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The Future of Event Sponsorship

Event Planning BluePrint

Today’s event sponsorship is not passive. It’s active, engaging and succeeds because of human interaction. Ask yourself: what booth or company would you choose to visit at an event? The one who just hangs a banner or the one you can interact with? Most likely you’ll go for the latter. Event Sponsorship. Many sponsors ask for a small booth or at least a physical presence during the event.

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5 Simple Things You Can Implement Now to Get More Volunteers Later

InitLive

Having enough volunteers can mean the difference between a nice event and a wildly successful one. Though, they're not always easy to find and the last thing you want to do is rush around recruiting at the last minute. Luckily, there are a few simple things you can start doing now to make sure your next event has plenty of people willing to offer a helping hand. 1) Keep past and potential volunteers updated.

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Show Me The Money! Saving $ for Your Next Event

ePly

When it comes to event planning, who doesn’t love saving a little money for your budget? However, that can be easier said than done when it comes to actually figuring out realistic ways to limit your spending. To get you started, check out these three simple ways that you can start saving money for your next event today.

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Grub Stub: The Event Catering Management Solution [Review]

EventMB

Grub Stub is the web-based meal management system to manage catering more efficiently at your event. Here is our review. Grub Stub: What Is It? Grub Stub is an automated meal management system that will save time and money and reduce food waste for events and festivals of all sizes. The electronic tool […]. The post Grub Stub: The Event Catering Management Solution [Review] by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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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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IMEX America 2018: 4 Things Shaping Today's Meeting Industry

BizBash

The eighth incarnation of the IMEX America meeting industry convention took place October 16 to 18 at the Sands Expo.

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Why This Pop-Up Invited People to Smash Teacups

BizBash

For the launch of Tetley’s new product line, the brand recently invited Torontonians to sample the new teas—and smash teacups.

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Orange County Convention Center Adding More Than 280,000 Sq. Ft. of Meeting Space

Smart Meetings

The meeting space at Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando keeps multiplying like the Minions. Another $605 million is being invested to add more than 280,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and a brand-new concourse. Convention Way Grand Concourse will feature a new plaza entrance, and an enclosed walkway will connect it with the existing concourse.

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How to Save on Hotel WIFI – Whiteboard Wednesday Episode 4

Endless Events

We are seeing a common and alarming trend that hotels are charging exorbitant amounts to use their WIFI for your events. Sometimes this number can be well into the thousands, but you have options and you don’t always need to layout $30k just to have event WIFI. WIFI fees just much like all hotel restrictions are negotiable and there are ways to cut costs!

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The Impact of TCS Tax Policy on Event Ticketing in India

Hubilo Blog

As per Statista , event ticketing in India brings about a revenue amounting roughly to US$1,223m in 2018. Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2018–2023) of 17.8%, resulting in a market volume of US$2,779m by 2023. With financial growth, the Indian event ticketing industry has also seen a major transformation in terms of technology as well.

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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 21 Event Blogs That Every #EventProf Must Follow

Slido

Staying up to date with the latest industry news and trends means reading a lot. To help you find the best of the game content as well as the hidden gems of the event blogosphere, we scoured the web and put together blogs that keep us on top of things. Here are some of our favorite blogs that bring the best from our industry, as well as some amazing companies that have inspired us on our journey toward better meetings.

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Teaching About Contracts? Here’s An Experiential Learning Activity For Your Class

Event Leadership Institute

A common challenge that teachers face is developing lesson activities that provide engaging learning opportunities, but that are also memorable enough that students will retain key points long after the course or program. When I was teaching a course in risk management and law in an event management diploma program, I was faced with this same challenge.

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Creating New Vibes at Expo! Expo! 2018

a2z Innovation Insider

We are excited to share that the VIBE Lounge is coming to Expo! Expo! 2018. Join us in the VIBE Lounge, located on the show floor at the 1300 aisle, for informal peer to peer networking discussions led by industry thought leaders who share Values, Interests, Beliefs, and Energy with you on the topics below. What’s Your Vibe? TECHNOLOGY. Rajiv Jain, CEO, a2z, Inc.

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Macroart’s rapid growth to be managed via new installations platform

Event Industry News

Periods of rapid expansion can test the internal processes of any business. Wide format print leader, Macroart , is no exception. In June of this year, they revealed that they have almost doubled turnover from £6 million to £11 million since their management buyout four years ago. Michael Green, commercial director at Macroart, attributes some of this growth to their solid reputation, “We’re winning a lot of work at the moment due to word of mouth and good recommendations.

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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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New & Renovated: Coming Back Better Than Ever

Smart Meetings

It is unfortunate, but natural disasters have become a distressingly more common element of modern hospitality. Instead of bowing before the unlucky circumstances and property damage, however, many hotels and venues are seizing the opportunity to remodel and reopen even better than before. More than a year since Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck, this resilience is reshaping the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico.

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Appointment of two new directors by D2i Systems Ltd – home of Engage

Event Industry News

Event technology specialist D2i has appointed two new directors; James Clerke (pictured left) rejoins the business as Operations & Delivery Director and Matthew Wilson (pictured right) is promoted to Sales & Marketing Director. With operations in the UK and the Middle East, the bigger board will help D2i’s expansion plans and its long-term strategy to be the leading software company in the event industry.

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Introducing Bizzabo’s New Ultra Branded App

Bizzabo

Bizzabo’s new Ultra Branded App allows you to optimize attendee, speaker and sponsor engagement in ways you never thought possible. We’re excited to announce the launch of our white-label event app solution—the Bizzabo Ultra Branded App! This whole new Bizzabo offering was built from the ground up based on feedback from our customers. In fact, several of our customers have already started using our Ultra Branded App, including HubWeek, South Summit and Hashtag Sports.

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drp aligns live division team and makes it fit for the future

Event Industry News

Creative communications agency drp has seen pivotal growth to their live division over the last 12 months. With a combined number of 132 team members, there will now be a new focus on the way in which drp joins the teams together. With that, project direction, producers, project management, account directors and account managers will see a new regained focus on their services.

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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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Hubilo’s Revamped Event Analytics Module

Hubilo Blog

With several feedback and suggestions from the attendees, event organisers and clients communicate what unique features or entities they would like to have in their event website or event app. While some features can be provided as asked, some require being developed from scratch with an ample amount of research and study involved. Earlier the Hubilo’s dashboard had a different feature named Event Analytics which provided the analytics for all the other features that the client opted for.

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Podcast: Patrick Blattner from The Indoor Lab

Event Industry News

Joining the EIN podcast this week is Patrick Blattner from The Indoor Lab. Patrick is a serial product innovator and analytics leader with early innovations in peer-to-peer messaging and flow analytics using indoor positioning technologies. He holds 19 patents and has authored four bestselling Microsoft Excel books sold worldwide across 27 languages.

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Is There a Need for Wedding Centerpieces?

Master the Event

The post Is There a Need for Wedding Centerpieces? appeared first on mastertheevent.com.

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Slido recognised as fourth fastest growing tech company in Central Europe by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2018

Event Industry News

Leading audience interaction specialist Slido has been recognised as the fourth fastest growing technology company in Central Europe by the recent Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2018 ranking. Now in its 19th year, The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe programme, part of the Deloitte global Fast 500 programme, recognises and profiles fast growing public or private technology companies in the region, ranking the 50 fastest growing.

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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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Events Have Just Reached the Moon

G2Planet

It's hard to imagine anything that is more futuristic looking in events these days than 3-D Projection Mapping. This technology adds a dimension you must see to believe.

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Is it possible to run data-driven venue search?

Eventory

A paramount element of organizing an event is a venue search. It should result in finding the most suitable and appropriate venue regarding the requirements of the particular event you are organizing. Have you ever wondered how you can use data for the venue search ? The database of information and parameters can be a solid foundation on which you will build the success of your event-related organizational actions.

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This Is How You Design An Event Flyer

CadmiumCD

Contributed by Belle Balace , Growth Specialist at Visme. The first step of promoting your event is to create a print and digital flyer of it. You don’t need to hire a graphic designer to do it specifically if you have a tight budget. If you have a friend who is one and offers to do it for free, lucky you. However, for those you don’t have any designer friends, you can always be your own designer.

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2018 Platinum Choice Winners Announced

Smart Meetings

Distinguished hospitality partners earn coveted Smart Meetings honor. After much voting and decision-making, the 15th annual Platinum Choice Award winners have been selected by the Smart Meetings magazine judges. This highly esteemed award salutes excellence in service and amenities among meeting hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

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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.