Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

While many have been focused this winter on who is going to land free agents like Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, Lisa Block inked a deal to join the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. Qualified. Lisa is one of the most respected, innovative and experienced event strategy professionals in the majors.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Your event is unique. So unique, in fact, that it seems impossible to briefly describe everything awesome about it in your event description. Yet this is a skill you need to effectively market your niche event online. To create the perfect description for your unique event — whether a laughter yoga class, period-accurate Regency tea […]. The post Write an Event Description That Will Sell Out Your One-of-a-Kind Experience appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We are happy to release some of the most comprehensive research on event sponsorship ever released. We analyzed 350 event sponsorship packages in four sectors: ✔️ Healthcare ✔️ Finance ✔️ Tech ✔️ Luxury We gathered unprecedented insights on the following: ▶? The most popular items in sponsorship packages ▶?

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Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In the Philadelphia culture where art, dining, and history are prominent, music has steadily increased in popularity for the exploring locals and visiting tourists alike. Not only have new young emerging bands like The Districts, Swearin’, and CRUISR taken the liberty in sparking a new lens on music, but venue owners have created spaces in the […].

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Ingrid Fetell Lee thinks there’s an important place for joy in event design because of its ability “to create a sense of cohesion in groups.” (Olivia Rae James photo). Ingrid Fetell Lee starts off her TED2018 talk — which has more than two million views — with the same story she shares in the introduction of her recently published book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Employees take advantage of cafe booths at the Hyatt Headquarters in Chicago. Called the Hyatt Hub, the building currently is the largest WELL-certified interior space in the United States. (Photos courtesy Hyatt). The Hyatt headquarters in downtown Chicago, known as the Hyatt Hub, was awarded LEED Platinum certification in 2017, the same year that it opened.

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EventBank Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

[link] EventBank hosted a panel discussion in Manila, Philippines to tackle the question 'how do you define event engagement?' on November 13th with 5 other panelists representing major brands and organizations from across the Philippines and Asia. In an opening talk about the role of event organizers and their respective organizations, Eric Schmidt, CEO of EventBank, went on to explain that events are the bridge between sales and communities.He also went on to show that without technology, the

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Smart Meeting East National. A post-event recap provides useful information to your stakeholders and community on key takeaways from the event. But sometimes this important step is forgotten or postponed in the flurry of activity. However, this essential tool is most useful in the days after the event. In fact, the best time to publish this report is within 48 hours of the event ending.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

London-based event lead capture company Akkroo today announced a major rebrand to reflect the company’s continued growth since achieving product-market fit. In the six years since launch, the company has made great advances with the Akkroo event lead capture solution. Akkroo continues to invest in research, development and product, to help customers implement a streamlined lead capture process at all their events.

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Today’s business travelers are on the road more than ever before and are faced with new stressors on a daily basis, from longer wait times at the airport to managing demanding schedules while out of the office. Unfortunately, travel stressors are typically the kick-off to the meeting experience and can leave attendees drained and exhausted by the time they arrive at the destination.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center (above) and the other places pictured in this story use biophilia — taking their design cues from nature. When people “close their eyes and visualize their happy place, 95 percent of the time they will say they are outside,” said Matt Hall, the regional director in the Middle East for Interface, a flooring company that specializes in sustainable products and practices.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Small details can have a big impact on the number of people who will attend your events. That especially holds true when it comes to your online event registration form! In fact, certain things can even cause your potential attendees to leave, and never return to the form at all.

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TicketBud

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Full-Service Restaurants Bite Into The 50 Billion Dollar Event Market. Are restaurants in danger of being ‘Amazoned’ by the rapid rise of online food delivery? Savvy restaurateurs are capitalizing on the rising popularity of events to entice customers to dine-in. While e-commerce competition has completely changed the face of retail, restaurants for a time seemed to escape the same fate.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If you missed last week's post, you might like to know where this list came from. I spent 30 days trying 30 different productivity tools to give you honest feedback about how good or bad they were because I kept finding lists of tools online with no real reviews attached to them. I also wanted to see if they promised any useful applications for event organisers.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

AC Hotel Nashville Downtown. Event professionals in Nashville now have more choices. On Tuesday, Marriott opened its first tri-branded property—an integrated AC Hotel Nashville Downtown , SpringHill Suites and Residence Inn. More than 9,000 sq. ft. of indoor-outdoor meeting space perches on the 21st floor, where TRB (The Rooftop Bar) overlooks Music City Center’s 2.1 million sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space in what is known as the SoBro district (South of Broadway) with easy access to Countr

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

How do you optimize for online event registration? What are some tips you can use to improve your event registration numbers this year? Find out how to supercharge all areas of your online marketing plan and boost registrations in this practical event registration guide. According to these 2019 event marketing statistics , 36% of marketers said their biggest challenge is increasing event ticket sales and registration.

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eventplanner

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Any professional who runs events understands the need for streamlining the planning logistics. It’s not always easy, especially if you want to deliver high-end results and a memorable experience for your attendees.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Dazzling common areas — like this one at WeWork’s North Taikoo Li Sanlitun coworking space in Beijing — give professionals there a sense of fulfillment. (Photos courtesy of WeWork). Attaining peak productivity levels is a hot topic across industries. At business events, organizers want people to leave feeling that attending was a productive use of their time, personally.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The subject of wellness in the events industry was again discussed this year at International Confex, with a panel of experts debating the importance of leadership in addressing mental health in the work place. The panel looked to move discussions forward into how event professionals can strive towards better wellness in the work place, and the important role of employers and leadership.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

When it comes to planning regional meetings and events, sometimes the Midwest is best. Compromising a large quadrant of the United States—12 states to be exact—the Midwest is considered the heartland of America, where its roots in agriculture are contrasted by modern metropolitan cities like Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Madison, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Omaha, among others.

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CadmiumCD

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Written by Donna Moores, Writer at HandmadeWritings.com. In the world of retail, consumers spend 66% more on brands that have their loyalty. Retaining an existing customer is anywhere from five to twenty-five times less expensive than acquiring a new one. It only makes sense that businesses will do what they can to incentivize the most profitable relationships, which often means investing in activities that increase loyalty.

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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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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

barrons.com. Experts say Mobile World Congress is now more like the Consumer Electronics Show, as more tech companies look to tout their 5G-enabled products. ( Barron’s ). Read More.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

statnews.com. The inaugural International Microbiome Meeting’s organizers wanted to do something different with their meeting as a corrective to what frustrated them about the usual scientific gathering. ( Stat ). Read More.

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G2Planet

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

pcma.org. Mass alerts about an emergency situation might actually incite panic at an event. Here’a a more strategic way to send text notifications. ( pcma ). Read More.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You’ve probably noticed a lot of fees when you are looking at venues. The venue AV charges really seem to pile up. I’m sure you have seen them before in the form of wifi fees, third-party AV fees, power fees, and the list goes on. As you are seeing the fee’s mounting on you may have even wondered, “Can I negotiate AV charges?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Las Vegas Sun News. Officials are working on finalizing a sustainability plan for the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. ( Las Vegas Sun ). Read More.

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