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Customization

Best Corporate Events

The past 16 months have been both challenging and rewarding for our company. The pandemic posed a lot of new and unique challenges to businesses everywhere, and the events industry especially. So, Best Corporate Events had to come up with new and unique solutions to address those challenges, custom tailoring our efforts to the situation at hand. For many years we have been able to offer our experience in customizing and delivering great programs to our corporate clients and DMC partners.

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MPI WEC 2021: Hugs Everywhere!

Endless Events

The Event Brew crew is on a roll of covering events this summer. Will attended a 15,000-person event and Thuy recently raved about her experience as a virtual attendee at PCMA EduCon 2021. Today is Nick’s turn to share his story. In June, he flew to Las Vegas to go to Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress – or MPI WEC 2021 in short.

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How to Build Your Event With an Experience-First Design

Bizzabo

A human-centered approach to creating events that are more memorable and successful. Whether you’re planning an event that’s virtual, in-person, or hybrid, you should be leading with an experience-first design. This creative, human-centered approach ensures that your attendees get the most out of your event, and that they remember it long after it’s over.

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4 Reasons to Take Your Groups to Walt Disney World Now

Smart Meetings

Want to drive event attendance? Host a Disney meeting. After a year of Zoom and staying indoors, there is pent-up demand for travel, connection and meetings that goes beyond the boardroom—and there’s nowhere quite like Walt Disney World to hit all the marks with ease. We speak from experience. Smart Meetings joined the Disney Meetings and Events team in July on a three-day FAM trip at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, and witnessed firsthand the perks that bring incentive groups an

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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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Tough Love: Conversations You Don’t Want to Have With Your Clients But Should

Special Events

Some clients have it in their heads that they’re always right, but that simply isn’t the case. You are the expert! It doesn’t matter that they’re paying you; they do not have the right to disrespect you and your team.

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9 Smart Moves in California, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Todd McAninch. McAninch is general manager for Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine in California. He recently worked as general manager for Hyatt Centric Park City in Utah; before this, he worked as general manager for Hyatt Regency Long Beach in California. McAninch has also held leadership roles for Hyatt Regency Knoxville in Tennessee, plus Hyatt Regency Sacramento and Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, both in California.

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5 Things You Can Do To Keep Your Hybrid Event Running Smoothly

Stova

Having a plan amid chaos helps soothe yourself, your attendees, your sponsors, and your stakeholders. From natural disasters to global pandemics, event professionals have learned that being fluid does not just mean having a contingency plan for a speaker cancellation. Meeting planners have long since been revered for their quick thinking and problem-solving skills, but sometimes even the experts need a little help!

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Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings

Smart Meetings

You’ve been here before. Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. You think you’re ready for anything, and you look forward to a well-deserved rest when it’s over. Then boom! You’re hit with something that completely disrupts all you had planned, requiring you to make those dreaded eleventh-hour changes.

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10 ways Hubilo drove audience engagement at Events. Reimagined.

Hubilo Blog

We recently concluded Events. Reimagined. – Hubilo’s event to introduce a futuristic approach to events. And oh, what a blast it was! With the backdrop of a virtual stage, the event was a perfect combination of candid conversations with industry experts, dance, magic, comedy, and of course, a glimpse into the new way of organizing events with a virtual+hybrid event platform.

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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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To Risk or Not to Risk? Insider tips on risk management with Paul Cook

Event Age by Swapcard

“Risk will never go away.”.

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Event Design for live…

Event Industry News

A self-confessed ‘tech nerd’ at heart, Anthony Vade worked in AV and event production Down Under before moving to Canada in 2010, initially for more of the same. Over the last few years though Vade has stepped across to the design field, joining Swiss-based Event Design Collective in its Toronto office as director for North America 12 months ago. In this episode, Anthony Vade digs into his background, and details the CED in his current job title, before detailing exactly what Event Design Collec

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A graphic designer’s hacks for creating the best event artwork

Skiddle

One of the most important parts of selling tickets to your event is making it stand out. People are constantly being bombarded with advertisements, so how do you cut through all that noise? Well, we’ve asked a graphic designer to give out some tips on how to make sure that the artwork surrounding your event is a step above the rest. Central alignment.

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Identity expands senior team with two new appointments

Event Industry News

Leading events agency Identity has expanded its senior leadership team. Nicola Bateman-Phillips (pictured left,) has over 20 years’ experience leading award-winning teams in events, media and marketing services. Nicola joins as Identity’s Growth Director and most recently led the Maritime, Energy and Agra business at Informa Plc. Joining as people and culture director is Mary Carter-Lee, (pictured right,) whose passion for employee engagement has been forged over a 20+ year career in HR in secto

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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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Study: What Hotels Offer, What Guests Want, Post-Covid

Smart Meetings

We’ve changed. That’s not news. But how? That was the very question a new study undertaken by Oracle Hospitality in conjunction with Skift Research tried to answer: How have travelers’ attitudes about a hotel stay changed in the past 18 months? More than 500 hospitality executives and just under 5,000 consumers were polled worldwide. As hotels resume hosting events, meeting professionals might consider these study findings.

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‘hop onboard’

SevenEvents

it’s great to see that whilst the hospitality industry has been hit hard during recent covid times, there are some new places popping up and we’re excited about ‘the top hat’. if you love a game of monopoly then you are going to love this new restaurant and cocktail bar that is dedicated to all things about the much loved game. offering quintessentially british cuisine and a huge menu of creative cocktails, this new hangout is really a nod not only to the game but to london itself. there will be

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Unforgettable Events Await with Club Med’s Exclusive Collection

Smart Meetings

What is the Club Med Exclusive Collection? Looking to take your meeting or event to the next level? Discover Club Med’s Exclusive Collection, a portfolio of luxurious resorts & spaces located in the world’s most stunning locations. From the Caribbean and Sicilian Coast to Morocco and the Maldives, these premium destinations offer upscale amenities and enhanced wellness offerings for the ultimate group getaway, brought to you by the leaders in all-inclusive events.

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Are You Really Listening? The Importance of Active Listening for an Association Leader

StraussCA

Between your “day job”, and your volunteer commitments to your association’s board and/or committees, you are pulled in many different directions throughout your day. While it may seem like you have no time, making the time to listen to members can further develop your leadership role significantly. Moreover, you will gain understanding, consider new ideas and receive valuable feedback.

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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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Mobile Growth Association to Host Hybrid Conference for MGS GAMES

Exhibitor Magazine

Mobile Growth Association is known as a pillar of the mobile app industry; an organization that has pushed creativity, community, and progress over it.

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Who's News in Special Events for August 12, 2021

Special Events

Special events business news

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4 Questions for Corporate Planners to Prove Hybrids Events’ Return on Investment

Skift

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