Fri.Apr 23, 2021

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Concerts Revisited: Planning Music Events in 2021 and Beyond

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For creators in the music industry, 2020 was all about agility and adaptability. In the face of canceled or postponed live events, attendees were more hungry for entertainment than ever. Many concerts and festivals responded with online content, but they soon found that bringing the music to people in their homes presented a whole new […].

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A New Hot Button for Sustainable Events: Water Usage

MeetingsNet

Proposed water restrictions in big meeting and incentive destinations underscore the need for planners to research conservation strategies at host properties as part of their sustainability efforts. Earth Day has come and gone, but the environmental issues affecting the meetings and events industry are persistent and shifting. Case in point: Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir on the Colorado River and which serves much of Arizona and Nevada as well as parts of southern California, is at just 40 pe

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8 Audience Engagement Strategies for More Meaningful Events

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Don’t let your event become a series of boring slideshow presentations. Here’s how to motivate audience participation at events (without risking any awkward moments).

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Five Reasons Your Significant Other’s Siblings Should be your Go To for Information

EventSource

While seeing how your SO navigates relationships with roommates and friends can tell you a great deal about them – how your partner interacts with his or her siblings could provide the most insight into who they are as a person due to their shared childhood. While parents are always a good go-to for cute stories – parents tend to see their children through rose coloured glasses.

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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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A Deep Dive into Eventbrite for Event Organizers

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Eventbrite allows you to create an event, promote it, and sell tickets — all on one convenient platform. Whether you’re hosting an in-person event or a virtual one, the platform can help you manage the event from start to finish, from your initial event planning to checking your attendees into the event. If you’re new […].

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Stop Searching for Absolutes. The Future Belongs to Nuance.

Event Leadership Institute

As we look to emerge from the pandemic, we’re seeing the inevitable urge to make sense out of the many seismic changes wrought by COVID. This is manifesting in competing narratives playing out in conversations on Zoom calls, on social media, among thought leaders, and others. We yearn for a unified theory to explain how all this disruption will play out and provide a roadmap forward.

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Can Sunflowers Make Your Event More Inclusive?

MeetingsNet

As organizations work toward their D&I goals, a simple program that started at a U.K. airport could be a useful conference solution, too. Does your event registration team know the significance of a green lanyard with sunflowers on it? They probably should. The lanyard is a sign that the wearer has a disability that’s not immediately obvious. From hearing loss and autism to visual impairment, chronic pain, mobility issues, or an anxiety disorder, people live with all kinds of challenges that

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5 Top Tips to Make Your Virtual Event Stand Out From the Rest

eventplanner

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with virtual invitations - from meetings to concerts, birthdays, and happy hours, it is imperative to consider new ways to improve our virtual offerings.

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10 Fun Virtual Event Engagement Ideas

Meeting Tomorrow

One year after COVID, hundreds of new engagement tools have popped up to help virtual event planners keep their audiences’ attention and let them participate in creative ways. We’ve seen it all this year — from goats hopping into Zoom to elaborate, drive-through corporate events. Certainly, some of these inventions will stay in the COVID-era, as a reminder of the industry’s scramble to re-imagine engagement all at once.

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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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A Deep Dive into Eventbrite for Event Organisers

Eventbrite UK

Eventbrite allows you to create an event, promote it, and sell tickets – all on one convenient platform. Whether you’re hosting an in-person event or a virtual one, the platform can help you manage the event from start to finish, from your initial event planning to checking your attendees into the event. If you’re new […]. The post A Deep Dive into Eventbrite for Event Organisers appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Josh King appointed as sales & marketing director of creative agency, emc3

Event Industry News

Alistair Graham, CEO commented “I knew from the first moment I met Josh that he would develop into an outstanding businessman. However, he has far exceeded my expectations. Josh has been integral to our growth over the last 7 years. He started his career producing events for some of the world’s leading brands including LinkedIn, Electronic Arts, HubSpot and Bentley and he’s still working to grow some of these accounts to this day.

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8 Audience Engagement Strategies for More Meaningful Events

Eventbrite UK

Don’t let your event become a series of boring slideshow presentations. Here’s how to motivate audience participation at events (without risking any awkward moments). The post 8 Audience Engagement Strategies for More Meaningful Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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CPhI Worldwide given green light by Italian Government

Event Industry News

CPhI Worldwide (9-11 November, 2021), the world’s largest pharma trade exhibition, will return to Milan, stimulating vital growth in the region and across global pharma. The announcement comes after the Italian Government confirmed all trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions will take place in the country again from July 1st, 2021 onwards. To ensure the safe return of CPhI Worldwide, the organisers have implemented the Informa AllSecure standard – a ten-point safety plan introduced last year.

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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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A Deep Dive into Eventbrite for Event Organisers

Eventbrite UK

Eventbrite allows you to create an event, promote it, and sell tickets – all on one convenient platform. Whether you’re hosting an in-person event or a virtual one, the platform can help you manage the event from start to finish, from your initial event planning to checking your attendees into the event. If you’re new […]. The post A Deep Dive into Eventbrite for Event Organisers appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Event Tech Awards 2021: Meet the Judges – Abi Cannons

Event Industry News

Abi is Global Innovation Success Manager for Reed Exhibitions where she works with digital teams around the world to help them find, test and implement the best event technology on the market. Previously at Slido and having managed and produced conferences for 9 years, Abi has experienced multiple aspects of what it takes to drive innovation and interaction in events.

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Here’s what’s new at Skiddle this week!

Skiddle

Student loans and payday are on the way! Don’t forget, student loans will drop into bank accounts from 22nd April, making the final week of April a great time to launch your events if you have some plans in the pipeline. On sale traffic is still high on Skiddle, so it’s a great time to get your events running or launch any offers. If you have any questions regarding listing your events, please do not hesitate to contact your dedicated Account Manager or our Account Support team.

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Church House Westminster and Team Unpuzzled collaborate to host the 3rd session of The Next Golden Age of Events

Prestige Events Magazine

Join the free interactive corporate team building session next Tuesday 27th April at 10.30am with Helen Saxton of Teams Unpuzzled! Although this event is virtual (including a mini virtual murder mystery), the team will be exploring the importance of team-building experiences following the impact of the pandemic, discovering the options for virtual as well as in-person team-building experiences and Helen will share her top tips for creating engaging team-building activities for your teams.

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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 Ultimate Guide To Writing Your Own Wedding Vows

Sendo

One of the most important parts of any marriage ceremony is the vows you make to your intended. Many couples are choosing to write their own vows, instead of sticking to the traditional church or civic ceremony vows. For many couples, this is a daunting and challenging task. How do you convey your love and promises in only a few short minutes? Here are the most important tips to writing your own wedding vows.

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Engagement Specialist Noonah to launch PERSONALIZE, a new covid-safe product personalisation service

Event Industry News

With Covid restrictions being lifted, the high-street and event planners face the considerable challenge of how to re-engage with their customer base and stimulate footfall in an uncertain landscape. It will come as no surprise that online sales grew a massive 36% in 2020 while the high street suffered ‘the worst decline on record.’ But with lockdown easing and public spaces reopening, re-engaging customers lost to e-commerce is not an impossible task. “The solution is dependen

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Friday Faves for Wedding & Event Planners

The Planner's Lounge

Welcome to our Friday Favorites! Every other week we share five of our favorite articles from around the web that will help you succeed in your wedding planning business and in life. The One Habit Every Wedding Pro Needs {Think Splendid}. One BIG Misconception About Your Website That’s Costing You Business {Mailer Lite}. How to Do the Things You Keep Avoiding {Raptitude}.

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The live events and music industry will work with the Government on COVID-status certification to support full reopening and sector recovery

Event Industry News

The live events and music industry which includes exhibitions; conferences; music arenas; festivals; theatres and indoor sporting events, welcomes the establishment of the Events Research Programme and the safe return of live events as part of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. The industry is committed to working with the Government to ensure a swift delivery of the Event Research Programme’s pilot events and stands ready to establish protocols based upon the information and guidance the

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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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The Case For Event Video Storage

Endless Events

Event planners are often too busy with the actual event to even worry about what will happen next. And we don’t blame you! Be it virtual, hybrid, or live, event planning is exhausting. But coming up with a post-event strategy is something we highly encourage you to do. Keeping the hype alive in this day and age isn’t the easiest thing, but repurposing the content of your event and using it as an external marketing tool goes a long way to keep your name on everyone’s lips.

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PENGUINS PRODUCE THE CHANGING FACE OF REWARD & RECOGNITION REPORT

Prestige Events Magazine

Penguins have seen first-hand the challenging times we are facing and how it has affected businesses in many ways, switching off traditional, but successful methods of communication and activities that have been an integral part of business strategies and relied on as a way of engaging with the team. Therefore, reward and recognition programmes are vital to post-pandemic workplaces.

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The second edition of Vet Show @ Home becomes biggest online event in the veterinary industry

Event Industry News

The team behind the Vet Shows at CloserStill Media, a global leader in veterinary trade shows, has shattered previous records for the second edition of their online conference, Vet Show @ Home. Vet Show @ Home took place on March 25-27, 2021, approximately five months after the highly successful first edition in October 2020. The goal remained the same: to offer seamless education, networking, and cutting-edge industry suppliers, rather than try to recreate a tradeshow.