May, 2017

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The Rise of the Gig Economy and What It Means for Conferences

Velvet Chainsaw

Work and life are transforming at a rapid rate. When considering long-term conference or organizational strategy, it’s wise to future-cast the impact major workforce trends may have on your profession, particularly because conferences are about people first and content second. You need to determine who (target audience) you’re designing for before you address the what (content) and how (experience design).

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22 great iPhone/iPad apps for event professionals

Conferences that Work

Two years have passed since the last update of my favorite iPad/iPhone apps for event professionals. Apps continue to be born, evolve, and, sometimes, die—so it’s time for my latest list of event professionals’ great apps! Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: What I learned about event professionals at EventCamp East Coast One of the reasons I love to facilitate Conferences That Work is that I get to learn interesting things about the culture of the particip

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Crowdfunding an event a great option for any event planner

Gallus Events

A couple of weeks ago we started crowdfunding an event for the first ever time. The event will be (should it reach its funding level of course) a Virtual Summit for Europe’s largest blog for PAs: Practically Perfect PA. You can see the Practically Perfect PA Crowdfunder appeal – it is live until the 1st June. As with all of the PPPA events we provide event management and guidance, this time, our advice is to crowdfund the event!

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15 Ideas To Collect Feedback At Events

EventMB

Feedback is an essential development and improvement tool, but submission rates can be low. Here are 15 ideas to collect it more effectively for your event. Understanding how your attendees are feeling about your brand or event is essential when improving user experience for the future and the more constructive feedback the better. No feedback […].

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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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Using Event Tech to Create Impactful and Engaging Attendee Experiences

Event Farm

This is a guest post by Courtney Spero , a Marketing Communication Specialist at the Creative Group. The role of technology in meetings and events has moved beyond its initial purpose of simply providing convenience. While convenience is important, there’s more room now to get creative with tech offerings that will leave lasting impressions and engage audiences.

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The Conference Big Idea Road Less Traveled That Harvests Success

Velvet Chainsaw

Most conferences are stuck in a rut! The experience has not changed in three, five and even ten years. They are predictable and often commoditized. So how do you create a conference experience that is not like all the others? Start by considering one or more of these conference big ideas. They are the conference planning road less traveled that harvests success!

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Six ways to keep attendees comfortable and improve your event

Conferences that Work

While stuck in cramped seats during a six-hour Boston to San Francisco flight recently, my wife gently pointed out that I had become quite grumpy. She helped me notice that my lack of body comfort was affecting my mood. Luckily for me, Celia remained solicitous and supportive, reducing my grouchiness, and once we were off the wretched plane my spirits lightened further.

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networking at conferences structuring connections

Gallus Events

Networking at conferences is always one of the top three reasons that attendees give for attending a conference. So, if it’s so important for our attendees, I think that we event planners should do a wee bit more to structure that networking; to make sure that good connections happen. So, I’d like to cover ‘structured’ networking. This is something very different from the networking that we casually think about: you know, the random meetings over coffee or picking up the delegate pack.

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The 10 Social Media Campaigns Event Pros Should Run This Year

EventMB

Take these social media strategies and adapt them in order to give the most value to your audience by telling your unique story. Social media marketing has been around long enough now that certain truths have revealed themselves. While the platforms and nuances seemingly change daily, what people expect from brands has reached an equilibrium. […].

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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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3 Steps to Build Your Event Content Team

Event Farm

This is a guest post by Denayja Reese , a multi-city Event Production and Experiential Marketing Consultant who has worked with companies like Toyota, Airbnb, Spotify, and more. In case you haven’t heard, content is king. It is also queen, judge, jury and sometimes executioner. While the offline interactions and real-life connections that event producers are responsible for creating are the most important part of what we do, digital content is quickly becoming a high priority.

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Summer Party Ideas: 10 Rentals for Outdoor Events

BizBash

As summer party season heats up, event planners need to consider possible outdoor issues like stormy weather and lack of.

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How Is Your Association Using Learning Technologies?

Velvet Chainsaw

Improving digital learning and amplifying conference content to a larger audience is a high priority for many clients we consult with. With the advent of DIY solutions, business models that include sponsorship and the strategic alignment of reaching a global audience, we’re seeing an increased focus on expanding the impact of digital learning. If you work for a membership organization, whether or not you use technology to deliver or enhance your learning products , we’re asking for your particip

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How to become one with your association’s strategic goals

Conferences that Work

No, I’m not suggesting you rise at 5 a.m. and recite your association’s strategic plan as your daily morning mantra. But I’d like you to try this simple test: How many of your association’s strategic goals can you recall right now? (No cheating! And not the easy bits about your vision, mission, who you serve, or your programs and services — just your goals !).

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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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Finding a creative venue and what to look for

Gallus Events

Clients often ask me, what should they look for in a venue that will support a creative conference? Where possible I do my best to recommend a venue, and explain why I like it, but unfortunately even in our busy cities the number of ‘understanding’ venues are too few. Too many venues, especially hotels, are still designed and to house traditional conferences.

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Snapchat Vs Instagram: The Battle For Events

EventMB

As the game of one up and catch up continues between Instagram and Snapchat, we discuss why both platforms are important to eventprofs and how events can capitalize. It seems the battle for supremacy between Instagram and Snapchat will never end. Just the other week, Instagram launched a new feature called “Face Filters” which allows […].

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Account-Based Everything Tips to Crush Your Next Event

Event Farm

This is a guest post by Brandon Redlinger , Director of Growth at Engagio , the account-based everything platform. Events tend to make up a large portion of marketing spend—after all, they’re a quick and efficient way to get facetime with a large audience in a short period of time. What’s more, in the eyes of traditional demand gen, it was easy to measure.

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8 New Rooftop Venues for Summer Entertaining

BizBash

With summer coming up, it’s officially the season for outdoor entertaining. Rooftop spaces offer views that make for memorable backdrops.

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Dominate Your Local Market With These 4 Reputation Management Strategies

Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Lindsay Harrison, and Erin O'Brien

Did you know that 4 out of 5 consumers use local search and 88% use smartphones for those searches? With that in mind, I think it's safe to say your online presence is the silver bullet of your business. Think about the revenue you could be missing by not prioritizing local search optimization. Fortunately, there are a handful of steps you can take right now that will immediately impact your business's pace in local search, and we're happy to share them.

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These Conference Big Ideas Are Not For The Trendy Meeting Professional

Velvet Chainsaw

Do you remember this Sesame Street song? One of these things is not like the other. Which of these things just doesn’t belong? This list of conference big ideas just doesn’t belong to the traditional, average conference planning process. These ideas are not for the faint-hearted. Nor are they for the meeting professional looking for the next trendy trend to implement.

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How AI Is Impacting the Events Industry in 2017

Eventbrite UK

Tim Groot of Grip, discusses how AI is impacting the events industry and what organisers can do to ensure they benefit from this great technology. The post How AI Is Impacting the Events Industry in 2017 appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Skills needed for organising an event

Gallus Events

Being an event planner / event organiser is one of the most dynamic jobs in the world, as well as one of the toughest. For the last few years I’ve looked at the role of the event organiser to try to keep up with how much it has changed. The “event planner / event organiser” role has changed quite dramatically in this year alone! So, now is the time, to look at the NEW tasks and the NEW areas that we event professionals are expected to be able to cover.

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12 Ideas to Help Attendees Manage Information Overload at Events

EventMB

Protect your attendees from information overload, which can cause mental paralysis and lack of focus. Don’t allow too much of a good thing to ruin your event. Here are a few ideas to keep that from happening. If your event is a good one, chances are there’s a lot to do. The days/hours are packed […]. The post 12 Ideas to Help Attendees Manage Information Overload at Events by Christina Green appeared first on [link].

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5 Things Businesses Need to Know to Thrive in a Post-COVID World

People are itching to get back into the world. 54% of consumers say they plan to dine out at a restaurant at least once a week this year. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the competition for their business is stronger than ever. Download this eBook today to learn how your restaurant can be prepared!

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TSA to Require More Items to Be Removed From Bags at Checkpoints

SmartMeetings

You may need to grab some extra bins and pack your patience at the security checkpoint next time you fly. Ten major U.S. airports are participating in a trial of a new Transportation Security Administration process. Checkpoints at LAX, Boston Logan, Detroit Metropolitan, and more will now require ticketed passengers to remove electronics larger than a cell phone from their carry-on , as well as certain food items, to be inspected by officials, according to ABC News.

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How Fujifilm Turned an Event Into One Massive Photo Booth

BizBash

To celebrate the launch of its new camera, Fujifilm hosted an immersive two-day event that was specifically designed to highlight.

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How Technology Continues to Help Improve Sustainability at Events

MeetingPool

One of the earliest improvements in regards to events and sustainability was the option for using significantly less paper during conferences, trade shows, and other meetings. Mobile devices paved the way for event-specific apps, giving attendees access to all of the information they needed without having to print out large packets and handouts. As ticketing […].

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15 Business Leaders on How to Make Difficult Decisions

Eventbrite UK

Making difficult decisions that affect your business, staff and customers can be tough. We asked 15 business leaders to share their experiences. The post 15 Business Leaders on How to Make Difficult Decisions appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

The last year and a half has been one of extreme stress and anxiety for the American Workforce. A 2021 New York University School of Global Public Health survey of 5,850 people who drink alcohol found that 29 percent have increased their drinking during the pandemic. Among people who have been experiencing depression (64% more likely) and anxiety (41% more likely), which have also become more prevalent over the last 18 months, the risk is even higher.

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15 Ways to Power Up Your Meeting Breaks

MeetingsNet

Try these options to re-energize your attendees during breaks without resorting to cookies and coffee. Breaks tend to be a time when attendees scour their email, return calls, and hit the restroom before running back into the next session. They are on information overload, feeling fatigued, and probably craving a sweet treat or caffeine to keep them going.

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75 Ways to Use Event Tech to Save Money

EventMB

Event technology streamlines operations and by doing so can save event planners and clients lots of money. If you’re looking for ways to save in every aspect of your event planning, here is a mega list of ways technology can help. While some of these solutions require an initial investment, the return is worth it […]. The post 75 Ways to Use Event Tech to Save Money by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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10 Best Habits for Tackling Stress

SmartMeetings

Stress management is a hot topic for meeting planners —and for good reason. Working in a profession that reliably ranks in the top five of Forbes’ annual Most Stressful Jobs list requires this skill. While in the midst of a stress storm, cultivating new habits can seem impossible. So learn and reinforce these constructive strategies now, because there will definitely be a time when they come in handy. 1.