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JANUARY 8, 2019

The best events don’t always start with a business plan. Often, they start with a spark. Someone has a passion they want to share, and a great idea about how to share it. They’re moved to bring people together around a vision, so they make it happen — even with no event planning experience. Here’s an interview […]. The post How Two Cowgirls-at-Heart Became Event Creators — Almost by Accident appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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BizBash

JANUARY 8, 2019

The brand experience agency Cramer’s 2018 Event Technology Landscape includes a whopping 245 event technology providers. Even more impressive is.

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GEVME

JANUARY 8, 2019

From team-building events and presentations to conferences and quarterly reports, you probably want to know one thing: how to make events more fun. You can organise workshops or festivals, quests, flash mobs, tours, or concerts or maybe even promote business by organising a thematic event for it. What should be done to ensure that there is some fun at a serious event ?

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BizBash

JANUARY 8, 2019

While last year's Golden Globes directly addressed Hollywood's pervasive sexual harassment scandals, this year's award show took on a more.

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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.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convene editors used a hight tech process to ask tach experts at Convening Leaders what is trending in business events technology. (Barbara Palmer). What are the top technology trends in the business events industry in the coming year? Who better to ask than the tech experts at Convening Leaders, many of whom presented educational sessions in the Innovate and Elevate Area.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meeting professionals often find themselves managing multiple priorities. After all, we all have a variety of responsibilities that need to be handled adroitly. That is simply the nature of our work today. Unlike factory workers of 100 years ago, hardly anyone today focuses solely on one specific task repeatedly. Today, we are all knowledge workers to greater or lesser degrees.

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BizBash

JANUARY 8, 2019

Looking for a new venue for your next event? Here are the most anticipated Toronto restaurants, corporate event venues, hotels.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meeting planners looking to technologically spice things up for their next meeting just might have the answer they’ve been looking for—Infinite Loop, a virtual-reality technology that turns meetings into an opportunity for experiential learning. One of the first virtual-reality video games that works well for large groups, Infinite Loop was created by team-building specialists Play with a Purpose.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. How safe are your meetings and events? The last few years have shown that there is any number of scenarios that can endanger your staff and attendees, from wildfires and hurricanes to mass shootings and power outages, and it may feel like an impossible task to prepare for any of these crises. New disruptions seem to be invented every week: food terrorism means planners need to think about kitchen security and new camera and drone technologies mean

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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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JANUARY 8, 2019

Get inspired with the latest ideas in catering, drinks, and more in and around Atlanta.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 8, 2019

Today we are giving you an exclusive sneak peek into our 2019 #EventIcons show line up. We are stepping up the game for event industry podcasts. From tips on how to grow your business, to event safety and technology there will be something for everyone! We even are filling you in on some of our mega guests who will be joining us! Don’t miss this preview!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

For the 4,800 attendees at PCMA Convening Leaders in Pittsburgh—including more than 900 Live Stream attendees and 980 first-time attendees—the surprises around every corner added up to a treasure trove of rich insights worth putting to work right away. Here are some ideas from day two that you can steal. More : 2 Ideas Worth Stealing from Day 1 of PCMA Convening Leaders.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 8, 2019

Whenever you are thinking of organizing an event, there are many decisions you have to make. The one decision that is likely to have the most significance is the venue you pick for your event. In fact, this decision pretty much affects the other major decisions, such as the caterers you pick, how to enhance the experience of the attendees, the date on which to hold the vent, and so on.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Kristen Ferrer. Year after year, most event marketers face a big challenge: Increase registration numbers. As attendees find more free online education opportunities, that can be a tall order that forces marketers to move straight into selling mode. They identify a target audience, craft some seemingly compelling discount offers, send emails, and expect to see results.

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Eventory

JANUARY 8, 2019

A step-by-step guide to help you set and achieve your event marketing goals. There’s no doubt, that every marketing activity works better if it has a clear set of goals and KPIs attached. They lead to getting a better grip on the whole marketing process. This rule applies as well to event marketing. A set of well-defined goals for event marketing will: help your business grow. help you achieve your marketing, sales, employer branding, and HR objectives. save time and energy of your team. help yo

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Price and availability are the main considerations when choosing a venue, but Tyra Hilliard, Esq., CMP, suggests one more: “Think like a lawyer. If you had to justify in court why you chose a particular venue, what would you say? Hilliard says no one expects you to be clairvoyant, but there are basic items to cover.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

In business for four years, LiveStyled powers the digital customer experience at entertainment and sports venues across Europe, including The O2 and The SSE Arena, Wembley. LiveStyled is a multi-Event Technology Awards’ (ETA) winner too, picking up Best Venue Installation for its work with the Telenor Arena at Troxy in November, on top of the Best Venue Product and Best Tech Product trophies the company took home in 2017.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. An effective communication plan can help spread information during an emergency, or even shut down an incident before it becomes a crisis, for example, by monitoring social media it is sometimes possible to resolve a situation with a disgruntled attendee before an issue goes viral. These steps from communication, legal, and risk management professionals will help you lay the groundwork for reaching out to your attendees and preparing information b

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

TechPro, a leading provider of lighting, video and sound services for the live events industry has appointed Tracy Armstrong as its first Marketing Manager. Armstrong brings more than 18 years’ experience to the role and is tasked with developing the firm’s key messages and ensuring brand consistency across all channels, as the business seeks to build on recent success and implement its ambitious growth strategy.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Steve Pemberton shares his story Jan. 8 on the Main Stage at Convening Leaders 2019 (Jacob Slaton). Shifting your mindset from adversity to ambition isn’t an easy thing to do, but at PCMA Convening Leaders Opening Main Stage on Jan. 8, executive Steve Pemberton and social activist Nadya Okamoto showed it’s not impossible. Pemberton, who like Okamoto received a standing ovation, recounted how he was orphaned and placed into foster care, then abandoned and betrayed by the individuals entrusted wit

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. It is no secret that meeting planning is a stressful job and that no matter how much preparation happens before an event, once on site planners are still deluged with questions and last-minute issues. But during MeetingsNet’s Risk360 conference on risk management, it became clear that safety has to remain a priority.

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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.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

The East of England Arena and Event Centre (EEAEC) has announced the arrival of a brand-new kind of fitness show, with the arrival of High Intensity Live on June 29 2019. Organised by Matt Weston of Empire Gyms, High Intensity Live will be an indoor event, bringing together leading High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) brands to create a one-day endurance and fitness challenge, the equal of any mud run or obstacle course.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convening Leaders participants listen as Molly Breazeale presents her Jan. 8 session, “Fierce Conversations Are Key to Driving Business Results.” (Jacob Slaton). Now that we’ve reached the final day of Convening Leaders 2019, how will you take what you’ve learned here in Pittsburgh back home with you? In an article Convene recently published, Charlotte Blank , chief behavioral officer at Maritz, talked about how our brains process our experiences at events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

ExCeL London has announced the appointment of David Miles as Chief Financial Officer. David worked at Big 6 accounting firm BDO, for 21 years, 15 of which as an Audit and Advisory Partner, where he specialised in strategic consulting with high growth, entrepreneurially-led businesses. He then went on to build his own successful advisory practice, completing leadership qualifications at Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School.

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Townscript

JANUARY 8, 2019

Businesses have shared an intimate relationship with the event industry and will continue to do that in 2019. It won’t be wrong to expect the innovation in technology to continue. Read More. The post 10 Trends That Will Shape the Event Industry in 2019 appeared first on Townscript Blog.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

Creative agency, Space, has added more creative firepower to its team with the appointments of Andy Preston and Alex Hazell as Deputy Creative Directors, and James Newport as Design Director. Space has made the appointments following another year of growth which has seen the 45-person agency extend its remit with clients including William Grant & Sons, General Mills and Heineken.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Matthias Schultze, GCB managing director, reveals results of the German Convention Bureau’s research, “Future Meeting Space.” (Jacob Slaton). Three key strategies — adding surprising or disruptive change elements, facilitating effective knowledge transfer, and catering to different attendee needs — create memorable events. Those are among the findings of phase two of “Future Meeting Space,” a research project conducted by the German Convention Bureau (GCB) and funded by the PCM

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

Data Solutions, Including Fuzion by Freeman and Quant by Freeman , Help Drive Growth through Improved Attendee Experiences. Real-time, comprehensive data is critical to a successful live event, but having a holistic system to capture and examine that information has been an ongoing industry challenge. Freeman — the world’s leading brand experience company — now is offering event organisers and marketers a one-stop, end-to-end solution for data measurement and analytics.

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