Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 14, 2016

Why do so many people rate the conference experience as stale, predictable and average at best? Why do conference leaders miss the mark at preparing their own unique DNA conference experience? Why do so many conference organizers miss the opportunity to create a matchless thumbprint on their event’s identity? We as conference organizers often have the common habit of neglecting what makes our event’s experience unique.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 11, 2016

“Best” is context-specific , a matter of opinion , and transitory. When we use “best” dishonestly, we ignore one or more of these realities. We appeal to status , implying that our “best” thing is absolutely best, transcending environment, viewpoint, and the passage of time. Claiming the highest status for our “best” thing preys on our audience’s fears by offering a simplistic solution. “Believe us, buy this, and Bingo!

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EventMB

JULY 15, 2016

The latest gaming craze of Pokemon Go can teach event planners a lot of about what attendees want from the blending of digital and live experiences. I think I have the recipe for why Nintendo’s Pokemon Go mobile game is such a massive hit and I believe there are a number of lessons here for […]. The post 12 Things Event Planners Can Learn From Pokemon Go by Nick Borelli appeared first on [link].

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Eventinterface

JULY 13, 2016

James Tevault, Director of Sales at the Tempe Tourism Office joins us on the latest episode of Event TALK. James discusses how event and meeting planners benefit by utilizing the services of the Tempe Tourism Office, what sets Tempe apart from other destinations and how the city is evolving over the next few years. Listen to Al Wynant and James Tevault discuss the following: How do you differentiate the Tempe Tourism Office from a Destination Management Company?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 15, 2016

View original here. The post Meet Today’s Overwhelmed, Distracted, Impatient Modern Learner [Infographic] appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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EventMB

JULY 13, 2016

Want more loyal attendees? Think you need to recruit a new type? It’s probably not them, it’s you. Cultivate more return attendees at your events by asking these questions. Loyalty is something all event planners strive for when it comes to recurring events. It takes less marketing dollars to reach return attendees and a good […]. The post 15 Reasons Why Your Attendees Aren’t Loyal by Christina Green appeared first on [link].

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Event Planning BluePrint

JULY 13, 2016

Summer is upon us and I’m back to wearing sundresses and flip flops, which is my favorite outfit EVER! This week I’m flying home for a family reunion and the Event Planning Blueprint team is taking time off to enjoy the summer, catch up on rest and plan the launch of our program How To Be An Event Planner. I love hearing how people spend their vacation time and since you’re probably taking time off too, I’ll keep this short and sweet.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 11, 2016

They’re voting with their feet. It’s a common phrase. And one that we as conference organizers should pay attention to. And let’s not forget: after participants vote with their feet, they vote with their wallet. We often wonder if a topic or session is valid or valuable to our stakeholders. The answer is frequently painfully obvious—participants voted with their feet.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 14, 2016

Download our ultimate, 47-page guide to video marketing for events to learn how to effectively use videos for increasing engagement and ticket sales. The post Show Don’t Tell: The Event Professional’s Guide To Video Marketing appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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EventMB

JULY 11, 2016

Can you guarantee every event you run is a sell out event? You know your event is great, so why aren’t more people registering? Every event planner wants to sell more tickets and in a faster time period to meet their sales targets. Don’t miss this free webinar, in partnership with Eventbrite, which will share tactics […]. The post How To Sell Out Your Event in 10 Minutes [Webinar] by Becki Cross appeared first on [link].

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 12, 2016

When I was a child, my father would play cassette tapes of motivational speeches while in the car to help him learn what it took to be successful in life. He explained to me what it was that these speakers were talking about, their struggles, and the lessons I could take away from them. My father always looked out for great speakers and role models to learn and draw motivation from (especially one of his favorites, Zig Ziglar ).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 13, 2016

What is the breakthrough you most want to see happen in your conference in the next year? What do you imagine could be possible if you were truly collaborating with your conference planning team, leadership and volunteers? What effect would leading through collaboration have on those who follow you? In order to do so, you need some new thinking partners.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 12, 2016

Get expert advice from Tommy Goodwin, Director of Field Operations at Eventbrite, on how to craft a solid event logistics strategy for your festival. The post How to Craft a Solid Event Logistics Strategy for Your Festival appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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EventMB

JULY 14, 2016

Peerspace is an online portal to discover, research and book special and unique venues. Here is our review. Peerspace: What Is It? Launched in 2014, Peerspace is the airbnb of the event planning world. It allows event planners to find beautiful and quirky event spaces and book them by the hour via the responsive website […]. The post Peerspace: Unique Venue Marketplace [Review] by Becki Cross appeared first on [link].

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PCMA Convene

JULY 15, 2016

Ashley Milne-Tyte talks to Brigid Schulte, author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time, who is an expert on how Americans spend their time. Their conversation was inspired by the revelation that nearly 80 percent of the meeting professionals who responded to the 2016 Meetings Market Survey didn’t take all of the vacation they earned last year.

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2016

Technology is now intrinsically linked to our lives and daily activities. So has the term ‘event technology’ become too broad a term to accurately describe the services available to event organisers? Jamie Vaughan from Eventbase joined the Talking Events podcast to discuss the topic and to look at how technology is being deployed in cross-genre […].

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 11, 2016

By mastering a few simple formulas, Excel can be a powerful source of intelligence for event managers. Here's how to get the most out of it. The post 5 Need-to-Know Excel Tips for Event Managers appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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EventMB

JULY 13, 2016

When you’re in the business of organising events, a key part of the job is getting customers through the front door. Leading up to the event, you need to do everything within your power to sell out. Here is why Twitter Advertising is a great option to get extra bums on seats. Almost everyone has […]. The post How To Use Twitter Advertising To Get In Front Of Attendees by Michael Chidzey appeared first on [link].

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MeetingPool

JULY 11, 2016

With the recent popularity of shows like Serial and Invisibilia, Podcasts are quickly becoming one of the leading ways that people are hearing stories, learning new information and to keeping up with trends and changes in just about any given field or industry. So it should come as no surprise that podcasting is rising in popularity amongst […].

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2016

Invite the Media is a media strategy platform that triggers invitations to key Influencers and invite them on newsworthy events anywhere in the world With headquarters in San Jose, California and satellites in Florida and Paris, InvitetheMedia.com was founded in October 2015 by Francois Huynh, President CEO of AdAvenueGroup and former Yahoo project manager.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 12, 2016

You’ve finally completed your event management degree – congratulations! But what happens now? Top lecturers and employers offer their advice to graduates. The post Career Advice for Event Management Graduates appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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EventMB

JULY 12, 2016

The 2016 edition of Engaging Events has just launched. Grab your free copy now. Live interaction technology is the fastest growing area of eventtech. This report is focused on how to use interactive event technology to create better experiences. For the first time the features of 128 of the best live interaction tools are compared within the report and you can access […].

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MeetingsNet

JULY 15, 2016

How meeting planners, AV pros, and speakers can make their next sound check their most productive yet. How meeting planners, AV pros, and speakers can make their next sound check their most productive yet. read more.

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Event Industry News

JULY 15, 2016

Let’s face it, planning a successful event will never be a stroll in the park. Whether your guest list holds 50 or 500 invites, approaching this process with an open mind to new technologies will only have a positive effect. The industry is quickly developing, and it would be fair to say that pretty much […]. The post Social Superheroes present Event Marketing appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Eventbrite UK

JULY 13, 2016

How do conference organisers need to react to the ever changing events industry? Stephen Spencer tells us the 6 trends redefining the conference experience. The post 6 Trends Redefining the Conference Experience appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 13, 2016

Forty years ago, Gary Trudeau published what is now a classic Doonesbury cartoon in which he poked fun at the American penchant for conspicuous consumption. In the comic, a newly adopted Vietnamese baby looks at the huge plate of food served by her American parents and thinks, “This is positively obscene !” The equivalent response to excess today falls into the general category of #FirstWorldProblems.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 12, 2016

It’s not enough to just hope something awful won’t happen at your meeting—you have to prepare for every contingency. It’s not enough to just hope something awful won’t happen at your meeting—you have to prepare for every contingency. read more.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

Pokemon have comeback in a major way, calling on players everywhere to catch ‘em all. The Japanese franchise reached the height of popularity during the late 90s, and is once again on everyone’s radar with the mobile augmented reality game Pokemon Go. The game was officially released last week in the United States for download on iOS and Android devices, and has since topped the charts in the App Store.

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