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Expand Your Audience With Online Events

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At Eventbrite, we’ve seen firsthand how event-based brands have responded to shuttering event spaces with innovative online events. Although many of these online events started as on-the-fly ways to continue business, they’ve quickly blossomed into permanent fixtures that are expanding audiences and amplifying growth. We spoke to creators at Manny’s, CraftJam, and Murray’s Cheese — […].

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Event Technology As We Know It Is Over: Here’s What’s Next

EventMB

Eventtech never kept its promise to change events forever. Now that events are only happening online, we are witnessing a seismic market shake-up. What does the future look like? Five years ago, Johnny Boufarhat had a severe reaction to a medication he was taking. It got so bad, he was forced to stay home for […]. The post Event Technology As We Know It Is Over: Here’s What’s Next by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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Follow This First-Hand Advice Before Streaming an Instagram Live Event

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Ana Masacote is used to adapting on the fly. While studying electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, Mascote decided to pursue a career in dance, switching to MIT’s management science program in 2001. Two years later, she co-founded the dance company Masacote Entertainment and has since travelled the world spreading the gospel of Afro-Latin […].

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10 Tips to navigate the Timezone Trap when hosting virtual events.

Event Farm

I’ve been producing events and working in the industry for almost 18 years. I consider myself a seasoned veteran and feel like “I’ve seen it all” at this point. Meaning, I’ve experienced all the crazy event challenges out there: medical emergencies, venue cancellations, inclement weather, power outages, horrible vendors, drunk attendees, ridiculous artist demands, internet failure, etc, etc.

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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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Food Waste In The Events Industry: Solving The Issue

Endless Events

Over the past year, sustainability has become top of mind for planners. And the events industry as a whole has doubled down on efforts to become greener. It’s up to us as an industry that tends to create so much waste to improve. Part of this sustainability trend also refers to food waste in the events industry. And this is an issue that doesn’t get addressed nearly as much as it should.

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Best Practices for Safe Meetings from APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce

SmartMeetings

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? Looking for clarity about how to distill all those phased requirements into a realistic agenda that will protect everyone while still achieving essential business goals? apex. The hospitality industry is coming to the rescue. Events Industry Council (EIC)’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce has been navigating all the turbulence by collectin

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Ruth and Nick’s Elegant Wedding at Terrace Banquet Centre

EventSource

Ruth and Nick’s wedding is nothing short of a fairy-tale, reinstating their fated story of ‘meant to be.’ The two met online five years ago, and hit it off instantly on their first date. They spent hours talking and getting to know each other until they were the last ones in the restaurant. The rest, as they say, is history. With the help of the creative team at Grace Arhin Events , the couple made it official in a stylish wedding at Terrace Banquet Centre with tons of glam det

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Meet An Event Planner - Kaley Taylor

EventUp

It’s always great to connect with other event planners and learn about what kinds of experiences they have had, pick their brains for tips and tricks, or gain any advice they can give about advancing your career. Meet Kaley Taylor - an event planner of 10 years who has planned numerous user & industry conferences ranging from 80-6,000 attendees, trade shows presences including international exhibitions, internal sales & marketing meetings, incentive trips, and awards dinners.

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How to Master Virtual Event Time Zone Planning

Stova

Have you ever thought something was simple and then, pow ! You get into the nitty gritty and realize that it’s not nearly as straightforward as you thought? Planning an international virtual event with live sessions in different time zones is a great example. After recently helping a client in the software industry host a 3-day virtual event with over 60,000 attendees from around the world, we’ve learned a thing or two about how complex time zones can get.

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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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How to Protect Yourself and Your Suppliers During Economic Change

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The relationships between a supplier and a brand-side eventprof is changing like it always does during economic upheaval. We’re all looking at our contracts, our resources, our responsibilities, and saying “we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations”. Whole parts of our industry are being threatened as we wonder when this will be over and what it will look like when the dust settles.

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A New Business Model For Trade Shows In The Future

Event Age by Swapcard

A discussion about the future of trade shows with Cathy Breden, CEO, Center for Exhibition Industry Research; Paulo Octavio Pereira de Almeida, Managing Partner, Live Marketing Brasil; and Baptiste Boulard, CEO, Swapcard.

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Choosing a Virtual Event Platform: 4 Questions to Ask

atEvent

Virtual events are here for the foreseeable future. Here’s a rundown of common virtual event platform capabilities, and how to decide which platform is right for you.

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Seats.io releases most advanced social distancing seat selection.

Event Industry News

Seats.io has released the most advanced social distancing seat selection tool in the market. This will help to enable live events to start up again, while complying with social distancing regulations and building trust with ticket buyers. As different countries around the world start to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown, venues and event organizers are looking at ways to make live events come back faster and with as many patrons as possible.

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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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What should my (live) stream setup for virtual events look like? – Everything you need for a professional event stream

Converve

Few other professions have had to adapt to new challenges in recent weeks and months as much the event planner. Instead of an exhibition […]. Der Beitrag What should my (live) stream setup for virtual events look like? – Everything you need for a professional event stream erschien zuerst auf Converve.

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The University of Bristol

Event Industry News

University of Bristol. Enterprise evening on the 8th May 2019. With event space capacities hosting up to 800 attendees, the University of Bristol has some of Bristol’s finest and most impressive buildings with a wide range of room style and sizes available. Spread across the city and surrounds, venues range from elegant mansions and historic buildings, to modern and contemporary spaces.

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Collaboration Tools and Benefits of Using Slack

All Seated

Join David Anderman as he speaks with Kevin Clark of Slack as they discuss collaboration tools with heavy focus on the capabilities of Slack. Kevin will go in-depth to show you how to use Slack along with explain the many features and capabilities available to you and your event business. Ample time available for Q & A so come ready to have all of your Slack questions answered!

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Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and Gabrielle Austen Browne launch Diversity Ally- a consultancy and membership organisation to improve diversity in the events industry

Event Industry News

Following the tragic death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter global protests has caused the events, MICE and hospitality community to recognise we have an issue around the lack of diversity in our industry. It became clear that there wasn’t an organisation for the sector taking ownership of this issue. Diversity Ally has been founded by two experienced events professionals passionate about moving the diversity needle in events and creating inclusive workspaces. .

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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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Keeping Clients Engaged During This Time

All Seated

Join Mindy Weiss and Sandy Hammer as they discuss how to keep your clients engaged during what continues to be an unprecedented time. While we may not be able to run our usual events, one thing is for sure — we need to consistently engage clients and stay in touch. In this webinar, Mindy and Sandy will take you on virtual tours through Allseated Vision properties where you will experience virtual walkthroughs of event spaces, understand the importance of remote selling, and learn how to share l

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Live from Tobacco Dock, the brand-new hybrid events solution

Event Industry News

Tobacco Dock has launched their solution to the event ‘Covid conundrum’ with Live from Tobacco Dock. Offering organisers a hybrid event experience, both live and online attendees will be able to enjoy the high production standards and atmosphere you would expect of a Tobacco Dock event. A Live from Tobacco Dock hybrid will be just as vibrant, innovative and impactful as it would be as a full in-person event.

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Event Technology As We Know It Is Over: Here’s What’s Next

Skift

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Event Summit 2020 – Free for event stakeholders!

Event Industry News

The annual Event Summit will return to Sydney this October and will be free for event stakeholders for the first time in its three year history, in a show of support for the event industry. Originally scheduled for June 2020 as part of the Vivid Ideas program, the annual Event Summit was postponed as a result of measures introduced to control the spread of COVID-19.

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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.