EventMB

JUNE 29, 2021

Amid the uncertainty of air travel, road-accessible regional locales may make the most sense for hosting in-person events. The American market is on a trajectory of recovery, but it may be a while before companies are ready to send delegates on flights to high-traffic hubs. In fact, a recent survey by EventMB found that 52 […]. The post Road-Accessible Event Destinations Can Be a Safer Bet in Uncertain Times by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2021

We’ve all been through a lot in this past year. Health and wellness in the events industry have never mattered more than now, which is why today, Sarah welcomes not one, but three iconic guests to share what they’ve worked on since the pandemic started. Kristin Horstman is a senior director at Salesforce and has been on our show just recently , Johnnie White is the CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, and Rachael Riggs is a WellBeing Leader at Maritz Global Events.

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EventSource

JUNE 29, 2021

At the beginning of Angeline and Winter’s courtship, the couple often saw each other in the school library but only exchanged cursory hellos. One day, while at the school library, Angelina decided to show Winston a singing-related variety show after which they exchanged their contact information, and the rest, as they say, is history. It’s no wonder then that the couple wanted music to be the main theme to their wedding.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 29, 2021

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. For the first time in the show’s history of more than two decades, it switched host cities from Chicago to Indianapolis.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s official, in-person events are back together this summer. Music festivals kick off coast-to-coast in July and August, along with book festivals and conventions of all kinds. Hybrid events are full steam ahead, with many major festivals, including many virtual experiences alongside in-person experiences. Basically, there’s going to be a lot going in the event world starting right about — now.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

Record hot temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. Strange clouds in Warsaw, Poland. The Earth’s climate keeps surprising its inhabitants with anomalies—and the hotel industry isn’t happy. MGM Resorts. MGM Resorts International took a major step in its own battle against climate change with the launch of its 100-megawatt solar array in the Nevada desert, enough to power an average of 27,000 U.S. homes annually and produce up to 90 percent of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas daytime needs.

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Special Events

JUNE 29, 2021

If there’s one lesson business owners learned in 2020, it is the value in diversifying your revenue streams to safeguard your profit margin

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Eventbrite UK

JUNE 29, 2021

Eventbrite hosted the first-ever RECONVENE summit in May. The virtual networking and skillsharing event featured more than 20 talks and workshops from some of the most dynamic thinkers in the event world. We’re recapping the two-day event’s key takeaways on the blog. Watch recordings of every session here. Last May, almost immediately after George Floyd was killed by […].

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 29, 2021

With the expected decrease in overall attendance at physical events this year, marketers are looking to attract quality attendees over quantity. (Jacob Slaton Photography). Shauna Peters. Account-based marketing (ABM) is a business-to-business marketing strategy concentrating resources on a set of target accounts. The approach has long been used in the technology space where sales cycles are long, dollar values are high, and purchasing decisions involve a large cross-disciplinary buying team.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

Organisers of Sheffield’s Tramlines festival have announced the event will go ahead next month as part of the government’s series of test events. The three-day event which begins on 23 July will operate at full-capacity as part of the Events Research Programme. Royal Blood, Richard Ashcroft and The Streets are among the acts set to perform.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 29, 2021

Unique Venues Guide To: Top 10 Venues for an Outdoor Wedding in the U.S. Wedding planning doesn't have an offseason, but when it comes to outdoor ceremonies you may lean more towards choosing a warmer time of year for the actual event. Wedding venues are opening and booking quickly! Consider holding your wedding at one of the Top 10 Venues for an Outdoor Wedding in the U.S.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

Rich with heritage, history and culture, Leeds is a city that boasts an exceptional conferencing proposition in a modern destination, in the heart of the UK. Over the last 18 months, Leeds’ venues have demonstrated great resilience and are looking forward to welcoming delegates back as restrictions ease. To reassure organisers and their delegates, venues have worked hard to adapt their conference offering and developed new ways of working to deliver secure, accessible and enjoyable conference ex

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SevenEvents

JUNE 29, 2021

located in birmingham city center right next to the canal near the bustling mailbox, is noels bar and restaurant, offering an opulent but relaxed setting with an inspired cocktail menu, creative mediterranean cuisine, and alfresco dining. if you’re in need of that intimate space for a special occasion, noels private dining room would be perfect. alternatively, if you need a boardroom for a private meeting this dining space offers state of the art technology to accommodate. whatever the reason th

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced that Karl Dukes, marketing director of Media Hut, has been appointed chair of the ESSA Sustainability Working Group. Dukes said, “As a long-standing member of the cross-association sustainability working group, I’m very excited to be taking on this role, and my thanks go out to Martin Cottrell, the outgoing chair, for setting an ambitious and important direction for us.” Dukes continued, “The goal of fully s

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The Planner's Lounge

JUNE 29, 2021

To say this past year was a challenge for wedding planners is an understatement. Not only did our day-to-day lives change overnight but our wedding planning businesses were in complete upheaval. We became accustomed to a completely different work schedule, often with periods of intense pressure when working to reschedule events and working with couples under an enormous amount of stress.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

MCI, a global engagement and marketing agency, announces it has appointed Oscar Cerezales as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Oscar will advance the global strategy and positioning of the agency as a connector of people, ideas, and projects. As audience engagement has been evolving, MCI has been at the forefront of pivoting its design-led digital mindset.

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InGo

JUNE 29, 2021

Hosting a webinar has always been an excellent way to grow a business and connect with your audience. But due to the recent events from the past year, with canceled trade shows and professional events and the encouragement of purely digital communication, it seems that now is the perfect time to leverage on webinars! The Best Thing About Webinars Just because in-person events are discouraged, it doesn’t mean that you can’t host a presentation.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

The International Advisory Board (IAB) has presented their final advice report to the Rotterdam Municipal Executive containing recommendations about the future of the MICE industry (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) in Rotterdam. The IAB, an advisory council made up of international experts from the MICE industry and other sectors, met at a virtual conference earlier this year to address this topic.

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Glisser

JUNE 29, 2021

During Cannes Lions Live - this year’s virtual version of the advertising industry’s annual get-together on the Côte d’Azur - Dentsu International, one of the largest global media agencies, revealed it is cutting air travel by 65% as part of its plans to reach net zero by 2030. This is a big deal, both for the advertising industry and for a company operating in 145 markets worldwide with more than 65,000 employees.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

Kate Hutchinson, the 28 year old, founder and managing director of The Secret Event Service has reached the finals of the Northern Business Leadership Awards, which celebrate individuals who are role models for their teams, and organisations who have raised the bar for their competitors, across the North. The leader of Yorkshire based Events Agency has been shortlisted to receive two awards, the ‘Young Leader Award ‘and ‘Emerging Entrepreneur Leader Award’; recognising Kate’s inspiring business

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Ins'Tent

JUNE 29, 2021

Advertising your business through custom flags is an extremely effective way to grow your business. By making use of display flags or other advertising banners, you can help move along the goal of your business at the next event. Visibility. Events such as festivals or fairs are often crowded and overflowing with businesses of all kinds. This makes getting people to see you in the first place even harder.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Following the success of Ignite2020, which was launched to support out of work marketing and events professionals, the emc3 team have been working with their partners to curate Ignite2021, an experience dedicated to rebuilding the events industry. . The event will feature an array of inspiring speakers including Jamil Qureshi who is an inspiring keynote speaker who delivers a genuine masterclass on how to achieve high performance.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

Virtual and hybrid event platform Glisser has announced the launch of the first truly hybrid event, Hybrid Events Ignited , designed to educate and inform in-house corporate event planners on how to run their very own hybrid events. The event will take place in London, New York City and online on 13th July 2021. Created to help event planners move beyond theory and put hybrid events into action, attendees and speakers will be located across two physical locations and online, with 16 speakers, so

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

IBTM Wired’s closing keynote on Day One, Dr Ayesha Khanna, Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI , has highlighted the critical role AI will play in events going forward.While customers still want the same things as pre-pandemic – personalisation, value, efficiency and connection, these will be delivered through enhanced AI and technology made possible in part by the huge acceleration of digitisation as a result of the pandemic.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 29, 2021

EartH London to Host Main National Event on October 5 th with ‘Venues Day Online’ added on October 12 th. International Partnerships Announced to Deliver Inaugural ‘Venues Day International’ on October 19 th. Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues throughout the UK, has announced that its annual conference and networking event, which was postponed last year due to the pandemic, will now take place during October.

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Management Events

JUNE 29, 2021

Today’s consumers are experiencing an eco-awakening and are more conscious about the impacts of their purchases on the environment. Therefore, the demand for sustainable products is higher than ever before, resulting in growing market opportunities for retail organizations across the globe. Magdalena Gerger , CEO of Systembolaget, helps us understand how the focus on sustainability has affected the retail industry in terms of operations, leadership, customer experience and more.

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Event Birdie

JUNE 29, 2021

Guest blog | Donna Kessler and Gary Bender of Get Local Expo. We all have theories and thoughts about how best to work, what workspace suits us, how we can best find that work/life balance. But up until last year, we all mostly worked in an office setting, doing the ‘9-5’ grind. Over the last year, you might have heard a similar story to this… A friend’s teenager finished school last year – missed out on Schoolies courtesy of COVID-19 – landed a great entry level job at a bank.

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Exhibitor Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Washington, D.C.  The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, announces a lineup.

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