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How to Find Sponsors for Your Event

GEVME

A working event sponsorship is always based on a fair, profit-driven swap. For many event professionals, securing an effective event sponsor means gaining an extra revenue stream. While this is true for the most part, event sponsorships are not only about the numbers. From product promotion to a mission showcase, there’s so much more that a strong sponsorship package might include.

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Event Heroes: How to Build a Successful Event Brand from Scratch

Bizzabo

Each month we interview an events professional that is doing something amazing. This month we spoke with Vasil Azarov, Co-founder of Growth Marketing Conference, about starting a career in events, building an event brand from scratch, and how to be smart with event partnerships. Built from the ground-up by marketers for marketers, Growth Marketing Conference has quickly become Silicon Valley’s largest digital and growth marketing event.

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Tips to help attendees justify coming to your meeting

Plan Your Meetings

“The conference costs what?” That may be the first sentence a potential attendee hears from her boss when asking to attend a conference, training or networking event. So, despite all the hard work you’ve put in securing that famous keynote speaker, the terrific educational breakouts and the great networking opportunities, whether or not the attendee can actually attend may simply come down to dollars and cents.

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Start Your Conference Improvement Process With Enrollment

Velvet Chainsaw

As conference organizers, we frequently ignore the evidence all around us of what’s working and what’s not. That evidence is everywhere. It’s just that we don’t know what to do with it once we have it. Often our conference planning teams and volunteer advisors follow our lead as we give more precedent to what feels right. Together, we willingly ignore the evidence in favor of what’s worked in the past even if our past outcomes point to the fact that we should change.

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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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5 Key Ways to Improve Onsite Experience with Event Tech

GEVME

One of the fundamental shifts that is happening in the events industry today is a shift from passive to engaged experiences. This is largely due to the increased use of high-tech tools that enable attendance tracking, personalised check-in, and live interaction at events. While only 10 years ago it took hours to register 1,000 people for a small conference , the landscape looks very different these days.

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5 Tips for Planning Fundraising Events That Exceed Expectations

Social Tables

Planning fundraising events successfully comes with it’s own unique strategy and plenty of moving parts. In this guest post, Accelevents co-founder and COO Zach Hagopian breaks down the five most crucial tips he’s learned from his own experience organizing an annual event in Boston. As a fundraising enthusiast, I’ve worked with thousands of fundraising events of all sizes to help create an incredible donor experience and raise more money.

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E-book – 10 event essentials to boost internal Employer Branding

Eventory

Reading Time: 2 minutes The way you present your company affects many fields. Above all is recruitment, but also relations in the current team, and even partners or potential clients – it all depends, more than you expect, on your Employer Branding. Events are a big part of company image creation. We gathered 10 event essentials to boost internal Employer Branding.

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How Tribute Bands Can Elevate Your Events

Eventbrite UK

This is a guest post by Kyle MacNeill, a music and culture writer. Find him in London or Birmingham shouting about how much he loves Burial. In the past, tribute bands’ names were positioned on event flyers with the kind of small print that required two pairs of glasses. It’s a different (and more exciting) story, […]. The post How Tribute Bands Can Elevate Your Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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25 Venues and Destinations to Watch in 2019 [Free Report]

EventMB

What are the most popular and event worthy venues and destinations for 2019? Find out in our annual featured report. We live in the age of experiences. Just an event doesn’t cut it anymore. Guests want more, sponsors want definitely more. It’s an impossible proposition to deliver an experience without a destination or venue that […]. The post 25 Venues and Destinations to Watch in 2019 [Free Report] by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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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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5 Tips for Planning Fundraising Events That Exceed Expectations

Social Tables

Planning fundraising events successfully comes with it’s own unique strategy and plenty of moving parts. In this guest post, Accelevents co-founder and COO Zach Hagopian breaks down the five most crucial tips he’s learned from his own experience organizing an annual event in Boston. As a fundraising enthusiast, I’ve worked with thousands of fundraising events of all sizes to help create an incredible donor experience and raise more money.

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Weird Science: 9 Rental Items for Setting a Morbid Mood

BizBash

From autopsy tables to floating heads in jars, here’s a look at some decorative accessories, seating options, and spooky props.

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How to Run Events for Tourists – An Interview with Great British Wine Tours

Eventbrite UK

Following on from our article How to Make Money Creating Events for Tourists, this is the first interview feature in a new series looking at the individuals behind successful tourist events. Are you passionate about the people and places of your local area? Could you turn that passion into a business by sharing it with […]. The post How to Run Events for Tourists – An Interview with Great British Wine Tours appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Buy or Rent? The Ultimate Showdown for Event Equipment

ePly

For the average event planner, one of the hardest questions you have to ask is whether you should buy or rent your event equipment ( especially for long-term or repeat event planning ). And rightly so! When it comes to comparing the pros and cons, you can easily find yourself drowning in a sea of information. So, what should you do? While your answer will vary depending on your industry and equipment needs, we created a cheat sheet of five categories that ALL event planners should consider when

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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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How to Plan a Music Festival: 10 Mistakes You’re Making

Endless Events

There’s something about being in a wide open space that makes outdoor music festivals so special. But, while there’s a magical experience awaiting those who attend, are you all over the planning side of things? After all, music festivals are often large in scale, spanning multiple days and drawing huge crowds. But all those factors mean if you take a shortcut, a lot of attendees could be affected, and the success of your event may be a disappointment.

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Venues Investing in More Sophisticated Virtual Site Visits

BizBash

This tour of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis starts out like a typical site visit. There’s the walk past the check-in.

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Sava Events: Instant Chatbot Communications for Your Event [Review]

EventMB

Sava Events is an all-in-one event management solution, event app and chatbot for engagement and communications before, during and after the event. Here is our review. Sava Events: What Is It? Sava Events is a platform for managing your event and web content. It offers web widgets for the event schedule, speakers, and sponsors, an event […]. The post Sava Events: Instant Chatbot Communications for Your Event [Review] by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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A Wave of Experiential Event Marketing in the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

Have you encountered any advertisements which made you think — “Story of my life!” or you were like, “Dude, wow! I have been waiting for such opportunity.”. This is, in short, the impact of experiential marketing on the consumers. What exactly is experiential marketing ? Also known as interactive marketing, it is a modern form of marketing tactic which directly connects the marketer to the consumers, personalizing the ad experience or interacting with them from a more personal angle.

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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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Motivate Your Event Staff With These Tips

Endless Events

You can’t have a top-notch event if you don’t have top-notch event staff. I think we can all agree to that. While you can do everything in your power to equip them for their work, the main driver of their performance is their motivation. Are you making sure to motivate your event staff to do their best? Is your staff happy at work? There are many ways to give your staff a boost like rewarding them with incentive travel.

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Bring a whimsical approach to your next off site event. fried chicken and doughnuts from Astro

BizBash

Big doughnuts. Small doughnuts. Doughnut-and-fried-chicken sandwiches. There's no such thing as a bad choice when we cater your next party.

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Event management: International challenge of organizing PowerUp!

Eventory

Reading Time: 9 minutes Organizing an event is a demanding task, even for a logistics master. When an event is complex and is happening across Europe, you need to double your efforts, seek for unconventional improvements, event management tips and master the art of making it work. How to connect communication between separate events and not go crazy?

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Luxe Life: 12 Rules for a Gilded Journey

SmartMeetings

Tiffany Luxe photo by Russ Mezikovsky at the XV Beacon Hotel in Boston. Travel influencer Tiffany Dowd’s 12 rules for a gilded journey. Being on the road doesn’t have to mean roughing it. Veteran hospitality professional and global luxury hotel expert Tiffany Dowd shares the world’s best travel and lifestyle destinations on Instagram as @LuxeTiffany.

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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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2018 40 Under 40: Alison Jo McKeithen

Connect Your Meetings

Alison Jo McKeithen, MBA, CMP, 38, works in Washington, D.C., as conferences manager at NMAC. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, McKeithen discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: I educate leaders to stop the HIV epidemic. Through conference planning, I work to keep adult education interesting and relevant so my attendees continue to fight HIV in and for their communities.

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August 1, 2018: MGM Resorts Becomes First Gaming Partner of the N.B.A., Couples Are Turning Wedding Viewing Parties Into Lavish Events, Jennifer Lopez to Receive Video Vanguard Award at V.M.A.s

BizBash

1. MGM RESORTS BECOMES FIRST GAMING PARTNER OF THE N.B.A.: After the Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to legalize gambling, the N.B.A. announced it had formed a partnership with MGM Resorts.

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Conference Networking To The Max – Become a Social Beast

Meeting Application

Attending a conference, or any event really is an excellent business opportunity. You have the chance to meet and link with people who can help you advance your career, push your project, or stimulate the growth of your company. Networking is all about having a plan and going out into the wild with an extrovert attitude. It seems easy enough but it takes more effort to make this endeavor a success.

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Collect & share all of your events instantly in this free private social network

Event Industry News

The sharing of photos is something that has been promoted by event organisers ever since social media exploded into our lives via smartphones. However, to see that related content, hashtags have been the most common way of seeing what other guests or attendees have been up to. With Eventer – a platform launched in January 2017 – that process becomes easier and more secure.

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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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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, Clapes discusses his passion for the events industry. Connect with Clapes on Instagram. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

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Why This Business Convention Encouraged Attendees to Bring Their Entire Families

BizBash

One challenge involved in multi-day conferences is convincing attendees the event is worth spending time away from their families. To.

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Best in Show 2018

PCMA Convene

2018 Best in Show awardees and outstanding nominee s : "One Year Countdown to International Ornithological Congress 2018 in Vancouver," Tourism Vancouver. Old Melbourne Gaol, Melbourne, Australia. Espace C2, The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada. Broken Shaker at the Freehand Los Angeles. Photo Credit Frank Lee. 2017 GameStop Conference and WB Injustice eSports Tournament.

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