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Best Tools and Solutions for Organizing Perfect Hybrid Events

GEVME

The disruption of the event industry since the turn of the decade due to COVID19 has led to a spurt in virtual gatherings globally. As models continue to evolve, hybrid events have emerged as a viable alternative, combining the robustness of face-to-face interaction with a virtual online audience. . In the current scenario, travel restrictions have gradually loosened, but safety concerns remain.

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Toronto Caterers Share their Most Popular Delivery Items

EventSource

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped your favourite Toronto caterers from preparing and delivering delicious gourmet meals straight to our home or office! On the contrary, these caterers have been working their tails off preparing weekly menus for delivery straight to your doorstep for holidays, special occasions, or simply just because. Having been in the delivery game for a few months now, we wanted to know what menu items have proven to be among the most popular.

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The Hybrid Event Revolution [Free Report]

EventMB

As events begin to reemerge across the world, what will this next stage of the industry’s recovery look like? How can the lessons we’re learning in virtual engagement be leveraged to enhance in-person experiences, and secure a positive ROI for them? Are you ready to learn how to connect your audiences around the world? Let […]. The post The Hybrid Event Revolution [Free Report] by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Podcast: Beyond the blue sky thinking

Event Industry News

Founding director of independent promoter/festival organiser From The Fields, think Kendal Calling, bluedot, Inner City Electronic, Off the Record and Bournemouth’s Arts by the Sea, Ben Robinson is never short of ideas. Touching on Kendal Calling and the company mantra, in this episode Ben focuses on music, science and culture fest buedot, typically at Jodrell Bank University, and transforming the event for a virtual audience in 2020, which, with a lot of the content educational, wasn’t a straig

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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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Delicious While Distancing: Appetizers for the COVID Age  

Special Events

Caterers are balancing safety and style for starters today (with a little help from the humble cloche)

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Micro Mitzvah Spotlight by Event of a Lifetime

All Seated

We were thrilled to learn about the first event planned by The Event of a Lifetime since the COVID-19 Pandemic began back in March. Founded in 1995 and accredited by The Association of Bridal Consultants, The Event Of A Lifetime, Inc. is a full-service event planning company that can assist you with all aspects of the planning process to ensure that the whole experience is stress-free and enjoyable.

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Events sector trade body says Chancellor’s job support scheme fails to address existential threat sector faces

Event Industry News

Commenting on today’s statement by the Chancellor, Chris Skeith, CEO of the Association of Events Organisers, said: “The Chancellor’s proposals today fail to provide the support the UK events sector desperately needs. Given that no UK events are permitted to take place until March 2021 at the earliest, a wage subsidy is of little use to events businesses that are not able to trade at all and the sector is facing an existential threat to its viability.

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Case Study: CEMA Digital Experience Summit 2020

Hubb

The Corporate Event Marketing Association promotes strategic event marketing and communications for senior-level event marketers and industry professionals. The highlight of CEMA is their annual summit held every summer for the past 30 years, that is until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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Leading food & beverage provider, Freemans Event Partners, appoints Client Development Director

Event Industry News

Gloucester-based Freemans Event Partners, a leading food & beverage solutions provider in the events industry has appointed Jason Mumby as Client Development Director, a brand new role that will focus on shaping the sales strategy, pricing, and scoping of key areas for targeted, profitable growth for the family owned-business. Most recently, Jason Mumby was Head of Corporate Partnerships at Costa Coffee where he and his team developed a significant corporate franchise business across the hos

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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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Top Picks for Meetings and Events in the Empire State

Unique Venues

Your next meeting calls you to the state of New York and with it a plethora of great venues to choose from that could take you in any direction across its diverse geography. At Unique Venues, we can help narrow this seemingly impossible decision with a few of our Top Picks from the Empire State. ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY - QUEENS. Our first stop takes us out to Queens and St.

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Podcast: Beyond the blue sky thinking

Event Industry News

Founding director of independent promoter/festival organiser From The Fields, think Kendal Calling, bluedot, Inner City Electronic, Off the Record and Bournemouth’s Arts by the Sea, Ben Robinson is never short of ideas. Touching on Kendal Calling and the company mantra, in this episode Ben focuses on music, science and culture fest buedot, typically at Jodrell Bank University, and transforming the event for a virtual audience in 2020, which, with a lot of the content educational, wasn’t a straig

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What Are and What Do Digital Credentials Mean for Event and Meeting Pros?

Event Leadership Institute

Many event and meeting planners are familiar with the alphabet soup of acronyms, like CMP and CSEP, that are part of their industry peers’ titles or displayed on LinkedIn profiles. Certification programs like these are a written assurance by a third party of the conformity of a product, process, or service to specified requirements. In the case of CMP (Certified Meeting Professional), certification qualifications are based on professional experience, education, and a rigorous exam.

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The Hungarian event industry is prepared to host large-scale MICE events

Event Industry News

On 10 September, the #PowerOfLiveEvents initiative left the virtual space and converted into an all-day live conference with support from the newly-formed Budapest Convention Bureau and the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre and with the cooperation of the industry associations. In the presence of hundreds of participants populating the conference room of Puskás Arena, in the framework of a wide-ranging industry collaboration, the safety protocol and COVID handbook for business events that pla

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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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Shoutout – A Tool for Donor Outreach

Click & Pledge

Shoutout is a new f eature within CONNECT and the Swiper1 app designed to bring effective donor outreach to the fingertips of nonprofit leaders. Now, o rganizations can create messages, either audio or video, and send them directly to donors of their organization. . What started as an idea from our partner, Dan Woodward, is now a reality to our customers.

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Bristol Craft Beer Festival successfully returned to the city for 2020

Event Industry News

In accordance with the Government confirmation allowing outdoors events to go ahead, and after close consultation with both SAGE and Bristol Council, Bristol Craft Beer Festival safely welcomed over 2500 visitors for a series of ticketed sessions across three days, 9th – 11th September, on site at Bristol Harbourside. Despite the challenges of putting on a festival in the current climate, the team behind Bristol Craft Beer Festival put in place a number of additional procedures to create a

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Age of Conversation Speaks to Era of Zoom Fatigue

SmartMeetings

Just when meeting professionals are growing hoarse from bemoaning that COVID has changed everything, one group came along to show that the fundamentals are still the same. “We were hoping to remind marketers and event producers that conversation and connection is an important part of events, and that includes virtual,” said Liz Lathan, CEO of Haute Dokimazo , producer of the September one-day virtual event The Age of Conversation Summit.

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The Belfry Hotel & Resort launches new golf offers

Event Industry News

As a result of the success of The Belfry Hotel & Resort recently playing host to the ISPS HANDA UK Championship, the conclusion of the European Tour’s ‘UK Swing’, the resort has announced a number of new offers to give golfers a chance to tee off on its award-winning Brabazon and PGA National courses. The Belfry’s new golf offers include no single supplement on golf breaks between Monday to Thursday in October and November and for golf groups*, one in 12 goes free and everyone will receive

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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!