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The NYC Fair Trade Coalition Wants You to Ditch Shopping and Start Swapping

Picatic by Eventbrite

Swap meets are helping the NYCFTC introduce New Yorkers to a more planet- and worker-friendly consumer ethos. After a novelty holiday sweater wears out its welcome, where does it go? Probably to the dump. Nearly 12 million tons of textiles arrive in American landfills every year, where they’ll take up to 200 years to decompose. […].

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Rethinking Wellness Activities for Events of the Future

EventMB

With the stresses caused by the ongoing pandemic, there’s a growing drive to make wellness a priority. Experts explain how to incorporate wellness activities into events and keep attendees energized, whether remote or in the room. No longer relegated to the sidelines or ignored altogether, wellness activities are increasingly a crucial part of the event […].

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How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers for Your Event

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For your event to run successfully, you need reliable event volunteers. Find out how to find them, recruit them, and get them ready for event day in this post.

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The coolest ways virtual and hybrid events have evolved this year.

Expo Pass

Virtual and hybrid events started out with two key goals — no technical difficulties and just making sure everyone had some fun. But lately, things have gone next level. Organizers are now using virtual and hybrid events to wow attendees with interactive experiences, host one-of-kind presentations, and even create record-breaking revenue. It may sound like the stuff of dreams, but trust us, it’s totally real!

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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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How Virtual Technology Can Future-proof Events

Smart Meetings

The post-pandemic event landscape has slowly taken shape over the course of the past year. With new technologies emerging and the go-to tools becoming clearer, many organizers now have a blueprint for creating an effective and engaging event despite the changed environment. It comes as no surprise that more organizers are now opting to host activations with virtual elements to create a hybrid experience that can thrive under new circumstances, such as the pandemic or travel limitations.

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How Virtual Technology Can Future-proof Events

Smart Meetings

The post-pandemic event landscape has slowly taken shape over the course of the past year. With new technologies emerging and the go-to tools becoming clearer, many organizers now have a blueprint for creating an effective and engaging event despite the changed environment. It comes as no surprise that more organizers are now opting to host activations with virtual elements to create a hybrid experience that can thrive under new circumstances, such as the pandemic or travel limitations.

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How to Teach Collaboration Through Competition

Best Corporate Events

Most team building activities are competitive—and for good reasons. Competition is fun, it’s engaging, and it helps set clear goals for the exercise. And business itself is, of course, a constant competition for the attention, loyalty, and dollars of clients and customers. But success within an organization frequently relies more on collaboration than competition.

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How IMEX Is Shaping The Future Of Events

Event Age by Swapcard

During this year’s hybrid IMEX America , Mia Masson from Swapcard was lucky enough to sit down with the very busy Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group.

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Meon Valley Travel appoints new director of technology

Event Industry News

Meon Valley Travel has made a second major appointment in 2021 with Velichko Ganchev joining as the company’s new director of technology. Ganchev joins Meon from Ventur, formerly Traveleads, having transferred to the business with the Sterling Travel Management acquisition in 2019. Ganchev has held the position of business travel director since 2016 with executive level responsibility for the agile development of customer facing solutions, managing continual improvement across operational system

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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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Is Social Media Bad for Your Event Business?

Event Planning BluePrint

Facebook and Instagram and Twitter, oh my! Social media platforms are the wild animals of the internet. They’re here to stay, so learning to live in harmony is essential to survival because they can turn on you in an instance. . Is social media the ultimate necessary evil? Pete Knott, a digital consultant at reputation management consultancy Lansons, says, “Social media is the most immediate threat to your company’s reputation.” Therefore, it must be taken seriously.

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The ACC Liverpool Group launches Social Value Impact Plan

Event Industry News

The ACC Liverpool Group has launched its Social Value Plan aimed at creating positive social, economic and environmental impact. The strategy focuses on five key areas – community; environment, sustainability and climate action; procurement with purpose; event industry impact and people. Commitments include supporting the delivery of the government’s pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – a vow the organisation has already initiated by signing the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge, a jo

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IAEE Welcomes Chairperson Carrie Ferenac, 2022 Board Election Results Announced

Exhibitor Magazine

PHILADELPHIA  The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) announced the results of the elections for its 2022 Board of Director.

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christmas gifting

SevenEvents

consciously curated gift hampers. wriggle work with exceptional producers to create food hampers featuring contemporary food and drink, packed in 100% recyclable packaging. working closely with independent restaurants, bars and cafes to help them reach new customers, these hampers feature only the highest quality products. with the environment always in mind, with gifts for all occasions and dietary requirements with the ability to personalize, this will be a great gift to send to one person or

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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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Jonathan 'Skip' Cox Honored with IAEE Pinnacle Award

Exhibitor Magazine

Exhibitor Media Group, the award-winning leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, is proud to congratulate longtime contributor.

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GigRealm: Bringing live music & hospitality closer

Event Industry News

GigRealm was founded in 2019 by Tom Brady and Reuben Narey to protect and enhance two vital industries in the UK: live music and hospitality. The platform exists in order to bring the two closer together and provide all the tools needed to put on live music with ease. It does this while protecting artists, ensuring they are paid and gain the experience and exposure they deserve.

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Huntington Place Announced as New Name for Detroit's World-Class Convention Center

Exhibitor Magazine

DETROIT  Today, Karen Totaro, general manager for ASM Global, announced Huntington Place as the new name for Detroit's world-class convention center.

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Simplify crew management & communication

Lasso

Event production and logistics is complicated. The success of your event is threatened at every turn. Last-minute pressure leads to last-minute costs and compromises. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, event production can’t stay this way if you’re ever going to grow your business. There is a way to rescue your crew, your blood pressure, and your margins from the stress of event production.

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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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Hamilton Scores National EDPA Award For COVID-19 Vaccine Pivot

Exhibitor Magazine

INDIANAPOLIS  Drawing numerous accolades from federal and state officials for 'doing whatever it takes,' Hamilton's extensive 2021 pivot earned top r.

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Is the Party Over?

Smart Meetings

Returning to F2F, do alcohol and meetings still mix? It happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009,” Juliane Farinazzo, co-founder and events director of Bijou Events, remembers as if it were yesterday. A director of her client company got furious with her staff and event workers, made a huge scene, demanding to keep drinking when the bar closed. It’s one of those things you never forget, even when years have passed.

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VOK DAMS Produces Brand and Product Launch for AVATR in China

Exhibitor Magazine

Chinese automotive OEM Changan recently launched its new subsidiary AVATR Technology in China. AVATR is a premium brand for smart electric vehicles, w.

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Barbican Business Events continues focus on sustainability

Prestige Events Magazine

Sustainability has been a key part of the Barbican’s success story over the last two weeks with a win at the London Venue and Catering Awards, followed by the hosting of the Sustainable Events Show and the announcement of a major exhibition. On Friday 19 November, the Barbican won the Sustainability Award at the London Venue and Catering Awards, beating off stiff competition from other well-known venues.

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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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Kathy Nelson Announced as New Shared Leader of Kansas City Sports Commission, Visit KC

Exhibitor Magazine

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  In partnership with Mayor Quinton Lucas, the boards of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation and Visit KC announced toda.

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De Vere makes instant booking easier by integrating with venuedirectory.com

Prestige Events Magazine

De Vere has made it easier for event planners to access real-time availability of meeting spaces and to book instantly by digitally integrating its online meeting booking engine, Smart Booker with venuedirectory.com. De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, De Vere Horsley Estate, De Vere Latimer Estate, De Vere Cotswold Water Park and De Vere Beaumont Estate can now be booked through venuedirectory.com ’s Instant Book while three more properties will be live on the system shortly.

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Easol raises $25 million in Series A funding to power rapidly expanding experiences and travel market

Event Industry News

Lead investor Tiger Global joins Notion Capital, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator and FMZ Ventures in investing in Easol Easol has grown their customer base of experience business owners by 913% amidst extreme challenges faced by the experience economy in the pandemic. Easol, the leading experience commerce platform, is announcing an investment of $25 million from Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Notion Capital, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator and FMZ Ventures led by Mich

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Elevate Live Events with a Mobile-First Approach to Event Automation

CXApp Blog - Events

We are seeing an unprecedented shift in how in-person and virtual experiences are evolving - automation serving as the driving force.

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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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Getting Married in the Metaverse

All Seated

One couple’s recent nuptials in the virtual world known as the metaverse showcase the possibilities of having a wedding unfettered by the bounds of reality. The post Getting Married in the Metaverse appeared first on AllSeated.

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Boomset at techsytalk Virtual Showcase (March 27, 2021)

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This is a clip from the techsytalk Virtual Showcase (on March 27, 2021) featuring Boomset. Our Virtual Showcase is where we feature some of the most innovative platforms & tools to transform your virtual & hybrid events.

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Virtual events : One of the best B2B marketing strategies ?

Nunify

The event industry experienced a paradigm shift with the pandemic putting the world on a standstill in 2020. Marketers across the world were forced to adapt to virtual events, but with more and more people getting vaccinated we are now seeing people taking baby steps towards a mix of ‘in-person’ and ‘virtual events’. So can virtual events become an essential part of your B2B Marketing strategies ?

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