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10 Creative Ways to Provide Value to Virtual Event Sponsors

GEVME

Finding virtual event sponsors is only the beginning of your event planning journey. With so many events being organised every day, promising exposure isn’t enough to add value to your virtual event sponsors. Unlike in-person events, you need to think of creative ways for your sponsors to be able to connect with your attendees when organising a virtual event.

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Top 10 Hybrid Event Management Companies of 2022

SpotMe Blog

As the effects of the pandemic begin to ease, hybrid events are becoming a go-to event type for more and more industries. To ensure a smooth event is achieved, companies can’t just hope and pray for things to go right, they need certainty. With the landscape of future events changing rapidly, hybrid event management companies are ensuring organizations keep pace with innovative designs and futuristic event strategies.

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Are Food Trucks A Safer Alternative for Event F&B?

EventMB

Eye-catching branding, unique culinary offerings, and convenience make food trucks an attractive alternative to standard event catering. Now, increased attendee safety is an important asset as well. With the return to in-person events, food trucks have seen an uptick in demand, offering what many believe is a safer food and beverage alternative for group gatherings. […].

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Gallery: Scenes from the 20th Annual Ex Awards in Las Vegas

Event Marketer

At a glittery gala fitting of a 20th anniversary milestone year, the industry gathered to honor the winners of the 2022 Ex Awards, the oldest and most prestigious recognition program for excellence in experiential marketing. The lively affair, presented by Freeman, took place the evening of April 27 at the Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas.

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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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Covid Still Generating Anxiety for Event Planners Over Possible 11th Hour Cancellations

EventMB

Face-to-face gatherings are returning but the risk of last-minute cancellations remains a top concern of event planners. Event cancellation remains a worry. Nearly three-quarters of planners cite this as a top concern, according to a survey from “Winning Strategies in Destination Marketing,” a study by Development Counsellors International (DCI). Are more attractive destinations used for […].

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7 Important Skills Every Event Planner Should Have

QC Event School

If you’re looking to start a career in event planning, or you’re just looking to brush up on your skills, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll discuss the 7 most important skills that every event planner should have! These skills will help you thrive and be successful in the professional event planning industry.

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TWT: Mask Lift Fallouts, Sustainable Travel

Smart Meetings

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Mask Lifts, Flight Refunds and Airline Sickouts. Amid the celebration of the (perhaps temporary) mask mandate on flights in the United States being lifted, was the caveat that the Biden administration would appeal the decision.

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Brace Yourselves: Inflation & Recession Are Coming To The Events Industry

Endless Events

The whole world is talking about it, including the Brew Crew: inflation and recession are on the horizon – yet again. In certain industries, it has fully arrived. But since the events industry is so interconnected with the rest of the economy, event profs are also starting to feel the effects of rising costs and labor shortages. We cannot help but wonder and worry: are events going to survive?

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How to successfully niche as a competitive event planner

Event Industry News

The events industry in the UK is extremely competitive. Finding a niche can help set you apart and help you provide a specialist service that goes above and beyond for your clients. In this article, we will share how you can niche as a competitive event planner. We hope our tips help you stand out from the crowd and enjoy a long and successful career.

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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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TSE Spotlight: It's Wedding Season

Special Events

A sneak peak of what to expect during Catersource + The Special Event

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beam leadership board doubles in size to fulfil ambitious strategy

Event Industry News

beam, the trade association for the business events, accommodation, and meetings industry, has doubled the size of its board from six to 12 directors to strengthen its structure and fulfil an exciting and ambitious new strategy. This follows the recent re-imagination of the organisation, previously known as HBAA. The six new directors have been appointed to support the association’s new broader membership and focus.

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venue spotlight: heckfield place

SevenEvents

whether you’re looking to host an intimate dinner party, corporate away day or exclusive use of the whole venue, heckfield place is a truly special venue for events of all kinds. heckfield place is a beautiful georgian country house which has been lovingly restored to its historic origins and situated with a 400-acre estate. located in hampshire, you’ll be able to shake off the stress of the city and breath in the fresh country air in just over an hours drive from london. there are 45 beautiful

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ICC Birmingham & Glynn Purnell team up to raise £23k

Event Industry News

The ICC Birmingham and Glynn Purnell teamed up to help raise £23,000 for the city’s only producing theatre. The event raised funds for Birmingham Rep at the theatre’s 50 th Anniversary Gala, with the city’s own Michelin-starred chef, Glynn Purnell, and Executive Chef at the ICC Birmingham, Simon Hellier, providing the catering through the in-house caterer, Amadeus.

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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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isla and davies tanner announce strategic partnership to create dedicated sustainability communications practice

Prestige Events Magazine

isla , the sustainability body for the events industry, and communications agency for the global business events sector, davies tanner , have announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the two organisations. The partnership will see davies tanner create a dedicated Sustainability Communications Practice within the agency, to provide support to clients who are looking to expand their sustainability credentials and messaging.

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Freemans Event Partners makes key appointments to support growth and drive for sustainability

Event Industry News

Freemans Event Partners has expanded its team with the appointment of two high level senior roles within sustainability and commercial partnerships. Chloe Lloyd joins the Gloucester-based multi-service event provider as Sustainability Manager, while Ross Parker takes up the role of Head of Commercial Partnerships. Both Chloe and Ross bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience, to help to take Freemans Event Partners into the next stage of growth.

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10 Ways to Make Your Association Newsletter Stand Out

StraussCA

Earlier this year I attended a presentation that provided tips on elevating the quality of your newsletter. Prior to this presentation, I had not put too much thought into the newsletter process and how effective it can be for your association membership. According to the 2021 Association Communications Benchmarking Report , association newsletters are the most important form of communication outside of your association’s conference.

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Unwrapit: Superhero Suppliers

Event Industry News

Event. Gifting. Two little words. One incredible amount of work. And a very important event element that may raise more questions than answers for event planners and their teams. How to align the gifts to the event and the brand and sponsors? What if we don’t choose the right options? How can we make it meaningful and memorable? How to make it easy.

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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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Campus Apps in 2022: How to make the best use of them for orientation

webMOBI

Since the early 1990s, many colleges and universities have been providing orientation programs for their new students through the use of apps. The content of these orientation apps can vary, but most include important information about academics, campus resources, student life, and how to get connected with other students. In addition, many schools also use […].

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5 Ways to Enhance Corporate Teams’ Morale Via Incentive Travel

SevenEvents

Team morale is essential for any business to thrive. Every business strives to have a good company culture, keeping your team happy can ultimately end in better performance which will only benefit the company’s revenue. One of the best ways to help build team morale is to implement an incentive travel series. Incentive travel has proven to be an effective way to add motivation to a team and allows the team to get to know each other better.

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13 Reasons to Use an Interactive Video Platform for Education

CadmiumCD

Live-streamed content is fast becoming a major competitor to prerecorded video. In 2020 alone, more than 480 billion hours of live-streamed content were consumed by viewers around the globe. It's obvious that video is no longer enough to satisfy hungry learners; live-streamed content seems to be the medium of the future.

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isla and davies tanner announce strategic partnership to create dedicated sustainability communications practice

Event Industry News

isla , the sustainability body for the events industry, and communications agency for the global business events sector, davies tanner , have today announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the two organisations. The partnership will see davies tanner create a dedicated Sustainability Communications Practice within the agency, to provide support to clients who are looking to expand their sustainability credentials and messaging.

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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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Who's News for April 28, 2022

Special Events

Venue News The Gabriel South Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton, announced that the hotel is now powered by 100% renewable energy.

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Case Study – Foodies Festival

Evvnt

The iconic north London venue offers everything you need for an extraordinary event or great day out with the benefit of some of the best panoramic views of London. Alexandra Palace opened in 1873, has survived two fires, hosted the first ever television broadcast and has seen millions of people experience extraordinary events for over […]. The post Case Study – Foodies Festival appeared first on Evvnt.

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Choose Yale University for Your Next Event

Unique Venues

Yale Conferences & Events. As time moves on more and more event planners are looking towards transitioning back towards normal, traditional, in-person events. It’s been a long time and everyone— event planners as well as event attendees— are really ready to get back to business and move on. But everyone wants to do it right. They want to have a successful event, accomplish all their goals, but of course they want everyone to be safe, healthy, and follow the appropriate prot

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7 Fresh Ideas to Generate More Event Revenue

All Seated

Making money – or at least generating enough money to break even – from an event has long been a goal for many event organizers and planners. And the expanded audience reach brought about during the shift to virtual and now hybrid due to the pandemic has created additional revenue opportunities. But besides traditional ticket sales and sponsorship level offerings, what are other ways to generate more event revenue?

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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 Best Manage A Large Wedding Party

Milestone Events Group

When it comes to things like a large wedding party, the more the merrier! We really do believe that and, in case you could not tell, we live by it. However, when planning a large wedding party, you don’t necessarily want to go too far overboard or break the bank. Whether it’s the number of guests, the location, or the catering, some part of you probably wants to account for as much as possible.

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How to Create an Impressive Hybrid Event Invitation

Eventtia

In the end, all events must strive to attract as many of their target attendees as possible. Even after we’ve booked the best venue, the best virtual event platform , the best speakers/talents, and other important elements, and so on, all those efforts will go to waste if you can’t get enough attendees to attend your event. In short, marketing your event is very important, and yet marketing a hybrid event can translate into double the challenge.

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Beyond Carbon-Neutral Hotels: Evolution of Eco-Friendly Hotels

Smart Meetings

“To truly impact our earth, carbon-neutral developments are no longer enough,” said Grant McCargo, co-founder, CEO, chief environmental officer and partner of Urban Villages. Urban Villages, the company behind the construction of the upcoming Populus hotel in Denver, will be creating the first “carbon-positive” hotel in the United States, scheduled to open late 2023.

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