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5 Nightmares Every Event Planner Has Experienced

Picatic by Eventbrite

Stress dreams. Everyone knows them. Everyone gets them. But for event planners, stress dreams get to a whole new level. If the cliche stress dream is showing up naked to somewhere important, you have these dreams too — but with the added horror of your phone on the fritz, your team in a frenzy, your […]. The post 5 Nightmares Every Event Planner Has Experienced appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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4 Reasons Why Events Are the Best Marketing Investment

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Jifflenow. More information about the Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Events, conferences, and trade shows are huge investments for businesses that can have a significant impact on business opportunities and revenue growth. However, with the expense of sponsorship, travel, setup, sales resources, and dynamic/engaging booths, it’s imperative that […].

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How to Create and Manage Your Attendee Lists

Eventbrite UK

Ticket sales are great, but it’s important not to miss out on the opportunity to get to know the people behind each purchase. By understanding more about your audience, you can start to target your marketing messages to attract new attendees. When someone completes the checkout process, a new part of your job begins. And […]. The post How to Create and Manage Your Attendee Lists appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Event Swag: What's Worth Bringing?

ePly

Who doesn’t love getting some free swag at events?? We know we do! Handing out company swag is a great way to promote your company, especially at events like trade shows that have an expo hall. The question is however… how much swag is TOO much swag? What items are even worth bringing? These are important things to consider when preparing for your next event.

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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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Why Michael Dominguez Left MGM for ALHI

Connect Your Meetings

Earlier this month , industry veteran Michael Dominguez stepped down from his role as senior vice president and chief sales officer at MGM Resorts International to become president and CEO at Associated Luxury Hotels International , a global sales organization dedicated to the MICE market. As when any bigwig in hospitality makes a major career change, people can’t help but wonder why, Dominguez took some time out of his first week at the new job to chat with us about why he left MGM and his hope

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The Future is Here: Introducing AI for Better Networking

Eventtia

A few months ago, we started to run a series of interviews with our clients. We decided to do that because we wanted to share their best practices for planning events and B2B meetings with the world.

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A.C.T National to take #eventprofs to court for third time

Event Industry News

(Prosecuting barrister, David Campbell, talking to Event Industry News after the second mock trial in London.). Event safety management company, A.C.T National, is gearing up for yet another eagerly anticipated mock trial set to take place in September. The trial will take place in Birmingham (12 th ), Manchester (19 th ) and London (25 th ) and aims to offer a real-life demonstration to event professionals about the legal procedures that follow an incident on site.

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6 tips to make your exhibition booth visually appealing

Eventtia

Thousands of visitors will walk by your trade show booth. Capturing their attention is key. Here are six tips to help ensure your exhibition booth design is eye-catching and inviting.

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VRJAM launches crowdfunding campaign and invites fans to join its community

Event Industry News

VRJAM , the world’s first real-time performance platform for live virtual and augmented reality on mobile devices, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. VRJAM is offering futurist fans and technology lovers a chance to be part of a social and digital revolution. A live streaming platform for both virtual and augmented reality, VRJAM empowers content creators to create and share live, interactive XR performances with millions of people worldwide.

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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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Tips on Finding the Right Speakers for Your Events

Special Events

The speaker you bring on can make or break your event--here are expert tips on finding the right one.

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Importance of Big Data Analytics For All Companies

NVOLV

Staying on the cutting edge of technology is a must for any business trying to stay competitive. In a recent study, nearly 80 percent of the executives polled proclaimed that businesses without a big data strategy will be unable to compete in today’s marketplace. Instead of letting the power of data analytics pass your company by, now is the time to embrace this technology.

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Experiential marketing: Showcasing value and retaining event sponsors

Eventbase

Events live and die by the success of their sponsorship strategy. Succeed in attracting brands with big ideas and even bigger budgets and your event will grow and attract the right audiences. That’s the dream, but the reality is usually rather different. Recent research has shown that finding and retaining sponsors is an ongoing challenge for event organizers.

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Ashfield Meetings & Events promotes purpose and ‘the power of us’ in annual conference, The Lab

Event Industry News

Ashfield Meetings & Events and its sister brand, SPARK THINKING, (part of UDG Healthcare plc) held its annual conference, The Lab, at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The Lab is in an interactive event for the UK-based staff of the global event management business and aims to drive creativity, build supplier partnerships and facilitate continued professional development.

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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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9 Steps to Building an Effective Sales Meeting Agenda

Eagle's Flight Corporate Events

Regular sales meetings are an essential component in building and maintaining a positive and productive sales culture, yet somehow, they can turn into the same old agenda meeting after meeting. The good news is, you can plan and run effective sales meetings that your sales reps feel are a valuable use of their time. Here’s how to run an effective sales meeting with a focus on the structure of it.

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How Event Technology Can Help Sustain Your Business Model

Cvent: Event Marketing

Event technology is increasingly seen as a key component of any organization’s tech stack. As the value of events grows, corporations are investing in event technology more than ever. On the other hand, smaller organizations often think their events do not warrant the same need for event technology. Nonprofits and associations are often accustomed to doing more with less, relying on small teams and manual processes to manage their events.

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Vuln!! Path it now!!

NVOLV

Vuln!! Path it now!! Vuln!! Path it now!! The post Vuln!! Path it now!! appeared first on NVOLV.

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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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How To Build A Show Flow – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

Everybody say show flow! Okay, can you tell we’re excited? Because it’s been a while since we brought you a brand new Whiteboard Wednesday. And today we’re going to fix that, with a topic that is more than just a little relevant. This week, our awesome host Will Curran is ready to take you a journey. It’s all about how to build a show flow!

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Oval Space and The Pickle Factory set to become UK’s first multi-purpose event venues to go plastic-free

Event Industry News

Oval Space and The Pickle Factory, two of London’s most popular music and events spaces, are set to eradicate single-use plastic cups and bottles from both locations by the 31 st July this year, as a first step towards going completely green. The move draws inspiration from Plastic Free July, a global movement that challenges millions of participants to reduce single-use plastic waste and be part of the solution to plastic pollution.

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A Day in the Life of an Event Planner

Cvent: Event Marketing

An exclusive look into the world of event planners. Event planning is one of the rare jobs where no two days are the same. Each event an event planner organizes can be vastly different. That’s what makes event planning one of the world’s most stressful jobs. But this got us thinking, how could we best describe a ‘typical’ day in an event planner’s life… if there were no typical days?