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AUGUST 1, 2019
Event planning is incredibly stressful and time-consuming — we get it. Use these 12 event planning tips to get your head on straight, and make sure your next event goes off without a hitch. The post 12 Event Planning Tips to Minimize Stress & Increase Productivity appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.
PCMA Convene
JULY 30, 2019
F or the last 12 of his 19 years as a chef, Andrew Strader has worked as executive chef for Sodexo at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, California. When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said.
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EventMB
JULY 31, 2019
This is a sponsored post by Jifflenow. More information about the Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Events, conferences, and trade shows are huge investments for businesses that can have a significant impact on business opportunities and revenue growth. However, with the expense of sponsorship, travel, setup, sales resources, and dynamic/engaging booths, it’s imperative that […].
Attendease
JULY 30, 2019
Email marketing is one of the most powerful online marketing strategies you can use to promote events, so you must pay special attention to the quality of your emails so you are not added to the blackhole of emails: the email blacklist. Also known as a nightmare for email marketers, in technical terms, an email blacklist is a real-time list that identifies IP addresses or domains that are known to spend spam.
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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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JULY 30, 2019
To stand out in an event-goer’s Facebook or Instagram feed, your event ads need to be concise and compelling. You need to build the story of your event — all in one snappy sentence and an eye-catching image. When you’re hosting multiple events a month, you don’t have time to start from scratch. Instead, use these […]. The post 15 Social Media Ad Copy Templates to Sell Out Your Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.
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Conferences that Work
JULY 29, 2019
Last week, my friend Traci Browne wrote to me about a workshop that wasn’t. “You’ll love this…I went to a 4 hour morning workshop at this digital conference. The speaker said, this will be interactive because no one wants to listen to me talk for four hours. He then proceeded to talk for 4 hours! I did learn stuff and it prompted some ideas, but imagine how much better they might stick if it actually was a workshop.
BizBash
JULY 30, 2019
All-inclusive amenities, over-the-top decor, and ultimate privacy have turned hotel penthouses and V.I.P. suites into ideal event venues.
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JULY 31, 2019
Stress dreams. Everyone knows them. Everyone gets them. But for event planners, stress dreams get to a whole new level. If the cliche stress dream is showing up naked to somewhere important, you have these dreams too — but with the added horror of your phone on the fritz, your team in a frenzy, your […]. The post 5 Nightmares Every Event Planner Has Experienced appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.
Eventbrite UK
JULY 28, 2019
When do people buy event tickets? It's important to know the answer if you want to maximise your ticket sales and promotional plan. So we found out for you. The post Event Ticket Sales Statistics: When Do People Buy Event Tickets? appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
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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
atEvent
JULY 30, 2019
Improved team alignment was named as the top payoff to an ABM strategy according to 56% of respondents in the Demand Gen Report’s ABM Benchmark Survey. It's no secret this is a key ingredient to an effective ABM strategy at events, but there are a lot of players involved (Sales, Marketing, Event Planning, Customer Success), which makes it hard to know where to start.
BizBash
AUGUST 1, 2019
Steal these event ideas that incorporate actual cacti and on-theme imagery inspired by the prickly plant.
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JULY 29, 2019
“Just winging it” works for some events, but it’s a risky and cavalier approach. Sooner or later, unforeseen circumstances will derail your best intentions. Owners of successful event businesses are both visionary and realistic. They know how to identify their strengths and weaknesses, seek out opportunities, and address risks up front. This goes for creators […].
Eventbrite UK
JULY 31, 2019
Ticket sales are great, but it’s important not to miss out on the opportunity to get to know the people behind each purchase. By understanding more about your audience, you can start to target your marketing messages to attract new attendees. When someone completes the checkout process, a new part of your job begins. And […]. The post How to Create and Manage Your Attendee Lists appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
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Eventsforce
JULY 29, 2019
Humans are social animals. We rely on our circle of family and friends for support and assistance. We also tend to trust people we admire and often model our behaviour after theirs. This simple fact along with the explosion of the internet and social media has led to the rise of digital influencers – and consequently, influencer marketing. But what exactly do influencers do and why should event organisers consider using them around their events?
BizBash
JULY 29, 2019
Show attendees their well-being is important.
Picatic by Eventbrite
JULY 30, 2019
Your event landing page has 10 seconds to capture a visitor’s interest. That’s not a lot of time to spark an event-goer’s imagination and hold their attention. How do you strike a balance between eye catching design, strong messaging for why attendees should come, and the value they’ll get all on one event landing page? […]. The post How to Build the Perfect Event Landing Page appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.
Eventbrite UK
JULY 30, 2019
Up until a few years ago, not many Londoners had heard of Newington Causeway. It was just a stretch of road connecting Borough and Elephant & Castle tube stations, lined with grey office buildings and not much else. But all that changed when Andrea Rasca stumbled upon a disused urban space and founded Mercato Metropolitano […]. The post Passion to Project: How Mercato Metropolitano Brings a London Community Together (Over Good Food!
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.
Event Industry News
JULY 29, 2019
Company name: Lineup Ninja Founded: 21 st April 2017 Web address: www.lineup.ninja. About: Lineup Ninja is an online platform that saves event managers time and helps them avoid mistakes when managing content for their events. It streamlines the whole process from call for papers to publishing the agenda. Bringing submissions and agenda tools together allows important details like speaker availability, AV requests and track preferences to be captured up front, planned for, and reflected in the
PCMA Convene
AUGUST 1, 2019
Experiential learning involves hand-on activities to get your attendees moving — and engaged. Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. They have expectations of involvement. They don’t want to hear canned answers to prepared questions, and they have a radar for inauthentic content and rigid control.
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AUGUST 1, 2019
Vendor negotiations. Last-minute cancellations. Meetings that cut through lunch. Sometimes your schedule just doesn’t allow for the aggressive marketing plan of your dreams. Even so, you don’t need to blow major budget dollars or stare at a screen for hours a day to sell more tickets to your event. In just fifteen minutes a day, […]. The post Sell More Tickets in 1 Month: Your Week 1 Plan appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.
Eventbrite UK
JULY 29, 2019
With 29% of organisers saying they are able to use free venues for their events, how can you do the same? Here are 4 tried and tested strategies. The post 4 Ideas on How to Get a Venue For Free appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
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Event Industry News
JULY 30, 2019
Story Events has announced, that the 7 th edition of the London Christmas Party Show (12 th -13 th May 2020) will be taking place at Haberdashers Hall in the city of London. After a successful two years at Plaisterers’ Hall, the move is due to a need for increased space. Clare McAndrew, show director at Story Events, commented, “Plaisterers’ Hall has served us well over the past couple of years but we are now in a position where we need slightly more room for content as well as creating a more s
Bizzabo
JULY 29, 2019
The networking experts at e180 share tips for producing events that even introverts will want to return to year after year. We know that networking is one of the main drivers for event attendance worldwide. We also know that networking activities often require a comfort level with socializing (and let’s be honest: LinkedIn stalking) that many of our guests don’t have.
ePly
JULY 31, 2019
Who doesn’t love getting some free swag at events?? We know we do! Handing out company swag is a great way to promote your company, especially at events like trade shows that have an expo hall. The question is however… how much swag is TOO much swag? What items are even worth bringing? These are important things to consider when preparing for your next event.
Connect Your Meetings
JULY 31, 2019
Earlier this month , industry veteran Michael Dominguez stepped down from his role as senior vice president and chief sales officer at MGM Resorts International to become president and CEO at Associated Luxury Hotels International , a global sales organization dedicated to the MICE market. As when any bigwig in hospitality makes a major career change, people can’t help but wonder why, Dominguez took some time out of his first week at the new job to chat with us about why he left MGM and his hope
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Event Industry News
JULY 29, 2019
Following on from last week’s post, How to use your speaker to better market your event , Event Industry News wanted to explore additional marketing tactics. Influencers, when utilised correctly, can offer a huge boost for engagement, pre-, during and post-event. Identifying the right influencer for your event can be tricky and it is understandable to chase after the one with the most Twitter followers.
Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers
JULY 31, 2019
Logistics tend to take all the energy in event planning. Of course they are an important element, but not when they take all the focus. The copy you use for your events, and your choice of words to promote an event, are just as important. They’re the levers you pull to sell your story, if you use them well. For this post I’m light on the data because I believe you don’t need to know the best words that convert.
Eventbrite UK
JULY 30, 2019
As your event day gets closer, ticket sales become a key focus. You want to sell out – and we want to help you get there. Here at Eventbrite, creating a user experience that benefits our event organisers is of utmost importance. So, check out these 6 new product features that will help you sell […]. The post Sell More Tickets with These 6 New Eventbrite Product Features appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
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