Wed.Jul 11, 2018

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Last Minute Event Promotion Strategies

GEVME

Event organisation is synonymous with multitasking – and I challenge anyone to deny it. Even if you’re one of those people who can’t operate without checklists, you should still always be ready to change your event plan and take on hundreds of new challenges at the very last moment. The reason is that there are always things you just can’t control, from low conversion levels to poor engagement on social media.

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3 Online Strategies to Boost Your Event Attendance

Eventinterface

Whatever kind of event you are hosting, you need people to attend. This is especially true when the event is open, meaning that you don’t need an invitation to attend, you just need to either buy a ticket or RSVP (depending on the type of event that you are hosting). To get people to attend your event, you first need to get the word out. You need people to know beforehand when, where, and what your event is about.

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How To Plan A User Conference: The Event Organizers’ Guide To Successfully Launching A User Conference That Will Make Waves

EventMB

Want to give your customers the type of attention that strengthens relationships and increases loyalty? What about improving word of mouth marketing? Want a new source of revenue for your company? User conferences accomplish all of these, but only if you do them well and offer a stellar experience. We’ll show you how. In this […]. The post How To Plan A User Conference: The Event Organizers’ Guide To Successfully Launching A User Conference That Will Make Waves by EventMB Team appeared fi

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Trend Spotted: Floral Installations In Cars

BizBash

One normally wouldn't associate flowers and cars as a go-to pairing for event design. But recently, event designers and florists.

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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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Understanding Conference Sponsorship

Endless Events

Finding sponsors for events can be difficult especially if you don’t have a core set of sponsors established. With that being said, in order to build conference sponsorship, you have to first look at your brand’s purpose and the values of your company. What companies do you know of that can join your event and be of added value? What are your attendees interested in?

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11 Lessons Learned From Organizing a Global Conference Tour

Bizzabo

GetResponse has hosted global conferences across the world. In this post, the GetResponse events team shares some of their biggest event management takeaways. In the 20-year history of the company, GetResponse has been a sponsor of many leading MarTech conferences, including ad:tech, MarketingSherpa Summit, dmexco and Digital Summit. In 2017 our experience led us to the idea of ResponseCon —a series of worldwide events focused on the ins and outs of integrated online marketing for SMBs.

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What People Want in a Volunteering Experience

InitLive

When it comes to attracting volunteers, it's important to know what people are looking to get out of the volunteer experience. What motivates people to volunteer? How can you make your volunteer opportunity appealing? Here are a few things to consider: Is It Enjoyable? Not all tasks are created equal, and some volunteers will probably get stuck doing the less-than-awesome jobs.

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Your Brand Is Having a Social Media Crisis – Quick, What Do You Do?

Brown Paper Tickets

We’ve all seen what going viral in a “bad way” means. One bad tweet and then a few tone-deaf responses to criticism and your entire brand gets burned to ashes online. It takes years to build a brand and a few bad reviews to ruin it. Learn how to prevent a PR crisis and the best way to handle an erupting social media volcano. Take Steps to Prevent a PR Crisis.

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How to Build an Event Brochure: Your Complete List

ePly

Ever worried that your event brochure is lacking or that you’re forgetting something? Event planning can pull you in multiple directions and it can be easy to forget the small details (which are often the most important!). Check out our simple checklist to ensure your brochure is up-to-date and ready to impress your attendees at your next event.

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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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Hardcore Hardware

Event Industry News

In the engagement economy its key to interact with conference attendees to create an experience that is going to change behaviour. Most conferences are about learning some- thing; new information on a product or service, learning a new skill or something that causes the attendee to remember that experience and the messages attached to it. Here, we explore how both established and new interactive hardware that can achieve greater participation as well as the co-creation of content – whether its w

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Great Events Don’t Just Happen: Event Registration

Cvent: Event Marketing

Remember the events of yesteryear? You’d jot down an attendee’s registration information over the phone and then type it into a spreadsheet, or you had a form that attendees could fill out and mail in. And what about paying their registration fee? Yep, put that check in the envelope too. The tedious manual work and typos were enough to make your head spin.

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Grant applications open for programme to boost international business events across the UK

Event Industry News

Applications for grants are being called for VisitBritain’s programme to secure new international business events for the UK and to grow the value of existing events, boosting the economy. VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme* provides support to the UK’s business events sector with two funding strands. The ‘Bid Enhancement and Support’ strand supports UK cities in their bids for international events.

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The Events Expert Interview Series #10: David Adler

G2Planet

We've been interviewing some of the smartest, most interesting event professionals around--sharing their insights, advice, and unique experiences. This week we sat down with the powerhouse David Adler , @davidadler , founder and CEO of BizBash , the largest site for event & meeting pros looking for venues, suppliers and news.

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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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July Special Guest Webinars!

All Seated

We have two awesome special guest webinars on the schedule for this month! Mastering Workforce Management with Millennial Staff with Ubeya. On Tuesday, July 17 at 12:00 PM EST, join us with the team from Ubeya ( a scheduling staff/workforce management tool for event professionals ) to learn how to master your workforce management skills when working with millennial staff.

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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Embrace Event Technology

Eventtia

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Otto’s Tacos

GatherHere

Otto Cedeno created the eponymous fast-casual eatery Otto’s Tacos with a mission of bringing his beloved Los Angeles tacos to New York. In 2013, he opened the first Otto’s Tacos location in the East Village, meshing West Coast flavors with the energy of NYC. Their signature taco iteration features daily made-from-scratch tortillas stuffed with seasoned fillings and, of course, gobs of guac.

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AIF Festival Congress 2018 hits Sheffield on 6 – 7 November

Event Industry News

AIF’s annual flagship Festival Congress will take place in Sheffield on November 6 and 7 this year. The move to Sheffield follows four consecutive sold-out years in Cardiff. The Congress, which has become a major fixture in the festival industry calendar, attracting over 400 delegates each year, will be held at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. The Independent Festival Awards will take place at 92 Burton Road – a warehouse venue that is well known for its Peddler Night Market events.

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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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Introducing the New Certain Product Suite

Certain

Over the past couple of years, Certain’s suite of products and solutions has grown considerably, both through acquisition, and through investment in innovation and R&D. The time inevitably came for us to pull all of our acquired and newly developed products under the Certain brand in order to fully highlight the end-to-end set of capabilities that we provide in supporting events of all types and sizes across the globe. .

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Star Events stages Roger Waters’ British Summer Time spectacular

Event Industry News

Star Events redesigned the entire Great Oak Stage sub-structure and super-structure to accommodate Roger Waters’ Us + Them production, which opened the BST Hyde Park series in spectacular style on Friday. With gags including smoking Battersea Power Station chimneys rising above the stage, graffiti strewn flying pigs and the surround sound effects synonymous with Roger Waters, Us + Them managed to set a new precedent, even for a Hyde Park performance.