Wed.Sep 12, 2018

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Death of Disparate Event Management Software for Event Planners

Eventmobi

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners. Back then, it was tough to convince planners that engaging attendees via their mobile devices could be an integral part of the event experience. There were lots of concerns. How many attendees would actually use an event app?

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The Importance of AI Event Concierge to Deliver Memorable Experiences

EventMB

This is a sponsored post written by Marijana Vukovic, CMO at SpiceFactory. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. This article will take a deep dive into digital concierge service for events - AI-powered event chatbots - their benefits, and common use cases, revealing all you need to know about this technology and its capabilities.

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How to Set up a Powerful B2B Networking Strategy

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Death of Disparate Event Management Software for Event Planners

Eventmobi

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners. Back then, it was tough to convince planners that engaging attendees via their mobile devices could be an integral part of the event experience. There were lots of concerns. How many attendees would actually use an event app?

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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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Photographer Phillip Van Nostrand on Capturing First Impressions

BizBash

First impressions matter a lot at events. Recently, BizBash and zkipster created a special art project called “First Impressions,” interviewing.

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Photographer Phillip Van Nostrand on Capturing First Impressions

BizBash

First impressions matter a lot at events. Recently, BizBash and zkipster created a special art project called “First Impressions,” interviewing a selection of the best event producers in the United States on what those crucial first few moments.

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Ribbon Ideas for Event Badges: 10 Classics vs 10 Favorites

ePly

When it comes to creating a fun atmosphere at your event, it’s usually the little details that end up delighting your attendees. So let’s take a look at something traditionally pretty basic: event badge ribbons! You may always have the run-of-the-mill ribbons, but creating more unique ribbons will help break the ice between even the most introverted of attendees.

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See the Small-Plates Menu for the Emmys After-Party

BizBash

The Emmy Awards’ official after-party is ditching the seated dinner approach this year, instead shifting to a reception-style event at.

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First Look: All-New Event App Builder by Hubilo

Hubilo Blog

Event apps have become an integrated part of maximum business events being held across the globe. Technological advancement in the events industry is encouraging the event vendors to keep on building new products and implement their ideas practically. With this wave of revolution and new inventions of software, Hubilo is also a part of the gigantic race and continually working on its new features and products to release.

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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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11 Broadway-Inspired Tabletop Ideas From Diffa's Picnic By Design

BizBash

Fall may be just around the corner, but there’s still a little more than a week left to plan an.

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On Design Conferences & Creating Fulfilling Experiences

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

Bryony is half of the team that founded Under Consideration and their design conference, Brand New. Both roles involve a lot of stakeholders, as you can see from the length of their attendee list for the upcoming edition of the conference. Although Brand New takes place on September 13th and 14th this year (that's a week before Admission , for those of you keeping track) she'll be presenting in Chicago on the brand and audience that she and her business partner, Armin Vit , have built together.

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How to Get Your Best Meetings Job Yet

Smart Meetings

Before you can perform meeting magic, you first have to find your next gig. That requires a killer resume. When you have a lot to brag about, it can be easy to overlook important skills that you bring to an organization and emphasize irrelevant information. Let’s take your CV one section at a time to make sure your event cred is obvious even at a glance.

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Smart AV invests in Aluvision’s modular LED tiles

Event Industry News

Smart AV has invested in Aluvision’s modular LED tiles that fit seamlessly into Aluvision’s reusable metal framework, bringing a new level of sustainability and reusability to the events industry. Smart AV will be investing in 2.5mm, 2.8mm and creative LED tiles, as well as working with Aluvision to develop and deliver new products for the market. The leading AV technology service provider has partnered with the Belgian manufacturing company Aluvision, as the leading developers and innovative de

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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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Breaking: New Apple Products Could Make Juggling Planning and Personal Life Easier

Smart Meetings

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a new army of mobile products that could make event professional lives easier during a live Apple Event in Cupertino, California, today. He introduced a new operating system (iOS 12), Apple Watch Series 4 and iPhone XR. The iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs MAX were the products that could have the potential to substantially impact meeting planners on the go.

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Manchester Central expands its catering offer

Event Industry News

Manchester Central has unveiled its new state-of-the-art kitchen; allowing the award-winning venue to cater for more guests, explore innovative menu concepts and provide their clients and visitors with a culinary experience like no other. The new open plan layout, which increases floor space by 20% and production capacity by 50%, ensures the most efficient flow from food delivery to service, guaranteeing freshness and quality.

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Nine Top Event Influencers Reveal the Event Technologies They Use Most

G2Planet

What types of event-related technology do the top events industry experts and influencers use or interact with most often? We asked that question, and received (as expected) quite a range of answers.

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Gleanin introduces WhatsApp to referral marketing platform

Event Industry News

Gleanin, the leading referral marketing platform for exhibitions, has today announced that visitors registering for events using the Gleanin Connect platform will now be able to use WhatsApp to broadcast their event attendance giving event organisers access to a new marketing channel. Since the inception of Gleanin Connect, Gleanin’s social referral marketing tool, visitors have been able to broadcast their event attendance via social channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and invite their

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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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Hotel Strikes May Soon Widen to Hawaii, Boston and San Francisco

Smart Meetings

Nearly 3,500 workers at six Marriott properties in Hawaii are the latest to vote to authorize a strike. Local members of Unite Here, which represents housekeepers, servers, cooks and doormen, voted overwhelmingly this week to walk off their jobs if union leaders conclude bargaining talks are at an impasse. Today, 1,800 Marriott employees in Boston are voting on a strike.

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Forum sees industry leaders discuss the business case for wellness

Event Industry News

EEF Venues hosted the first of a series of roundtable discussions on ‘The Business of Wellbeing’ last month at Broadway House. The event was part of the group’s campaign to support the industry’s move towards better wellness in the workplace, and involved a small group of business leaders and industry commentators to share and discuss their approach to tracking, evaluating, and presenting a business case for wellness, within their own organisations.

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5 London Venues Worth Considering for Your Next Event

Meeting Application

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a city with a fascinating history and architecture. London is also the country’s event industry heartbeat with countless meetings, trade shows and conferences taking place every day in the city. The choice of venues to hold the event it is really hard due to the wide range of offered spaces. We’ve listed some of them – venues that can cater to many kinds of events with state of the art.

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Event Technology Awards Judges’ Spotlight: James Morgan

Event Industry News

Returning as a judge for the 2018 Event Technology Awards is James Morgan, Founder of Event Tech Lab. Full Name: James Morgan. Company: Event Tech Lab. Job Title: Founder. James Morgan is the founder of Event Tech Lab; a marketing and communications incubator for Event Tech Start Ups. James is a specialist in creating and implementing B2B brand strategy, content marketing and communication campaigns and business partnerships through digital and traditional mediums.

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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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What If, You Changed One Thing?

Connect Your Meetings

Register for “What If, You Changed One Thing?” Are you the missing link to a successful meeting and event risk management plan? This program explores the role of meeting/event planners and venue operators in the risk management identification, response and recovery process. A thorough review of a complex meeting/event industry case study will act as a guide.

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Cvent appoints Head of European Sales for its Event Cloud Platform

Event Industry News

Cvent, Inc, a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, has announced the hiring of Jamie Vaughan as Head of European Sales for Cvent’s Event Cloud platform, which offers the solutions organisations need to automate and simplify the entire event planning process and maximize the impact of their meetings programme. Vaughan has nearly 20 years of experience in the European event technology and software-as-a-service (SaaS) spaces and will be based at Cvent’s European HQ in Lond

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BeeP on Facebook Live: The pledgeTV™ Beta Program

Click & Pledge

We need your help to make pledgeTV an even smarter, better, more powerful video player. Join us to learn all about the new pledgeTV Beta Program. The post BeeP on Facebook Live: The pledgeTV™ Beta Program appeared first on Click & Pledge.

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AIM Group presents a new White Paper on how to innovate Exhibitions and make sponsors and exhibitors more satisfied

Event Industry News

When organising an exhibition or the exhibition area of a congress, we need to ask how we can increase the real, added value offered to exhibitors and sponsors? How can they meet the key opinion leaders within your attendees? How can each participant, sponsor and exhibitor get a higher ROI? These are some of the questions posed in the new AIM White Paper “Promoting and Selling an Exhibition: Innovative Ideas to do it with success” which AIM Group International has just realised and shares on the

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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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Barcelona Is Calling: A Unique Setting for Extraordinary Events

Cvent: Event Marketing

Over 25 years ago, the song “Barcelona” rang out at the opening ceremony of the 1992 Olympics, and the world was amazed by the city’s stunning backdrop for the Games. More than two decades later, this vibrant city on the Mediterranean plays host to one of the most exciting and unique MICE offers in the world. An icon of the Olympic legacy, Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos I rises from 19th-century gardens with prize-winning architecture that still astounds 26 years after it opened.

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ESSA announces full details of its 2018 conference

Event Industry News

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced the content for its conference at Stadium MK on 29 November 2018. The annual conference for ESSA members and guests returns to the venue with a line up of influential speakers and practical sessions. ESSA director, Andrew Harrison explained the choice of speakers and content, saying, “With this year’s conference we wanted to increase our focus on member participation, and with the addition of working group feedback and peer t

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[Webinar] GDPR: A 120 Day View

Cvent: Event Marketing

You deal with data all the time. It’s your responsibility to keep that data safe – but how do you do that? With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now in effect, it’s more important than ever to understand what’s going on with the data you’re responsible for. GDPR isn’t something to be afraid of, rather something to be embraced. In the end, it will make marketing and events even better.