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Save Money and Trees: How to Run Sustainable Events

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Events can be a great way to expand brand awareness, educate an audience on a given topic or even form important connections within your industry. But if you aren’t careful when planning your event, it can also lead to unanticipated environmental harm. According to MeetGreen , the average conference produces 4.17 lbs of waste per attendee, per day (3.53 lbs of which will go to a landfill).

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All You Need to Know to Host a Stellar Canada Day Celebration

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Americans may think they wear the national pride crown because of the Fourth of July — but here in Canada, we take it a step further. On what other holiday can you walk from a backyard barbeque straight into a white-and-red parade, only to round out the night with a boat cruise and a fireworks […]. The post All You Need to Know to Host a Stellar Canada Day Celebration appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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The Festival Buyer’s Guide 2019

Event Industry News

In this year’s edition of Festival Buyer’s Guide, we delve into the complex topics of sustainability, ticketing and technology, and what sways the decisions all festival organisers have to make in order to achieve the best results. TRNSMT’s Geoff Ellis faces a difficult decision, Black Deer’s Gill Tee describes the evolution of her career in music events, and Bournemouth 7s’ Craig Mathie offers insight into running large-scale events and the head-scratching decisions that ultimately come with it

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Delight Families at Your Princess Party With These 3 Expert Tips

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Children meeting their heroes is normally reserved for theme parks and Halloween run-ins. But what if that experience could be available locally, year-round? That’s the goal of princess parties, a new family events trend spearheaded by Jodi Polasky, the creator of Pretty Princess Parties. Polasky’s children’s entertainment events business has now hosted these events in […].

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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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Wellness-Inspired Event Site Ideas

Connect Your Meetings

Looking for experiences to relax or renew your group? Check out these five ways to get inspired: The Caribbean’s first, and only, Himalayan salt therapy lounge at Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa in Jamaica provides the perfect spot to promote creativity and efficiency for brainstorms or breakout sessions. At The Inns of Aurora , an hour outside Syracuse and Rochester, New York, groups can join the director of serenity for guided nature basking walks through the historic town.

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Why Having a Good Maintenance Matters at Events

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People may not remember the awesome speakers from your event, or the incredible food. They might also forget all about the video transitions between dynamics and the ice-breaking games.

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Arena’s marathon event collaboration reaches new heights

Event Industry News

Arena Group have confirmed another successful sporting event, this time for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon, which took place on Sunday 28 th April, in collaboration with London Marathon Events Ltd and the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. In addition to installing 50 structures, plus seating for the start and finish lines, in just 48 hours prior to the event, Arena worked closely with the Marathon organisers and the Trust with a competition for aspiring young architects to design Mile Ma

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5 Ways to Make the Most out of a Small Event Space

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The size of your event venue can really make or break the entire attendee experience. Those dimensions define exactly what you can use the space for - not to mention, how many people can actually fit in it! Now with a space that’s too large, you can usually add extra furniture to fill it up or use some kind of divider to “get rid of” square footage.

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The Royal Horticultural Halls launch free wellbeing festival

Event Industry News

With ‘event coordinator’ currently being the fifth most stressful job according to agency Stress Matters and, with another survey just launched, wellbeing is high on the agenda in the events industry. . From the survey taken in 2017, 91% of respondents work more than 41 hours per week. Over 50% work more than 51 hours and over 20% work more than 61 hours per week People believe that 71% of their colleagues are suffering from stress High workload was the biggest cause of stress at 68%.

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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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Getting To Know You: 5 Essentials For Your Volunteer Handbook

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Even with our busy, digitally-driven lives, we still find the time to volunteer, according to The Corporation for National Community Service : more than a quarter of Americans, nearly 63 million people, give their time to a cause. Worldwide, " voluntourism" is a $173 billion industry , with travellers sometimes paying their own travel and accommodation expenses and spending weeks or months working at events or on humanitarian projects during their vacation time.

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ESSA AGM unveils new event supplier accreditation scheme

Event Industry News

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) held its AGM at BOUNCE, London, on Thursday April 25, welcoming member delegates from across the country to participate in the official proceedings, before enjoying a short programme of content also open to guests, a networking lunch and the chance to polish their ping-pong skills. After registration, delegates assembled at 10:30 for a brief welcome from Andrew Harrison, ESSA director, followed by the official business of the day, including the

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From Sports to Performing Arts, Vendini’s Karla Ortiz Shares Her Story

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Vendini’s Karla Ortiz has always been a team player. She played four years of NCAA volleyball at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale on a full athletic scholarship and has since brought her experience on the court to directing the shots in Vendini’s Miami, FL district, where she serves as territory director. Ortiz’s team leadership skills are evident on and off the court.

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Five minutes with Will Glendinning

Event Industry News

Will Glendinning, former creative lead at global brand event agency, Imagination, and author of two books ‘The Ultimate Guide to Event Management’ and ‘The Facts of Live’, gives us some tips and insights ahead of his talk at next week’s Blitz Connection event. Can you sum up why you love live events in five words? Realtime manipulation of people’s emotions.

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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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White Label Event Ticketing: Boost Your Profit

Python Events

Purchasing white label event ticketing software is an attractive proposition for anyone looking to either increase their profits or start a new ticketing business without the huge investment of developing their own technology. Whilst we do license our platform directly to promoters, venue owners and other people involved in organising events, it’s also available as a white label product.

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Incredible Event Websites: Examples and Inspiration

Cvent: Event Marketing

You want to build an incredible event website. One that looks great, has all of the information attendees need and drives registrations. But it can be hard to find inspiration. We’ve rounded up some examples of amazing event websites for inspiration. These templates are available for use if you’re building a website with Cvent, but they’re also a great source of inspiration.

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From Sports to Performing Arts, Vendini’s Karla Ortiz Shares Her Story

Vendini

Vendini’s Karla Ortiz has always been a team player. She played four years of NCAA volleyball at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale on a full athletic scholarship and has since brought her experience on the court to directing the shots in Vendini’s Miami, FL district, where she serves as territory director. Ortiz’s team leadership skills are evident on and off the court.

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6 Tips From SurveyMonkey to Increase Your Event Survey Responses

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This is a guest post by Jillesa Gebhardt, Survey Scientist at SurveyMonkey. You’ve just finished a major event. You’re exhausted, you’re happy — and you’re curious. Did your attendees get as much out of the event as you think they did? Surveys tell you exactly what attendees loved about your event and what you can […]. The post 6 Tips From SurveyMonkey to Increase Your Event Survey Responses appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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16 Ways an Event App Can Drive Engagement at Your Next Event

AIDA Event Tech Digest

Hosting a corporate event is not as straightforward as you might think. It requires a lot of planning, coupled with hard-work and dedication, to host a grand show. In the recent past, the competition for corporate conferences has gotten fiercer than ever. This is because the sheer volume of corporate events has seen a serious surge. Be it startups or well-established household brands, both hold seminars and conferences to take their products and services to their prospective customers.

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Informa Markets launches new brand identity

Event Industry News

Informa Markets , a division of Informa PLC (LON:INF) formerly known as Informa Exhibitions, today introduced its new name and brand identity and launched a new corporate website, reflecting the ongoing development and expansion of the business and its focus on enabling the success of its customers and the specialist markets in which they work. . “From Health & Nutrition to Construction, Healthcare & Pharma to Agriculture, Fashion to Hospitality and much more, we live and breathe special