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5 Corporate Event Themes for Unforgettable Company Parties

Social Tables

When choosing a party theme for company get-togethers, corporate planners need to make sure that the theme is relevant and fun. But most importantly, they need to make sure it’s something that’s appropriate for the event, setting, and company culture. In the following, we’ll cover a list of some entertaining and versatile corporate event themes that are a safe fit for just about any company.

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Ask These Questions to Determine if You Need an Event App

Quickmobile

You’ve probably attended an event in recent years that had an event app , or planned to include an app at your event. Within the last few years, we’ve seen the shift from event apps being a ‘wow factor’ to an expectation. However, it still may not be a necessity at your particular event. So how can you decide if you need an event app? Below are 6 questions you can ask yourself to determine if you need an event app: 1.

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Homeless Events That End Homelessness

Gallus Events

It can become easy to be detached from the good in life. When you are tirelessly working away, without getting much credit, perhaps running another boring conference or an exhibition where no one seems happy to be there, it is easy to forget the amazing power of getting people together to share an experience. So it’s great to be reminded what potential and power we event organisers have.

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The Evolution of Meeting Destinations

EventMB

This is a sponsored post written by The Hague Convention Bureau. Cities are constantly changing, offering event planners new and exciting opportunities to host memorable events. Urban development is unlocking the potential of unique and alternative event venues in destinations worldwide. Over the past decades, many metropolitan areas have gone through extensive and rapid change, […].

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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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Cinema For All: Community Cinema’s Best Friend

Eventbrite UK

Cinema for All is at the forefront of UK volunteer-led community cinema and film societies. Find out how they can help you plan your cinema event. The post Cinema For All: Community Cinema’s Best Friend appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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2018 Pop-up Festival Trends

Eventbrite UK

Eventbrite UK's Head of Festivals talks us through the current trends that all aspiring pop-up event creators should be aware of when planning for 2018. The post 2018 Pop-up Festival Trends appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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See Chobani's Giant Virtual Fruit Tree

BizBash

To celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, yogurt brand Chobani recently launched a new campaign called “One For All,” with.

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New Meetings Mean Business Study Shows Industry Contributes $446 Billion to GDP

SmartMeetings

What industry creates more jobs in the United States than auto manufacturing, chemical manufacturing (including pharmaceuticals), and oil and gas? As an event professional, you know intuitively that it is the event industry. A new study by Tourism Economics (a division of Oxford Economics) for the Events Industry Council and Meetings Mean Business Coalition showed that bringing people together for face-to-face meetings has massive impacts on everything from direct spending at venues to indirect

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Bring Your Group Together With Bikes

BizBash

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African proverb 718 Cyclery.

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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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How to Engage Millennial Attendees

PCMA Convene

The NCRI Cancer Conference; photo Simon Callaghan Photography. The results of a new study by Cancer Research UK underscore how millennials favor social media and online messaging over face-to-face conversations. Just over one-third of respondents aged 18-24 said that they felt more comfortable speaking to people they didn’t know face-to-face versus chatting online, compared to more than two-thirds of those aged 55 and over.

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See How Team U.S.A. Sponsors Celebrated Athletes Before the Winter Olympics

BizBash

The Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 are in full swing, but for Team U.S.A. sponsors, the road to South Korea.

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The shift towards experiential marketing

Oveit

It’s one thing to imagine that you are driving a sports car, it’s another to actually be behind wheel and hear the purring engine. It’s one thing to watch a billboard that invites you to visit the Canary Islands, it’s another to feel the sun comforting your skin. It’s one thing to see an online ad and it’s totally different to FEEL the benefits a product can give you.“…Involve me and I learn”, Benjamin Franklin’s quote can be adapted to the experiential marketing scene. “

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Why Ford Tried to Teach Drivers How to Be Better Cooks

BizBash

As part of the launch for its new EcoSport compact SUV, Ford hosted a “life hack conference” on January 25.

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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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Instagram For Event planners – banned hashtags 2018

Meeting Application

In a world dominated by technology and social media it can be hard to pull people away from their screens and engage them during events. That’s why an event application is so eagerly used and brings a lot of benefits not only for the participants themselves but also for the organizers. At Meeting Application we strive to break the stereotype that most events are tedious and generic by providing event organizers with event-tech that amazes guests and has them raving all about it in the offi

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7 Toy-riffic Ways to Incorporate Toy Story Land into Meetings

SmartMeetings

Toy Story Mania! Photo credit: Disney . You’ve got a friend in meetings! In anticipation of the June 30 opening of Toy Story Land inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, a Slinky Dog rollercoaster car created a buzz in New York’s Times Square last week as a promotional stunt. Inside the 11-acre theme park, visitors can expect to shrink down to the size of a toy in Andy’s backyard and be surrounded by larger-than-life-size toys towering over the

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3 New Ideas for Entertaining in Las Vegas

BizBash

Get ready for 2018 with the latest ideas in entertainment, drinks, and more in and around Las Vegas.

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Glasgow to host Scotland’s first-ever “Homeless Hackathon”

Event Industry News

A major Hackathon will take place in Glasgow over the weekend of 13th – 15th April, designed to find practical ways of tackling the homeless situation in Scotland’s major cities. Scotland’s first-ever “Homeless Hackathon” will aim to be a spark for innovative solutions including apps, websites and other digital platforms. The post Glasgow to host Scotland’s first-ever “Homeless Hackathon” appeared first on Event Industry News.

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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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The New Economic Significance Study: Making Sense of the Numbers

MeetingsNet

The newest study from Oxford Economics on the economic significance of the meetings industry is out, illustrating the size and impact of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs, and trade shows. First the new numbers…. In the U.S. in 2016, there were: • 1.9 million meetings • 251 million meeting participants. For the U.S. economy, these meetings generated: • $325 billion in direct spending • $104 billion in federal, state and local taxes • a $446 billion contribution to the Gross Domest

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Event-Tech at the Winter Olympic Games 2018: Part-1

Hubilo Blog

A country known to be a technology hub, the home of revolutionary tech-giants such as Samsung , Hyundai and LG Electronics , South Korea is playing host to one of the most tech-forward events recorded in history, the 2018 Winter Olympics. Held from 9th to 25th of February in PyeongChang, South Korea, the event has displayed some noteworthy innovations to ever be included in the Olympic Games, taking it to the next level.

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What #Eventprofs Need to Know About GDPR

PCMA Convene

Photo Credit Adobe Stock. In the current information age, data is big business — and so is data protection. When it comes to meetings and events, the seemingly endless flow of data across country and regional borders can be difficult to manage, and it’s about to get a whole lot harder. On 25 May, the European Union will enact new data-protection laws, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across all 28 EU countries.

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27 New Hotels Make 2018 Forbes Five Star List

SmartMeetings

Forbes Five Star is rarefied territory, and 27 new hotels are now on it. It may surprise some to know that, as always, the just-announced 2018 ratings are heavily weighted to service standards rather than facility quality. “ Our standards—the most exacting in the industry —emphasize graciousness, thoughtfulness and personalized service,” says Forbes Travel Guide Editor Jennifer Kester.

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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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Beacon of Intelligence

PCMA Convene

Attendees at Convening Leaders 2018. Some people were puzzled to find small boxes beneath their seats while attending Convening Leaders sessions at Nashville’s Music City Center. Thinking the units were misplaced and in an effort to be helpful, several attendees brought them to lost and found. What they didn’t realize was that the boxes actually were receivers for beacon technology being used to track attendees location via their badges.

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SXSW: The Event that Keeps Growing

SmartMeetings

SXSW Conference and Festivals is an event-planning wonder, considering its success and steady growth since 1987, when only 700 people registered. Now, almost a half-million people participate, and they are scattered throughout Austin, Texas, for 10 days in March. In 2017, SWSW had a groundbreaking economic impact of $348.6 million. Executive Director Mike Shea, who has been behind planning the event for the last 29 years, discussed how he keeps running it so flawlessly year after year.

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Hosting an Event at a Camp?

Venyou

Intrigued about hosting an event at an outdoor camp? Thinking of hosting a reunion, wedding, or reception? We interviewed Ellie Molnar, Hospitality and Outreach Director of Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp, about her best tips for hosting an event at camp! What are the perks of having an event at camp? One of the largest perks is that camp is typically all-inclusive with lodging facilities, kitchen, and of course, outdoor space.

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GES tackles event measurement with new offering

Event Industry News

GES, a global full-service provider for live events, announced the launch of GES Measurement & Insight, solving a problem that has plagued the marketing industry for decades: how to holistically and accurately assess the impact of live events, activations and exhibits. GES is introducing a proprietary, standardised methodology that analyses four key metrics to tie event performance to business outcomes.

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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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Questions speakers should ask planners

Plan Your Meetings

Over the years, from various sources I have collected questions that many meeting professionals would welcome hearing from speakers, either those whom they have booked or with whom they are considering booking. (CC) Michael Newman. While meeting professionals certainly could develop these FAQs in advance, in can be much more comforting to encounter speakers who have the wherewithal to ask.

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Toolbox: Budgeting Forms

Grenadine

TOOLBOX . Budgeting Form Templates. One of the most crucial steps when planning an event is to think of the finances. Even if you hold an amazing event, the results could still end up being bad as the costs were must more than you expected. In order to avoid making such mistakes, it is good to have a budget or a financial plan. Here are a few templates that can help with your budgeting.

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Interview with Shelton Fleming Creative Director, Francois Nouyou

Event Industry News

Shelton Fleming turns ‘ideas into experiences’. Event Industry News asked Creative Director, Francois Nouyou, about his job and about Shelton Fleming’s role for brands ‘at the heart of the digital revolution’ in the context of the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The post Interview with Shelton Fleming Creative Director, Francois Nouyou appeared first on Event Industry News.

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