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What GDPR Means for Event Marketers

Certain

The go-live date for upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is right around the corner. After May 25th, U.S. event marketers will be expected to know how this will affect the ways that they are managing and collecting data in Europe, and examine their current practices to become compliant before the regulation goes into effect.

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A Teachable Moment for Implicit-Bias Training

PCMA Convene

On April 14, two African American men were arrested and removed by police from a Philadelphia Starbucks, after an employee called to report that the men had been asked to leave and refused. According to widely circulated social-media reports, which drew sharp rebuke and protests, the men were waiting for a third man, and were asked to leave because they hadn’t ordered anything.

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How to Plan a Zero-Waste Event (and Steps to Getting There)

PCMA Convene

Earth Day is just around the corner, and the 2018 focus is ending plastic pollution. Julia Spangler, Sustainable Events Consultant ‘Think about [sustainability efforts] as a process of continuous improvement.’ Events play an important role in reducing waste, from finding alternatives to using plastic water bottles and using more compostable materials all the way to becoming a zero-waste event — an event that diverts 90 percent of discarded resources away from landfills or incinerato

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11 Ways To Save Money Planning Your Next Fundraising Event

Picatic by Eventbrite

So, you’re in charge of your organization’s next fundraising event. Anyone who’s planned an event before knows that if you’re not careful, your event can go from a fundraiser to fund-drainer in no time at all, so how can you find the perfect balance between cutting costs and throwing an event that becomes the trending […]. The post 11 Ways To Save Money Planning Your Next Fundraising Event appeared first on Picatic Event Planning Blog.

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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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Beyond Event Updates: Rethinking Your Strategy for Event App Notifications

Eventmobi

Event app notifications, alerts, messages – your event technology likely has different ways you can communicate to and update your attendees. Traditionally, you might consider these tools as vehicles for communicating time-sensitive updates like speaker changes, room adjustments or letting them know lunch has been served. However, looking beyond these as a means to simply communicate and considering other use cases is a great strategy for optimizing your messaging to attendees.

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Corporate Event Planning: Showcase the Agenda on a Website

GEVME

Are you willing to spend your money and time on an event you know nothing about? Unless you’ve attended the very same meeting before, it’s hard to predict what you should expect. A clear, comprehensive agenda is the backbone of an event that provides invitees with a worthy value offer. In this article, we explore different ways of creating an agenda that speaks your event’s language.

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7 Top Tips to Manage Temporary Event Staff and Volunteers

Eventinterface

Managing event staff is a bit like herding cats. It can be tricky enough to know whether everyone is doing exactly what they are supposed to when you are relying on a loyal team of permanent workers. But throw a few temporary workers and volunteers, a tight schedule, and a particularly busy event into the mix, and things have the potential of going very wrong.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

During my 20+ years as an IT consultant and developer, I fell in with a delightful international crowd of software testers: those all-important people responsible for the impossible task of making sure that software works the way it’s supposed to. (Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.

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The Most Common AV Fails and How to Handle Them Like a Pro

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Aria AV. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Sooner or later, it’s going to happen. Even with a near-infinite budget, at some point technology is going to let you down. Whether it’s ear-splitting audio feedback or a completely unreadable PowerPoint, it’s only a matter of time. Sometimes, […].

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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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Everything You Need to Know About Event Gamification

Eventbrite UK

Gamification is a big investment, but it’s one with enormous payoff potential if you do it right. Dan McCarthy at Ultimate Experiences UK tells us more. The post Everything You Need to Know About Event Gamification appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Top Event Planning Tips For Your Next Company Meeting

Eventinterface

Anyone in the business of events will know that event planning is a very rewarding but stressful job. There is so much to do, and an extreme amount of detail to keep track of as you plan your company meeting or event. Luckily, today we are sharing top tips you can use that will help you not only get through planning your next business meeting but will allow you to soar and do an outstanding job.

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How to get more attendees to come to your event? Advanced event promotion tips.

Eventory

Reading Time: 10 minutes Promoting an event can be tricky. Even if you create a large buzz around it on Facebook and many people become interested, you can never be sure how many will actually participate. How to get more attendees? How to prevent them from forgetting about your event? Here is the best strategy for you, step-by-step! 1. Show off the value of your event.

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Ganttic: The Modern Gantt-chart Tool For Your Events [Review]

EventMB

Ganttic is an online platform for resource planning, scheduling, and management using a Gantt-chart overview. Here is our review. Ganttic: What Is It? Ganttic is a high-level planning tool for anyone that has a ton of resources to keep an eye. It can schedule projects, people, facilities, and equipment and allows you to create visual […]. The post Ganttic: The Modern Gantt-chart Tool For Your Events [Review] by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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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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5 Clever Ways to Improve your Email Subject Lines

Eventbrite UK

Find out how to cut through the noise with this crowd-sourced blog on the top tips for creating the ideal email subject line. The post 5 Clever Ways to Improve your Email Subject Lines appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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7 Top Tips to Manage Temporary Event Staff and Volunteers

Eventinterface

Managing event staff is a bit like herding cats. It can be tricky enough to know whether everyone is doing exactly what they are supposed to when you are relying on a loyal team of permanent workers. But throw a few temporary workers and volunteers, a tight schedule, and a particularly busy event into the mix, and things have the potential of going very wrong.

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Event Swag Ideas: 3 Mistakes That Keep You From the Best Conference Swag

Social Tables

One of the best things about a conference is the event swag, assuming the person planning an event understands the difference between good swag and bad. After all, w ho doesn’t like getting free stuff? While most people are going to attend a conference or trade-show to network and interact, the swag they’re handed at the registration desk can go a long way in building brand affinity and adding value.

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Content Marketing Tips: Marketing to Millennials, FTC Influencer Rules and More

Endless Events

This week, we’ve selected a few content marketing tip. These will help you navigate the fast-paced world of digital marketing. To start, you’ll need to get intimately familiar with the new GDPR rule. This is especially true if your main audience online are based in Europe. There are also a few new rules back home since the FTC released their guidelines for influencer marketing.

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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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12 New Green Venues for Meetings and Events

BizBash

In advance of Earth Day on Sunday, here's a look at new restaurants, corporate event venues, hotels, conference centers, and.

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Top Event Planning Tips For Your Next Company Meeting

Eventinterface

Anyone in the business of events will know that event planning is a very rewarding but stressful job. There is so much to do, and an extreme amount of detail to keep track of as you plan your company meeting or event. Luckily, today we are sharing top tips you can use that will help you not only get through planning your next business meeting but will allow you to soar and do an outstanding job.

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Female Leaders of the Event Industry: Carina Bauer

Eventbrite UK

Carina Bauer is CEO of the £22 million-turnover exhibition business IMEX Group. She tells why female leadership is leading the agenda at this year's shows. The post Female Leaders of the Event Industry: Carina Bauer appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Event Software Showdown: Registration vs Project Management

Event Geek

How to combine registration and project management to get the best results. As anyone who's ever googled "Event Management Software" can tell you, there's an over-abundance of seemingly similar event technology companies out there, many claiming to be the "all-in-one" platform that can do everything under the sun for your events, no matter what type of events you do or how you do them.

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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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Calling Higher-Ed Planners: Enhance & Grow Your Events

BizBash

One of the most unique industries that plans events today is higher education. You may be wondering, but why? Well.

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How Technology is Transforming Traditional Event Networking Formats

Hubilo Blog

“Networking is the no. 1 unwritten rule of success in business.”. – Sallie Krawcheck. Networking is one of the best catalysts of professional development. It is a great way to collect valuable business contacts and get ahead. From knowledge expansion to business contracts, the people you know in the industry truly matters. Understanding these benefits that networking provides, professionals now look for platforms to network.

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Case Study: Sea Creatures Exhibition Aims to Educate and Enthral UK Audiences

Eventbrite UK

The Sea Creatures Exhibition comes to the UK. Check out our case study on this educational and awesome event! The post Case Study: Sea Creatures Exhibition Aims to Educate and Enthral UK Audiences appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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The Most Forgotten Permits You’ll Need For Your Public Event

ePly

Imagine: You’re having your first big public event and everything is going smoothly. Your guests have RSVP’d, all of your vendors are on time, and your event space is looking perfect. But lo and behold, you forgot to apply for some required public permits and now you’re in real trouble! We’ve highlighted the four most common permit categories below to make sure you’re not caught by surprise for your next public event.

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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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7 Steps to Creating a Proactive Medical Risk Management Plan

MeetingsNet

Don’t wait until you have a medical disaster on your hands to realize you should have spent as much time planning for medical issues as you did for food and beverage. While recent events have most meeting professionals focused on preparing for active shooters and weather catastrophes, it’s infinitely more likely—probable, even—that someone at your event will have a medical issue.

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4 Free Video Editing Software Options for Event Planners on a Budget

Capterra Event Management

Event planning is a delicate balance between cutting as many unnecessary costs as possible without forsaking quality. When considering all your business costs such as staffing, overhead, and event management software , it helps if you can find free software options for less pressing needs. Video production is very important in event advertising and event presentations, especially when it comes to your online marketing strategy.

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5 tips for creating irresistible events in the experiential marketing era

Czarnowski

The following post was written by Doug Shockley, VP Global Events at Czarnowski. . More than ever, people are valuing experiences over things. We get it. Experiences tap into all the senses, changing how we perceive and comprehend what surrounds us. Experiences also build trust, expand relationships and give you something to believe in. They make great memories that can be shared—both in real life and on your Instagram and Snapchat feeds.