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no need for virtual fatigue

SevenEvents

here at sevenevents we understand that there have been a lot of virtual events in the past 2 years. from something that was rarely done we’ve all now attended virtual events, organised some of them and have become experts in zoom and teams to ensure our day-to-day work continues. we know that it isn’t the same as getting together in person, and that will never be replaced, but virtual events, even 2 years on, still have their place and they’re here to stay. from speaking to our clients coming ba

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Plan a Mardi Gras Event for a Taste of New Orleans

Picatic by Eventbrite

Mardi Gras is celebrated everywhere from Venice to Rio de Janeiro, but nowhere parties like New Orleans. Known as Carnival, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the festival dates back to European celebrations common in the 17th and 18th centuries. Established on Pointe du Mardi Gras in the early 1700s, Fat Tuesday in New Orleans is […].

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Healthcare Content Firm BroadcastMed Acquires Event Tech Provider Digitell

EventMB

On Tuesday, Digitell announced that it was acquired by BroadcastMed. The deal was signed in December and backed by investment firm 424 Capital. BroadcastMed has not disclosed any specific financial details about the deal, which brings one of event technology’s legacy players under the umbrella of a well-established medical content firm. The move is part […].

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The 2022 Guide to Smart Events

Event Age by Swapcard

So you’ve heard the buzzword “smart events” around the industry lately, but aren’t quite sure what it means or why everyone is talking about it. We’ve taken our own experience running smart events, reached out to fellow eventprofs , and compiled all that information in one place for you. Here you’ll learn what constitutes a smart event, how they work in real life, the importance of an all-in-one community platform, and get some helpful tips on how to run your own successful smart event.

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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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Endless Events Presents: The 2022 Event Trends Guide!

Endless Events

A new year is upon us! Now that the celebratory dust has settled, it’s a great time to check out 2022 event trends. New year, new challenges; when is the pandemic going to end? Can we solve the audience engagement challenge once and for all? What’s the best way to plan hybrid events? What technology solutions should we pay attention to? These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners.

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IACC’s 42 Year Commitment to Meetings Brilliance

MeetingsNet

For 42 years, IACC has been known in the meetings industry, for its certification of hotels and conference venues that represents a global badge of excellence. Sponsored by IACC. For 42 years, IACC has been known in the meetings industry, for its certification of hotels and conference venues that represents a global badge of excellence. This certification has given meeting organizers peace of mind that the venue adheres to stringent service and quality criteria designed to ensure the success of

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Hilton Birmingham Metropole tailors events offering for overnight stays

Event Industry News

Hilton Birmingham Metropole – one of the UK’s most expansive overnight meetings and events destinations – has unveiled its new-look and highly flexible bedroom options, which are aimed at meeting the evolving needs of its guests. More than 600 of the hotel’s rooms have been upgraded and adapted as part of the venue’s much anticipated, multi-million pound refurbishment.

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How to Evolve Your Career Alongside the Rapidly Changing Events Industry

Event Leadership Institute

ELI PARTNER CONTENT. The events industry is ever-changing, always adapting, and continuously growing – which is one of the many reasons why we love what we do! As an event management company that prides itself on being strategic, Redstone Agency knows first-hand how important it is to further the professional development and learnings of not only their skilled event planning experts but for all professionals in the electrifying events world.

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The Metaverse: Taking Events Out of This World

Opus Agency

Exploring new realities for the future of events. The verdict is still out as to when the metaverse will fully arrive, but it’s already starting to make an impact on events and conferences, and we’re excited about its potential. Metaverse hype The event industry has evolved at warp speed. Once few and far between, […]. The post The Metaverse: Taking Events Out of This World appeared first on Opus Agency.

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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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Three Categories of Team Building Programs for New Employee Orientation

Best Corporate Events

Team building plays a critical role in the new employee onboarding process. It’s as essential as getting set up with a company email account or watching your company’s safety videos—and does even more to get new employees productive quickly. Part 1 of this series detailed why team building is crucial in new employee orientation. It detailed four ways that these programs can help new employees get to know, understand, and trust their team members.

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Alin Kalam: Nurturing Growth and Innovation Through Data, AI, and Sustainability

Management Events

The IT industry continues to grow and shift rapidly due to the pandemic and CIO s are constantly on the lookout for ways to foster and adopt new technologies into their organization. Whether it is sustainable transformations or implementing AI, change is necessary. As the Head of International Market Intelligence & Data Strategy for UNIQA international , Alin Kalam shares with us his insights on the need for agility through AI, achieving business competence, and nurturing innovation.

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ESSA creates project manager role dedicated to leading member services

Event Industry News

Event Supplier and Services Association?(ESSA) has appointed a dedicated project manager to drive its working groups, member projects and services, while continuing its commitment to raising health and safety standards across the sector. In her new role, Nicola Crawford will manage the delivery of ESSA’s portfolio of projects and working groups, from which many initiatives and member services originate.

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The Power of Event Organization in the Palm of Your Hand

b2match

We all know the powerful tool that is our mobile phones. There is an app for almost anything. Including an event app that makes organizing and attending a b2b networking event more structured and smoother for both the organizers and the attendees.

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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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Lime Venue Portfolio announces ‘green’ website

Event Industry News

Lime Venue Portfolio is pioneering for greener marketing within the meetings and events industry with the announcement of a new ‘clean and green’ website for 2022. The brand was recently recognised for its sustainable education campaign ‘Beyond Food’, by The Drum, and is now looking to ensure its digital marketing supports the brands sustainability credentials. .

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National Governors Association to Host Governors in Person for 114th Annual Winter Meeting

Exhibitor Magazine

WASHINGTON  The National Governors Association (NGA) will host the nation's Governors in person for the first time in two years, as the leaders of st.

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The Meetings Show invites experts to share their knowledge

Event Industry News

The Meetings Show , the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community, is calling for industry experts to submit content ideas for its 2022 education programme. While a large proportion of the show’s extensive education programme is curated by conference and content manager Erica Oghoghorie, thought leaders and event professionals with a passion for sharing knowledge are also being invited to put forward proposals for this year’s sessions.

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More than 240 Exhibitors Commit to Vision Expo East 2022, Taking Place In-Person from March 31�April 3 at the Javits Center

Exhibitor Magazine

ALEXANDRIA, VA  The organizers of Vision Expo, The Vision Council and RX, today share that more than 240 exhibitors have committed to Vision Expo E.

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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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Smart Moves in Kansas City, Miami Beach and More

Smart Meetings

Kathy Nelson. Nelson was promoted to dual president and CEO of both Visit KC and Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation. For the past ten years, Nelson maintained her role as president and CEO of Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation. She has also been director of Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC) and spent a decade in marketing management positions at Time Warner Cable, Metro Sports Center and more.

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Livestorm Updates Video Engagement Platform Adds New Features to Ease Setup and Promotion for Event Organizers

Exhibitor Magazine

BOSTON, MASS.  Livestorm, which offers the first Video Engagement Platform (VEP), announced today that it has added a host of new features intended.

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The Shackles are Off…. Full Steam Ahead for the Events Industry

Prestige Events Magazine

With the announcement that Plan B measures are to end from next Thursday the purgatory that the events industry has faced during the last few months comes to an end. We are sure to see a bounce back as was seen in September, October and November of 2021. Will 2022 be the year of the party/work event!!! “ At last the shackles are off. We know from our agency and venue members that millions of pounds worth of event bookings have been held up with contracts waiting to be signed once the Plan B rest

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Taking Events Into the Metaverse with Microsoft

Opus Agency

Here’s how we brought together future-building technologists in a groundbreaking metaverse experience built for the near future. As event professionals, we continue to explore new ways to produce events in the digital space that are fresh and exciting. How do you mimic the feeling of an in-person experience and make it as impactful as […]. The post Taking Events Into the Metaverse with Microsoft appeared first on Opus Agency.

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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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Names not numbers

Prestige Events Magazine

If the truth be told facts, figures and people benchmarking is not what defines today’s ‘employer of choice’. And it’s especially true in the hospitality sector. With hoteliers now responsible for being makers of moments and experience specialists we need more than equations and statistical business norms around our people practices and, most importantly, we need to ensure we have the people who are aligned to our ethos in place.

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Leading D�sseldorf Trade Fairs Postponed to Early Summer

Exhibitor Magazine

In consultation with the partners and associations involved, Messe Dsseldorf is postponing the next five international trade fairs at the Dsseld.

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Opus Agency

Exploring new realities for the future of events.

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Who's News for January 20, 2022

Special Events

Special events business news

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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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How to Plan & Host an Event : Event Checklist, Plan & Steps

Nunify

The last two years forced marketing gurus worldwide to leverage many digital tools to connect and engage with their target customers. One tool that emerged as a clear winner has been ‘virtual events.’ It has been a lifeline for brands. As per Stastita who surveyed over 8K marketers said, 40% of events will be virtual , 35% Hybrid and the rest expect return of in-person events.

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Preventing Passive Customer Churn

NVOLV

Infographic created by Fiserv , an omnichannel commerce company. The post Preventing Passive Customer Churn appeared first on NVOLV.

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nunify : The Best Hubilo Alternative

Nunify

We have been in the event tech space since 2014 – our event management & event app builder platform – AIDA (now nunify). nunify is a well-rounded event tech platform for registrations, checkin, live stream, gamification, networking, audience engagement and sponsorships. Today there is a lot of competition in event tech with new entrants, and that’s ultimately tremendous for you : the customer.

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