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APRIL 5, 2019

Cyclists are a hard-core crowd. And with so many cycling events with cool themes, special locations, and rider perks, it can be difficult to attract the numbers you want to yours. To stand out, you need to make your event speak to directly to your desired audience. Cyclists know their stuff. Show them that you […]. The post 6 Tips to Improve the Attendee Experience at Your Cycling Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Last weekend, like most weekends, I started Saturday at my neighborhood coffee shop. This is how it usually goes: I walk in, set my stuff down at an open table, then order my Americano. This weekend wasn’t too different. Except by the time I was ready to order, the barista had already placed an Americano on the counter with a post-it stuck to it: “Lauren :).” Made my day.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Trade shows, conferences and other professional events present a huge opportunity for businesses to make new contacts and begin nurturing promising prospects. Modern technology is making it easier to capture and act on event leads but many companies still haven’t embraced these new solutions. In this post, we’ll look at the four most common event lead capture methods today, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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Evenium

APRIL 5, 2019

In a world where the newest BuzzFeed quiz beckons or time is ticking down to the next HQ Trivia question, event speakers find themselves struggling to get and keep attendees’ attention. In fact, we at Evenium like to call the plague of event participants who tune out in our hyper-connected world Meeting Attention Deficit Disorder (M-ADD). Event speakers, their content and presentation delivery styles are key to getting event attendees to tune in and not out.

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APRIL 5, 2019

If you’re looking for inspiration from fellow meeting professionals to amplify your next event, or just need some edu-entertainment for your day, there are plenty of industry podcasts to fill your knowledge base. Here are five podcasts for meeting and event planners to get started. GatherGeeks from BizBash. GatherGeeks interviews industry professionals at the top of their field, but takes their in-depth conversations a step further.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 5, 2019

TRNSMT organiser, Geoff Ellis, slammed new tax proposals and threatened to take the festival elsewhere if Glasgow City Council enforce them. Council chiefs have voted in favour of a ticket levy on all big outdoor entertainment events that would add an extra £2.50 onto each ticket. The levy would contribute to supporting the outdoor areas in which these events take place, despite organisers already paying substantial maintenance sums.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 5, 2019

Looking for an event venue in The Valley of the Sun? Then you’ll love this list of 30 amazing Phoenix event spaces. Over 9,000 years ago, Phoenix was overrun by mammoths and nomadic tribes. While the city’s residents no longer hunt and gather their food, Phoenix went on to become known as a settlement of early Spanish explorers, a marketplace for the “Five C’s” (cotton, citrus, cattle, copper, and climate), and now, a base for many of our country’s high tech companies.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 5, 2019

This footage has been kindly captured by our friends at First Sight Media – firstsight.media. Last year, we were joined by the director of international events at TechCrunch, Leslie Hitchock, and the COO and co-founder of Brella, Jykri Paananen. They described the collaboration between their two companies and the subsequent product, CrunchMatch. Starting out as a blog, TechCrunch developed from a web-based publication to creating networking events all over the world.

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G2Planet

APRIL 5, 2019

This post originally appeared on the Webbiquity blog.

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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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