EventMB

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The discovery of a new Covid variant has sparked panic across the globe and left many event professionals dealing with mass cancellations. While it’s still early days, it’s crucial to unpack Omicron’s impact on our industry and understand how we can move forward. The events industry was one of the first sectors to be shut […]. The post Omicron and the Events Industry: The View from South Africa by Lisa Jade Hutchings appeared first on [link].

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

By the winners of the Best Sales Solution, Event Technology Awards 2021. Ticket buyers now expect hybrid events as standard and to be able to choose whether to attend virtually or in-person. This seismic shift in how events are delivered and how people access them arose from innovating during lockdown. Digital provided the only way to engage audiences and the market has not looked back.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Laurie Munos. The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has spent more than 25 years in the industry, working most recently for Marriott International as area sales leader at San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. Munos has held several leadership positions with Marriott International, including director of sales and marketing, account executive, senior sales executive and director of group sales.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Events bring people together. And hybrid events do so in such a unique way that it can create challenges for event planners and organizers. For instance, in addition to all the moving elements, the audience will be a mix of live and virtual attendees. Replicating the way an audience engaged during a physical event solely won’t deliver the best experience for audiences attending hybrid live and digital conferences.

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InitLive

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Your volunteer program has been operating for a while now, and your volunteers seem engaged, happy, and productive. But how can you know for sure that your volunteer program is running as smoothly and effectively as possible? You can send a volunteer survey. Volunteer surveys allow nonprofits like yours to determine the effectiveness of their volunteer programs as well as the satisfaction of their volunteers.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) is delighted to announce InEvexco as its new event insurance partner moving into 2022. InEvexco is experienced in working with organisers to protect their event and all of the associated revenue that it generates, associated costs in the event of a possible cancellation as well as protecting the visitors at the event.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Hosting an online conference has its benefits. It gives event organizers the ability to track digital behaviors. It reduces friction for attendees (no travel, reduced expenses, better allocation of time). And, it shortens the lead time required for execution (vs. in-person events). This makes online conferences an attractive option for event organizers and event participants.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The winners of Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) annual awards were revealed last night, as leading figures gathered to celebrate excellence in the sector. Now in their fourth year, the ESSA awards recognise those members who have demonstrated exceptional work during the previous 12 months, as well as a strong commitment to the sector through their advocacy within the community.

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Nunify

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Attending a nunify event? While the platform is easy to navigate, we thought of getting you familiar with the platform by covering some basics. Let’s dig in! Step 1: Registration. When you find a nunify event that you wish to attend, you need to first register for the event. Use the event link shared by the organizer to go to the event landing page.

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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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SevenEvents

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Suddenly it’s November, the clocks have gone back with the darkness looming early each day and we are looking ahead to our event calendar in 2022 – where has this year gone?! As an event management agency, we are constantly anticipating what is coming next and a theme that we have been particularly paying attention to is event budgeting. With the world has come to a halt and events now back with a bang, there are new things to consider when building a budget, whether it is an indoor event

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Nunify

DECEMBER 3, 2021

As much as we might miss the energy of in-person events, the reality is money is better spent investing in virtual or hybrid events. Virtual events have shifted the way we view and engage and how we approach strategizing events. Additionally, there are lots of ways you can expand your ROI as a business or corporation. Some of the critical benefitting factors include: expanded reach, saving on cost, repurposing content, in-depth analysis, etc.

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The Planner's Lounge

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Welcome to our Friday Favorites! Every few weeks we share five of our favorite articles from around the web that will help you succeed in your wedding planning business and in life. TikTok…I Might Be Into It and Here’s Why {XO Sarah}. Should I Cancel my 2022 Destination Wedding? {Think Splendid}. Tinder’s New ‘Plus One’ Feature for Finding Wedding Dates {New York Post}.

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All Seated

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Digital twin technology is one of the fastest-growing concepts in the tech industry. . But if you haven’t heard of the concept, we’ve put together a primer on what it is and why it is important to the future of virtual events. . Digital Twin Technology Defined. As IBM explains , “A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning, and reasoning to help decision-making.

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Lumi Global

DECEMBER 3, 2021

With member engagement being one of the biggest challenges for membership organizations, inclusivity of members should be a top priority, to ensure all are able to have their say. Therefore, ease of access would ensure all members, regardless of location or technical ability, would have the ability to voice their opinions. 89% of organizations believe that ‘going virtual’ has increased global member participation within meetings.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

A “one and done” approach to webinars means missing out on marketing opportunities and a broader audience. Webinars are great way to deliver educational content, but organizations need to stay sharp to satisfy audiences’ changing expectations and to meet their own goals. One important practice is to repurpose webinar content. It needs to be easy to find for viewers who couldn’t make the live event and should serve as a marketing and engagement tool as well.

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