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Two free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations

Conferences that Work

Here are what I think are the two best free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations if you’re not a graphics wonk. (Note: I am not a graphics wonk.) I’ve written over five hundred posts on this blog over the last ten years. As they tell you in SEO School, every post has at least one image. I often find an appropriate image on the web, but sometimes I feel inspired to create a graphic that fits better.

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Facial Recognition And Events

Endless Events

Knock knock – it’s facial recognition for events! You already know that the Event Tech Podcast is all about the latest and greatest technologies. And of course, the ones you can use to make your event go from good to outstanding! For the last few weeks, we’ve explored everything from interactive VR experiences to machine learning and events.

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Number of boutique and ‘micro-festivals’ rises by 400% over last 4 years

Event Industry News

Eventbrite has revealed weird and wonderful micro gatherings – from toe wrestling and Chinese dragon boat festivals – are increasing year-on-year. The number of events on Eventbrite that describe themselves as “festival” rose by nearly 400 per cent from 2014-2018. The numbers suggest that more and more event-goers are choosing niche-themed events which celebrate their passions and hone in on their personal interests.

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The Best of Louisville: Drinks

Connect Your Meetings

FIRST TIMER. Bourbons Bistro Drink in the history of Louisville in this proud establishment awarded the “Whisky Bars of the World” Gold Medal from Whisky Magazine. The shrine to bourbon guides true believers through its collection of 130 labels, including a barrel selection program. Hell or High Water More than 120,000 Mint Juleps are sold at Churchill Downs on Derby weekend, but you can (and should) enjoy them any time of year.

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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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Breaking news: Cvent acquires DoubleDutch

Event Industry News

Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has acquired DoubleDutch, one of the unique leaders in the mobile event app industry based in San Francisco. The acquisition of DoubleDutch highlights Cvent’s investment in the mobile technology space and will complement and grow the company’s signature mobile event app and onsite solution capabilities.

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Live Union reimagines B2B events with new Super Connectors series

Event Industry News

Live Union, a London-based events agency, likes to shake up traditional events. Putting the audience at the heart of their plans, the events team breaks the mould to create original and inspiring events. It is becoming more and more apparent that today’s audience is valuing networking over content; audiences want more engagement, connections and control.

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3 Most Mysterious Bay Area Attractions

VBO Tickets

Summer is quickly approaching, and with such beautiful weather happening, you probably need some freedom from your hectic schedule. So with that, how about taking some time to explore at least one of these Bay Area attractions. And believe us, you will have an awesome experience wherever you go! Winchester Mystery House | San Jose, CA. If you’re looking to get your Halloween groove on early, the Winchester Mystery House is full of spooky unsolved history for you to adventure!

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Taking (the) Black Deer by the horns

Event Industry News

Gill Tee and Deb Shilling’s production company Entertee Events bucked every trend lastsummer to launch the already multi-award winning Black Deer Festival at Eridge Park, Tumbridge Wells, smack in the middle of the season peak. Amid a turbulent market – names like V/Rize and Bestival kicked into the long grass – with a focus on ‘Americana and Country’, Gill to a T, Black Deer is a family festival.

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[Webinar] How to Drive Pipeline with Face-to-Face Events

Cvent: Event Marketing

In today’s digital world, the power of connecting face-to-face to build business relationships is undeniable. Yet, many marketing organizations struggle with the time and effort it takes to execute compelling events because they’re using old-school methods to plan and manage them. With the right tools, it’s easier than ever to plan events. Register now.

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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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Coconnex announce ambitious charity initiative

Event Industry News

The AEO Award nominated event software supplier has set its sights on becoming an industry leader in not only technology but in social responsibility too. . Event management software specialists, Coconnex, has today spoken of their exciting link up with social enterprise charity, Buy One Give One (B1G1). From new business – contract renewals all the way through to demos and even enquiries – Coconnex will be donating money each time to B1G1, who will in turn use the money to positively impact the

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The Unique Challenges of Marketing a Tour

Vendini

Putting together any marketing plan has its challenges but devising a marketing strategy for a tour has an added layer of complexity as you try to attract both locals and tourists. In order to do this successfully, you have to develop a distinct marketing plan for each group – meeting them, quite literally – where they are at. Think of your audiences in a different way.

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3 Tips to Better Event Flyers

Brown Paper Tickets

A well-designed event flyer is critical to your event’s success. You have to capture attention, provide all the necessary details, and visually show what your event is. Venngage, a tool that allows people to easily create flyers and infographics wrote this guest post to help event organizers create better event flyers. Read it and tweet it. Buffer , a tool for content promotion analyzed their +400K Tweets, 60K Followers, and +300K Likes, and the results prove the effectiveness of images.