Fri.Apr 03, 2020

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21 Survey Questions To Ask After Your Virtual Event

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You just wrapped a major virtual event. You’re exhausted, you’re happy — and you’re curious. What did your attendees think about your event? How about your sponsors? Are they likely to support your event next year? If virtual events are new to you, you’re in luck: there are several ways to find out if your […].

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Gallus Events Does HOPIN the online events platform

Gallus Events

Hopin the online events platform is fast becoming a very popular choice for small to medium sized online events. So we thought Gallus Events would have a look at Hopin. And you can too! Here are our objectives for the event: Run the event as a LIVE test to see if we want to run one of our big events on the platform. Allow other organisers to check out every functionality of the platform in a LIVE environment.

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Paycheck Protection Program Explained – For Events and Hospitality Businesses

Planning Pod

As a proud member of the events industry, I will start by saying how much empathy and collective pain I feel for all of us. Our businesses are quiet and dark, and being someone who has attended thousands of events in his lifetime (let alone built a business in the hospitality industry), this kind of silence is something I never thought I would witness or experience.

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Bounce Back Higher by Thinking Big

SmartMeetings

Sometimes our troubles bury us. We get bad news followed by more bad news. We reach our limit and can’t tolerate any more disappointments, rejections or failures. Right now a lot of meeting professionals are feeling helpless in the face of cancellations caused by measures outside their control—mandated social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

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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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How a Dairy Producers Conference Doubled Its Reach With Virtual

PCMA Convene

Speakers for a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin conference film their presentations at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. The PDPW had to pivot to a virtual event in little time. As Cassandra Strupp, program manager for the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW), watched the evening news on March 11, she knew she had a problem.

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EventNation is poised to help revive the meetings and events industry.

Event Industry News

In the meetings and events industry, we’re all hurting right now. Let’s help revive the meetings and events industry with technology. Our services are the very definition of what authorities are advising against. It feels like the events industry was cruising down the highway at normal speed and suddenly got into a big, fatal wreck. But you can’t keep the great men and women of the events industry down!

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Every Good Event Needs A Checklist – Especially A Virtual One

Endless Events

?? The Best of the Best: Virtual Event Checklist: Your Ultimate Virtual Event Planning Checklist! Planing for the Worst: How To Implement An Event Crisis Communication Plan. ? Did you read the article, but still aren’t sure how to start plan your virtual event? Download our free Virtual Event Planning Checklist! Writing to you on a crappy day ??.

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Visions Group and Caboose & Co Build Temporary NHS Staff Village

Event Industry News

Caboose & Co are delighted to support Visions Group, who have co-ordinated the installation of a temporary staff village to support NHS staff at Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital. Leading the project, Visions Group appointed Caboose & Co to supply and install 40 temporary rooms to create a staff village situated opposite the hospital in the grounds of Reading School.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to

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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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Podcast: Virtual Meeting Rooms for Events – Tim Groot, CEO and Co-Founder at Grip

Event Industry News

In the second in a series of ‘Lockdown’ podcasts, I’m joined by Grip founder, Tim Groot. Grip is an intelligent Event Matchmaking solution designed to connect relevant people in the physical event world. Up until 4 weeks ago, Grip hadn’t hosted a virtual event but were forced into delivering a solution in less than 24 hours. The pivot from physical to virtual is upon us and Grip has already facilitated several thousand virtual meetings over the last couple of weeks.

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4 Virtual Bachelorette Parties that will Make You Forget About Quarantine

EventSource

Even if their wedding is scheduled for later in the year the COVID-19 outbreak may have caused to-be-weds to postpone pre-wedding events such as bridal showers and bachelorette parties. If this is the case for your bestie you may be wondering how to make them feel celebrated while maintaining social distancing. If you get those creative juices flowing, there are plenty of options that you can do right from the comfort of everyone’s living room.

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4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today

SmartMeetings

The social and business rollercoaster of the last few weeks has left a record number of people jobless and even more wondering how they could have prepared for such an unpredictable event. Surely, the effect that coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the events industry, and the hospitality industry more widely, is a curveball for the history books. But that doesn’t mean it is time to throw your hands in the air in despair.

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Event Planning Services Canada: Summer Experiential Inspirations

Tigris Events

[…]. The post Event Planning Services Canada: Summer Experiential Inspirations appeared first on Leading the Canadian Industry in Dynamic Event Staffing & Experiential Marketing.

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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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Choosing to Postpone rather than Cancel your Event

Sendo

These are unique times. If you are one of the many who had events scheduled during the COVID-19 quarantine, you may be debating if it’s best to completely cancel your event or maybe just postpone. This can be a difficult decision to make and you may have difficulties weighing the pros and cons. Before you cancel your event completely, here are some things to consider postponing your event.

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NHS Nightingale officially opens at ExCeL London

Event Industry News

The first NHS Nightingale hospital, at ExCeL London, was officially opened by HRH Prince Charles earlier today (03/04/2020). The new hospital, established in under a fortnight, will be available as soon as patients across London and the south of England need it. The Nightingales are part of a nationwide effort to respond to the greatest global health emergency in more than a century.

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Webinar: Digital Experience Institute Office Hours

PCMA Convene

In the DEI Office Hours series, we discuss digital event resources that are available, idea share and answer questions for taking your events digital in the wake of COVID-19. We have compiled a list of FAQs from this office hour for your reference. ** Disclaimer: The thoughts and views expressed during this session are those of the individuals and do not represent the organizations they are affiliated with.

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Visions

Event Industry News

Visions are one of the UK’s leading multi-facet production companies. With our HQ based in Reading and a Northern depot in Manchester, we offer a wide range of products, services and expertise to both indoor and outdoor events throughout the UK and beyond. We operate through 5 divisions – Technical production, Power Distribution and Generators, Large Format Print, Media design and Creation and Infrastructure management to a wide range of clients from blue-chip companies through to public sector

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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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[Webinar] Virtual Events Don't Have to Suck

Hubb

Almost overnight we’ve entered a world where embracing the virtual attendee is no longer optional. Let’s adapt, evolve and excel together!

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Connecting Our Community: Upcoming Webinars & Articles of Interest

All Seated

As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, below is a listing of upcoming Connecting Our Community webinars along with articles of interest written by event professionals to help you through this difficult time. You can also access our previous webinars via this link to the Allseated Youtube channel. . Upcoming Webinars: Tuesday, April 7 at 12:00 PM EST.

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5 Ways Event Professionals Can Manage Stress During Uncertain Times

Skift

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Connecting Our Community: How Event Planners Can Move Forward

All Seated

Join this candid event planner panel with Daniela Grafman of Vision Event Co., Sarah Bondar of The Charles Group, Tara Melvin of Perfect Planning Events, Elizabeth Priya Kumar of Premini Events, and Erica Trombetti Infinite Events as they discuss the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and what event planners can do to move forward during this time. The post Connecting Our Community: How Event Planners Can Move Forward appeared first on AllSeated.

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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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Dems’ New Convention Dates Create Uncertainty for Others

MeetingsNet

A planner with a meeting in Milwaukee over the DNC’s rescheduled convention dates wonders what it means for her event. When the Democratic National Committee decided this week to move its convention in Milwaukee from July 13-16 to August 17-20, it solved a problem for that group. But for Stevie Kernick, chief staff officer for the Property Records Industry Association, it generated a new problem.