EventMB
JANUARY 30, 2018
200 unique event ideas to surprise your attendees. The only article you need in 2018 to plan successful events that wow attendees. It’s so tough to impress attendees these days, won’t you agree? That feeling of ‘seen it, done it’ it’s always lingering around. Finding new ideas is in the top five biggest […]. The post 200 Event Ideas To Steal Today (2018 edition) by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].
Event Farm
JANUARY 30, 2018
If you’re a marketer who has at least peripheral interest in wellness (who doesn’t these days?), I invite you to consider the following hypothesis: Marketing and wellness might not share much in terms of subject matter, but most of the content that covers marketing and wellness shares an unfortunate trend: It’s crappy clickbait that offers a supposed path to getting more out of doing less.
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Eventbrite UK
JANUARY 30, 2018
Word of mouth, an old-school method of marketing, is having a comeback. Verve, a word-of-mouth sales tool specifically for events, is leading the way. The post Turn Word-of-Mouth into Your Strongest Sales Channel appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
Event Farm
JANUARY 30, 2018
If you’re a marketer who has at least peripheral interest in wellness (who doesn’t these days?), I invite you to consider the following hypothesis: Marketing and wellness might not share much in terms of subject matter, but most of the content that covers marketing and wellness shares an unfortunate trend: It’s crappy clickbait that offers a supposed path to getting more out of doing less.
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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.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
In the events industry, new technology innovations continue to spring up, helping us to better communicate and connect with our audiences. From A.I powered chatbots acting as concierge systems for hotel guests, to facial recognition technology keeping us safe at events, we are seeing more and more emphasis being placed on how technology can support the attendee throughout the event cycle.
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Brown Paper Tickets
JANUARY 30, 2018
Hosting an event on Brown Paper Tickets ? Congrats. Creating a visually compelling and informative event page is a key factor to selling out your event. Before you create your event page, the first thing to do is brainstorm various aspects that are important to highlight. To do this, consider events that have attracted you in the past. Were they visually appealing?
Eventtia
JANUARY 30, 2018
Like it or not, the attention economy is our new reality. The Facebook notifications, the newsfeed updates, and the tweets have been successfully hijacked our brains. The increased waves of information and visual stimuli are challenging our already fragmented attention span. Never before have we experienced such a degree of attention scarcity and focus deficit. […].
Oveit
JANUARY 30, 2018
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing James Mayes , CEO and co-founder at Mind the Product. You can follow James on Twitter to get insights on Product Management and how to build products that people love. Mind the Product started in 2010 in London and now consists of more than 50 000 members and the event traveled the world, being hosted in more than 100 cities.
Meeting Application
JANUARY 30, 2018
What are your actions to capture the attention of your audience, build anticipation and boost tickets sales before your event even starts? You may not know that technology not only adds incredible value to event marketing but it can also help to achieve pre-event / on-event / post-event goals. You know you need to get out there… but how? Let’s start with the basics.
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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
Canadian Special Events
JANUARY 30, 2018
Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique collaborated with the amazing team at DT Floral and Decor to design this lavish and opulent white and gold wedding for one very lucky couple. Having only one week from concept to execution to create this masterpiece Craig and his team worked round the clock to deliver perfection and ensure Alex & Mario had the wedding they always imagined.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
The East of England Arena and Events Centre has announced that Monsoon, the Asian event management specialist, is to market, manage and deliver all Asian events at the venue, coordinating events with the venue's core business of exhibitions, festivals and conferences. Monsoon joins its partner Amadeus in delivering services to the East of England Arena, and has a tested business model ready to activate on the venue's behalf, as Monsoon's managing director, Pav Shergill, explained, “We've worked
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 30, 2018
Meeting Planners Unite, a new social media group , is the strongest reaction yet to Marriott International’s cut in commissions for planners booking business in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the group is to “show the hospitality industry the power of the independent planner and the unity we have as an industry to change the way the true independent is portrayed,” says group founder David Bruce, managing partner of Dallas-based CMP Meeting Services.
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 30, 2018
Haluk Kulin. If you think of an event as a piece of music — conducted by organizers, played by an orchestra of speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors, working together to create a symphony for attendees — all too often something sounds flat, according to Haluk Kulin, senior vice president of strategy and data for FreemanXP. . That’s because organizers give the orchestra the same musical notes — or none at all.
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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.
Venyou
JANUARY 30, 2018
With online wedding resources galore sometimes it can feel like the more information, the more confused you can become! We have you covered when it comes to venues, and now, we have you covered when it comes to picking the right wedding planner. Bianca Ndlovu, owner of A Beyoutiful Fête Events & Design, let us in on her tips to finding the perfect planner.
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 30, 2018
One of the paradoxes of virtual reality (VR) is that the immersive technology has the ability to isolate people from each other in a local space. Once you’ve put on a VR headset and begun to interact with a digitized reality, you’re no longer sharing experience with the people around you in the same way. “If I put on a headset while I’m standing in a group of people, I exclude all the people around me,” said Dave Lorenzini, founder of Event FX, a company that specializes in bringing augmented re
Connect Your Meetings
JANUARY 30, 2018
Association management firm SmithBucklin sees 20 key issues that will shape associations this year. From understanding the largest segment of the workforce—millennials—to preparing your events for doomsday-like circumstances, we’ve narrowed that list, seen in the company’s 15th edition of “ Circuit ,” to five noteworthy insights. The What Versus the Why.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
Ben Sharman has been appointed as Venue Sales Manager, to further strengthen the sales team at the NEC Group Arenas. Working across both venues (Genting Arena and Arena Birmingham), Sharman will be working with the Arenas’ existing client base and nurturing many of the relationships the Arenas sales team has built with promoters and event organisers over the years.
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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!
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 30, 2018
Florida’s Paradise Coast has always been known for its vibrant colors—orange sunsets, turquoise blue waters and white sand beaches. But now, it’s also making a name for itself for being Green. Wellness and Sustainability Initiatives have made Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades one of the top meeting destinations to focus on health and environmentally friendly practices.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
Symphotech has collaborated with Blue Multimedia Ltd to provide concerts with two innovative and cost-effective signing solutions to aid the deaf and hearing impaired, in a bid to ensure both inclusivity and compliance with disability access legislation. The post Symphotech ensures Equalities Act 2010 compliant concerts appeared first on Event Industry News.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 30, 2018
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is in the midst of an ambitious global development plan that will include the opening of several new properties, after unveiling seven hotels and resorts last year. The company has more than 100 hotels and resorts, scattered among some 40 countries throughout the world. One of the new properties, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, will be located next to in 65-story Pretonas Towers.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
Global exhibitions organiser UBM, technology innovators Visit and Poken by GES, angel funding organisation Episode 1 and Event Tech Lab will be closing applications for the Start Up Clinic on 15th February 2018. The scheme is a world first for the event technology sector, and the clinic is a vehicle to mentor and help develop the next generation of successful event technology companies.
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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.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 30, 2018
This dog-friendly hotel boasts 214 guest rooms including 28 suites with picturesque views of the Truckee River and the Sierra Nevada. For guests traveling with their four-legged friends, the hotel offers a custom dog tag wall that serves as a guest book and gives guests the option of creating a new tag for their companion. Although guests are bound to find some local favorites in the vibrant neighborhood, the hotel features an excellent selection of food and drinks on-site.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
Business delegates are likely to double their spend in Britain if they extend their stay for leisure following their event, according to new research by tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland. The Business Events Research; Delegate Spend and Trip Extensions report, published today (30 January), provides detailed research into business events delegates’ spending and travel behaviours.
Canadian Special Events
JANUARY 30, 2018
Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique collaborated with the amazing team at DT Floral and Decor to design this lavish and opulent white and gold wedding for one very lucky couple. Having only one week from concept to execution to create this masterpiece Craig and his team worked round the clock to deliver perfection and ensure Alex & Mario had the wedding they always imagined.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 30, 2018
Independent creative agency RPM celebrates their 25th birthday this month. The agency was launched in 1993 and remains independent to this day. Founded in Jan ’93 by three friends, RPM began in a cowshed on a working farm near Wokingham, with each of them raising just £5,000 to launch. The post RPM celebrates 25 years of creating brand experiences appeared first on Event Industry News.
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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.
Canadian Special Events
JANUARY 30, 2018
Meet the future stars of the event industry as they compete for votes by a distinguished panel of judges. This annual student competition for Seneca ‘s Event Design and Management program is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Join us and your industry peers to support our future leaders for an evening of inspired tabletops and creative ideas.
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 30, 2018
Pieter Swart, CMP, CMM Founder and Managing Director, Conference Consultancy South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. EDUCATION Thirty years ago, my priority after leaving school was to earn a living. Full-time studies were not an option, and neither was any form of qualification in what I’m doing today. Instead, I opted for focused, career-driven short courses to refine my organizing skills.
Regpack
JANUARY 30, 2018
Communicating with parents is best done via email. It is quick, easy, and affordable. Summer camp email templates can help make this communication easier. From the moment you’ve scheduled your next camp sessions to the end of those sessions, communicating with camp parents is non-stop. First, it’s marketing your new sessions and communicating registration deadlines, more information, etc.
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