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Guide: How to Plan a Successful Product Launch Event

Attendease

This is an exciting time for your brand. After countless months of R&D, you have a new product that you’re really excited to bring to market. But whether you’re an emerging startup or a well-established corporation, this phase marks only the very beginning. What you do next is key, and an impactful and engaging introduction to the market is paramount to your product’s growth and longevity.

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Review of Butter, a smooth meeting platform for facilitators

Conferences that Work

Companies bombard me with offers to check out online meeting platforms. Sadly, I simply don’t have time to explore most of them. But every once in a while I hear about a platform that intrigues me enough to schedule a demo. Butter is an online meeting platform that is designed to support the facilitation of great interactive meetings. The demo impressed me enough to delve into the platform, and I liked what I found.

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How the Metaverse Will Change the Event Industry?

GEVME

In the past few months, ‘metaverse’ has become the internet’s favourite buzzword. And it’s not just gamers or tech enthusiasts who are talking about it, but also Big Tech companies like Meta and Microsoft announcing various developments in this space – clearly signaling that every business and industry needs to gear up for it. From real estate investments worth millions of dollars to organising musical concerts with popular celebrities , the metaverse is almost on everyone’s radar.

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The Email Tool ORLOVE “Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know About”

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Imagine jamming to a live DJ set with the smell of sea salt in the air. The sun sets; ocean waves lap against the side of the boat. That’s the vibe at an ORLOVE boat party. The scene is dreamy, and last Memorial Day it was even dreamier. As Matt Orlove tells us, this boat […].

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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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COVID Testing 101 for Events

Event Farm

It goes without saying that the events industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Now two years in we’re realizing our new normal and event planners fully recognize that their attendees’ health is a non-negotiable priority. Variant after variant and surges in cases time and time again, the reality is that this pandemic isn’t going away and it also seems like vaccinations and boosters aren’t the preventive solution we’d hope for.

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Twine Buys Glimpse to Supercharge Zoom Breakout Rooms

EventMB

Software company twine, a specialized tool for networking, just announced its acquisition of Glimpse, part of the Zoom App Marketplace. This deal marks the launch of twine for Zoom, a tool that combines matchmaking software with Zoom Breakout Rooms. Twine’s just-announced acquisition of Glimpse is aiming to raise the bar on the way groups connect […].

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How to Plan a 5k Run/Walk Fundraiser — From Start to Finish Line

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Large races like marathons attract a lot of participants and raise money for charity, and their success can be recreated with smaller events such as 5k races or fun runs. Charity races are a great way to bring your community together for a cause. The combination of charitable donations with a healthy activity is appealing to many, […].

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Event Gamification Guide: Reach Your Event Goals!

Endless Events

Event gamification has revolutionized the way we plan events and measure their success. It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms ! Most event platforms on the market offer both in-person as well as virtual event gamification solutions.

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Three Brands Making Metaverse Moves with Their Own Virtual Destinations

Event Marketer

You’ve seen the branded spaces created in Fortnite and the activations hosted in Roblox , but some organizations are building their very own experiential digital destinations as a tentative first step towards cracking the metaverse code. These brand-owned virtual worlds reach well beyond the structure of traditional virtual environments, and are opening up groundbreaking ways of engaging and educating consumers.

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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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Hopin Lays Off Workers on Impact From Covid

EventMB

UK-based event tech unicorn Hopin is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, including its chief marketing officer. Does the downsizing point to a real decline in business or just some housecleaning after riding the wave of virtual meetings? The company has confirmed that it is letting go of approximately 138 full-time employees. This number […].

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Oakland’s DAGHE Creates a Soundtrack to Black History Month

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It’s pretty much the teenage dream to be able to throw the coolest parties where everyone knows your name and you get to control the dance floor. For Oakland-based DJ and entrepreneur DAGHE, he made his dream into a reality. “I started doing events when I was 16 at a night called Preppy Sensation Ent,” […].

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Planning Disruption-Proof Events In Times Of Uncertainty

Endless Events

Great event professionals know that it’s vital to always have a plan B ready when planning events. For example, they know how to deal with bad weather at events and how to build a crisis communication plan. However, according to Event Brew , many are yet to master planning disruption-proof events amidst the pandemic – or at least master the way they communicate the unavoidable uncertainty.

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Five Ways Sleep Number Crushes Booth Engagement at CES

Event Marketer

When you’re a sleep wellness brand vying for attention at a global technology trade show, sometimes you’ve got to make your own dreams come true. Such is the case for Sleep Number, an exhibitor at CES for the last eight years. The brand’s presence at the tentpole event has evolved from a tiny footprint located next to an e-cigarette booth in a small corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center, to a large, interactive space prominently positioned on the show floor.

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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 the Biggest Convention Center in the U.S. Survived the Pandemic

EventMB

In a normal year, approximately three million people would walk through the doors of Chicago’s McCormick Place, one of the biggest convention centers in the U.S. The past two years, however, have been anything but normal. The Covid-19 pandemic has created a tidal wave of trouble for the world, and convention centers like McCormick Place […]. The post How the Biggest Convention Center in the U.S.

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Events Industry Report: Insights on Event Planning, Marketing, and Safety

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Eventbrite’s monthly Events Industry Report is designed to keep event creators like you informed about the shifting landscape of the events industry. Read on for expert industry insights, event marketing tips, health and safety updates, and much more. Event Industry Insights On Jan. 19, arts and culture advocates testified before the Small Business Committee in […].

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Brandt & Will’s Event Technology Trends 2022

Endless Events

This week’s Event Tech Podcast episode is a little bit different. Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. The session was titled ‘Technology Tools and Trends Driving Engagement, Collaboration and Innovation’ And since they talked about event technology trends for 2022 and beyond, the talk is just as relevant today as i

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Toronto Caterers Offering Valentine’s Day Special Menus

EventSource

With businesses finally starting to open back up and society once again heading in the direction of “normalcy”, there’s an ever-growing sense of excitement in the air! Add to that Valentine’s Day – and you’ve got yourself the perfect scenario for an intimate dinner for you and your loved one. There is certainly no shortage of fantastic restaurants at your disposal but if eating out is still not entirely in your comfort zone, or if you’d simply prefer sta

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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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Growth of Event Sales Pipeline Projected to Outpace Attendance This Year

EventMB

An event industry survey suggests that neither exhibitor nor attendance numbers will make a full rebound this year, but one area is projected to exceed 2019 numbers: the sales pipeline attributed to events. How can B2B event planners keep up the momentum? Emerald, a data-driven provider of “dynamic market platforms” that include both events and […].

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Keeping It Local: Your Guide to Advertising Community Events

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Organising a local event is a great way to bring communities together. Planning all the elements of your perfect event is one part of the picture, but before you jump straight into that, it’s important to map out who you want to attend and how to reach them. Maybe you already have experience in ways […].

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Venue Spotlight: Yorkshire Event Centre & Pavilions of Harrogate

Event Industry News

Confidence in events is increasing every day, with more bookings and high levels of enquiries filling us with optimism for a great future. Based on 250 acres of beautiful, countryside on the outskirts of Harrogate, we have two fabulous event spaces the Yorkshire Event Centre and Pavilions of Harrogate. We offer great facilities and service and also help clients looking to fulfil their corporate and social responsibility, as all our profits go to help fund the work of the registered charity, the

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Revolt TV’s Annual Summit Returns to in-Person with a Hyper-local Program

Event Marketer

The Revolt Summit x AT&T, an annual conference produced by Black-owned and operated multimedia platform, Revolt TV, which was founded by music icon Sean “Diddy” Combs, returned to in-person after a two-year hiatus, Nov. 11-13, with an array of hyper-local cultural touchpoints for the Atlanta-based audience. The three-day experience, which offered workshops, panels, networking opportunities, keynotes and celebrity performances, was designed to engage and support future Black leaders.

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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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How Event Industry Leaders Are Preparing For 2022

EventMB

Has attendee behavior changed forever? Do all events need to offer an option to participate remotely? Are employees working remotely more or less attracted to in-person events? These are some of the fascinating questions we will address with industry leaders at the upcoming Future of the Event Industry: 2022 Outlook Summit. Continued uncertainty is the […].

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New Realms, New Ideas: Virtual Reality Tech Is Transforming Events, Experiences

Smart Meetings

Wouldn’t you rather forget where you are for a moment and feel like you’re there? Spinning slowly in a grandiose ballroom or stepping inside a hotel suite, the ocean view through the doors to the balcony—the next generation of virtual reality (VR) can deliver so much more than pretty worlds through clunky goggles. For event planners, reality-shifting exhibitions are about experiencing a space, destination or concept, as the virtual exists as a thin film does, covering, challenging and contesting

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A Greener Festival reveal the festivals and events reducing their environmental impact

Event Industry News

Not for Profit organisation A Greener Festival (AGF) has revealed the results of their industry leading green event certification for 2021, which highlights festivals and events striving to reduce waste and emissions and enhance equality and ecosystems and commends those who have achieved high standards in sustainability and reduced their environmental impact.

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Hot Property: Brand Experiences at Scope for Miami Art Week

Event Marketer

Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center is one of the more nationally recognized fairs that attracts sponsors during Miami Art Week, but Scope Art Show, which celebrated its 20 th anniversary during the events this past November and December, has become a breeding ground for experimental brand installations on the beach. Scope, also known as Scope International Contemporary Art Show, is a hot beach pavilion-style property and platform for contemporary art, new artists and emerging mediums

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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 to Turn Your Virtual Events into Engaging Shows

EventMB

To produce enhanced virtual event experiences, planners must make quality content a top priority while thinking like a TV producer. Here, we explore how to turn your next virtual event into a show-quality production with user-friendly tools and tips from experienced professionals. Enhancing the virtual event experience is always on the mind of an event […].

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Eva and Scott’s Intimate Wedding at Archive Studios

EventSource

Eva and Scott’s big day at Archive Studios is a love letter to both city chic and modern minimalism. The couple wanted a romantic vibe with sleek impeccable details – no easy feat – so they hired the brilliant planners at Blush & Bowties to help them pull it all off — and they totally did! All the chicness and the sweetest moments were fortunately photographed by the talented lens of Nikki Mills.

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ExCeL London hails strong start to 2022 as first of 350 live events gets underway

Event Industry News

MCN Motorcycle Show kick-starts packed calendar including Bett, ICE London and the International Liver Congress InfoSecurity & Shoptalk Europe amongst shows making debut at ExCeL Work to begin shortly on venue’s 25,000sqm expansion programme – Visitors to benefit from opening of Elizabeth line later in the year. ExCeL London is set to lead the recovery of the live events sector in London as it welcomes its first event of 2022 this week, beginning a packed calendar of more than 350

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