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Sell More Tickets in 1 Month: Your Week 4 Plan

Picatic by Eventbrite

You don’t need to stare at a screen for hours a day to sell more tickets to your event. To help you reach your goals, we’ve put together a series of posts with the tips and tricks you need to upgrade your marketing — in just 15 minutes a day. This is the fourth post […]. The post Sell More Tickets in 1 Month: Your Week 4 Plan appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Five Event Trends You Should Know About

Eventbrite UK

Getting people to buy tickets and actually attend the event on the day can keep organisers tossing and turning in their sleep for weeks beforehand. We decided to ask around and find out what trends our organisers are seeing when it comes to securing registrations and ticket sales for their events. Don’t panic, last-minute sales […]. The post Five Event Trends You Should Know About appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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How to Market Your Brand at Sporting Events and Concerts

InCharged

Ever since the file-sharing network once known as Napster made its debut at the turn of the century, musicians knew that the era of relying on album sales had come to an end, thus underscoring the importance of live performances and concerts in terms of revenue generation. What is interesting. The post How to Market Your Brand at Sporting Events and Concerts appeared first on InCharged.

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See How Gucci, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton Do Pop-Ups

BizBash

The luxury fashion brands spoke to shoppers' decreased attention spans with limited-time retail experiences.

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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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How to Protect Your Event Information from a Cybercrime

MeetingsNet

Today’s cybercriminal only needs one piece of information to wreak havoc with meeting planners - an email password. Brought to you by: Cybercrime. We hear about it in some way every day. It’s always at the forefront of current headline news, yet it hasn’t always been the hot topic that it is today. In my career as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, my work began decades ago - before anyone really knew what anything “cyber” meant.

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Does Getting a Real Job Mean Giving Up?

Event Planning BluePrint

Sometimes a comment comes from a member of our community that we know all our readers can relate to. That’s exactly how I felt about Cindy’s #1 frustration when it comes to her event planning business: Friends & Family who say things like you need to get a real job. Although Cindy is already a certified event planner and a member of our How to Be an Event Planner course , she’s hustling to set goals and get new clients.

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Marriott, IHG, Accor and Hilton Invest in Meetings Booking Platform

Skift

Attendees at business conference in 2019. QnA Summit / Flickr Skift Take: The hotel industry has had a tough time improving the painful process of selling event space and room blocks to meeting planners. Perhaps this deal is a sign the sector is finally ready to invest in meaningful change to help repair the ecosystem. — Andrew Sheivachman Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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The Inc. 5000 List Gives Insight into Meeting and Event Trends

MeetingsNet

A healthy number of meetings-industry companies made the list, and the rise of unique experience providers shows what your attendees are excited about. How many of your attendees want to be locked up? It’s a serious question. The Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to.

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Event Tech Spotlight: Oveit

Event Industry News

Company name: Oveit Inc. Founded: 6 th April 2015 Web address: www.oveit.com. About: Oveit is an event management software that helps event planners manage cashless payments systems, based on both NFC technology and/or facial recognition. The software allows event planners to customise the whole customer journey, from the moment attendees buy the tickets to the moment the event is over.

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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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Finding the Right Venue Still Plagues Meeting Planners Despite Digital Tools

Skift

Cvent Connect 2019 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cvent / Flickr Skift Take: Most planners still have a hard time sourcing and booking the right venue for an event. High costs and rude salespeople are only a couple of the obstacles they face despite new technology aimed to help ease the process. — Andrew Sheivachman Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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Get Your Event Business Listed on eventplanner.net

eventplanner

eventplanner.net is the fastest-growing event planning community and now we're building the the largest 'search engine' and review platform for event venues and suppliers in the world. Get listed now!

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Brilliant Stages

Event Industry News

Brilliant Stages is a world leader in designing, producing and delivering advanced staging technologies and entertainment structures to live events around the globe. From concert touring stages and complex motion systems to brand activations and awe-inspiring art installations, Brilliant can create the most demanding live events, seamlessly. Founded in 1983, the multi-award winning team has built some of the most forward-thinking engineering products used in the live entertainment industry today

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BeCore Hosts Princess Poppy’s Party in the Trolls Village

BeCore

Hit DreamWorks movie Trolls is back with a sequel Trolls World Tour coming to theaters in 2020. Since the release of the first movie, DreamWorks opened “Trolls the Experience” in New York City with the help of our experiential marketing team. This interactive event includes entering Trolls Village just in time for Princess Poppy’s big party. A troll guide leads attendees through Branch’s Musical Mashup, the Caterbus, Critter Creek, and, of course, Poppy’s extravaganza.

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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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Pizza party for 2000 please

The Event Concierge

Pizza Party for 2000 please. . Julie Wong CMP, Meeting and Event Planner. August 2019. “Let’s just order pizza for the entire office” is a common phrase that might be heard in a company. We were tasked with what initially appeared to be a simple lunch celebration for a corporate client who had several office locations in northern and southern California.

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Conference Buyer’s Guide: AIDA

Event Industry News

AIDA, an instant online app-maker, allows you to build and customise your own event app. The DIY event app-building platform boasts over 80 features to assist you in creating a custom app for your conference. Some of these include registration sites, onsite check-ins, audience polls, live Q&A sessions, social walls and emails. Pallav Barah, director and co-founder, commented: “Every event is unique, and we believe that event technology should adapt and be flexible to the needs of your event

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How to Avoid Miscommunication with Your Event Partners

Special Events

Your event team cannot work like a team unless you ensure clear communication. Kevin Dennis shares six important tips.

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Lime Venue Portfolio strengthens stadia offerings with Molineux Stadium

Event Industry News

Lime Venue Portfolio has once again expanded its portfolio of unique and unusual venues with the arrival of Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. The Premier League football stadium joins the portfolio this month and adds to the brand’s demographic spread across the Midlands. The news follows on from the arrival of Welford Road, home of Leicester Tigers, to the portfolio last month, and again strengthens the options for event organisers across the East and West Midlands area.

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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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Customizing Prints with Incredible Merge Formulas

Caterease

Customizing Prints With Incredible Merge Formulas Caterease Version: 20 Category: Document Builder Date: 08/19/2019. The post Customizing Prints with Incredible Merge Formulas appeared first on Caterease.

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How to Market Your Brand at Sporting Events and Concerts

InCharged

Ever since the file-sharing network once known as Napster made its debut at the turn of the century, musicians knew that the era of relying on album sales had come to an end, thus underscoring the importance of live performances and concerts in terms of revenue generation. What is interesting about the Spotify era we live in is that concert and music festival attendance has gone through the roof, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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Be the Change You Want to See in the Events Industry

MeetingsNet

A chat with Carly Roncaglio-Marotta of IQVIA. Brought to you by: Carly Roncaglio-Marotta manages a team of planners for IQVIA, a global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services to the life sciences industry. Roncaglio-Marotta’s team handles logistics, travel and obtains speakers for client events, as well as helping clients develop marketing programs.

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How to Market Your Brand at Sporting Events and Concerts

InCharged

Ever since the file-sharing network once known as Napster made its debut at the turn of the century, musicians knew that the era of relying on album sales had come to an end, thus underscoring the importance of live performances and concerts in terms of revenue generation. What is interesting about the Spotify era we live in is that concert and music festival attendance has gone through the roof, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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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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38 VR and AI Trendsetters Eventprofs Should Follow in 2019 for Insights and Inspiration

All Seated

The event tech world is constantly evolving, with innovations in virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) providing much of today’s fuel. With the dizzying pace of change, it’s hard to keep up-to-date on what all the changes mean – especially for #eventprofs and #meetingprofs. VR, AR and AI are all changing every aspect of events – from the way they’re planned, visualized and even booked , to the way organizers, sponsors and vendors engage with attendees at events.

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How to Market Your Brand at Sporting Events and Concerts

InCharged

Ever since the file-sharing network once known as Napster made its debut at the turn of the century, musicians knew that the era of relying on album sales had come to an end, thus underscoring the importance of live performances and concerts in terms of revenue generation. What is interesting about the Spotify era we live in is that concert and music festival attendance has gone through the roof, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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Fixing a Tesla Powerwall that isn’t charging

Conferences that Work

In February 2018, I took advantage of an excellent Green Mountain Power (GMP) program to install a Tesla Powerwall 2.0 on my Vermont home. For just $1,500, GMP installed a 13.5 kWh Powerwall on the outside of my home, providing us with an automatic back up electricity source that has proven capable of running our home through continuous outages of up to two days.

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Top Catering Sales Strategies for Growing Your Catering Business

Planning Pod

Summary: Learn five catering sales strategies that will help you quickly and reliably grow your catering business and event group sales. It’s no secret that growing your catering business (whether it’s on-premise or off-premise catering) requires bringing in new customers and growing sales within your existing customer base. That part is not rocket science.

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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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Gift Ideas and Gadgets for Event Planners

GEVME

Americans call it event swag. This is slang for “freebie” and includes creative gifts for event planners , which may actually become a principle of successful event gift technology. It is all about handouts, souvenirs, and gifts for event planners. Occasions for gifts. Thank you gifts for event planners are an extremely valuable marketing tool that are always in demand at events.

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Top Catering Sales Strategies for Growing Your Catering Business

Planning Pod

Summary: Learn five catering sales strategies that will help you quickly and reliably grow your catering business and event group sales. It’s no secret that growing your catering business (whether it’s on-premise or off-premise catering) requires bringing in new customers and growing sales within your existing customer base. That part is not rocket science.

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Guest blog: A culinary conundrum

Event Industry News

By Lisa Hatswell, managing director, Unique Venues of London. Recently, our members gathered at Trinity House to discuss the various catering options available across the association. The meat of the matter was to uncover which models work best for a specific venue, their advantages and how they influence the location’s offering to event organisers.

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