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10 Ways to Plan a Hybrid or Virtual Summer Camp That Goes Beyond the Computer Screen

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Summer camp is an opportunity for kids to escape their everyday routine — which is what many children and adults alike are craving after a year of learning and working online. In many places, summer camps won’t be fully in person or at full capacity because of COVID-19 restrictions and requirements. Many organizations are continuing […].

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Return To Live Events: Setting & Managing Expectations For The Future

Endless Events

The road ahead seems promising for the return to live events. After a bleak start to 2020 and an unexpected turn towards digital experiences, vaccination rollout is the light at the end of the tunnel we were all waiting for. Friends and family are already gathering for casual meet-ups, and smaller-scale events are popping up everywhere, signaling that our industry might be ready to make a slow return to its former state – and even achieve higher heights, given that the lessons learned don&

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Rain or Shine: Taking Weather into Account for Outdoor Event Planning

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When the weather is warm, people love to go to outdoor events. Whether it’s a concert in the park, a play in an amphitheater, or simply a party on a boat, if your weather app shows a week of sun, you can expect to attract a big crowd to your outdoor event. But Mother Nature is […].

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. The session features Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of data solutions at Freeman ; Gus Vonderheide, vice president of global sales at Hyatt ; Rose Horcher, CMM, CMP, vice president of client services at Choose Chicago ; and Jessica Malaty Rivera, epidemiologist and

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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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6 Ways to Make your Micro-Wedding Memorable for You and Your Guests

EventSource

6 Ways to Make your Micro-Wedding Memorable for You and Your Guests. Perhaps one of the best things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the rising popularity of the elopement-adjacent micro-wedding. While elopements tend to be cost-saving solutions for couples looking to spend their dollars elsewhere, micro-weddings can be just as elaborate– and costly– as full-scale weddings.

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All Events are Hybrid: A Planning Workbook released

Event Industry News

JUNO, a transformational digital experience platform that connects people at events and creates 365-day communities, knows the challenges facing event professionals today can be overwhelming. As a service-focused company, JUNO seeks to simplify the expectations and build confidence in planners. “We developed this workbook as a fill-in guide that association and event teams can work on together, answering questions about strategy and checking off tactical necessities,” said Dana Freker Doody, JUN

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The Problem With Carbon Offsets

PCMA Convene

The carbon-offset market is “plagued by widespread, fundamental flaws in how offsets are tallied,” Quartz reports. (Nathan Hobbs/Unsplash). Pre-pandemic, one of the ways that events tried to make themselves more sustainable was to offer attendees the option to purchase carbon offsets, thereby mitigating their carbon travel footprint. In a recent Fast Company article, Patrick Flynn, Salesforce head of sustainability, said the company committed to offsetting all business travel several

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How Referral Marketing Can Help You Promote Your Event

InGo

Promoting an event is never an easy task and requires spending time and resources to make it successful. To alleviate some of the burden, you can have your attendees take on a lot of the heavy lifting for you. That may seem impossible at first, but it’s quite achievable through referral or advocate marketing. If this sounds unfamiliar, keep reading to learn more about what referral marketing is and how it can take your event promotion to the next level.

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Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford Chief Executive joins Minister for Sport and Tourism for key discussion on the future of Greater Manchester’s tourism sector

Event Industry News

Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford Chief Executive, Daniel Gidney, was proud to represent the Club in a special event to mark English Tourism Week this week. Gidney was part of roundtable discussion at The Midland Hotel yesterday debating the value, importance and future of Greater Manchester’s tourism sector with the Minister for Sport and Tourism, Rt.

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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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ROYAL APPROVAL OF DRPG’S SUSTAINABILITY WORK

Prestige Events Magazine

Creative communications group DRPG received a royal visit from His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, on Thursday 27 th May 2021 to understand how the agency has coped with COVID-19 and continued its contribution towards sustainability. The Earl of Wessex visited DRPG ’s studios in Worcestershire to commend the team on its rapid and continued response in upholding the highest standards of health and safety during the pandemic which enabled many clients to continue their own communication efforts

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EventDecision offers brand new solutions for event planners

Event Industry News

On 25 th January, EY announced its ambition to be carbon negative in 2021, setting targets to significantly reduce its absolute emissions, and removing and offsetting more carbon than it emits. (1). Soon afterwards on 4 th March, SAP announced its intention to become carbon-neutral in its own operations by the end of 2023 – two years earlier than it had previously hoped. (2).

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England’s Historic Cities contribute £8 billion to visitor economy!

Prestige Events Magazine

Figures released today during English Tourism Week by England’s Historic Cities – a partnership that brings together England’s premier heritage locations to maximise the potential of their visitor economies – show a total of £8 billion was generated by tourism and leisure businesses from the heritage cities within the partnership in 2019 – a rise of more than 25 percent from 2018.

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Remo

Event Industry News

Remo is a global virtual events, networking, and engagement platform which caters to small and medium sized businesses across multiple sectors. These sectors include communications, higher education, events, general conferences and recruitment. Through customizable features such as custom floor plans, seamless movement across tables/floors, and large networking capabilities, it’s widely used in sales, human resources and communications departments across 122 countries.

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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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Airmeet Launches New Mobile App for Event Organizers

Exhibitor Magazine

San Mateo, California - Airmeet, the modern and immersive virtual events platform, announces the release of the Airmeet mobile app. With the launch of.

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Live music events to return in Wales

Event Industry News

Live music events can return immediately in Wales, it has been announced. The Welsh government confirmed performances could begin again but the change did not apply to nightclubs. Venues will need risk assessments in line with hospitality and performing guidance. They will need to limit groups to a maximum of six people from six households, use one-way systems and follow ventilation guidelines.

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The 3Q Method to Grow your Business

Lara Mcculloch

Here are 3 foolproof questions to answer if you want to grow your business! Ready to win more business? The form can be filled in the actual website url. The 3Q Method. You want to continue increasing sales for your business BUT you’re stuck on what to do next. It can feel tempting to try something new, get swayed by what all of the marketing experts are saying are the next best thing and overcomplicate things.

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How Request Shed reduces carbon footprint at exhibitions & conferences

Event Industry News

Request Shed focuses on sustainable events and has set out to combat wasted marketing materials by hosting brochures and media in a self-service content hub. Offering kiosk solutions and contactless access for visitors for virtual, hybrid and in-person events. The Challenge. At every exhibition, trade fair or sales event around the world, thousands of printed marketing materials are being handed out to anyone within reach, with the slim hope that someone will take a second glance and consider yo

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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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5 steps to building authority

Lara Mcculloch

Here’s how you can build your authority in 5 easy steps! Ready to win more business? The form can be filled in the actual website url. 5 Steps to building brand authority. Here are 5 steps to build authority in the B2B space that don’t cost money, and you can start right now. This is how you can go from being new in an industry with no contacts or knowledge to becoming the go-to expert in your field. the first thing I did was volunteer to be a board member in my industry association

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