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MARCH 12, 2019

Social media is an essential tool for anyone involved in the live music business: It’s the primary way fans connect with your shows and that you connect with your fans. But social platforms’ ubiquity comes with a dark side: Scammers have flocked to social media, particularly Facebook Events, hoping to make a quick buck off […]. The post How to Spot Ticket Fraud on Social Media — and What To Do About It appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Planning and managing multiple events is a constant juggling act. You’re not just managing your venue, supplier, caterer, staff, and sponsors for one event — you’re managing multiple sets of them for each event! And while the highs can be exhilarating, the lows can leave you wondering why you’ve picked a career that sometimes leaves […]. The post Control the Chaos: Planning and Managing Multiple Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

MARCH 12, 2019

Ashtanga. Power. Hot. Aerial. Laughter. And yes, even goat. Yoga is more popular — and unique — than ever before. Any online search for yoga classes today reveals yoga’s skyrocketing popularity with many Americans — and that interest is driving a whole new generation of yogis who are willing to spend a lot of money […]. The post Yoga Statistics: Surprising Data on the Growth of Yoga [Infographic] appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Today we are diving into MPI’s World Education Congress. The World Education Congress (WEC) is a gathering where both MPI members and non-members alike come to gain education, network and more. The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. They strive to change the way we meet and it’s working! In 2018 MPI’s World Education Congress had a complete overhaul.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

As tens of thousands of tech enthusiasts, music fans, and TV and film buffs geared up for SXSW 2019, brands vied for their attention with invitations to parties, events, and showcases. Over the past month, my inbox has been littered with messages that offer tips on “How to Party Without a Badge” and reminders that I can “Win Stuff at the Fest!” I’m not even going to Austin this year, so I can only imagine the deluge of promotional emails piling up in registrants’ inboxes.

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MARCH 12, 2019

We have a tradition here at Smart Meetings. We put our Smart Women in Meetings nominees to the test. We ask them about their inspiration, their leadership style and their legacy. While there are no right answers, we are looking for women who have thought about these important topics enough to verbalize where they came from, where they are going and how they plan to get there.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 12, 2019

ITV’s Dancing on Ice live grand finale was screened on Sunday 11 th March and award-winning caterer Eat to the Beat has been on-hand throughout the series to deliver crew catering services to for the second year in succession. The popular TV programme was filmed at a purpose-built ice rink and TV studio at Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, just a few miles from Eat to the Beat’s HQ and saw celebrities paired with professional ice dancers to perform figure skating routines in front of a panel of judges,

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Bizzabo

MARCH 12, 2019

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Maddie Vesey—the events lead at InsightSquared—about scaling a company conference, launching an event roadshow, account-based marketing and Boston. In 2017, the revenue intelligence software company InsightSquared launched their first ever conference. The goal of Ramp was to create a community where operations professionals could learn, network and grow.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Arena Events Group plc announces the appointment of Chris Morris as Chief Executive of UK and Europe. Chris has over 20 years’ experience in the Sports, Leisure and Hospitality sectors and will join Arena on 19 th March. Chris was most recently Managing Director of the Events and Destinations Division of CH & Co, a leading catering and hospitality group and spent 9 years working with the Rugby Football Union as Managing Director of Twickenham Experience Ltd, responsible for the sales and man

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 12, 2019

Accountability is a word always heard at work. We are being asked to accept additional responsibilities most of us would have never imagined would become ours. But as employees, we have the choice to take on or reject these responsibilities. Accountability Is Freedom…. Many of us feel compelled to take on additional responsibility because accountability is a conscious process, not an automatic one.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 12, 2019

The Warehouse x Barbican Inside Out campaign has won the 2019 European Sponsorship Arts and Culture Award at the European Sponsorship Association Awards. The winning campaign, Inside Out , was a strategic brand partnership developed by world-class conference, arts and learning centre the Barbican together with British fashion brand Warehouse. The campaign was launched in February 2018 as part of ‘Warehouse Curates the City’.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Larger meetings can sometimes feel like generic, lackluster attempts to create networking opportunities for attendees. Here are a few creative ways to give bigger events the boutique treatment with a memorable welcome, interactive food and beverage options, and the chance to truly connect with fellow attendees. An array of lunch offerings for meeting attendees at the Kimpton De Witt Hotel in Amsterdam.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

Senso-ji Temple is one of Tokyo’s many attractions. The Japanese city was named the top bleisure destination in the Asia Pacific region byThe Economist Intelligence Unit’s inaugural Bleisure Barometer. [Au] Lauren Arena. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently surveyed 1,500 business travellers around the globe to uncover the best ‘bleisure’ destinations in Asia Pacific (APAC), and Tokyo emerged as the top choice.

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MARCH 12, 2019

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

hollywoodreporter.com. The long-running show, which launched in 2006, will now be part of the same exhibition family as New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, and Star Wars Celebration. ( Hollywood Reporter ). Read More.

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All Seated

MARCH 12, 2019

. To get to the heart of how the needs of planners and organizers are changing, we dug into PCMA Convene’s recently released 28 th Annual Meetings Market Survey. Here is what the research means for venues: Takeaway #1: Belt-Tightening Still on the Horizon. Of no surprise, most event planners and organizers face the continued challenge of belt-tightening across expenses.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

Travel Weekly. In yet another sign that meetings are driving major business to travel suppliers, United Airlines introduced a meetings portal on Monday as part of its Jetstream web offering. ( Travel Weekly ). Read More.

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MARCH 12, 2019

We've previously showcased 20 Best Event Industry Blogs to Follow and 11 More of the Best Event Industry Blogs to Follow. We've also showcased numerous associations which provide education and networking opportunities, podcasts to listen to on the go, and live events designed for event pros.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

Condé Nast Traveler. One of America’s long-running brands gets an all-new look, new logo, and new hotels. ( Condé Nast Traveler ). Read More.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MARCH 12, 2019

Event planners have to know everything. They create events that include location, food, content and all of these factors can work for the event or against it. Take food. When feeding a large group of people, event planners have to take into account diet trends, food allergies, and general dietary restrictions. It’s not all about finding food that fits into your event budget but making sure that there are options for all attendees.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

Harvard Business Review. Doing good work isn’t always enough to get ahead. ( Harvard Business Review ). Read More.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

Brief on EdTech Review Summit 2019. A major event covering 2 major sectors — education and technology i.e. e-learning. The summit was held in Bengaluru on 14th and 15th Feb. Expected attendees included EdTech stakeholders like e-learning startups and their founders, publishers, investors, venture capitalists, educational institute owners, heads, board members, educators, and many more.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

skift.com. Google’s threat in the travel booking space is looming even larger. ( Skift ). Read More.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2019

On Sunday morning, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed six minutes after takeoff from Adidas Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 157 aboard. It is the second of the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts to crash in the past few months, following Lion Air’s fatal plunge into the sea after departing from Indonesia last October. These twin catastrophes, understandably, have prompted strong reactions.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Democrats have chosen the city on Lake Michigan as the site of their nominating convention to be held in the summer of 2020. ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ). Read More.

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