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5 Ways to Use Data To Measure Event ROI

Eventmobi

A common question we often get from our clients is, “What’s the best way to measure event ROI?” . You, along with all of your event stakeholders, likely itch for an answer to that integral question after each one of your events. . Good news! In today’s digital age, event data and analytics are readily available to event planners. And when utilized to its full potential, this information can be used to quantify results, prove your event ROI, and help you create actionable insights for continu

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Refactor Your Conference Archaic Planning Routines

Velvet Chainsaw

Conference organizers and their planning teams should understand, identify and quash organizational debt. Once they pinpoint and distinguish it, they need to refactor it. “Refactor it?” you say. “What does refactor mean?”. Refactor is a technology concept that meeting professionals can use as a metaphor. Software programmers refactor their code once they develop a better understanding of how and why the program works.

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Guest Blog: How to find an event venue that costs you nothing

Event Industry News

By Mike James. Organising a training, team building or morale boosting staff event can be a complex task, especially when the budget is tight – and when is it ever not? If you’re looking to make economies in an effort to stretch your allocated budget further, here’s an idea that may not have crossed your mind: could you get the venue for free? One of the key skills of a great event planner is the ability to think creatively and flexibly while not losing sight of the end goal of the actual event.

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Event Badges: 100 Ideas for 2018

EventMB

Event badges are the most powerful weapon to connect attendees. Here are 100 conference name badge ideas to connect your attendees better at your event. In the grand scheme of event planning, the event badge can seem like a trivial and unglamorous detail. But, as they say, the devil is in the details and this […]. The post Event Badges: 100 Ideas for 2018 by Angela Skeen appeared first on [link].

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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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Rethinking event formats

Conferences that Work

The other day I attended my lovely nephew Julian’s high school graduation. Ah, the joys of graduation! Where graduates wait in long lines, sit for hours on uncomfortable chairs, get sunburn, and listen to (mostly) boring speakers someone else chose. All to hear their name read off amid hundreds of others, walk across a stage, and get a blank diploma (the real one gets mailed later).

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Event Email Templates Every Event Planner Should Have

GEVME

Sometimes it only takes a catchy subject line and an informative message to turn a contact on your list into a real event registration. This is why it’s true to say that effective email marketing tactics can take your event strategy to the next level. According to DMA Insight , 99% of people who use email check their inboxes every day. That’s an impressive percentage, wouldn’t you say?

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Planning Pod: A Comprehensive Solution to Grow Your Events

EventMB

Planning Pod is a complete event planning and event registration platform to streamline your event processes. Here is our review. PLANNING POD: WHAT IS IT? Planning Pod is web-based event management software that streamlines the project planning that event professionals use to manage their event details, teams and attendees. Planning Pod is a toolkit designed for […].

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Shake Up Your Next Gala With a Progressive Meal

BizBash

Over time, galas have become synonymous with rubber chicken dinners, never-ending grip-and-grin moments, and glazed-over eyes. So it's time to.

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The Conference Debt You Cannot Afford

Velvet Chainsaw

There is one debt every conference organizer must face and vanquish. It can cripple a conference. It doesn’t show up on your profit and loss statement. What is this debt? Organizational debt—the interest your conference pays when its structures, policies, procedures, practices, committees and leadership roles stay fixed and accumulate even as the world around it changes.* Anyone striving to build a 21st century sustainable conference needs to understand organizational debt, how it impacts their

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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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Valuable Post-Event Evaluation Questions

Guidebook

Let’s take a moment to talk about your post-event evaluation. Yesterday, we discussed how you can plan ahead to ask smart questions of your suppliers, venue and partners/sponsors. Asking the right questions throughout the event process will make everyone more informed, transparent and accountable. But when the attendees have left and you’re cleaning up the confetti, the hardest questions are the ones you must ask yourself.

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The Good Event Management Software Guide is Out [Free Report]

EventMB

A new report with unpublished research and analysis to select event management software is out. Choosing a solid event management software platform has proven one of the most difficult tasks for event professionals. Over the past years a strong funding push, evolution in technology and evolving attendee needs have transformed requirements for software automation.

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Spirited Travel: Pernod Ricard Launches Partnership With JetSmarter

BizBash

With JetSmarter, travel is no longer just about getting from point A to point B. It's a luxury affair from.

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On A Mission: The Trend for Purpose-Driven Events

Eventbrite UK

Are you ‘purpose-driven’? A buzzword for 2018, the term is used to describe organisations that aim to do more than simply generate profits. Effecting social change is no longer the preserve of non-profits – it’s something organisations of all types can get involved with. Having a mission can help brands connect with their customers more […].

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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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Important Questions for Event Venues, Sponsors & Suppliers

Guidebook

Set expectations and get clarity by preparing your questions for event venues, sponsors and suppliers. We spoke with planners and agency pros to find out the questions you should be asking–beyond what you might expect. Ask the venue. Don’t sign a contract with a venue until you’ve searched every closet for a skeleton! Download our free event venue question checklist , which outlines the primary topics you should cover to protect yourself and head off any surprises at the pass.

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Choosing a Unique Event Venue To Make a Memorable Statement

Endless Events

There’s still a place for planning events with conventional venue layouts, particularly with corporate conferences and workshops. Moreover, if you decide to stay with a traditional venue, you might want to explore unique seating layouts. But many events certainly don’t need to be confined to four walls anymore. In fact, you may bore event goers to death if you don’t think outside the box when it comes to venue choice!

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17 Steal-Worthy Event Ideas From PopSugar's Women's Lifestyle Festival

BizBash

PopSugar isn’t completely new to the experiential marketing landscape. In recent years, the lifestyle media company has partnered with brands.

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Event Photography Part 3 – How Investing in a Professional Photographer Adds Value

Eventbrite UK

Coming up with a brief and sharing it with your photographer is one thing, but really thinking about how they can add value to an event is another. It means looking for those above and beyond opportunities to maximise their time and the things you and your attendees get out of the booking. Being able […]. The post Event Photography Part 3 – How Investing in a Professional Photographer Adds Value appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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How to help people in effective networking at the event – case of the Yacht Racing Forum 2017

Eventory

Reading Time: 9 minutes It is a struggle of many event organizers to help attendees in effective networking at events. Want to know what you can do to bring people together and boost interactions? Here we go with an answer based on the last experience at the Yacht Racing Forum. One of the common goals at events is to make new business connections and event organizers do their best to make this goal easily achievable for their attendees.

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How to Engage Attention — and Why It’s So Hard to Do

PCMA Convene

People spend roughly half of their waking hours — 47 percent of the time , to be exact — thinking about something other than the task they are performing, according to a Harvard University study. That means only 53 percent of people are actually paying attention at any given moment, according to Justyn Comer, cofounder of the meditation organization RWM Education, Inc.

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The FOMO-Inducing Highlights of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

BizBash

While Food & Wine's mission is to present on-trend stories about food and beverage personalities, dining and imbibing hot spots.

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Conference Events Think Outside the Ballroom

Endless Events

When planning your next conference event, it’s always important to think of ways to add value for your attendees and promote your brand outside of the ballroom. While this can be done in many ways, one of our favorites is by planning conference events and parties. Conference events can be created in a variety of ways to create anticipation and buzz around your brand or event.

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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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Crystal Interactive raises the bar in audience engagement technology

Event Industry News

The challenge to captivate attendees and create memorable event experiences has never been greater. The ever-changing expectations of attendees and meeting owners ensure the pressure is well and truly on event planners to deliver an original and highly engaging event experience on time and most importantly, on budget. Engagement is at the heart of everything we do at Crystal Interactive.

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The Best Way to Start a Meeting

PCMA Convene

Daniel Pink. “Beginnings matter a lot.”. That’s according to Daniel Pink, best-selling author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing , who spoke to Editor in Chief Michelle Russell about how to apply what he’s learned about timing to business events: Michelle Russell: Many conferences start off with a motivational general-session speaker so people get excited about what’s to come.

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Podcast: Why Coworking Venues Are the Hottest New Gathering Places (Episode 104)

BizBash

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik. Guest: Sacha ElWakeel. In this episode of GatherGeeks, David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, and Beth.

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Top 10 trade show tips for exhibitors and 5 ways to measure if you are doing it right

Eventory

Reading Time: 8 minutes There are plenty of reasons why you have considered presence of your company at a trade show. However, if you invest in an exhibition booth you want to make sure that you attract as many potential clients as possible. By the virtue of this fact, it is crucial to know how to allure your future clients. In order to gain this ability, it is worth familiarizing yourself with trade show tips for exhibitors presented In this article.

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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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The Conference Buyer’s Guide 2018

Event Industry News

The conference model has shaken off the restraints of the last century, and the flipcharts, overhead projectors, disinterest, to become a pioneering part of the event industry proper. In step with the modern picture, the 2nd edition of Conference Buyer’s Guide focuses on trends – GDPR’s sector-specific impact, getting the best from delegate responses to feedback forms and picking the best speaker; technology – the dividends/drawbacks of virtual conferencing and its alliance with the event in thr

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How To Manage Fast Growth Within Your Catering Business

Caterease

Fast growth within your catering business is an exciting time. You should never accept having a stagnate business, because it will eventually fail. Employees get bored and your customer service starts to fizzle out. Growth happens at different levels and at different times for caterers. If you are experiencing rapid growth and you’re not sure. The post How To Manage Fast Growth Within Your Catering Business appeared first on Caterease.

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10 Best Ideas of the Week: a Children's Book-Inspired Mural, MAC's Rainbow Makeup Activation, a Wine Cork Art Installation

BizBash

This week's roundup includes a children's book-inspired mural at Brooklyn Bridge Park to celebrate Maisonette's new editorial platform; MAC Cosmetics'

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