Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 21, 2016

Did you ever play the board game of Chutes and Ladders? The object of the game is to get to the end of the path first. You avoid landing on a chute, which makes you slide backwards. And take advantage of the ladders which help you climb ahead. I played this game a lot with kids in my early teaching career. Some of my students were fascinated with sliding on the chutes because it reminded them of playground slides.

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Gallus Events

JULY 7, 2016

“In every day life being different is difficult, but in the world of events being different is exceptionally challenging. It is not enough to have innovative and creative ideas, event organisers must have an understanding and appreciation of behavioural change.” – Introduction to the EuBea Festival. EuBea Festival – the international festival of events and live communications.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 5, 2016

More of my experiences and takeaways for event professionals from the wonderful five-day improv and mindfulness workshop Mindful Play, Playful Mind , held June 8-13 2016, at Mere Point on the beautiful Maine coast — followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). (Here’s Part 1.). The YOU game. In the YOU game, participants stand in a circle and create — by saying YOU and pointing to someone — patterns of categories, such as people’s names or breeds of dogs, around the circle.

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Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

“Best practices” and “event planning tips” come in all shapes and sizes. Here at Guidebook, we share a lot of strategies for planners from tech tools to try, sponsor package ideas , and specific event marketing timelines. But there are some fundamental strategies that never go out of style. While we work to include these in our plans every time, they can be easy forget.

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Eventinterface

JULY 25, 2016

Planning meetings is a hard. Ever-changing demands, a sellers’ market and unrealistic expectations add to the daily stress experienced by professional Meeting Planners. Today we explore some of the toughest challenges faced by planners and share solutions to overcome them. A SELLERS’ MARKET. The demand for meeting space continues to increase, and hotel inventory is not keeping pace resulting in a strong sellers’ market.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 20, 2016

Ever run your car over some severe potholes? It can do some major damage to your tires. And to your vehicle too. Potholes can be an expensive problem for both drivers and cities. Just like potholes, conference planning thinkholes can be an expensive problem for your event. They can create some major cavities and damage to your participants’ conference experience.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 5, 2016

Headliner surveyed 1000 bands, DJs and acts to find the most popular songs played at conferences. Here are the top 10, and how to use them. The post Top 10 Songs Played at Conferences and How to Use Them appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2016

I guarantee you will learn many new great ideas about conference panels from this Blab of my Thursday chat with the wonderful Kristin Arnold. I’ve annotated it so you can jump to the good bits. (But it’s pretty much all good bits, so you may find yourself watching the whole thing. Scroll down the whole list; there are many advice gems , excellent stories and parables , folks show up at our homes , Kristin sings , etc.!

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EventTechBrief

JULY 18, 2016

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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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Eventinterface

JULY 2, 2016

When planning to exhibit at a tradeshow or event, it is easy to get drawn into the idea of grand audio-visual displays and flashing lights. Inevitably you want to stand out from the crowd to attract swarms of interested attendees, but being overzealous with the gimmicks can be a turn off. Setting a clear brand message and having visual uniformity sets an expectation from the brand and helps build a level of trust.

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EventMB

JULY 7, 2016

This is a sponsored post written by Nishita Jain, Sr. Digital Marketing Director, a2z. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. To attract newer audiences, to keep bringing back attendees, as well as to provide higher value to exhibiting companies, show organizers need to adopt advanced digital matchmaking and networking solutions.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JULY 6, 2016

A few years ago I had an event client that, simply put, sucked all the energy out of me. He was argumentative, combative and always had to have things his way. Honestly, he was a real A-hole and I hated every minute of working with him and planning his event. It was a (real) shock to work with someone who drained my energy because, up until that point, I trusted my gut and only worked with people I felt would be a good fit for me and my event business.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 7, 2016

Fundraising is such a competitive market place, so the quirkier your events the better. Read on to discover 15 fantastic and unusual fundraising event ideas. The post 15 Unique, Unusual and Fantastic Fundraising Event Ideas appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. So when we decided to do something different for the fifth year of our Best in Show awards, it didn’t take long to figure out what. Whereas we originally created Best in Show to honor some of the most innovative and acclaimed things in the meetings and conventions industry — venues, technology platforms, CSR programs, destination

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 1, 2016

Coming up at Connect: We’re hosting a webinar you won’t want to miss. Check out the details below and click here to sign up! Webinar | Hollywood Producer Shares His Secrets for Innovative & Impeccable AV at Events. Sponsored by VisitLEX. When: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. EDT. This high-energy, highly visual session follows Hollywood event producer Austin Johnston—owner of AKJohnston Group —who will share tips, advice and case studies of new ideas, advanced technology and flawless

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TicketBud

JULY 19, 2016

If you've been researching and comparing online ticketing solutions, chances are you've had to do something close to quantum mathematics to figure out what each option means to your events bottom line. For a lot of ticketing companies, this is to their benefit; the more convoluted their pricing language, the harder it is for you to figure out what the actually charge.

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EventMB

JULY 5, 2016

In the event industry, what matters more than experience and qualifications? THINKING the right way. Here are 9 simple checks to see if you have an exceptional event planner mindset. Perfectionists that we are, event planners constantly strive to produce bigger and better events and to be the best event manager they can possibly be. […]. The post 9 Ways to Check if you have an Exceptional Event Planner Mindset by Becki Cross appeared first on [link].

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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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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2016

During a Blab chat, AV and production pros shared some of the things planners need to stop doing if they want to maximize their experience and their tech spend. read more.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 6, 2016

Self-limiting beliefs are the biggest barriers you have to success. Find out how to banish the most common negative thoughts and unlock your full potential. The post 9 Negative Thoughts Holding Back You and Your Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

How much time do attendees spend in sessions and on the show floor at your meeting? It’s a question that many organizers can answer only anecdotally or through labor-intensive efforts. The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), for example, used to do “a one-time visual headcount during a session” at its conferences, said Grace Jones, AAPS’s director of meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 8, 2016

Olympians have nothing on meeting planners when it comes to overcoming hurdles. In honor of this year’s Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, we’ve come up with a few Olympic-style events event professionals would medal in. . The Ballroom Dash. Whether it’s 100 or 1,000 yards, there’s no distance a meeting planner won’t sprint to prevent a disaster. Cellphone Toss.

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TicketBud

JULY 27, 2016

Our checklist is designed to make it easier for you to set your event page up to sell more tickets. We’ve seen thousands of events and we know what makes a good event page and what sells. Let us help you make your event a success! Just follow these 9 steps: At Ticketbud, you have the opportunity to use sub-domain’s to customize your event ticketing page.

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EventMB

JULY 6, 2016

As an event professional, you manage hundreds of tasks. It’s not surprising that increasing productivity is at the top of your to-do list. If you want to get the most out of your day, cross off these productivity myths that are holding you back. We all know that being productive is the key to your […]. The post 6 Productivity Myths You Need To Avoid by Editorial Team appeared first on [link].

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BizBash

JULY 6, 2016

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 7, 2016

Long queues, Pimms, suspect weather: It must be Wimbledon! But what can we event organisers learn from the things that make Wimbledon the success it is? The post 6 Event Planning Lessons We Can Take From Wimbledon appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

W hen Geralyn Krist, CMP, CTA, put in a request to start working from home in 2008, she’d been in convention sales with Visit KC for six years. She was successful as a national accounts manager, and enjoyed the office environment. But her two young daughters had just been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, and Krist wanted more flexibility in her schedule.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 7, 2016

For a 400-person event in Washington, D.C., catering and event-styling company Design Cuisine cranked up the heat by hiring local Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken to torch homemade creme brulee doughnuts right before guests’ eyes. Talk about hole-y smokes! . The post Hot F&B Trend: Torched Doughnuts appeared first on Connect Association.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 1, 2016

What some of the smartest tech people I know say is trending when it comes to audiovisual and production for meetings and events. read more.

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