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How to build floor plans for social distancing (and do the impossible)

Planning Pod

The coronavirus pandemic has been upon us for 2 months and unfortunately the end is nowhere in sight. However, despite all the death, sickness, economic carnage, physical distancing, travel bans and massive life changes this has brought on us all, it’s refreshing to talk to so many business owners – including those of hard-hit restaurants and event venues – who still have a positive outlook for resetting their business when social distancing measures start to relax , bit-by-bit.

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Why Trade Shows Haven’t Had a Smooth Transition to Virtual

EventMB

In the last few weeks, we've seen virtual events become more widespread as an alternative to live events, but trade shows and exhibitions haven't made a particularly smooth transition. Here's a look at why. Based on our timeline, live events are unlikely to be permissible into next year, and this is especially true of […]. The post Why Trade Shows Haven’t Had a Smooth Transition to Virtual by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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How to Use Events to Promote Your E-commerce Business

Eventinterface

Are you having a hard time attracting customers to your e-commerce site ? Does it feel like your business often gets lost in a sea of competition? Are you looking for that hook - the one factor that gets people’s attention and brings them to your site? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then it may be time to look into how events could, in fact, help to promote your e-commerce business.

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Webinar: Monetizing Your Virtual Conference When Competing with Free

Velvet Chainsaw

PCMA is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, May 13, at 2 pm ET , featuring Dave Lutz and Lisa Block of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Webinar description: Monetizing Your Virtual Conference When Competing with Free. Everyone and their brother is hosting webinars and virtual networking opportunities. Like this one, most are free. This topic is a burning issue and promises to be a more engaging experience than most.

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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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Love in the Time of COVID: Speed Dating Goes Online

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It’s day 41 in quarantine and I’m doing something I wasn’t sure I would ever do again, let alone while still sheltering-in-place in my studio apartment. I’m putting on makeup. A month ago, I agreed to participate in a tantra speed dating workshop online. And now, putting on mascara, picking out a flattering shirt, and […].

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ESSA to whip up a storm for support for the industry during Covid-19

Event Industry News

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) is asking its members and all event industry businesses to join a twitterstorm, today Tuesday May 5th, 2020, in an effort to increase the pressure on the chancellor and PM to specifically intervene on the event industry’s behalf during this crisis. Andrew Harrison, ESSA director, explained why a twitterstorm was chosen to add to the voices calling for event industry support, saying, “Whilst ESSA and its sister associations have been relentlessly

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[Webinar] Mission Critical: How One Association Transformed its Live Event to Virtual in Record Time

Velvet Chainsaw

This is not a typical story. The American Association of Suicidology’s annual meeting had been growing steadily in recent years. When their reimagined conference couldn’t take place in Portland, Ore., in late April, staff and volunteers went into overdrive to transition the physical meeting to a virtual one in a matter of days.They knew how critical it was to deliver much-needed content to their global community.

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How To Help Two Local Food Communities Impacted by COVID-19

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The beloved Bay Area non-profit La Cocina has spent 15 years building a community of female food entrepreneurs, incubating about 125 businesses owned by immigrants and people of color and helping to launch 33 brick-and-mortar locations. In the past two months, however, those businesses, like many around the world, have been severely impacted by the […].

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10 Virtual Trade Show Platforms for Your Next Event

EventMB

As virtual meetings and conferences become more common, we can only assume that online trade shows are next. Although they're more complicated to transition online, there is existing tech to assist. Here are ten tools for organizing virtual trade shows. More and more major events are announcing online alternatives after canceling their in-person gatherings, […].

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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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Events Industry Forum on making outdoor event gatherings happen again

Event Industry News

The Events Industry Forum, which brings together 26 trade and representative organisations from across the outdoor events industry, is keen to kick start public events as soon as it is considered safe to do so. We believe this will need to be on a phased basis as some events will be more flexible to social distancing than others. Any reduction in the need for social distancing would greatly help in making it feasible to restart events as this will be a key factor in deciding the viability of man

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Webinar Fatigue: Learn Your Way Around It!

Endless Events

It’s time we talk about webinar fatigue. Because as the events industry makes its shift to virtual, this issue increases. Many people are home right now, and it’s not uncommon for some to attend several webinars a week. And some even go through several a day! So it’s no wonder attendees are starting to experience this phenomenon of webinar fatigue.

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From CraftJam With Love: How One Business Got Creative With Kits for Their Online Events

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CraftJam founder and CEO Nora Abousteit knows all about the special satisfaction that comes from making something with your own two hands. “When you’re crafting with all these different materials and using your fine motor skills, it sets something off in your brain,” says Abousteit. “It makes people feel a lot better.” This simple idea […].

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Is Virtual a Wake-Up Call For The Event Industry?

EventMB

Virtual events are currently the only way to meet in groups larger than 10 across the world. While despised as the unlucky sibling of live events for over a decade, they are offering business continuity, substantial savings, and increasingly high revenue. And event owners are starting to notice. ‘There is nothing like face to […]. The post Is Virtual a Wake-Up Call For The Event Industry?

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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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Event Integrity transitions to new ownership

Event Industry News

Today, Event Integrity®, a Denver, CO-based company with a mission to empower those staffing and organizing events with experienced, transparent, and trusted professionals, announces the purchase of the company’s assets. Elizabeth Glau, the current owner of EGCX Group and previous owner of Building Blocks Social Media, is the new owner of Event Integrity.

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How to Use Events to Promote Your E-commerce Business

Eventinterface

Are you having a hard time attracting customers to your e-commerce site ? Does it feel like your business often gets lost in a sea of competition? Are you looking for that hook - the one factor that gets people’s attention and brings them to your site? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then it may be time to look into how events could, in fact, help to promote your e-commerce business.

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Joining Forces to Advocate for Event Creators through the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

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Eventbrite leads effort, along with Airbnb, Etsy, Thumbtack and Upwork to ask Washington for additional financial relief for small businesses, sole proprietors and the self-employed Eventbrite’s community of event creators bring people together, while simultaneously driving small business growth and adding immeasurable value to the social and cultural fabric of their communities.

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How To Bring Broadcast Quality To Virtual Event

Endless Events

Today’s episode of Event Tech Podcast is all about how to bring broadcast quality to your virtual event. As of right now, everybody is busy doing a shift to remote work. And that means that event profs, in particular, are getting very acquainted with streaming and video calls. But in a world where we’re shifting to virtual events , that’s a good thing!

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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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Spain to phase in live music events in May as part of lockdown exit plan

Event Industry News

Concerts could be back in action in Spain as early as May following the government’s recently announced lockdown exit plan amid the coronavirus pandemic. The plan laid out by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez this week (April 28) envisages the country reopening in four stages, starting now from phase zero which will last until May 11. Each phase is expected to last two weeks minimum with phase one — starting on May 11 — allowing “cultural events” to return with a maximum capacity of 30 people

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Three Insights in Turning to Digital Events

Eventinterface

In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, meeting and event professionals have had to turn on a dime, finding new ways to keep programs running and their attendees engaged. Planners have had to scramble to reimagine their events in record time. Here at Eventinterface we’ve developed three insights with a series of questions to help make the move from live events to virtual events easier for you.

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What It Takes to Host a Face-to-Face Event During the Pandemic

PCMA Convene

What could in-person meetings during the time of COVID-19 — meaning there is no vaccine or effective treatment yet available — look like? Bradley Metrock has a clear picture, and it involves a list of protocols — including that all participants signing a waiver that releases the event organizer from liability should anyone get sick, an initial COVID-19 test and then daily temperature checks, the wearing of masks, enforced social distancing, and the use of an on-site medical room for any attendee

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How To Create Your Virtual Event Budget: Calculator Included!

Endless Events

Creating your virtual event budget might feel like a complex task. Sure, you’re probably more than used to create budgets for in-person events. But how do you go about it in the scope of virtual events? Because things are quite different this time around, and many of the things you were used to will be completely absent. Simultaneously, new things that are inherent to virtual events will have to be accounted for.

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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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The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) looks forward to the 2021 season

Event Industry News

With over 200 members, 100+ of which are Festivals, the AFO has been supporting its membership to help them get through this most difficult year. With the news mostly a bit bleak on the festival scene The Association’s team, based in Matlock, decided to start early in promoting its member festivals for what is hoped to be a bumper season in 2021. “The virus has certainly taken its toll in 2020” said Steve Heap Gen.

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Three Insights in Turning to Digital Events

Eventinterface

In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, meeting and event professionals have had to turn on a dime, finding new ways to keep programs running and their attendees engaged. Planners have had to scramble to reimagine their events in record time. Here at Eventinterface we’ve developed three insights with a series of questions to help make the move from live events to virtual events easier for you.

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Virtual Event Sponsors: 10 Ideas to Keep Them in the Spotlight

Stova

As you plan virtual and hybrid events, you may be wondering, “How can I give my sponsors and exhibitors exposure during my event and connect them with my audience?”. At first glance, creating value for sponsors in a virtual setting may seem intimidating. But fear not! Having a virtual event does not mean your sponsors and exhibitors will lose precious face time with your audience.

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Formula One to Implement Costly Testing Program to Resume Season

Skift

The 2014 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. Formula 1 is looking to restart its season in a limited fashion. Marcel T / Flickr.com Skift Take: Testing will be the new normal although the costs for sporting events like Formula One could be high. — Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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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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Industry associations call for more Government support for #EventsForTheFuture Initiative

Event Industry News

The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) is putting its support behind a cross industry effort to petition Members of Parliament for more government support. The #EventsForTheFuture initiative is looking for more urgent action to safeguard the future of businesses and livelihoods within the industry, during the Covid-19 outbreak. The #EventsForTheFuture initiative is a collaboration between the Association for British Theatre Technicians (ABTT), the Professional Lighting and Sound Associat

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What is Live Stream Shopping?

Oveit

Live streaming continues to become more and more popular in the online world. Viewers seem to be more interested and engaged while watching […]. The post What is Live Stream Shopping? appeared first on Oveit.com.

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Innovative & Intimate Wedding Packages for the COVID-19 Pandemic

EventSource

To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the plans for the many who were planning a big celebration is a dramatic understatement. These restrictions have challenged the special events industry to start thinking outside the box and quickly innovate in an effort to adapt to current times. To that end, many across the industry from planners , to officiants , to photographers , have come together to collaborate on special wedding planning packages that manage to adhere to all the cur

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