Wed.Jul 03, 2019

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Dealing with protesters at an event

Gallus Events

How would you cope with protesters or demonstrators at your event? The world is watching our events. Our conferences, exhibitions and dinners can be magnets for protesters and demonstrators. How to respond to a situation like this is something most event organisers have never even considered. But trust me, it can happen to you. In March environmental protesters occupied the National Museum of Scotland, the venue for the Annual Dinner for the Scottish Oil Club.

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Guest blog: How video can influence an event

Event Industry News

By Neil Coombes, senior account manager, UKSV. Video content is used across all live events nowadays and is a feature UKSV utilise in almost all of our ceremonies, conferences and events. We create video for a range of uses, but it is especially successful at influencing attendees and getting the message of a live event across to the audience. Before even starting to produce video for an event, you should consider who the attendees are, what the message of the event is, and the format of the eve

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Trade Show Promotion Ideas that Will Boost Ticket Sales

Eventtia

Your trade show is just a few months away and you're knee-deep in the stages of planning your biggest or smallest event of the year. To make sure your event is a success, you will need a great marketing and promotional strategy to increase attendance and boost ticket sales. In this blog post, we highlight promotional ideas that you can use when planning your next trade show.

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From a YP: Tips to Promote Your Event to Young Professionals

ePly

Planning an event is exciting and thinking about all your attendees is just as thrilling! But first you have to get them there. You generally want people from all ages to attend and one of the most elusive audiences can be young professionals (ages 23-29). This audience is growing in importance because they are your next industry leaders! But the question is… how do you get young professionals to WANT to attend your event?

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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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The Buck Stops Here: The Life of a Strategic Events Manager

Maritz Global Events

If you’ve ever wondered who plans the events for an event management company, look no further. Let us introduce you to Dan Potter, Senior Strategic Events Manager at Maritz Global Events. Anyone who has attended one of our many strategic events has seen the magic that Dan has conjured alongside his equally talented peer, Karen Watson, Sr. Director Strategic Events.

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Sell Tickets on Your Website With Eventbrite’s Embedded Checkout

Eventbrite UK

We have all been there. We see a great event advertised online, check the dates, gather some friends to come along and then go about completing the ticket order online. But it becomes tedious – you can’t buy the tickets where they were advertised online, you get sent to another site, and get asked to […]. The post Sell Tickets on Your Website With Eventbrite’s Embedded Checkout appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Keeping Your Cool During (and After) an Event Crisis

Special Events

This event expert shares tips on dealing with event crises when they happen, and making sure you don't miss the lessons they can teach.

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How to become an effective event planner

Eventbrite UK

Want to launch your event management career and develop the skills required to be an effective event organiser? Here’s how to prepare for the life of an event planner. It’s regularly ranked as one of the most stressful jobs there is, but for many, being an event manager is a highly rewarding role. If you […]. The post How to become an effective event planner appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Event Heroes: How ShowPad is Driving Sales Enablement with Events

Bizzabo

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Elina Jutelyté —the senior events manager at Showpad—about accelerating event growth, scaling a global events strategy, and identifying and building events that bring the best ROI. The Belgium-based tech company, Showpad , is leading sales excellence with a powerful sales enablement solution.

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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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Swapcard Event Platform to Launch Podcast on July 15

Event Age by Swapcard

The Paris-based event app and matchmaking platform, Swapcard, announces that it will be releasing a new podcast for event professionals.

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NOEA Awards 2019 open for entries

Event Industry News

The theme for this year’s NOEA Awards has been announced and entries are now open to the industry’s premier awards evening. The Awards, which take place on the evening of the NOEA Convention in Bath (27 th November), will follow the same theme of ‘Who’s Looking After Who?: Safety & Responsibility at Events’, and judges will be looking for examples of diligent business across the award categories. .

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12 Imaginative Events from Salesforce

Bizzabo

Salesforce and its subsidiaries are known for producing incredible events. Take a look at these 12 examples and learn how you can supercharge your own event strategy. Salesforce is the trailblazing company behind some of the world's most innovative cloud software solutions. Founded in 1999 by current co-CEO and former Oracle executive Marc Benioff, the company has exploded in the last 20 years and now has a value firmly in the multi billion dollar range.

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New Podcast – Woke Women: Finding Success in the Business of Meetings

Cvent: Event Marketing

In this episode, Cody and Brooke sit down with Courtney Stanley and Sarah Solomon Daudin to discuss women finding success in the meetings and events industry. They’ll talk about some really hot button issues when it comes to women, including the pay gap and negotiations. Listen to the podcast. What to Listen for in the Episode: Salary negotiation – an area women tend to shy away from.

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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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Low & Bonar GmbH

Event Industry News

Low & Bonar is a global leader in high-performance materials selling in more than 60 countries worldwide. Mehler Texnologies are German brand coated technical textiles, customisable for countless innovative applications. These flexible membranes meet all demands of permanent and temporary textile architecture, outdoor and indoor applications, also print fabrics for stage and set design, decoration or advertising.

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Celebrating Women in the Meetings Industry

Hubb

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How to Select an Event Data Management System

Eventmobi

Introduction. Meeting and event planners manage significant amounts of data, from vendor and supplier information and budgets to registrant details and post-event surveys. It is of paramount importance that you are organized about how you collect, store and refer to the data you collect. With advancements in technology solutions, data-related tasks are infinitely easier to manage.

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Insights from The Lord of Events?-?QnA with Jason Allan Scott

Hubilo Blog

It’s not an everyday occurrence for a person to be voted not just as a successful entrepreneur but also as a people person and an expert in the events industry. Jason Allan Scott, or better known as “The Lord of Events” is a successful eventrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, event professional, podcaster and a wonderful person who believes in his passion.

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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!