Fri.Aug 07, 2020

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5 Ways to Make Your Online Events Memorable

Attendease

The shift from in-person road shows and trade shows to online programming has presented several challenges for event management professionals: Finding the right technology to support digital event management. Translating the physical experience to an online environment. Keeping attendees, speakers and sponsors engaged. Another key hurdle is how to stand out in a sea of online content.

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Events Struggle as Viad and Eventbrite See a 90 Percent Drop in Revenue

EventMB

Hard-hit event companies are hunkering down, shoring their resources, and looking at new revenue streams to make it through the crisis. While some small, nimble companies are excelling, event giants are in survival mode. The first quarter saw the event industry reeling from lockdowns, social distancing, and a general atmosphere of coronavirus-related uncertainty that all […].

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7 Wedding Bummers You Aren’t Allowed to Freak Out About

EventSource

If you only remember one thing when planning your wedding, let it be this: not everything is going to go according to plan. It’s unfortunate, but true that there are a few things out of your control. Here are a few wedding bummers that you are not allowed to let ruin your day! 1. Your dream venue is booked: Hey, it happens. Even if you’re planning with lots of time, sometimes venues are booked up to three years in advance, especially during popular times.

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Engaging Two Audiences Can Be Tricky – Here’s What To Do

Endless Events

?? The Best of the Best: Two Audiences: The Ins & Outs Of Hybrid Audience Engagement. Industry News: IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It. ? We created the ultimate Virtual Events Handbook ! With over 60 pages of information and resources, you’ll learn everything you need to know about virtual events. Big names going virtual … and it’s not always pretty.

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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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4 Reasons Why Now is Ideal to Invest in Your Event Team’s Professional Education

Event Leadership Institute

When fall rolls around with back to school sales and fresh supplies in every store aisle, it’s easy to feel the nostalgic pull of starting a new year of learning. Let’s be honest – who doesn’t get a little excited about cracking open a brand-new notebook and filling it with ideas using a freshly sharpened pencil? Of course, this year’s back to school season is vastly different than what is typical during this time of year.

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Registration opens for The Meetings Show

Event Industry News

Visitor registration is now open for The Meetings Show – the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community. The Meetings Show, which has been rescheduled to October due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, will run a comprehensive, interactive virtual element alongside the live event to keep business meetings and events professionals connected and informed, wherever they are in the world.

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10 Diversity and Inclusion Events to Know About in 2020

Bizzabo

Discover this year's best virtual events focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and learn how you can support and amplify the voices of those who need to be heard. Many companies are pivoting to virtual events. More than 90% of event marketers plan to make virtual a key part of their strategy going forward. Additionally, 68% of marketers are planning to find a solution that can incorporate both in-person and virtual experiences into a hybrid event approach.

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10-11 Carlton House Terrace leads on mental health first aid in events

Event Industry News

10-11 Carlton House Terrace has become the first venue to achieve a new benchmark, set out by Stress Matters, that guarantees a mental health first aider at every event. All members of the London venue’s in-house events team have been fully-trained as mental health first aiders and the venue now offers the same number of physical first aiders as mental health ones.

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Restaurants That Are Now Open For Dine-In In Maine

EventUp

Post-Quarantine, restaurants are slowly reopening in various stages — which started with takeout and delivery and has evolved into partial capacity for dine-in— in order to ensure a safe experience until the days of everyone operating at full capacity. We are just as excited as you to get out of our own messy kitchens and back into a restaurant enjoying food and drink crafted by someone else along with new and old friends.

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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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V Festival 2020 returns for virtual ITV special

Event Industry News

Virgin Media’s iconic V Festival is set to return for one weekend only with an ITV2 special broadcast over three nights (21 st – 23 rd August) hosted by Maya Jama and Joel Dommett Each one-hour episode will feature live sets from Olly Murs, Anne Marie, Dizzee Rascal plus performances from up-and-coming artists – all filmed at V Festival’s old home, Hylands Park Archive footage will give V Festival fans the chance to relive some of their favourite festival moments, whilst festival food hacks,

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5 FAQs for Designing an Engaging Virtual Event

SmartMeetings

Have you been tasked with designing your first virtual event ? You probably have questions. As a meeting professional, you know trying to replicate your in-person agenda on a streaming Zoom call isn’t going to get the job done. Following are some FAQs you might want to consider before hitting play on the planning process. 1. Afraid attendees won’t want to participate in a virtual event?

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