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Simplify Virtual Experiences With Eventbrite’s Faster Zoom Integration

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In 2020, event creators like you hosted more than one million online events on Eventbrite. When we surveyed a subset of those creators in March 2021, the vast majority (94%) said they opt to use Zoom for their virtual experiences on Eventbrite. To make it even easier to connect Eventbrite and Zoom, we’re rolling out a […].

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Top 9 Legal Questions About Event Safety and Liability

Event Farm

The questions raised by participants during the first session of our virtual event series, Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events , prompted us to bring a fresh group of panelists, including a lawyer, for the second session we hosted in March on event safety compliance and legal liability. Legal issues are top-of-mind right now as. 88% of our session attendees shared in our event poll that they plan to host an in-person event this year.

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Eventbrite Prepares for the Future of the Experience Economy with Retooled Zoom Integration

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Throughout the global pandemic, event creators on Eventbrite brought communities together in inventive ways, from virtual experiences to drive-in concerts and hybrid events. The live experience industry has evolved, and as the world moves closer toward reopening, we anticipate strong consumer appetite for a mix of in-person and virtual experiences post-pandemic.

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How to Plan an Outdoor Event in 10 Steps

Social Tables

Skip to content Menu Solutions Interactive Floor Plans Collaborative event sales software that increases qualified leads and drives direct revenue. Event Diagramming Collaborative event management software that saves time, boosts revenue and drives loyalty. NEW Sales & Catering CRM Seamlessly manage and optimize group sales performance across your entire portfolio.

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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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Is the Event Industry Facing a Brain Drain?

EventMB

The lack of support for event planners over the past 13 months has left many in the lurch over Covid, forcing planners to retool, reskill, and in some cases, restart in other careers. What will this mean for the industry as events begin to resume? The event industry has had a tough go of it […]. The post Is the Event Industry Facing a Brain Drain?

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How To Improve Event Engagement With Social Media

Event Smart

Organizing and managing events is not only an important element for the success of your Event, but audience engagement is the most critical aspect for the success of any event. It is important that people who come to attend your event must feel entertained and engaged from beginning to end of the event. Simply promoting […].

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When Is the Right Time to Host Your Event Live?

SmartMeetings

When planning an event, we’ve always had to weigh factors, such as holidays and seasons, that helped determine the best time to host it. Now as pandemic restrictions are being lifted and more people are getting vaccinated , we have to decide not only when to host an event but also whether to host it virtually or live. A question I’ve been hearing a lot recently is “If we host a live event , will they come?

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Convene Is Counting on Hybrid Meetings Sticking Around to Fuel Its Recovery

Skift

Convene offers production support for virtual and hybrid meetings. Convene Skift Take: Convene CEO Ryan Simonetti thinks his new digital venture could morph into a $100 million-a-year business. His competitors may have something to say about that. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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Hybrid Meetings: One Size Does Not Fit All, Survey Respondents Say

PCMA Convene

Just like Cinderella’s glass slipper, not all hybrid meeting formats fit every event. In the latest Business Events Industry Dashboard survey , conducted March 22-25, we asked meeting organizers to share how they plan to design their upcoming hybrid events. The largest number — 105 of 299 planners responding to the question — skipped the four options we provided, choosing instead to answer “other” and explain their particular takes on hybrid meetings.

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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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21 Ideas for Your 2021 Online Employee Engagement Event

Nunify

As we move into the second year of the Work from home normal, 2021 has become a pivotal year for many companies. The workplace has changed, with that, the need for employees to be informed, engaged and motivated has gained paramount importance. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis there is a new awareness amongst HR & Internal communications teams towards online employee engagement.

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3 Ways Your Wedding Planner Certification Will Teach You to Downsize Weddings During COVID-19

QC Event School

Neena McConnell is a QC Event School graduate, Student Ambassador, and professional floral designer. As the proud owner of Wallflower Events & Designs , she specializes in event and wedding planning, event decor, floristry, and so much more! Today, she reveals 3 critical ways that your wedding planner certification will help you downsize weddings during the global pandemic.

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14 Virtual Event Sponsorship Ideas To Maximize ROI

Event Age by Swapcard

The truth is, virtual events offer businesses incomparable access to qualified leads and a much higher potential for closing business. All event planners have to do is show the value of virtual event platforms to their sponsors.

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Event Tech Live USA & Canada welcomes Grip connection

Event Industry News

Market engagement platform Grip has partnered with the inaugural Event Tech Live (ETL) USA & Canada, set to take place on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June 2021. A fully virtual event run to Central Standard Time, ETL USA & Canada promises content, novelty and creativity at extraordinary levels on the other side of the Pond, with Grip technology delivering the venue.

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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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Portrait of an Event Planner: Lynzie Kent

EventSource

One of the industry’s most stand-out and creative individuals, Lynzie Kent has spent the past 10 years building her businesses Love by Lynzie Events + Design and The Pop-Up Chapel Co. Plans to expand the latter to other markets across North America were quickly dashed when COVID hit forcing Lynzie to cancel expansion plans and instead pour years of savings into mere survival.

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The Meetings Industry Association (mia) launches pioneering benchmarking tool for venues

Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has today launched its powerful business intelligence tool miaTouchstone, providing a pioneering platform for venues to manage bookings, benchmarking, and customer feedback. An evolution of its original industry benchmarking reports, the latest offering in the mia’s expanding support package for venues will enable organisations to receive real-time insights into their market position and establish how they compare to the national, regional or local competi

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Portrait of a Décor Specialist: Todd Kjargaard

EventSource

For the past 13 years Todd’s Kjargaard’s company Jackie O Florists has distinguished itself by designing large, elaborate, high end events. Then COVID hit and Todd quickly discovered that pivoting operations toward small-scale micro weddings was simply not viable. Todd’s now developing a flower shop + café concept while still handling requests for the inevitable return to future large-scale events.

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All In The Loop provides the perfect solution for Hybrid Events

Event Industry News

All In The Loop provides the perfect solution for Hybrid Events providing attendees with a branded mobile event app. Our Mobile Event Apps work in tandem with the virtual web venue which is accessible on Desktop & Laptops, allowing attendees access to the full event experience remotely and onsite. Attendees can network virtually/setup in-person meetings, interact with live sessions through Live Polling/Q&A and more whether they are onsite or offsite using either the Mobile Event App or o

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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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Portrait of a Stationery Designer: Beckee Kavanagh and Lexi McKenna

EventSource

Co-owners of Paper & Poste , Beckee and Lexi are the dynamic duos behind one of Toronto’s most successful stationery design firms. In business together for over 10 years, when the pandemic hit, the pair hustled to adapt as best they could. This, of course, hasn’t been without its challenges. Read on to hear how these two entrepreneurs are making the best of the situation, having found a unique way to coast through the worst of the pandemic in anticipation of what’s gearing

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GL events UK to Deliver Camera Towers to The Open

Event Industry News

GL events UK has been formally appointed by R&A Championships Limited and their Consultant Engineers, Fairhurst, to provide TV Tower Scaffold Services at The Open, in a four-year contract which runs from 2021 to 2024 inclusive. The contract win further re-enforces GL events’ relationship with R&A, having delivered grandstand seating at The Open since 2013.

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Portrait of an Event Caterer: Ryan Feldman & Elana Kochman

EventSource

Before the pandemic hit, Toben Food by Design was easily one of Toronto’s fastest-growing catering companies. With a venue, a food truck, and a bourgeoning event catering division in their portfolio, husband and wife duo Ryan Feldman and Elana Kochman had worked hard over the past 15 years building up their family business. Of course, nothing could have prepared them for the devastating toll this pandemic has had on their business.

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Half of future B2B events will be completely virtual and “pandemic-proof”, finds LinkedIn research

Event Industry News

45% of future B2B events will be completely virtual, according to new research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. The study of 200 B2B event organisers in UKI finds 72% of businesses will maintain virtual events in the long term and 77% are interested in organising hybrids. In fact, businesses’ future event mix will be 32% physical, 45% virtual and 23% hybrid.

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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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is it too soon to say… christmas?!

SevenEvents

we get it – it is only april, and after a long winter, we too cannot wait for the summer sunshine. but after a year of christmas parties canceling and postponing, you might want to start thinking about securing your christmas party venue. after all, 2021 is going to bring one hell of a celebration. seven events are venue finding experts across london and the midlands. you can find out more about our venue finding service by clicking here. we’re a full-service event management agency , and will s

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B2B marketers are putting their faith in sponsored virtual events in 2021: GDS research

Event Industry News

Sponsored virtual events are now the second most popular lead generation tactic for B2B marketers 73% of B2B marketing professionals cite virtual events as highly effective 79% of marketers plan to sponsor six or more virtual events in 2021 Access the report “The State of Marketing Acceleration”. B2B marketers are throwing their weight behind virtual events and summits in 2021, with over three quarters (79%) planning to sponsor six or more events this year.

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5 Lessons for Marketers from InVision's Head of Global Events

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Lisa Day knows what it takes to build meaningful campaigns that resonate. After a long year of of pivoting, planning and cross-functional collaboration, Lisa and her team at InVision mapped out a recording-breaking year of campaigns. 207 to be exact.

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Edinburgh’s International Festival to be outdoors with shorter shows

Event Industry News

The Edinburgh International Festival will return to the capital this summer with huge outdoor marquees to stage events. Three temporary structures, designed for live performance, will be erected in Edinburgh Park and Edinburgh University’s Old College Quad. The shows will be shorter with no intervals at this year’s festival, which runs between 7 and 29 August.

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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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Social Media Marketing Guide For Event Businesses

All Seated

We’ve all heard the wonderful benefits of marketing your business on social media. Not only does it increase brand awareness but it can also drive quality traffic to your website and help you build stronger relationships with your audience. According to Pew Research Center , roughly seven-in-ten Americans say they ever use any kind of social media site – a share that has remained relatively stable over the past five years, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.

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How COVID-19 has created a new kind of audience that could be a key element for our economy recovery

Event Industry News

By Toby Lewis, CEO of Live Group. For the past 12 months business engagement and the events sector have been fundamentally recast. Concern about the impact of the pandemic among the organisers of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences – which help fashion the relationships that drive commerce – has been replaced by new thinking revolving around a blended approach to events.

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Is the Event Industry Facing a Brain Drain?

Skift

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