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Is the Price Right? How Event Creators Are Pricing Their Events

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As events have moved online, it’s become increasingly more difficult to know what the worth of your event might be to your audience. But that doesn’t mean you should offer cheap or even free tickets for an experience you’ve worked hard to produce. Looking into averages for online ticket pricing, we see a range from […].

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How To Find The Perfect Speaker for Your Event

Attendease

Speakers can easily make or break an event. If you have a presenter who doesn’t understand who they’re talking to, or who can’t keep the audience’s attention, you’re wasting everyone’s time (and possibly their money). Conversely, if you have a speaker who has a compelling topic and knows how to deliver it with clear takeaways, you’ll have a happy crowd who will leave positive reviews for your event, and tell others.

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It’s Not Too Late to Host a Virtual Halloween Event

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Halloween 2020 isn’t cancelled — it’s just going virtual. If you’re still thinking of hosting an online event for Halloween, don’t be dismayed by the date on your calendar. In fact, unlike in-person events, tickets to virtual events often sell best closer to the actual date, so there’s still time! Here’s our best advice for […].

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EventMobi Virtual Event Platform [Review]

EventMB

EventMobi's Virtual Event Platform is a web-based and mobile platform for highly customized virtual events. It lets planners design, monetize, and produce fully virtual or hybrid events. Here is our review. EventMobi Virtual Event Platform: What Is It? EventMobi's Virtual Event Platform is a robust virtual event tool that is available as both a […].

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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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Back from the Dead: Virtual Events Give New Life to Halloween This Year

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Like most things, Halloween will look a bit different this year as people continue to social distance across the globe. With annual costume parties and trick-or-treating plans off the table for most, consumers of all ages are looking for new ways to celebrate the spooky season, while engaging and connecting with their communities. Eventbrite has […].

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Is the Price Right? How Event Creators Are Pricing Their Online Events

Eventbrite UK

As events have moved online, it’s become increasingly more difficult to know what the worth of your event might be to your audience. But that doesn’t mean you should offer cheap or even free tickets for an experience you’ve worked hard to produce. Looking into averages for online ticket pricing, we see a range from […]. The post Is the Price Right?

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Podcast: Pushing sustainability forwards

Event Industry News

Anna Abdelnoor, a freelance corporate event producer, is co-founder of the not for profit group Isla, which launched in September, focused on supporting and encouraging the event industry’s transition to sustainable working practices. In this episode, Anna discusses the huge appetite for solutions she discovered in putting the organisation together last year, how she has worked with agencies in the thick of the industry, her founding partners, to take the competition out of the sustainability qu

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Courtney and Tyler’s Gorgeous Fall Wedding at the Symes

EventSource

There’s a lot to love about Courtney and Tyler’s rustic romantic wedding. With the help of the brilliant planners at As You Wish Weddings , the couple’s gorgeous fall wedding incorporated tons of florals and lovely texture along with natural backdrops that emanated a fresh and friendly feel. Put it together with the breathtaking location of The Symes , and you’ve got one stunner of a celebration.

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Mapping the Way Forward

SmartMeetings

Frustrated industry leaders brainstorm ways to get back to business. The most coveted amenity in the meetings and hospitality world right now is…confidence. For attendees, that translates to a sense of security they will be safe if they resume traveling …for meeting planners, a certainty that guidelines are correct…and for venues, peace of mind that the jurisdiction won’t reverse course and make them scrap plans in the works for months or years, and would have put hundreds of people to work at a

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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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Together Again Expo in Dallas postponed until January

Event Industry News

This week, Alliance Nationwide Exposition and the Texas Live Events Coalition, working in conjunction with the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, TX, have decided to postpone the upcoming Together Again Expo. The event is rescheduled for January 15, 2021. . The decision was made as a result of the challenging financial situation most of the vendors are currently experiencing.

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How to Make the Last 3 Months of 2020 a Victory for Event Pros

SmartMeetings

If you’re reading this, then congratulations—you’ve made it to October. I feel like we all deserve awards at this point but then again, maybe you’re thinking, “Girl, we still have three more months in this crazy year. I’m ready to put this one to bed!” And I hear you—but what if. victory. What if three months from now you could look back on this challenging time with pride?

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ELI Virtual Event Profile: Suzanne Neve

Event Leadership Institute

For over 20 years, the Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA) has promoted large community events in Florida, including festivals, food & wine events, and state and local fairs. FFEA supports more than 700 event industry professional members who collectively represent 5,500 events. Each year the association hosts an annual conference for members featuring three full days of in-person networking and education.

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Driving Audience Growth with Hybrid Events

Stova

Hybrid events aren’t a new concept, but as the event industry stages its live comeback, they’re being met with fresh enthusiasm. While companies like Cisco have been planning successful hybrid meetings for years, others are just getting their feet wet. As hybrid events come into their own, one thing is for certain: The term "adapt or die" is more relevant than ever.

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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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Globex update: Global exhibitions market to contract by c.70% in 2020

Event Industry News

The global exhibitions market is set to contract by c.70% in 2020, according to the latest Globex updated 2020 forecast released today by strategy consultancy, AMR International. This forecast is the only analysis that measures the direct impact of Covid-19 on the global exhibitions organising market. AMR’s methodology has focused on three factors – event cancellations, event postponements and the contraction of events.

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In Pictures: Sukkot Celebration

Special Events

In commemoration of this holiday, TYGER | Event Design + Production designed a lavish autumn-inspired "sukkah" which elevates the traditional form and creates a luxurious, modern environment for entertaining and celebration of the holiday!

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Podcast: Pushing sustainability forward

Event Industry News

Anna Abdelnoor, a freelance corporate event producer, is co-founder of the not for profit group Isla, which launched in September, focused on supporting and encouraging the event industry’s transition to sustainable working practices. In this episode, Anna discusses the huge appetite for solutions she discovered in putting the organisation together last year, how she has worked with agencies in the thick of the industry, her founding partners, to take the competition out of the sustainability qu

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In Pictures: Sukhot Celebration

Special Events

In commemoration of this holiday, TYGER | Event Design + Production designed a lavish autumn-inspired "sukkah" which elevates the traditional form and creates a luxurious, modern environment for entertaining and celebration of the holiday!

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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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It’s Not Too Late to Host a Virtual Halloween Event

Eventbrite UK

Halloween 2020 isn’t cancelled – it’s just going virtual. If you’re still thinking of hosting an online event for Halloween, don’t be dismayed by the date on your calendar. In fact, unlike in-person events, tickets to virtual events often sell best closer to the actual date, so there’s still time! Here’s our best advice for […]. The post It’s Not Too Late to Host a Virtual Halloween Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Selling a Relationship to Your Rental Client

Special Events

Building relationships will help go beyond the initial rental for a higher chance of repeat rentals and referrals.

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Swapcard increase business in the first 9 months of 2020

Event Industry News

Swapcard , the leading AI-powered engagement and matchmaking platform for premium events, has experienced unprecedented growth over the last few months. Although the COVID-19 crisis and subsequent ban on physical gatherings have wreaked havoc on the events industry, Swapcard made the move towards virtual events earlier this year and has managed not only to stay afloat but to increase their business in the first 9 months of 2020.

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Pandemic of 2020 Brings on New Terminology

The Event Concierge

Pandemic of 2020 Brings on New Terminology. Julie Wong, CMP , Meeting and Event Planner. 9 October 2020. COVID-19 and the Pandemic of 2020 has introduced us to some new lingo. Just as the meetings and events industry, as well as hospitality in general, has their own set of phrases and terms, it seems like the pandemic created some new phrases too. Who heard of phrases such as “flatten the curve” before COVID-19?

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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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Research Shows People Crave Events

eventplanner

People long for live events and they give a surprising amount to visit them again. There is a lot of confidence in safety and there is a willingness to accept various measures and take into account vulnerable groups.

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Press Release: Get Together—A 360° Digital Marketing Summit

Eventtia

October 8th, 2020.

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NTIA Scotland comments following the announcement by Nicola Sturgeon First Minister on the new measures that have been put in place across the Hospitality sector in Scotland

Event Industry News

Mike Grieve, NTIA Scotland Chair and SubClub Managing Director:”Yet again Scotland’s hospitality and nightlife industry is going to bear the brunt of new restrictions whilst there is still a dearth of support available to protect businesses and the tens of thousands of jobs they provide. The £40m announced today whilst of course welcome, won’t scratch the surface of the financial damage incurred by Scottish Hospitality businesses over the next 3 weekends.

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33 Virtual Meeting Terms Every Event Planner Should Know

MeetingsNet

Essential information to help you succeed. Brought to you by: As the world adapts to new ways of meeting and collaborating, we’re being forced to rely on virtual tools and experiences more and more. But the primary challenge in planning and hosting seamless virtual meetings isn’t just working with technology—it’s often a lack of the basic information needed to succeed.

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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.