Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 20, 2018

Encouragement by Kevin Spencer. Nothing we do is inevitable. Our success as association professionals is not inevitable. Achieving a thriving conference and burgeoning membership is not inevitable. We are not guaranteed that our association will stay small or that it will grow big. Nor are there any assurances that if we do everything right, at the right time, with the right people, we’ll succeed spectacularly—or nose dive miserably.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

Have you ever had an important project begging for attention, but instead you chose to catch up on emails? You’re not alone. According to a New York Times story by Tim Hererra, a recent study found that subjects were more likely to perform urgent, smaller tasks with a deadline instead of “more important tasks without an immediate time constraint, even if the option to perform the urgent task is objectively worse than performing the larger one.”.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2018

Event Tech Live is Europe’s only show dedicated to event technology. Boasting a packed educational programme across five sector-specific stages, here you can catch up with content that you may have missed from last year’s event. From the Conference and Creativity Stage at Event Tech Live, 9th November 2017. Speaker: Kevin McLoughlin – 1 Wimpole Street.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 20, 2018

Tragic boating incidents in which tourists and crew members were killed and injured on Hawaii Island and in Branson, Missouri made headlines this week. On Hawaii Island, a volcano exploded , shooting a fireball flying through the roof a Lava Ocean Tours vessel, injuring 22 passengers on July 16, according to Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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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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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2018

Symphotech supported UK Live at their first events in Scotland with safety management and launched a new independent noise management division, Acoustech in June 2018. This was the first time for event organisers UK Live to hold events in Scotland. Symphotech lead securing the license for Let’s Rock and Sunday Sessions in Dalkeith Park, outside of Edinburgh, which marked the first time for event organisers UK Live to hold an event in Scotland.

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G2Planet

JULY 20, 2018

For a deeper dive into email best practices, check out our new whitepaper: Over the next four weeks we will be publishing insights from IBM Watson on what makes digital marketing more effective--from a qualitative standpoint. This week we focus on the first insight from their 2018 Digital Marketing Benchmark Report.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 20, 2018

Cvent CONNECT, the world’s premier event technology conference, begins on Monday with over 3,500 meetings and events professionals coming together to advance their careers, expand their skills, and take the meetings and events industries in exciting new directions. During Cvent CONNECT, Enterprise customers will share how they’re using the Cvent platform across their organizations.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2018

By Alan Gelfand, Founder and CEO of Fair Ticket Solutions. Have you ever wondered why the airlines don’t allow you to print your boarding pass when you purchase your ticket? Wouldn’t it be convenient to print it out alongside your receipt, or be able to send it to your phone to be stored in your wallet instead of having to wait until 24 hours before your flight?

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Endless Events

JULY 20, 2018

Event problems: we eat them for breakfast. And lunch, and dinner, and dessert too. While we get a constant stream of issues in our line of work each day, it’s also what makes this career so exciting and fulfilling. If you’re getting a bit overwhelmed, maybe we can help? First, know what the top stressors for planners are. Then, learn the top issues we all face.

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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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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

When the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) published its International Association Meetings Market report last year, then-CEO Martin Sirk noted the emergence of “new association-type events [that] are being created by groups of scientists and doctors,” as well as “world-class STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), meetings and festivals” designed and hosted by destinations.

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Bizzabo

JULY 20, 2018

On the fence about sending your staff to an event? In this post we’ll explore why it just might be worth it. It’s easy to see why many managers don’t prioritize sending staff to industry events or conferences. They can be expensive, they require time away from the office, and the return-on-investment isn’t always clear. But, professional events provide opportunities that your staff simply can’t get elsewhere.

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