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Event Industry Takeaways 2022

Event Age by Swapcard

Event season is in full swing! Here at Swapcard, we’ve had the opportunity to not only support organizers as they deliver unforgettable in-person experiences, but also participate as attendees and exhibitors in support of the events industry.

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The Ultimate Guide to Copywriting for Events

Eventbrite UK

Words are powerful. As an event organiser, you’re constantly crafting copy to persuade readers to buy tickets or register for your event.

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Do Event Professionals Need to Learn HR Core Competencies?

Endless Events

Events are not exclusive to any industry, business, or group of people. Every year, from sports and weddings to big banks and marketing agencies, all kinds of people have events. As event professionals, they employ specific skills to plan and engage that audience. Should HR core competencies be a part of those skills? On today’s episode of the Event Brew , the Brew Crew shares their thoughts on HR competencies and the event professional’s skillset.

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10 Best Ways to Sell Out Your Event

Eventbrite UK

You’ve spent plenty of time planning your event. Now you want to sell out the experience so that it’s a success for your attendees and business. Once you understand how to get people to your event, you’ll be able to fill those seats or the whole space.

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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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3D-VR LiVE rebrand as YOONITY,launching CONNECT and EXPLORE platforms

Event Industry News

“Yoonity combine cutting edge event tech with unrivalled event expertise – two platforms for virtual events and interactive experiences.”. Yoonity are a collective of event professionals, VR specialists, tech developers and creatives, dedicated to elevating virtual events and experiences to a new level. Evolving their platforms to provide greater options for virtual events, meetings and immersive experiences, 3D-VR Live have rebranded as Yoonity and renamed their products to mark this evol

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Blackthorn: easy event management for Salesforce

Event Industry News

With multiple cross-industry specialties in his locker New York-based Matt Frank is director of technology evangelism & product marketing at Blackthorn – ‘easy event management for Salesforce’. Across some 40 minutes, this episode’s focus is the largest CRM system in the world and how Blackthorn’s apps, which are native to Salesforce, make processing payments and managing events easy.

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Conference Planning: A Step-by-Step Checklist for Success (Backup - Aug 2022)

InitLive

Conferences are an important part of professional development and business networking for all industries. Bringing people together from all around the world in the same industry to learn and share is essential for innovation. A successful conference can come in all shapes and sizes, from 200 people over a weekend to 15,000 for a week. InitLive has had the privilege of working with many conferences, some of which are the largest in their industry.

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ESSA announces Shortlist for 2022 Annual Awards

Event Industry News

Recognising innovation and excellence within the event sector supply chain, The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced the shortlist for its prestigious 2022 annual awards. The ESSA Awards have been honouring the sector’s finest talent since 2017 and this year will see the introduction of a new Sustainability category to acknowledge the rising importance of the topic.

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Forever Fontainebleau: Luxury and Elegance Never Go Out of Style

Smart Meetings

Learn More. Experience impeccable attention to detail tailored to your every need, all in one elegant, Immersive environment. Our vertically integrated conference and meeting space boasts 550,000 square feet and has one of the largest, pillarless ballrooms in the city. Join us at the all-New Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The post Forever Fontainebleau: Luxury and Elegance Never Go Out of Style appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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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East of England Arena announces return of popular winter motorhome event

Event Industry News

Warners Shows, organiser of the National Motorhome and Campervan Show and several other events across the country, has announced that the January Motorhome and Campervan Sale will be returning to The East of England Arena and Events Centre on January 20 – 22 2023. The pop-up multi-dealer showroom launched in 2020 and has been a popular addition to Warners Shows’ portfolio.

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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

Ron Pietruszka. Pietruszka is executive chef for Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Before this, he held executive culinary roles at The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel in New York City; The Ritz-Carlton Dubai; The Ritz-Carlton Osaka; and The Regent Hotels & Resorts. Pietruszka is a recipient of various accolades, including being a first-place winner in the American Culinary Gold Cup and being awarded honors at the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France.

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Bizzabo launches Klik Experiential wearable onsite technology for flagship events

Event Industry News

Bizzabo, the Event Experience Operating System (OS), has launched Klik Experiential, wearable onsite technology for flagship events. Building on the event technology leader’s wide range of in-person solutions for registration, check-in and lead retrieval, Bizzabo’s SmartBadge™ empowers Event Experience Leaders to deliver enhanced experiences for attendees and exhibitors while capturing insightful behavioral data.

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Should Your Association Conduct a Needs Assessment?

StraussCA

Within every association, there is a need to evaluate what is currently being achieved against what is desired to be achieved. The evaluation could be focused on individual performance, educational resources, and committee production, among endless other possibilities. There are several ways to determine what areas need to be improved or targeted by future resource management, one of which is underrated and should be understood among association managers and members alike, and that is the Needs

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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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Events sector calls for sustainability legislation as COP27 gets underway

Event Industry News

Around 90% of events professionals believe that sustainability legislation including tax breaks and benchmarking are needed because the industry collectively isn’t doing enough, according to a survey commissioned by Manchester Central. As the world looks to COP27 over the next two weeks, Manchester Central, one of the UK’s largest events venues, has published its Shaping a Sustainable Future whitepaper, which surveyed more than 150 events professionals to understand current and future priorities

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ICC Wales wins ICCA Best Marketing Award

Prestige Events Magazine

South Wales venue secures award for its Protect Duty campaign . International Convention Centre Wales ( ICC Wales ) has won a prestigious international award for its work in educating the global events sector on the incoming Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law). ICC Wales was announced the winner of the Best Marketing Award at the annual congress of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) in Krakow, Poland, this week.

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Meshh expands analytics capability

Event Industry News

Meshh, the location-based intelligence and interaction specialist, has appointed Rory Huggins as data analyst in a move to further expand its analysis and reporting capability. Huggins, Meshh’s newest data analyst, holds a degree in mathematics and statistics and joins Meshh from online cycling retailer Wiggle. His former role involved analysing operational data and ultimately designing and programming an application to automate manual stock-handling processes.

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6 Napa Valley Catering Companies To Look For When Choosing A Wedding Caterer

Milestone Events Group

The time has come to decide what it is you’re going to feed your guests and we’re here to help you meet your Napa valley catering needs. . So many caterers, so little time! How do you decide what you’re going to serve your guests? What are the perfect notes for your Napa Valley Wedding? It’s a lot of important decisions, but luckily, there are tons of experts ready and willing to give your taste buds the best possible wedding experience.

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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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Stax expands to London, acquires AMR International

Event Industry News

Stax LLC, a global strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence, value creation, and exit planning for private equity firms, PE-backed companies, hedge funds, and investment banks, announced today its expansion to London with the acquisition of AMR International. AMR is a leading European strategy consulting firm focused on guiding strategy and creating value for private equity firms, hedge funds, and global corporations through commercial due diligence, value creation, and

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11 All Inclusive Winery Wedding Packages In North California

Milestone Events Group

If you’re a lover of wine and all inclusive winery wedding packages, surely you’ve heard of the Wine Country Region in Northern California. You get to enjoy some of the world’s premier wines without even needing to get out your passport. If you’ve never been, we more than encourage you to visit, but if you have been, well, there’s nothing stopping you from coming back!

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Christmas in the Cotswolds: Luxury hotel looks to save Christmas for families affected by the cost of living with free three-day stay

Prestige Events Magazine

With the cost of living continuing to increase and Christmas just around the corner, a Cotswold hotel is seeking to save the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ for families affected most by the current economic crisis with a free three-day stay. Targeting families who are unable to fulfil their Christmas plans due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, Stonehouse Court , in Gloucestershire, is offering a three-day ‘saving Christmas’ package worth £2,670 for a family of up to six to enjoy across Ch

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Who's News for November 10, 2022

Special Events

Special Events business news

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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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How government work inspired our sustainability strategy

Prestige Events Magazine

By Sarah Yeats, Managing Director, Sledge. There’s no denying that both as a sector and more broadly, we’ve seen an increased focus on sustainability throughout the course of 2022. As an industry, we’re coming together to share ideas, experiences and knowledge more than ever, so that we can all do and be better on an organisational and individual level.

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Association Event Landing Pages: How to Design Them

Regpack

An event landing page is a powerful marketing tool to get the word out about events for members of your association. A well-designed event landing page can build excitement before the event, streamline the registration process, and help members feel more connected to your association. However, if you don’t have web development experience, designing an association event landing page can seem daunting. .

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Accessibility is the language at Event Tech Live 22

Event Industry News

Event Tech Live (ETL) 2022 has partnered with professional interpretation service Interprefy and will deliver captions for every session with translation options available on a dropdown menu via the Interprefy app. The ETL/Interprefy relationship will also feature a live interpretation to the Main Stage with a Spanish feed available on the Silent Seminars’ headphones provided, a product of ETL’s partnership with Barcelona-based media company Grupo Eventoplus.

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TWT: Visa Wait Times Stalling Overseas Meeting Arrivals

Smart Meetings

U.S. Travel Says Visa Wait Times Stalling Arrivals. U.S. Travel Association has announced the Nov. 28 debut of their new campaign, #TheyWaitWeLose to highlight the fact that “outrageous wait times of more than 400 days for visitor visa applicants is delaying the recovery of the critically important international travel sector.”. The nonprofit advocacy organization says that U.S. visa wait times now average 400-plus days for first-time visitor visa applicants in the largest countries for inbound

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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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The ‘Pearl of the Midwest’ Is Expanding in a Major Way

Smart Meetings

In 2016, The Wisconsin Center District (WCD) hosted three events simultaneously: A Bernie Sanders rally at the Wisconsin Center, a Trump rally at the Miller High Life Theater, and of course, an actual circus, which took place at the Panther Arena. Considering Milwaukee will serve as the host city for an event of a similar ilk, the Republican National Convention in 2024, it bodes well for Steeple City that a $456 million dollar expansion of the Wisconsin Center is currently underway and slated fo

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