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MAY 23, 2016

In Part 1 of this series I defined participatory voting and we explored the different ways to use it to obtain public information about viewpoints and participants in the room, paving the way for further useful discussions and conversations. There is no shortage of high-tech systems that can poll an audience. Commonly known as ARSs, Student Response Systems (SRSs), or “clickers,” these systems combine an audience voting method—a custom handheld device, personal cell phone/smartphone, personal co

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Eventinterface

MAY 24, 2016

Eventinterface MARKET is live. Our curated and complimentary directory of services, venues and vendors supporting the event and meeting planning industry is now open for business. Eventinterface MARKET launched, featuring a diverse list of resources for Meeting and Event Planners. Included are featured businesses Marriott International , Tempe Tourism Office , HelmsBriscoe , SuperShutlle/ExecuCar , Duran Events and Copper Hills Inn.

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EventTechBrief

MAY 26, 2016

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Capterra Event Management

MAY 24, 2016

My girlfriend is addicted to Pinterest. She consults it for everything from decoration designs to budgeting ideas. She plans out every aspect of her life with Pinterest boards and she’s even gotten me to start using the website every now and then for dinner ideas or blog topic inspiration. The way I see it, anyone who’s anyone in event planning and management ought to have and regularly use Pinterest for events.

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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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TicketBud

MAY 26, 2016

We've received a lot of requests lately asking for tips and tricks on starting out as an event planner. So, who better to go to than the source - actual event planners that use Ticketbud! Today I'm happy to introduce the first guest to our Event Planner Spotlight: Elizabeth (Corr) Sheils of Bridal Bliss Event Planning. She is part of a star-studded team that has been consistently voted as the best Portland wedding planners and Event Coordinators for weddings.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2016

Next month, Convene’s CMP series will explore best practices for building and managing internships. We talked to meeting planners about how they work with Millennials to create the best experience for everyone. There’s a certain mystique surrounding the demographic group. “I wish I knew more about them,” says Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events.

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BizBash

MAY 23, 2016

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EventPlanning

MAY 24, 2016

If you are new to the world of event planning and organization, you probably look at vendors as being less important than the event organizer. In reality, you should treat vendors more like partners, as they can be the ones who make or break your efforts to succeed as an event planner. Starting out successfully in the event business is not so much about building up a string of returning clients, as it is building a reputation of someone who can deliver what they have promised.

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Event Geek

MAY 25, 2016

Our Top Software Picks for Managing Events, Teams and Logistics You have a lot on your plate when planning an event, especially when it comes to coordinating people and resources. Whether you’re planning a community meetup or exhibiting at a trade show, your team needs to click like clockwork to make sure everything comes together perfectly on location.

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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

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PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2016

This week, I blew in and out of Houston for 16 hours to participate in a panel session during the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) 2016 Travel and Tourism Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. As I — and the conference’s 300-plus attendees — filed into the ballroom for Tuesday’s Luncheon General Session, we found a three-gift-box-tier tied with ribbon serving as each table’s centerpiece.

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EventFocus

MAY 27, 2016

Holiday events are here to stay – but who says they have to be during the winter holidays? As employees and clients start to expect more meaningful, creative ways to celebrate; some of the more innovative companies are eschewing the traditional winter holiday party and hosting Halloween events instead. WHY HALLOWEEN? Halloween has soared in popularity in recent years.

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Converve

MAY 27, 2016

Multi-cultural melting pot. Canada, with over 34 million inhabitants, is a tapestry of diverse cultures. 200,000 inhabitants migrate to the country per year – a migration number only beaten worldwide by the USA. Canadian Aboriginals came to the country over 50,000 years ago, presumably from Siberia – long before the English and French settlers that colonized the country in the 1600s.

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Lasso

MAY 24, 2016

-LASSO enables Event Service companies to manage their entire labor workflow – everything from determining availability and scheduling crew to communicating up-to-date event details, capturing their time and getting them paid-. ATLANTA, May 24, 2016 – LASSO , an Event Workforce Management Software and Mobile App that pulls together labor processes and simplifies crew management for Event Service companies, today announced they will be exhibiting at this year’s InfoComm show, June 8 – 10, 2

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PCMA Convene

MAY 23, 2016

When I attended the Collision conference in New Orleans last month, Sinead Murphy, director of live events for the conference’s producer, Dublin-based Web Summit, led a tour of Collision’s dynamic show floor at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. There was a lot to take in on the 150,000-square-foot floor — so much that I’m just going to share a few highlights in the hope that they capture something of the seemingly spontaneous, thoughtfully curated happening th

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MAY 26, 2016

Two of my favorite event peeps – Tess Vismale and John Federico at PCMA in January. I had the amazing opportunity to speak at this past January’s Convening Leaders in Vancouver and had a kickin time. I met some awesome people “in the flesh” for the first time (hey GadgetBoy ), reunited with old friends, and even got to walk around with a virtual attendee (the kick-ass Will Curran )… Some of my presentations were spot on spectacular and some were meh but the session

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Converve

MAY 27, 2016

Multi-cultural melting pot. Canada, with over 34 million inhabitants, is a tapestry of diverse cultures. 200,000 inhabitants migrate to the country per year – a migration number only beaten worldwide by the USA. Canadian Aboriginals came to the country over 50,000 years ago, presumably from Siberia – long before the English and French settlers that colonized the country in the 1600s.

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Loudermilk Center

MAY 23, 2016

Using WordPress for your conference website makes sense for a many reasons. WordPress.org is free. You have to have your own hosting and domain name but the self-hosted version of WordPress has a plethora of options for event management. Over 26% of websites in the world are created with WordPress which means that your team may already be familiar with updating websites built on this platform.

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2016

via Facebook. Candace Payne’s infectious howls of laughter, recorded in a four-minute video she took of of herself sitting in her car and wearing a growly electronic Chewbacca mask, has taken the Internet by storm. In less than a week, the video has gotten nearly 150 million views. What’s going on? And does laughter have anything to do with meetings?

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MAY 26, 2016

Two of my favorite event peeps – Tess Vismale and John Federico at PCMA in January. I had the amazing opportunity to speak at this past January’s Convening Leaders in Vancouver and had a kickin time. I met some awesome people “in the flesh” for the first time (hey GadgetBoy ), reunited with old friends, and even got to walk around with a virtual attendee (the kick-ass Will Curran )… Some of my presentations were spot on spectacular and some were meh but the session

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Planner WIre

MAY 26, 2016

I had the amazing opportunity to speak at this past January’s Convening Leaders in Vancouver and had a kickin time. I met some awesome people “in the flesh” for the first time… Continue.

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