Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I was inspired by a post by Lisa Cowley, CEO of Beacon, who penned a moving article entitled “ It Is Okay Not to Be Okay.” I recommend you read her moving story and then come back. Some days, I can relate! Application for Associations. It’s getting harder and harder to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Prognosticators and industry cheerleaders keep telling us that things will get back to normal…but who can say what normal is?

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Picatic by Eventbrite

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Even though we’re living through a global pandemic, people are hungry to connect, and they’re taking to Eventbrite to search for and discover a variety of events each week. We’re always intrigued by what we find. Here’s a look at what consumers across the U.S. searched for on Eventbrite last week (between Oct. 16 – […].

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Is most classroom practice astrology? David Bowles thinks so. I’ll let you in on a secret. I have a doctorate in education, but the field’s basically just a 100 years old. We don’t really know what we’re doing. Our scholarly understanding of how learning happens is like astronomy 2000 years ago. Most classroom practice is astrology. [link] — David Bowles (M?

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EventMB

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Planners aren’t the only eventprofs getting used to virtual events — speakers also have a steep learning curve. One of the most important factors in keeping an audience’s attention is production value. Here’s how speakers and planners can work to deliver it. The events industry has largely shifted to virtual over the past several months, […]. The post How to Set Virtual Event Speakers Up for Success by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It was and is a major blow to our sector, not at all what any of us wanted to hear. It hasn’t just affected Events Organisers, but everything in the supply chain of our industry. Even Event Tech businesses are not immune as we have seen in recent days. Oliver Rowe Co-Founder, VenuIQ. However – there are still opportunities though to deliver meaningful content, experiences and events.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Edo Anceaux (left) of the Royal Delft pottery factory, and Eric Bakermans of NBTC Holland Marketing, help lead a painting workshop for event planners over Zoom. The event was filmed live from the museum at the factory. In a crowded field of requests for online attention, an email invitation Convene received from the Netherlands Tourism Board a few weeks ago stood out.

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e2m.live

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While we are still working on facing the pandemic, we have surely implemented steps to effectively go about our daily lives both personal and professional by taking leverage of the virtual world. Here are the best practice steps to run events virtually, either it is a small in-company meeting or a large community event. The Virtual Impact. Of late, more and more professional organizations are making the move to a strongly technology-assisted virtual platform for most of their functions and activ

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I am beyond excited to share with everyone that Hubilo recently raised $4.5 Million as part of its seed round from Lightspeed India and global angels. As Hubilo embarks the journey to become the world’s first Intelligent Hub for Virtual Events, I couldn’t have asked for a better team to come on-board and support us in our vision. If there’s anything I’ve learned time and time again, it’s that there is nothing like a one-person show!

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EventSource

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Deciding to elope can help alleviate the stress associated with a big wedding, however it comes with it’s own set of tricky situations to navigate. Deciding to elope means you’re okay not being surrounded by all of your loved ones on your wedding day. On the bright side, having your loved ones involved doesn’t have to be an all or nothing thing – there are many ways to include your friends and family in your elopement.

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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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Bizzabo

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Discover how gamification can help you drive engagement at your next event. Editor’s Note: This is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the views of Bizzabo. Virtual events aren’t new - but they are new to many event planners. A live poll during EventMB's recent Pivot to Virtual event showed that over 60% of planners had never previously planned a virtual event.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 26, 2020

We all miss the feeling of walking into an event and taking in the grandiose decor, picking up your overflowing swag bag, meandering your way to the buffet table, and bumping into your friends. While the timeline of the pandemic is still unknown to us, we can still try to invent new, safe ways to meet, connect, and create memorable experiences. Entire Productions has done over 60 virtual events in the last six months.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Knebworth House has become the latest venue to join Lime Venue Portfolio, extending the groups historic, heritage and country house options for event organisers looking for rural retreat-style meetings and events. Situated in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, but with easy access to London, Birmingham and Manchester, Knebworth House is well known for its outdoor events.

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e2m.live

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While we are still working on facing the pandemic, we have surely implemented steps to effectively go about our daily lives both personal and professional by taking leverage of the virtual world. Here are the best practice steps to run events virtually, either it is a small in-company meeting or a large community event. The Virtual Impact. Of late, more and more professional organizations are making the move to a strongly technology-assisted virtual platform for most of their functions and activ

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A £3m Government grant has been awarded to the group operating the M&S Bank Arena and conference centre, with the venue also confirming Christmas events will take place this year. ACC Liverpool Group is one of 35 major cultural organisations among the first to receive a grant from the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund, with £75m of investment announced at the weekend.

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Special Events

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The career of Heather Rouffe of Atlas Event Rentals adds up to success

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One Industry One Voice is a coalition of events industry campaigns, associations and businesses, coming together to ensure strong alignment and more effective communication in fighting for awareness and financial support for the whole industry. Objectives include: Coordination of campaign timings Consistency of data and statistics to accurately reflect the industry numbers Alignment on asks and communication to Government Amplification of key messaging and mutual support to promote each campaign

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Caterease

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The post Generating Door Cards and a Daily Reader Board appeared first on Caterease.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Exhibit Virtual is an online platform built to host virtual exhibitions, trade shows and custom exhibition stands. Exhibitions and events have always been great meeting places to discover new products and brands, but clearly current issues are affecting this traditional approach. Exhibit Virtual use technology to recreate the experience of walking around an exhibition, or virtual space, discovering more information, and making contacts.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Deliver the goods and you can charge for online events. Almost a decade ago, I wrote an article about “value.” At the time, I was still working full time for a meeting and event production company and, frankly, needed to vent a bit about how I felt we were being treated by a couple of our clients. It struck me as weird how basically the same event could be priced so radically differently, with some clients scratching and clawing for every possible discount, and others willing to pay fairly as lo

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