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How to Host a Cheers-Worthy Holiday Cocktail Class

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The holiday season is often packed with social occasions — be it office parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve celebrations. While hors d’oeuvres and full meals might be optional for some of these occasions, festive holiday cocktails will definitely be served at any party worth the name. This means there are likely to be […].

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Bizzabo Acquires Wearable Event Tech Startup Klik for $13.5 Million

EventMB

Bizzabo has acquired Klik, a Montreal-based event tech startup developing wearable badging technology. The deal, Bizzabo’s fourth acquisition in six months, is worth $13.5M in a mix of cash and stock. The acquisition, announced at Bizzabo’s “The Future of Event Experiences” hybrid event today, enables Bizzabo to bring new onsite hardware and software expertise in-house. […].

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10 Thanksgiving Charity Event Ideas

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Give back — and give thanks — with your event this holiday season with these 10 tips.

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Are Subvention Programs the Answer to Recovery, or a Recipe for Unfair Competition?

EventMB

Some destinations use subvention programs to attract events. Some detractors, however, argue that they’re ineffective — or so effective that they create unfair competition. Is there a place for subvention as the industry edges towards recovery? Event cancellations. Venue restrictions. Lockdowns. Pivot to digital and now to hybrid. It goes without saying that the last […].

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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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10 Friendsgiving Ideas to Have a Great Time in 2021

Picatic by Eventbrite

When thinking of Thanksgiving, many creators automatically think about traditional celebrations with family. But in a time when traveling can be difficult and families may be separated, consider coming up with some Friendsgiving ideas as well. Thanksgiving is ultimately about community and gratitude — concepts we can celebrate whether we’re surrounded by friends, family, or […].

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How to Plan a Christmas Party in 7 Simple Steps

Picatic by Eventbrite

Want to get the New Year off to a prosperous start for your charity or organisation? Organising a Christmas party can raise funds for your cause.

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Meetings Mean Business and U.S. Travel Officially Join Forces

Smart Meetings

Meeting Means Business Coalition (MMBC) will fully integrate under U.S. Travel Association , after having close ties in meeting production over the years. This move aims to “[provide] greater value to coalition members as business travel and professional meetings and events rebuild from steep pandemic-related losses,” a press release reads. The plan to integrate was announced last week at IMEX America 2021 in Las Vegas.

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6 Secrets to Virtual Meeting Success

Stova

Virtual meetings and hybrid events bring your audience together on one platform to discuss, network, and learn about new products, enhancements, or tools in a given field. The event tech chosen is any kind of technology deployed to facilitate the running of an event to enhance its chances of success.

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How to Build the Right Team for a Hybrid Event

Eventsforce

Want the lowdown on all things events? In your inbox, every week. Putting together the perfect events team is a challenge at the best of times. Add the complexities of hybrid, and you can easily find things slipping through the cracks. In fact, a recent industry research study from Eventsforce shows that nearly 50% of organizers say staffing is one of the biggest issues they have to deal with when planning hybrid events – which is quite concerning.

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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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How to Host a Cheers-Worthy Holiday Cocktail Class

Eventbrite UK

The holiday season is often packed with social occasions – be it office parties, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve celebrations. While hors d’oeuvres and full meals might be optional for some of these occasions, festive holiday cocktails will definitely be served at any party worth the name. This means there are likely to be lots […]. The post How to Host a Cheers-Worthy Holiday Cocktail Class appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Protected: The Ingredients of a perfect Christmas ad

Verve

To view this protected post, enter the password below: Password: The post Protected: The Ingredients of a perfect Christmas ad first appeared on Verve.

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EventLAB 2021: New Speakers Announced

Event Industry News

EventLAB, Hire Space’s event industry showcase, has announced its 2021 speaker line-up , with Shonali Devereaux of Diverse Speaker Bureau as MC, and leading figures including Mark Bannister, Technical Director of COP26, Mike Kershaw, Founder of Kershaw Partners, and Kuba Wieczorek, Co-Founder of eve sleep, among the keynote speakers. . Taking place in-person at Central Hall Westminster and online on 24th November, the event will feature panels and talks designed to boost event organisers’ skills

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Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority Wins Financial Reporting Award

Exhibitor Magazine

ATLANTA  For the 26th consecutive year, the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excel.

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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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Corporates Support Event Industry COP26 Commitments

Event Industry News

Corporate event organisers have pledged their support for the event industry’s framework on climate change, which was agreed at the COP26 conference last week. As well as representatives from across the industry’s global associations, ICE (in-house Corporate Events) presented the voice of the corporate buyer, who impressed the importance of collaboration between corporates, venues and agencies.

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PRG Names Stephan Paridaen CEO

Exhibitor Magazine

NEW YORK  Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), the world's leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has named St.

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unique incentive destinations

SevenEvents

we can’t wait until we can all travel freely again. below are 2 great incentive destinations that we are so excited to visit again! south africa. your south african wildlife journey can begin with a safari, with the hopes of sighting the big five. visit the garden route region where you can take a sunset cruise while sampling local drinks and oysters. whale watching is very popular in south africa, so we always recommend a visit to the cape whale coast. our groups love to head inland as well to

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Loyalty Matters

Event Industry News

Like many event suppliers that have survived the last two years of pandemic and lockdowns, Exhibit 3Sixty has diversified, adapted and hedged its way through the crisis, and now with the exhibition economy firing on at least 3 cylinders MDs Alan Craner and Andy Pearce are discovering their focus on loyalty to their suppliers and customers has been its own reward. “One of the reasons we started our own company 13 years ago was because we believed we could deliver more by building relationsh

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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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Amplify and Wonder Forge Partnership to Reimagine and Redefine the World of B2B Experience

Exhibitor Magazine

Amplify  the global creative agency that joins the dots between people, brands and culture  is further extending its B2B experiences offering by par.

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Avantgarde London grows team with appointment of new Business Development Director

Event Industry News

Avantgarde London, the leading brand experience agency, today announces the hire of Rees Calder , as the agency’s new Business Development Director. In his new role, Rees will be overseeing and leading on all new business activity at Avantgarde, working closely with the agency’s Managing Director, Stuart Bradbury, and the rest of the senior management team to continue to drive agency growth.

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To Measure or Not to Measure – That is NEVER the Question

Opus Agency

Measuring the effectiveness of events and their impact on an audience is crucial in determining ROI. In the early days of experiential marketing, measuring results was difficult, but thanks to advancements in technology, and a better understanding of event metrics, along with coalitions such as the EMMC and board members like Amanda Lane, results […].

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Smyle transforms National Grid’s Investor Day event with innovative hybrid approach

Event Industry News

National Grid is partnering with creative agency Smyle for its Investor Day, a one-day hybrid event showcasing the energy provider’s evolving business practices, its market position and the role it is playing in energy transition. The annual event, which this year is themed around ‘Doing Right Now’, is being delivered by Smyle for the first time. The agency devised the theme following research, which aims to reflect the fact that National Grid is ‘doing right’ in the energy transition, and doing

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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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New and Renovated: Long Live the Boutique

Smart Meetings

Hosting a small group? These boutique hotels in Seattle, Palo Alto and Charleston could be calling your name. El Prado , Palo Alto, California. Formerly Garden Court Hotel, this Spanish-influenced property has revamped its 62 guest rooms and added to its now 6,000 sq. ft. of indoor-outdoor meeting space. In addition to Il Fornaio, the property’s Italian-themed restaurant, it will soon also be home to Spanish Tapas Bar and a breakfast diner that’ll sit right next to a second-floor solarium.

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Tracking pixels for TikTok and Snapchat, and updates to Facebook API Conversions

Skiddle

The final chapter of the year is now fast approaching and for the first time since 2019, we’ll witness partygoers welcoming the new year shoulder to shoulder on dance floors UK wide, without the need for social distancing. Set to be an incredibly special occasion, this year’s festive holiday season will also offer promoters the first opportunity in more than twenty-four months to collect an accurate dataset for the Christmas and New Year period, helping to plan for future events for years to com

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Corporates Support Event Industry COP26 Commitments

Prestige Events Magazine

Corporate event organisers have pledged their support for the event industry’s framework on climate change, which was agreed at the COP26 conference last week. As well as representatives from across the industry’s global associations, ICE (in-house Corporate Events) presented the voice of the corporate buyer, who impressed the importance of collaboration between corporates, venues and agencies.

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Choose Oxford Town Hall for your Next Event

Event Industry News

Few sights are more evocative than Oxford, the ‘ city of dreaming spires’. Bosting spectacular architecture and fascinating history, it’s no wonder the city has inspired some of the country’s leading figures. Walk down any of its historic streets and you find yourself surrounded by its iconic heritage. With great transport access, Oxford offers everything you need for your next 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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Press Release: Glisser announces Brightcove as a launch partner for Glisser Elements

Glisser

LONDON & NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2021: Glisser , the award-winning virtual and hybrid meetings platform, today announces its partnership with Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), the global leader in video for business. This partnership provides event professionals with a suite of options to combine these two enterprise-grade solutions into a powerful business tool for internal and external meetings.

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Museum of London Docklands launches new Riverside Room with festive-themed showcase

Prestige Events Magazine

Christmas came early at the Museum of London Docklands as it welcomed clients and agents back to the museum for a festive-themed showcase event on Wednesday 10 th November. Guests were able to get a first glimpse of the new Riverside Room, which features exposed brick walls and original wooden columns and floors and benefits from its own entrance and private terrace.

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Top 8 whiteboard apps for training providers

Arlo Training & Events Software

Whiteboard apps are an essential tool in a virtual classroom. Helping to overcome some of the biggest challenges of live online training, they enable students and teachers to collaborate remotely, in real time. Improving engagement, social interaction, and learning outcomes, the investment is a no-brainer. But with dozens of whiteboard apps available, which one will give your students the best whiteboard experience?