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Six Ways to Work with your Venue for Event Promotion

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Erin Esiyok-Prime, Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications, with Halifax Convention Centre. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. When it comes to planning an event, there are a lot of moving pieces. Above all, though, the success of your event hinges on one very important factor: getting people […].

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Fulfilling the Hierarchy of Needs using Your Mobile Event App

Quickmobile

This blog was originally published on August 4th, 2014. It has been expanded and edited for updates and accuracy. . After reading Jonah Sachs’ Winning the Story Wars , we really started to think about who attends events and how an app impacts their experience, particularly when overlaid with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We know the typical reasons for attending a meeting are to drive education, support required CEU acquisition, and to meet people with whom we have a common interest o

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6 Things you Need to Know About Dating an Event Organiser

Eventbrite UK

The beginning of a new relationship is fast-paced, but just how fast-paced is it when you are dating an event organiser? Here are 6 tips that might help. The post 6 Things you Need to Know About Dating an Event Organiser appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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‘WCW’ Event Series: Our Favorite Insights from the First Event

Event Farm

Last night we officially kicked off our Women Crushing It Wednesday event series, and we’re so excited by the response and for the upcoming events in the series (stay tuned!). We’ve covered in previous blog posts how we’re thinking about and planning our WCW events , and we’ll continue to do more of that—like when we host a webinar about it next week, which you can register for by clicking here.

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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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17 Runways For Event Staging Inspiration

EventMB

Stay away from boring, traditional setups and use runways or catwalks as brand activation tools, to enhance themes, or provide an immersive experience at your next event. From colors and props to custom builds, these runways will blow your mind and make you want to walk the catwalk yourself. Traditionally used in fashion events and […]. The post 17 Runways For Event Staging Inspiration by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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9 Tips for Running a Successful Event [Video]

EventMB

In this new video we share some of our top tips for running a smooth event. ##abovethefold## After all of the grueling hours and paperwork, and schedules and negotiations that we go through in the planning process, there’s nothing more fulfilling than getting on-site and seeing your event come to life from the ground up. Follow these tips […].

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10 New Venues in Dallas/Fort Worth for Winter Meetings and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Dallas/Fort Worth eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open.

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How to Measure Event ROI and Map the Value You Create

Eventtia

There’s no universal formula on how to measure event ROI. The vast majority of articles you’ll find online focus mainly on assessing social media engagement, satisfaction surveys, or app data insights. Although those are all important factors to consider, let’s be honest: you won’t invest a significant amount of money or massive effort into planning […].

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Moe’s Hits the Road With Mobile "Tour de Burrito"

BizBash

Hardwood floors, a long custom-made dining table, and large picture windows have transformed a simple box truck into a dining.

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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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5 Things Planners are Thankful for

SmartMeetings

Colorful turkey cut-outs and pumpkin-spiced everything should clue you in —Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Meaning, the pressure is on to be thankful. Although being a professional planner comes with a great deal of stress, travel and lack of sleep, there are a lot of good reasons people eagerly enter the field each year. Need some help getting started on a thankful list?

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10 New Venues in Austin for Winter Meetings and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Austin eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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Event Tech Tribe expands technology offering with newest member, EventOPS

Event Industry News

Event Technology collective, the Event Tech Tribe, have unveiled the latest addition to their family of solutions for event planners. Their newest member, EventOPS is a platform which allows event organisers to plan and manage their operations and logistics from an intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard, on any device. EventOPS unveiled their partnership with the Tribe at […].

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Holiday Party Ideas 2017: 4 Unique Ideas for Invites and Thank-Yous

BizBash

While traditional paper greeting cards will always be in style, this holiday season brings a host of cool digital and.

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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 event tech model: One app, any event for delegates

Event Industry News

Today Krowdthink Ltd (UK, Devon) announces the first commercial availability of its’ Krowd® app following over 15 months of live customer testing. The Krowd takes a novel approach of thinking first about app adoption by delegates to events and visitors to venues. The change of thinking revolves around the idea that a delegate should be […]. The post New event tech model: One app, any event for delegates appeared first on Event Industry News.

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5 Tips for Creating Formal Events the Disney Way

PCMA Convene

Disneyland might be best-known as a family-friendly vacation spot, but as Convene saw on a recent visit to the Anaheim, hosted by Disney Destinations, it’s also famously meetings-friendly. Here are five tips from Brian Bosch, senior event consultant, the Disney Event Group, Disneyland Resort, on how Disney event planners create magical formal events. . 1.

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'WCW' Event Series: Our Favorite Insights from the First Event

Event Farm

Last night we officially kicked off our Women Crushing It Wednesday event series, and we’re so excited by the response and for the upcoming events in the series (stay tuned!). We’ve covered in previous blog posts how we’re thinking about and planning our WCW events , and we’ll continue to do more of that—like when we host a webinar about it next week, which you can register for by clicking here.

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Mojo Barriers supplies multiple artists’ tours across the globe

Event Industry News

Mojo Barriers is supplying almost 2km of its specially designed touring barrier this Autumn to a range of this year’s most anticipated tours through November 2017. With Mojo’s European office supplying tours including The Rolling Stones, Queens of the Stone Age and Queen & Adam Lambert, and the US office working with Katy Perry, Gorillaz, […].

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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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Hilton Initiative Boosts Passport Applications

SmartMeetings

With more stringent identification checks looming at airports, Hilton Hotels and Resorts is collaborating with the U.S. State Department on an initiative that encourages more Americans to apply for passports. The initiative, Hilton Passport Project , stipulates that every few weeks, a Hilton property in the United States will have a passport concierge booth where guests and the general public can have their passport pictures taken for free and apply for or renew their passport.

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CTS EVENTIM expands Live Entertainment business in Italy by acquiring majority stake in Friends and Partners

Event Industry News

CTS EVENTIM, one of the leading international providers of Ticketing and Live Entertainment, is acquiring 60 percent of the shares in Friends and Partners, Ferdinando Salzano’s new primary company operating in the music and live entertainment sector in Italy. Salzano started the enterprise in 2001 as F&P Group and subsequently developed it into the leading […].

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5 Things Planners are Thankful for

SmartMeetings

Colorful turkey cut-outs and pumpkin-spiced everything should clue you in —Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Meaning, the pressure is on to be thankful. Although being a professional planner comes with a great deal of stress, travel and lack of sleep, there are a lot of good reasons people eagerly enter the field each year. Need some help getting started on a thankful list?

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How Michael Cerbelli Stays Atop the Hot List

Connect Your Meetings

“If we ever have a drink, there’s a great story about Elton John I could tell you,” says Michael Cerbelli, CEO and president of Cerbelli Creative. During his 40 years in the industry, Cerbelli has produced events created for and/or attended by Hollywood’s biggest celebrities (Billy Joel and Robert De Niro are only examples). But in the meetings and events world, Cerbelli is one of the biggest names.

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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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Foreign Adventures: 6 Hotels Worth a Journey

SmartMeetings

Adare Manor After the largest restoration project in Irish history, this famed castle resort in Limerick, Ireland, heralds a new era of luxury on the Emerald Isle. The Neo-Gothic masterpiece now sports a new, 42-bedroom wing (bringing total room count to 104), state-of-the-art spa, championship golf course by Tom Fazio, a grand ballroom (for up to 350 guests) and four dining options.

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Advise : Advocate : Act. How the UK Events Industry Board is Delivering the Governments Vision for the UK’s Business Events Sector

Event Industry News

Image: Nick de Bois, Chairman of the UK Events Industry Board Last week the first ever Business of Events Senior Leadership Forum was held in London’s magnificent QEII Conference Centre. Bringing together representatives from across the private sector, government and VisitBritain, along with many other DMO’s and influencers, this event marked the next step in […].

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Foreign Adventures: 6 Hotels Worth a Journey

SmartMeetings

Adare Manor After the largest restoration project in Irish history, this famed castle resort in Limerick, Ireland, heralds a new era of luxury on the Emerald Isle. The Neo-Gothic masterpiece now sports a new, 42-bedroom wing (bringing total room count to 104), state-of-the-art spa, championship golf course by Tom Fazio, a grand ballroom (for up to 350 guests) and four dining options.

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Event Tech Live 2017 preview

Event Industry News

Every year, Event Tech Live plays host to a wide range of event technology designed for sectors ranging from brand launches to expansive exhibitions. Here is a selection of just some of the exhibitors demonstrating their products and solutions at the Old Truman Brewery on November 9th. Better Connected Events – striving to provide event […].

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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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Announcing Xorbia Tickets Eventpro App

Big Tickets

We’re excited to announce the release of the Xorbia Tickets Eventpro app now available on the. Apple App Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android devices. Eventpro provides event organizers real-time ticket sales and check-in data. No need to login to the web platform when you’re on the go. Now all the most important event data is right at your fingertips on any mobile device.

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Event Technology Awards 2017 Shortlist preview

Event Industry News

On Thursday 9th November, suppliers and buyers from the entire spectrum of the events industry will network and celebrate at the Event Technology Awards. Here are some of the companies hoping to win one of these prestigious awards. 20/20 Productions Need to know how many of your 2,000 delegates are vegetarian or how many need […]. The post Event Technology Awards 2017 Shortlist preview appeared first on Event Industry News.

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How to Prepare for Holiday Event Sales

GatherHere

With the holidays fast-approaching, now’s the time to be prepping your venue and staff for what’s to come during this often-hectic season. To help you better prepare for holiday event sales, we created this guide comprised of relevant data, tips, and quotes from events experts to make sure this busy season goes off without a hitch. Here’s to hoping this year’s holiday events are your most successful yet!

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