Wed.May 08, 2019

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14 Songs on Every Event Planner’s Playlist

Picatic by Eventbrite

Music can set — or reset — your mood. And especially when you have a stressful job like event planning, sometimes you need just the right song to rock out to. From pump-up jams to slow beats that calm you down, here are some tunes to add to your event planning playlist. Check out these […]. The post 14 Songs on Every Event Planner’s Playlist appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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The Edinburgh International Magazine Festival

Gallus Events

The Edinburgh International Magazine Festival has the potential to re-imagine an international festival by focusing on the communities built around that most accessible of print media: the magazine. . For the past few months I have been supporting the Professional Publishers Association in Scotland to re-imagine “Magfest”, their annual conference, a great annual event held in Edinburgh.

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How to pass the conference flow baton to the audience – the case of Open Eyes Econmy Summit

Eventory

The success of an event can be measured in many ways. Some of them would tackle the financial aspects while others will refer to less material aspects. Undoubtedly, the key factors that influence the perception of the event is the attendees’ engagement and the way they can interact with each other and the speakers. Find out what Open Eyes Economy Summit organizers prepared for their audience to boost their satisfaction from the conference.

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How To Repurpose Event Content To Sell More Tickets – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

Because content is king, today’s Whiteboard Wednesday is all about how to repurpose event content to sell more tickets. And for this purpose, we welcome a very special guest – Shaina Weisinger of Repurpose House. As you know, we live in a day and age where content can be a phenomenal Marketing weapon. And within content, video is the one thing that’s going to help you the most.

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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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Robot photographer leaves traditional magic mirrors and photobooths standing

Event Industry News

Servicerobots.com have released a new robot which provides photo and survey capabilities in one. Eva, the new service robot, is able to move around a venue and locate guests using an advanced facial recognition system. She then asks if guests would like their photo taken, providing lots of fun options, like a magic mirror, to make the photos really memorable.

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Guest blog: why event workers need to keep their skill set up-to-date

Event Industry News

By Kevin J Waters, director, Event Resources Group. Kevin Waters has over 25 years’ experience in the events industry. Event Resources Group is a firm of CMP Preferred trainers who specialise in event-consultancy, training and event health and safety matters. Keep pace or lose your place. I have just finished the last of piece of training for one of my remote students, an events manager who has 3 years’ experience organising all manner of events for a government department: her time is precious.

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4 Ways to Engage Your Audience by Encouraging Them to Look at Their Phones

SmartMeetings

When incorporated correctly, digital can light a fire in your attendees. Often, people think adding a digital element means disengaging attendees by taking them from the convention floors to their phone screens. But digital is the bridge between your attendees and the experience you want them to have. Offline-online audience journey is a cyclical one that your attendees need to experience in order to be fully immersed in your convention or meeting experience.

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Melbourne Skyfarm set to transform MCEC car park

Event Industry News

A group of leading Melbourne-based sustainability companies are collaborating to transform the 2,000 square metre Siddeley Street rooftop car park, managed by Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), into a thriving farm with sustainable and contemporary dining, education and event spaces. . Melbourne Skyfarm has been initiated by Melbourne-based nature regeneration and protection group Odonata, urban farming company Biofilta and The Sustainable Landscape Company, with the support of M

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What Should I Include on My Online Event Registration Form?

ePly

Many non-event planners probably wouldn’t believe us if we told them that building an effective online event registration form can actually get quite complicated. Finding a balance between asking for information you need without being overwhelming (and risking losing a potential registrant) is not an easy task. Not to mention, ensuring your registrants have a clear understanding of how to fill the form out and make their selections.

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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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Use Event Sponsorships To Stretch Your Budget Dollars Further

Maritz Global Events

The search for innovative ways to reduce your event’s costs and increase revenue is not a new concept. Neither is the use of event sponsorships to achieve these goals. The big question is: HOW? The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) has been particularly adept at creating event sponsorships that enhance experiences for guests in meaningful ways.

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5G Makes Debut at UK Festival and 5 Other Tech Stories Event Planners Should Read

Eventsforce

In this month’s round-up of top technology stories, we look at the debut of the 5G connectivity at the upcoming Glastonbury Festival and the kind of improvements it will bring to our industry. We also find out why Google’s latest email platform can help you drive more people to your events by making email campaigns a lot more engaging. Europe’s new legislation barring the use of ticketing bots is another interesting industry development, along with the launch of a new sustainability app, which

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De-Stress Fest unleashes calm on the events industry

Event Industry News

Last week, the inaugural De-Stress Fest was attended by nearly 200 eager event professionals from agencies, the government, business, the NHS and charities including names such as Barclays, Google, the FT, Imagination, the London Stock Exchange and the Royal Collection Trust. . A flowing environment was created in The Lindley Hall with low lighting and informal seating areas to create a welcoming atmosphere for guests to decompress having arrived from work.

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Event Video: Expert Tips & Stats on Pricing, Promo, and Production

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

Recently I got the chance to sit down with Anthony Allen, president of ACA Video. Anthony has over 15 years of experience in the multimedia world. He and his team are highly specialised: they provide event video services specifically and have worked with the likes of Samsung, Adobe, Capital One and, we're proud to say, Tito. He very graciously took me up on an offer to share his experience around what conference organisers need to know about event video, from promotion tactics, to pricing, to wh

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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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Dr James Morgan addresses topic of ‘emotional behaviour’ in event campaigns

Event Industry News

Dr James Morgan, founder of the Event Tech Lab and principal lecturer of the University of Westminster, presented his research on the emotional behaviour of attendees at events at a recent seminar. Exposure Analytics hosted a conference at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly to promote its award-winning data collection technology. During his speech, Dr Morgan touched on how cognitive and behavioural engagement, and spatial design can impact how an attendee creates memories of an event.

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Eaton DC Sets Up Shop On K Street

Connect Your Meetings

Washington, D.C. dwellers or passersby know that K Street is the place to be. But what does it take to succeed as a hotelier on such a successful and boisterous lane? We chatted with Katherine Lo, founder and president of Eaton Workshop, and Sheldon Scott, director of culture at Eaton DC to get the scoop on the latest hot spot for meetings and events.

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Red Bull Racing to launch new event space at leading industry exhibition ‘The Meetings Show’

Event Industry News

Red Bull Racing has today announced a new partnership with leading London exhibition The Meetings Show in a move to promote the Formula One team’s vibrant new event space, MK-7, later this year. The partnership will see Red Bull Racing introduce its state-of-the-art venue to the London show via a branded entrance reception which will feature one of the Formula One Team’s race-winning cars as a stunning centre piece to the event.

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12 Imaginative Events and Conferences from Amazon

Bizzabo

Amazon is a leader in the event space. Read on to discover 12 of their most innovative get-togethers and how you can plan something similar. The numbers are in: live, in-person events are critical to company success, according to 84% of Vice President and C-Level executives. Amazon, the online retail behemoth, clearly agrees and understands the power of event marketing.

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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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Liveforce acquires Watu

Event Industry News

Liveforce has acquired the market leader in promotional staffing software, Watu, becoming the largest promotional staffing platform in the UK and securing a global footprint of clients. Liveforce, the on-demand workforce management platform has agreed to acquire the market leader in promotional staffing software, Watu, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will make Liveforce the largest promotional staffing platform in the UK by clients and field staffing volume, as well as a major player in

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Shift Your Focus: 4 Experiential Marketing Principles for Your Events

Hubilo Blog

All the events are hit or miss. Quite often, people attend events that turn out to be boring so they just have to leave or spend this time scrolling their social media. Obviously, they won’t come back next time. In this case, you get a solid reason to reconsider your event marketing strategy and to evaluate its effectiveness. Although it may seem like there are many reasons why people don’t attend or don’t enjoy events, the general reason is quite simple.

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ICE Awards announces partnership with drpg

Event Industry News

ICE (in-house corporate events) has today announced that drpg, has become the latest sponsor for the organisation’s fifth annual awards ceremony, taking place 11 th July 2019, at the Design Museum, London. An award-winning agency, with over 39 years in the corporate industry, drpg began their journey as a corporate film company, but has since developed into an award-winning, fully-creative, experience agency, working with household names such as Jaguar Land Rover, Nationwide Building Society and

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Inclusion Beyond the Law

Connect Your Meetings

Register for “Inclusion Beyond the Law” As a meeting or event professional, you want to foster inclusion for employees, members, volunteers and participants. What is legally or culturally expected varies state to state, and it is fiscally responsible to improve event practices to meet these expectations. This program will teach meeting and event professionals how to keep attendees feeling safe, welcome and included as well as how to implement free to cheap elements to foster an inclu

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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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Using Titles and Certifications to Your Advantage

SmartMeetings

When determining how to present yourself and your brand, one of the very first things to decide is what title to put on your business card. This seemingly simple description can represent how you see yourself—and affect how your potential clients and partners see you. Should you include your certifications in your title? And is there such a thing as too many certifications?

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18 Beautiful Flower Arrangements to Bring Your Event to Life

eventplanner

Sometimes a few small details can break or make an attendee’s experience.

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HBAA to host non-profit industry event on 15 May to promote wellbeing and minding your mental health

Event Industry News

HBAA will be hosting a non-profit event, open to the industry on 15 May during National Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May) as the latest initiative in the HBAA’s mental health campaign. This is a commitment not only to raise awareness of the huge scale of mental health issues in the hospitality and events industry but also to enable members and non-members to help themselves in their wellbeing, take action to prevent problems and address them ahead of when they occur.

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Webinar–How a Corporate Negotiated Hotel Program Changes the Game

Cvent: Event Marketing

Lodging costs can comprise up to 40% of a company’s total travel and entertainment expenses, providing a large opportunity for spend management. Did you know that hotels will offer lower room rates to clients in exchange for guaranteed volume? By committing volume to a hotel, clients receive many other benefits as well. However, corporate negotiated hotel programs can be complex, particularly in a time of supplier consolidation, new technologies, shifting hotel distribution and revenue managemen

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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Host Your Next Event at the University of Massachusetts Lowell

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