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3 Ways to Use Wearables at Your Events

BizBash

Content is what your meetings and events are centered around, whether you are hosting an internal training session or a.

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2019 Design Events: 7 Recommended Options to Suit Every Skill Set

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

The promise of design events, if you go looking for it, is often thought about in the same way. If you attend, you'll get to be "inspired", to "network", to find out about "hot trends", and (sometimes) get free stuff. On paper, that's charming. But what if you actually work in design and want to find a specific conference to go to that suits your school of design, medium, or you know, real-life work?

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Together Women Achieve: Harnessing the Power of Sharpie and Sticky with a Crowdsourced Agenda

Smart Meetings

The first-ever Together Women Achieve meeting started with a hug. As attendees filed into The Village in the Financial District of San Francisco on Thursday, they were welcomed warmly and ushered to a swag buffet, where they picked their own gift bag items, just as they would soon be choosing their own agenda and action items. “This is all about identifying real problems and solutions by harnessing the wisdom in the room,” said Liz Lathan, co-founder of Haute Rock Creative, which produced the ev

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An Event WordPress Theme That’s Beautiful, Simple, Responsive (and Free)

Eventbrite UK

Every event needs a website, and now you can get one completely free that’s beautiful, simple to use and mobile friendly too. It’s the perfect compliment to your Eventbrite page! We’re offering you a complete website template for WordPress.org that lets you: Show off everything that’s amazing about your event Completely customise it to your […].

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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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Hyatt Confirms Commission Cut

Smart Meetings

Hyatt Corporation today confirmed to Smart Meetings that stories flying through the meeting planner world are true—the company will reduce commissions to third-party planners early next year. The following was received from a Hyatt spokesperson. Hyatt will be reducing commissions for third parties booking group business at hotels in the U.S. to seven percent, effective February 1, 2019.

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Tennessee Boasts Exciting Annual Music Events

Smart Meetings

Living up to the state slogan, “America at its Best,” Tennessee is home to Elvis Presley’s Graceland , Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum and the Great Smoky Mountains. There’s also Ryman Auditorium, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Music City Walk of Fame, distilleries and wineries, exciting entertainment, and of course, scrumptious Southern food.

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Miami CVB’s Barry Moskowitz Continues Looking Ahead

Connect Your Meetings

More than two decades ago, Barry Moskowitz, vice president of sales and industry relations at the Greater Miami CVB, fell in love with the Florida city. Now, he is celebrating 23 years of working at the bureau, which recently reported record-breaking numbers for overnight visitors in 2017—15.9 million—and recently celebrated the completion of $650 million renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center.

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Train Stations Blend History and Art to Make Unique Events Venues

Smart Meetings

Pulling into St. Louis Union Station at the dawn of the 20th century, passengers were not just arriving at another stop on the rails. The city greeted them with the 65-foot-tall, barrel-vaulted ceiling of the station’s grand hall, as well as ornate, wrought-iron gates and a two-ton, wrought-iron chandelier. The station was a testament to the elegance and grandeur of modern architecture at the time, and a fitting gateway between St.

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How To Use ROI To Measure The Success Of Your Event

InCharged

Many event planners agree that the most important result of an event is their return on investment (ROI). ROI can be a notoriously difficult metric to track because events can have a lot of unexpected expenses. With a bit of preparation and foresight, you can easily measure your returns and. The post How To Use ROI To Measure The Success Of Your Event appeared first on InCharged.

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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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Aruba’s Atmosphere 2018 Was Powered by the Next Generation of Event Tech: The CXApp

CXApp Blog - Events

How Do You Deliver On-Point Customer Experience to More than 3,100 Attendees at a Major Event? The CXApp, that’s How.

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How To Best Outsource Social Media

All Seated

Marketing is hard. Marketing takes time. Throw in new and ever-changing social media platforms and it’s very tempting to hand your advertising entirely over to someone else. Sites like Upwork, Fiverr, and other online agencies make it cheap and easy to find independent contractors, VA’s and freelancers whose job it is to know the overall landscape of social media. .

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Host Your Next Event at the University of San Diego

Unique Venues

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How to Build “The Dream Event Planning Team”

Endless Events

The phrase “two heads are better than one” first appeared in the year 1546 and has stuck around for more than 500 years. In more modern terms, we might say that “teamwork makes the dream work” or any other number of cheesy team-building catchphrases. No matter if they’re old and timeless or modern and cheesy, the sentiment of these sayings is true.

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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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How to Write Clear and Elegant “Plus One” Wording for Your Invitations

Sendo

Let’s talk for a minute about the bane of wedding invites: plus ones. If you’ve ever drafted a guest list, you most likely know that plus ones can be a big problem. In a perfect world, sure, we’d love to have everyone bring someone along. But the unfortunate fact is, often there’s just not enough room in the budget for the extra space, food, drinks, and favors that plus ones take up.

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ChirpE Mobile Event App for NTSA’s I/ITSEC 2017 Wins IAEE Art of Show Award

a2z Innovation Insider

We are thrilled to share that the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA)’s ChirpE mobile event app, powered by a2z, has won the 2018 IAEE Art of Show award in the Most Innovative Use of Technology category! The ChirpE app delivered high engagement at I/ITSEC 2017, with more than 4,500 attendees downloading and interacting with the search, planning, and navigation features within the app (see infographic below).