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Ask an Eventbrite Expert: The Answers to Your Top Creator Questions

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Being an event creator is complex, to say the least. How do you write a killer event description? When and how should you advertise your event? It’s these questions, and many more, that keep creators up at night. Thankfully, Eventbrite’s Technical Customer Support Manager Angela Gonzales has the answers, which she delivered in our exclusive […].

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27 years of peer conferences

Conferences that Work

Good things come in threes. Though I usually overlook anniversaries, I noticed one this morning. The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. [That’s 3 x 3 x 3.

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Ask an Eventbrite Expert: The Answers to Your Top Creator Questions

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Being an event creator is complex, to say the least. How do you write a killer event description? When and how should you advertise your event? It’s these questions, and many more, that keep creators up at night. Thankfully, Eventbrite’s Technical Customer Support Manager Angela Gonzales has the answers, which she delivered in our exclusive […].

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How to Pick the Right Venue for Sustainable Events

Eventmobi

Events are often one of the biggest culprits when it comes to the impact on the environment. When you think about all the paper, plastic, and electricity that’s unnecessarily wasted, it becomes clear that the events industry needs to change if it wants to keep up with the times and play its part in reducing humanity’s impact on the world. . And one of the first steps you can take when organizing your events is choosing a venue that is in line with values of sustainability.

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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 One Change That Transformed the Ostrow School Event Experience

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The University of Southern California’s Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has been educating dentists and dental hygienists for 120 years — and they have a large community of students and alumni to show for it. With so many guests to accommodate, their events team had an equally large to-do list that they were managing manually. […]. The post The One Change That Transformed the Ostrow School Event Experience appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Exploring Machine Learning And Events

Endless Events

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to dive into the topic of machine learning and events. We are currently witnessing one of the biggest technological revolutions of all time. Right now, in real time, terms like AI and machine learning are being thrown everywhere. And while it may seem like we’re far from all the crazy, futuristic-like concepts we see in the movies, we’re not.

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Is 5G the future for stadiums, arenas and festivals?

Event Industry News

Large-scale events are almost synonymous with poor phone signals. Events that bring masses of people together understandably put a strain on mobile phone signals. This prevents attendees from uploading content to social media, message/call friends and make transactions. Too many people scrabbling for their fair share of 4G can make the signal crash and become completely unusable for the majority of the crowd.

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Ticketbud Tidbits Ep 18 – SHOW NOTES… Immersive Art Installation Pop-up Event

TicketBud

With Jimmy Carilo from World of Light Overview In this episode we talk to Jimmy Carilo the Creative Marketing Director for World Of Light, an immersive art installation pop-up event debuting in Los Angeles in June. Jimmy shares the challenges and learnings from putting an event of this nature together – working with artists from around the world and transforming a space into an experience that people haven’t seen before.

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Don’t Blow Up the Budget: How to Spend Less for More

SmartMeetings

How to spend less without sacrificing quality. Imagine a world where you can stay under budget while producing an event that looks as if it broke the bank. In this alternate universe, despite the pressure to make your next event better than the last one without spending an extra penny, you venture forth confident that you will turn dreams into reality with efficiency and style.

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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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Whats New for May, 2019

rsvpBOOK

rsvpBOOK has added the following new features this month: Registrant Types can now be used as a trigger in conditional logic rules, and question display can now also be controlled. Post Event Surveys can now be specified to show through either the web-based mobile app or through a survey email Group Leader data can now […]. The post Whats New for May, 2019 appeared first on rsvpBOOK Blog.

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The Unpopular Opinion Part 7 – hand over control

Event Industry News

Our Unpopular Opinion series continues with a look at how organisers design their events, and proposes expanding the team of designers…. What if events were co-created with input from your attendees, exhibitors, content designers (speakers) and sponsors? Instead of only relying on your usual event team members, open up the entire event design process to have your stakeholders, be the co-creators or curators.

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19 Engaging Games for Your Event Attendees

eventplanner

Games make events more interesting and engaging. Games also connect the attendees and enhance their overall experience. Boosting spirits, sparking creativity, and combining leisure with learning.

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Searching Using the Find Panel

Caterease

Searching Using the Find Panel Caterease Version: 20 Category: Event Manager Date: 06/03/2019. The post Searching Using the Find Panel appeared first on Caterease.

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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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Los Angeles event planner sued over racial misconduct

Event Industry News

A former employee of Mindy Weiss, a well-known celebrity event planner in Los Angeles, is suing her over racial discrimination, fraudulently misinterpreting her prospective pay and for wrongful termination, as reported by Yahoo. Weiss has planned events for celebrities such as the Kardashian family including baby showers and birthday parties. The former employer, Breanna Tyler, has claimed Weiss made inappropriate remarks regarding Tyler’s African-American descent, including comments about her

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The Exposure Podcast for June 2019

The Expo Group

Journalist Michael Hart shares insights he discovered while researching for The Expo Group's latest white paper, The Invisible Exhibitor: What They're Still Not Telling Youi. Todd talks about innovations from Experiential Marketing Summit 2019, Dana gets excited about Exhibitions Day and Corey explores TikTok and AI Apps in this month's Exposure podcast.

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Whats New for May, 2019

rsvpBOOK

rsvpBOOK has added the following new features this month: Registrant Types can now be used as a trigger in conditional logic rules, and question display can now also be controlled. Post Event Surveys can now be specified to show through either the web-based mobile app or through a survey email Group Leader data can now […]. The post Whats New for May, 2019 appeared first on rsvpBOOK Blog.

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Hubilo’s Monthly Event Industry Blog Roundup: May

Hubilo Blog

The energy of the event professionals was at a peak in the last month as it was full of drama, global annual events and numerous launches in the event industry. . It was undoubtedly an eventful month. From Experiential Marketing Summit awards 2019 to IMEX 2019 , May seemed to be super busy month for event influencers, planners, organizers worldwide.

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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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The Best of Louisville: Food

Connect Your Meetings

FIRST-TIMER. English Grill This historic restaurant invented the Hot Brown: an open-faced turkey sandwich with bacon and a delicate Mornay sauce. It was originally cooked up to feed 1,500 nightly guests in the wee hours after The Brown Hotel ’s nightly dinner dance. Decca “Top Chef” hotshot Annie Pettry is Decca’s executive chef and has been recognized as one of the best new chefs in the Southeast thanks to her subtle, soulful dishes applying classic French techniques to Southern and Midwestern

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Announcing Furniture Partnership with Luxe Event Rentals

All Seated

AllSeated is excited to announce our latest furniture rental partnership with Luxe Event Rentals ! We are thrilled to continue to grow our network of furniture rental company partners by offering our users hundreds of pieces of custom furniture to use within their event floorplans! As a national brand, Luxe Event Rentals is a fresh and innovative boutique style rental company offering an exclusive line of luxury event furnishings and decor that go beyond standard rental items.

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"Whackamole" with Event Planning.

G2Planet

The term "point solution" sounds actionable and positive. In practice, however, it can be the primary cause of a fragmented event marketing program. Hiring multiple agencies to fix unrelated issues can soon disintegrate into a scenario that resembles a really bad game of whackamole. We'd to take a closer look at these pesky stand-alone solutions, how they hinder instead of help the agencies that work on your business of event marketing , and why enterprise-wide technology systems in your event m

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Event Pros: 3 Reasons a Container App Could Be Your Best Bet

Attendify

It’s the Catch-22 of event professionals everywhere: They’ve got less time and money, but more events on the calendar. In Event Manager Blog’s 2018 State of the Event Industry Research report, 57 percent of planners said budget dilemmas were their biggest overall concern. In fact, almost 82 percent of them shared that staying within budget was a key priority, and 52 percent noted it was a major factor in calculating event ROI.

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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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Beyond the usual in the latest Professional Development Guide

Plan Your Meetings

In addition to the usual resources we assemble twice a year to aid your career growth—scholarships, no/low-cost online education and live events— this edition of the Plan Your Meetings Professional Development Guide offers insight to some revolutionary and very important education opportunities for meeting and event professionals, whether students, young professionals or veterans.

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UK festivals turn to eco-friendly sparkles in bid to ban plastic glitter

Event Industry News

Music festivals offer us an abundance of opportunities we don’t get to take advantage of in everyday life: enjoying several days of live music with friends, drinking copious amounts of cider while sporting mud-splattered wellies and decorating our features with the festival favourite – glitter. However, due to the 12.7 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans every year weighing on our minds, it has become common practise for festivals to substitute plastic supplies for their ‘greener’ coun

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Discover The Palm Beaches Combats Human Trafficking

PCMA Convene

Attendees at a recent trade show shop for items at a sale set up by Discover The Palm Beaches and Shoppe 561. The groups donated 10 percent of the sales to Place of Hope’s Human Trafficking Initiative. (Photos Courtesy DTPB). Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB) is serious about putting an end to human trafficking — a significant initiative across the global travel industry.