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How to Find (and Win) Sponsors for Your Event

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Sponsors are key to hosting successful events, but they can be hard to find and even harder to convert. Here's how to find and get sponsors for your event. The post How to Find (and Win) Sponsors for Your Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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What makes a VIP event worth it?

Event Farm

We often equate VIP events with the doling out of goods : dinners at a fancy restaurant, front-and-center seats at a baseball game, a VIP lounge at a conference. If you’re hosting a VIP event, there’s a good chance it will come with a heftier price tag. But to make that price tag worth it, you have to put time and energy into creating value that can’t be tied back to the number of dollars you’re forking over.

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10 Guerrilla Marketing Ideas for Event Organizers in 2019

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Looking for guerrilla marketing ideas? This is how you can obtain maximum exposure with could-be attendees for a whole lot less. The post 10 Guerrilla Marketing Ideas for Event Organizers in 2019 appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Channeling Coachella: Design Inspiration for Bohemian-Style Events

BizBash

Here's how to incorporate colorful florals, vintage patterns, and handcrafted touches into your events this spring.

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Event Branding

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What makes an event “must attend”? Is there a well-kept secret to persuading your attendees to keep coming back — preferably with a friend or colleague in tow? If you aren’t prepared to double your budget or hire celebrity keynote speakers, event branding is a smart way to stand out — without breaking the bank. […]. The post The Ultimate Guide to Event Branding appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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5 Mantras Event Planners Should Live By

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Event planning is a mix of fast-paced excitement and mind-boggling stress. You know it’s worth it when you see the smiles on your attendees’ faces — but sometimes it’s hard to remember that feeling during a last-minute crisis. Whether you need to get pumped up to power through an event-day marathon or a tricky sponsorship negotiation, […]. The post 5 Mantras Event Planners Should Live By appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Podcast: ExecSpace CEO, Emma Little, talks ‘Behind The Business’

Event Industry News

Joining James on the Event Industry News podcast this week is Emma Little, CEO and founder of the free, venue-finding service, ExecSpace. Delving into the early days of the company, Emma reveals the reasons behind the business, the struggles of “starting her own company from scratch” and how to maintain the momentum a decade down the line. In what can be described as a well-populated world of venue-finding, Emma describes how she entered the scene with no experience in the industry having come f

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Top 3 California Music Festivals You Don’t Want To Miss In 2019

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California is known for its warm weather, lavish lifestyles, and booming technology industry. A state that encapsulates everything into a culture that many want to experience. From Northern to Southern California, festivals are continuously being held year-round and people from all over the world travel to partake in these events. Out of the multitude of festivals held in California, we have our sights set on 3 of the greatest: Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival, BottleRock Napa Valley, and

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Woodland Grange announces new General Manager following group rebrand

Event Industry News

Award-winning venue, Make Venues’ Woodland Grange has appointed Mark Thurman (pictured) as its new General Manager. The announcement follows the successful launch of the group’s new brand Make Venues, and forms part of the management team’s ambitious plans for the business. Mark brings with him a wealth of operations experience. He joins the team from the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield where he served most recently as its General Manager.

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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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BYO Meeting Planner Survival Kit

Meeting Tomorrow

Every event has it’s pros and cons and as a meeting planner, event manager or marketer that runs events you know that the days can be long and challenging. They can also be engaging and energizing. Which way an event feels to you at the end of the day is all about the choices you make, the mental approach you have, and your preparation for the event.

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Balancing Personalization With Privacy: 3 Experts Take an In-Depth Look

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User privacy is a very public conversation today. It seems that every week that some story is coming out about Facebook, Google or Amazon selling user data without permission and so on and so forth. An event provides the opportunity to generate deep behavioral information about attendees, especially with a decent data collection platform. Our industry has so far been spared of scandals about data privacy.

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AV 101: Affordable Ways to Light Your Stage

Meeting Tomorrow

From film, theatre and media to events and presentations, lighting has always played a critical role in directing audience attention. Lighting, especially when in the hands of an experienced AV company or technician, can create ambiance and can boost audience engagement by framing and making transitions from topic to topic seamless from start to finish.

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What’s Hot: Sizzling New Event Venue Trends in 2019

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When it comes to your events, you have to find the perfect venue. After all, the event venue can be one of the reasons attendees choose to register for your event. From unique locations, to cool spaces, 2019 brings new venue trends. When picking a venue, there’s a neverending list of logistical and budgetary concerns to think about. Often, your budget is the largest influencer of venue.

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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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30 Amsterdam Event Venues That Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzabo

Looking to plan an event in Venice of the North? Check out this list of 30 incredible Amsterdam event spaces. In the thirteenth century, Amsterdam was founded as a fishing village next to the river from which the city gets its name. In the following centuries, Amsterdam would undergo a radical transformation, laying the foundation for the beginning of the Golden Age.

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Attending a Tech Event? Prepare Yourself with These 5 Tips by @dancarthy2

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Careers are oftentimes forged when people meet the right folks at the right times. This is especially true in the technology industry. All of you who are a part of this industry know very well how important it is to stay well connected and interact with your peers. Of course, tech events are where you get to meet your colleagues and get an insight into what they are currently working on.

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Sustainability, wellness, and agencies moving in-house for certain style events; Predicted trends for corporate events in 2019.

Event Industry News

ICE (in-house Corporate Events) has announced what it sees as the main trends affecting this sector of the industry in 2019. The announcement comes 12 months after the brand predicted wellness and sustainability as the key talking points for 2018, and both subjects have returned in 2019, with a few other more surprising developments. . The trends have been developed in partnership with the ICE community, through a series of focus groups.

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Great Event Experiences Start With Your Registration & Housing Site

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Post Authored by Aaron Dorsey, PMP, Sr. Director of Strategic Client Technology. When was the last time you added your event registration or housing site to your experience design checklist? If most meeting and event strategists are honest with themselves, they’ve probably not paid too much attention to how these sites really function. Sure, they make them look sharp and on brand for that year’s event theme, but how often do they really examine the user experience?

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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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Win the Pursuit of Happiness

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Entrepreneur Amilya Antonetti links everyday joy to productivity and wellness. Amilya Antonetti. We all want to be happy, but after one conversation with Amilya Antonetti, the phenomenal woman who will be our keynote speaker at the upcoming Smart Woman Summit in Las Vegas in May, I knew finding joy in my work is a requirement rather than a luxury. I need to make sure happiness is one of the perks for my employees, as well.

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How to Plan a Brand Event that Drives Measurable Business Results

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How to Get Event App Buy-in from Your Executive Team

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If you’re reading this blog post then you’re already familiar with the benefits of incorporating an event app into your event experience. But, just to give you a refresher, here’s a quick list of pros that you can use for your project when trying to get buy-in from key stakeholders: Drastically reduces the cost of paper by eliminating printed programs, feedback surveys, and signage.

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UKSV – 2019’s hot trends for business events and conferences

Event Industry News

Having devised cutting edge events for blue chip companies such as The Automobile Association (AA), Vodafone and IBM for over two decades, leading creative agency UKSV has its finger firmly on the pulse of the business event universe. Jeremy Shakerley, managing director of UKSV, takes a look at how 2019 is shaping up in terms of the latest and upcoming trends for business events and conferences.

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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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Nexus Collections to increase sustainable offering under new ownership

Event Industry News

Nexus Collections, known for creating the first environmentally friendly conference bag, will be increasing its focus on sustainability under the management of new owner Howard Lawton (pictured). Nexus Collections are a leading supplier of conference bags and branded supplies to the global meetings industry. Howard Lawton bought Nexus Collections from founders Nick and Gill Jones in the final quarter of 2018.

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AIDA

Event Industry News

With over 80+ features the DIY AIDA Event-app builder platform helps event managers/organisers build iOS & Android mobile apps within 30 minutes with no tech knowledge or developers required. Apps are powered by an enterprise-grade GDPR compliant secure backend platform, where content can be published, updated & moderated INSTANTLY. Event Apps are highly customisable with overall themes, app background colours/images, navigation structures, menu icons, launch screens/gifs.