest are still looking for loopholes, those of us upholding the principles behind GDPR, those of us who embraced it wholeheartedly, those of us who created t

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Why Gather is Your All-in-One Event Solution

GatherHere

We say that Gather streamlines your private event planning process — and what that’s true, what exactly does it mean? We wanted to offer a visual that shows just how Gather is 5+ systems in one — it eliminates the need for stacks of folders and binders, multiple (and seemingly endless) email chains, printed out financial info, BEO binders, paper calendars, and so much more.

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Steps to Prove Event ROI for CMOs

Cvent: Event Marketing

In today’s marketing environment, dominated by digital advertising, social media and mobile apps, most CMOs prize events as a critical tool in their arsenal and know that events and face-to-face communications are integral to accelerating sales and driving revenue growth. Yet despite the role of events in the marketing mix, providing CMOs with the data to prove event ROI and the success of their event programs has been a challenge.

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Tame talks perfect project management solution for events

Event Industry News

Copenhagen-based tech team Tame has cracked a perennial problem with its user-friendly project management tool for event teams, which it introduced to the event market in April. An A to Z solution, Tame replaces the silo of spreadsheets, post-its, documents, data and emails event planners are typically faced with at every point of the process. As well as the square pegs subsequently adopted from other sectors that have to be used in combination with a number of others to solve a single part of t

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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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When the Dust Settles on GDPR

Cvent: Event Marketing

If you’re still looking for loopholes in GDPR, you’re missing the point, says Patrick Smith, CMO at Cvent. He urges marketing leaders and event professionals to look for the value instead. “Maybe not now, maybe not next year, but one day, when the dust has settled on GDPR, when most businesses have absorbed it, a few have been fined and the rest are still looking for loopholes, those of us upholding the principles behind GDPR, those of us who embraced it wholeheartedly, those of us who created t

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Distributing Influence to Build Attendance

EventTechBrief

By Kristin Veach. Rachel Stephan, senior event marketing strategist at sensov/ event marketing, has spent the last 17 years helping event professionals and associations promote their conferences and congresses. One of the most effective event promotion strategies she’s found has been using influencers to spread the word within their networks. Now with snöball , Stephan is on a mission to amplify the word-of-mouth effect and put the power of influencer marketing into the organizer&rsqu