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10 ½ Creative Event Marketing Ideas to Drive Ticket Sales

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You have countless event marketing options. And with that comes a paralysis of choice. Where to focus your attention and efforts? And how to come up with new ideas beyond basic social posts? What if you decide wrong? The thought of spending your marketing budget for naught sends you into a panic spiral. Your anxiety […]. The post 10 ½ Creative Event Marketing Ideas to Drive Ticket Sales appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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How To Get Exhibitors To Adopt New Technology

Expo Pass

(3 Minute Read). How To Get Exhibitors To Adopt New Technology. Are you interested in sharing your industry insights click here and share you story! . The “If it ain’t broke…” mentality sounds good if we’re talking about a bicycle or a toaster. But when we’re talking about business tech, people in every industry have a natural reluctance that blinds us to possibility.

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Improving Event Lead Capture: Why Context Matters

atEvent

How many times have you attended an event, had a great booth with an energetic staff, handed out popular swag and collected contact information from hundreds of leads, but still had an underwhelming amount of sales meetings as a result? It's not for a lack of trying, but a lack of context. A huge topic we often discuss here is the need for capturing event lead context, and we thought it would be beneficial to go into some more detail about why that contextual data is so important.

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How to Select the Perfect Host City for Your Next Sporting Event

EventMB

This is a sponsored post from Québec City Business Destination. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. The perfect host city can make a critical difference in your sporting event. A city’s venues are important, but its planning services/offerings and relationship with you, the sporting event planner, are what create the foundation for a successful […].

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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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Utah’s Most Awesome Live Events Run on This Guy’s Passion

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Tony Duffy always assumed he’d follow his family’s footsteps and become a police officer. But from the time he was a teen planning parties in his backyard, live events were his calling — and even his police administration degree couldn’t change that. Fast forward to today: Duffy and his wife Gina are the principal owners […]. The post Utah’s Most Awesome Live Events Run on This Guy’s Passion appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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12 New Green Venues for Meetings and Events in 2019

BizBash

These new and renovated convention centers, hotels, restaurants, and other event venues are making a commitment to eco-friendly events.

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18 Creative Summer Event Theme Ideas for Parties & Beyond

Social Tables

Is there anything sweeter than summer? The sun’s shining, the birds are chirping, and event planners have more options at their disposal than arguably any other season. After all, there’s the heightened possibility of holding events outdoors, a heaping helping of rich, colorful palettes to play with, and endless summer event themes that promise to surprise and delight attendees.

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Infographic: Americans Would Rather Be Known for Their Experiences Than Possessions

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Americans define themselves by the experiences they have. As an event creator, you need to understand how your event factors into this sense of identity. By creating an experience at your event that speaks to people deeply — that resonates with attendees and makes them want to share — you can build an event brand that […]. The post Infographic: Americans Would Rather Be Known for Their Experiences Than Possessions appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Liberating Structures 1-2-4-All has a big problem

Conferences that Work

While Liberating Structures include many useful ways to improve meetings and organizations, one of the “simplest” offered — “ 1-2-4-All ” — has a big problem. It claims to uncover a group’s “important ideas” in just twelve minutes. But in practice it invariably misses innovative ideas that need time for the group to understand and value.

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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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8 Ways to Improve Your Event

Eventbrite UK

No matter how successful your event is, there’s always room for improvement. Whether it’s adding new features or optimising your event planning processes, there are lots of ways you can improve your event. And by striving to get better each time, you can become more effective as an event planner, proactively analysing your performance and […].

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Everything You Need to Know About Working with an Event Staffing Agency

Social Tables

Great events require great staff. But sometimes you just don’t have the time (or the experience) necessary to hire the right people for the job. Which is why learning how to work with an event staffing agency is an important skill for any successful event planner. So before you start looking for staff for your next event, make sure you keep these helpful tips and ideas in mind: Reasons you should hire an event staffing agency Before you even consider which event staffing agency to partner with,

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The Secret to Fundraising Event Success: Storytelling

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Americans are attending more live charity events than ever. One out of five of us recently attended an event to support a cause. If fundraising events are your passion and your job, this is good news. The interest — and the dollars — are there. The challenge is to cut through all the noise. With […]. The post The Secret to Fundraising Event Success: Storytelling appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Projection Mapping: 3 Important Considerations

BizBash

The Event Leadership Institute shares essential elements when planning the dramatic audiovisual effect.

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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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9 Steps to Write an Event Description That Drives Attendance

Eventbrite UK

Writing an event description that wins over attendees is both a science and an art. How do you sum up the blood, sweat, and tears of your work in a few sentences? By knowing what information to prioritise, you can write an event description that helps you reach more people and sell more tickets. Here […]. The post 9 Steps to Write an Event Description That Drives Attendance appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Data-Driven Marketing & Events: A Panel Discussion

EventBank Insights

[link] On April 16th, EventBank and Pico Group co-organized a panel discussion on the topic of Data-Driven Marketing & Events so that we can dive deeper into the most hotly contested topic to date, data and how companies use it.The night kicked off with networking over wine and hors d'oeuvres and quickly settled in for the discussion. At the offset, EventBank started with a quick presentation to get the audience thinking about what event marketing data truly means to them, in hopes that thro

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How Online Donations Can Shape Your Fundraising Event Strategy

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When a hurricane strikes a coastal community, images of the destruction spread rapidly through social media. Seeing the painful images, the sympathetic public acts fast to set up online fundraising campaigns and raise funds for the relief effort — all before the storm victims can register their shock. The ability to fundraise online and leverage […].

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Convicts, Addicts, Attendees Run with a Purpose

PCMA Convene

Craig Mitchell, a judge in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and members of the Skid Row Running Club, rest after a morning run. (Mark Hayes/Skid Row Marathon). As the sun rose in Los Angeles on April 9, the second day of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries 2019 Convention & Exposition, a group of 140 attendees laced up their running shoes for a common convention morning activity: a fun run.

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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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10 New Montreal Venues for Spring 2019 Meetings and Events

BizBash

The restaurants, hotels, meeting spaces, and more for hosting events in Montreal.

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Boulevard Events are taking catering to new heights at the ArcelorMittal Orbit

Event Industry News

Two of east London’s top players in the events industry, the ArcelorMittal Orbit and Boulevard Events, are joining forces to offer event hosts an unmissable experience. Following a competitive process, the UK’s most exciting viewing platform, the ArcelorMittal Orbit, is upping the wow factor for its events with the appointment of Boulevard Events as its official catering partner.

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Is Your Event Missing These Immersive Touchpoints?

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This is a guest post by Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater. Imagine stepping foot outside a conference: You’re greeted with ambient wilderness sounds and surrounded by real trees, woodland creatures, and even a small mountain range — but inside four walls. This 40,000-square-foot “campground,” which Salesforce brought to life at the 2018 Dreamforce Expo, […].

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How to Use Podcasts & Events as Marketing Tools – #EventIcons Episode 160

Endless Events

Another Tuesday, another #EventIcons – and it’s time to talk about podcasts and events! So, you’ve heard of a play within a play, but when was the last time you heard about a podcast within a podcast? Okay, perhaps the Shakespearean element doesn’t quite fit here. However, today’s episode of our podcast is, indeed, about podcasts.

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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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4 Ways Live-Streaming Can Benefit Your Events

Eventsforce

One of the main challenges organisers face around events is getting enough people to sign up and attend. But even when you hit your targets, there are still many out there who are interested in what your event has to offer but are unable to come for one reason or another. And this is where live-streaming comes in. Live-streaming technology has made steady advancements over the past few years and is gaining a lot of ground in our industry.

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How UK event organisers can make the most of ‘bleisure’ to increase delegate engagement

Event Industry News

By Louisa Watson, director of marketing, Wyboston Lakes Resort. Event organisers in the UK can boost delegate engagement if they do more to help them to make the most of ‘bleisure’ opportunities. The concept of enabling delegates to extend their business visit with leisure time at the venue or nearby has grown rapidly over the last ten years. According to a report from global research-based publisher Skift, 78 per cent of respondents agree that adding leisure days to business travel adds value t

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Eventbrite Music Lands New Long Island City Venue—The Arc

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Today, the very first shows for exciting new venture, The Arc, went on sale and we have to say—there’s nothing we love more than seeing those shows up and selling on Eventbrite Music. The Arc is a unique independently-owned 20,000-sq.-ft. live concert and event space—the first major venue of its kind in Queens, New York. […]. The post Eventbrite Music Lands New Long Island City Venue—The Arc appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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This Week in Los Angeles: a Flower-Filled Freight Elevator, Coachella's AR-Equipped Stage, Paramount's New Event Pro

BizBash

West Coast bureau chief Claire Hoffman covers the week's biggest event news.

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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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How A Long Event Day Can Turn Into An Expensive Bill – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

Hiring an AV company for your event isn’t all fun and games, especially when AV labor comes into the equation. Truth is when you’re going through the process of finding an AV company, labor isn’t something that pops into mind. Well, at least not immediately. Sure, you know you’ll need all that equipment, and screens, and speakers, the works!

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Event Technology Awards reveal first group of 2019 judges

Event Industry News

Organisers of the Event Technology Awards have revealed the first group of judges for the 2019 event, and it reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the event industry. The first group of 12 judges are drawn from the expo, media, brand, agency and festival sectors, and includes representation from Reed Exhibitions, GSK, Imagination and Bournemouth 7’s. INVNT Co-founder & CEO Scott Cullather makes his debut on the judging panel.

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Time is Money: How to Book Shows Smarter, Not Harder

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Wondering how to book shows smarter, not harder? These 3 tips will streamline the process, freeing up precious brainpower to focus on other things. The post Time is Money: How to Book Shows Smarter, Not Harder appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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