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Mediocrity Is Your Biggest Conference Competitor

Velvet Chainsaw

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Nor is your competitor time, money and resources. Your real competitor is mediocrity to paraphrase authors Karin Hurt and David Dye. You’re In A Difficult Position: Look Backwards Or Forwards For Programming? Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position.

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50 Pro Tips to Reduce Event Non Attendance

EventMB

No shows and non-attendance are one of the biggest frustrations for event planners. This mega list of 50 tips will help to boost numbers and avoid wasted places at your events. You scan your event room proud of the job you did organizing and then what do you see? Empty chairs peppered in throughout the […]. The post 50 Pro Tips to Reduce Event Non Attendance by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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“Less Meetings, More Doing?” Nope!

Conferences that Work

Many believe that meetings are an unpleasant evil that sucks time and energy away from getting things done. That’s unfortunate, because meetings — when done right — are one of the most powerful business tools for creating the action outcomes that stakeholders and participants want and need. Over the years I’ve learned through painful experience that blindly doing something, anything , before thinking through what I could be doing and how I might be doing it, was invariably a recipe

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7 Event Tech Startups to Watch This Year

Eventbrite UK

We asked the founders of seven exciting event tech startups to tell us what the year has in store for them. The post 7 Event Tech Startups to Watch This Year appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Conference Connections

Eventinterface

The truth still holds: meetings mean business. Participants attend conferences to learn, meet new people, sell and buy. Why then is it so hard to make the most of the connections made? At Eventinterface we talk to many planners using our software to manage their conferences and trade events. We’ve taken lots of these experiences and extricated these top 5 tips on how attendees can make the most of the connections made at your event.

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Hiring an Event Team: Find People Who Can Make Your Next Event Run Perfectly

Social Tables

Pulling off a successful event is a team effort – it’s impossible to do it all alone. By surrounding yourself with a team of professionals that have demonstrated their knowledge and expertise, you are helping to ensure the success of your event. Let’s take a look at what it takes to put together a great team. The Key Players. Any kind of event is made up of several teams of people, led by those known as key players.

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5 Digital Marketing Trends Coming in 2017 (And How to Prepare Now)

Eventbrite UK

Matt Banner, the Founder of OnBlastBlog.com, shares his insights into the big digital marketing trends happening in 2017, and how you can adapt to them. The post 5 Digital Marketing Trends Coming in 2017 (And How to Prepare Now) appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Construction kicked off on $1.5 Billion Javits Convention Center Expansion

Eventinterface

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo presided this past week over the official groundbreaking of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion. The $1.5 billion project will increase the convention center space by 50 percent. Expected to be completed in 2021, the expanded convention center is estimated to generate $393 million in new annual economic activity, increase efficiency and allow for larger events.

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10 Venues that Put Event Planners First

EventMB

Are you tired of all the battles you fight on an event planning stage? The venue you select can decrease your stresses in the same way a good team can. Here’s a list of venues that assist the work you’re doing. Most spaces are eager to tell you they are the best at hosting, but […]. The post 10 Venues that Put Event Planners First by Christina Green appeared first on [link].

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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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How To Create Value For Your Event Clients

Event Planning BluePrint

Many event planners have a hard time valuing our event expertise, especially when it comes so naturally to us. . It can be even harder when we’re first getting started or we’re not sure how to create value for our event clients. In today’s episode of EventPlanning BlueprintTV, Alex Cheung of Toronto Special Events Network joins me. . Create Value For Your Event Clients.

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How to Use Social Media Walls for Events

Eventbrite UK

Your guide to using social media walls for engaging people at your event, which encourages them to share even more, helping promote it to new audiences online. The post How to Use Social Media Walls for Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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The Anatomy of the Perfect Name Badge

Eventinterface

For more tips, read Top Tips for Great Event Name Badges.

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11 Ways to Make an Impact at your Event Entrance

EventMB

Give your event the wow factor as soon as attendees walk in the door with these ideas, tips and tricks to making a great first impression. Your event starts the moment attendees walk through the door and it’s up to you to introduce the experience the right way. Grand entrances are visually stimulating and can […]. The post 11 Ways to Make an Impact at your Event Entrance by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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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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3 Ideas to Make Sessions a Little More Interactive & Engaging

MeetingPool

It never hurts to go back to basics and dig in to see where you can improve your events. One thing many planners always seem to be on the hunt for are more opportunities, techniques, and ideas for injecting a little more interactivity into their events in order to coax a little more engagement from their […].

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How to Make a Snapchat Geofilter for Your Event

Eventbrite UK

Ever wondered how to reach Snapchat's 150 million daily users and spread your event's brand to this huge, active and engaged audience? Here's your guide. The post How to Make a Snapchat Geofilter for Your Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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The Online Password Security Checklist for Event Professionals

zkipster

It’s no secret that event planners, agencies, and other event profs use a wide variety of online accounts and tools, often filled with sensitive data. Are you taking the right steps to protect your important accounts? Using a roster of digital tools and online services is a growing necessity in the industry. But with every new tool comes another account, password, user privileges for your team, and security headaches.

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9 Ways to Save Money on Event AV

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Meeting Tomorrow. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Good AV is essential to your meeting success and a great way to bring the wow factor to your event, but it can also eat up a lot of budget too. Here are 9 tips to save big bucks […]. The post 9 Ways to Save Money on Event AV by Meeting Tomorrow appeared first on [link].

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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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Top 7 Event Management Software Companies

SmartMeetings

If you plan events, the Technavio 2017-2021 market research report on global event management software will definitely catch your eye. According to the tech research and advisory company, the market’s seven key players are Cvent, EMS Software, etouches, Eventbrite, Lanyon Solutions, XING Events and Ungerboeck Systems International. The report forecasts that these companies will continue to maintain their top positions chiefly through acquiring smaller firms.

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5 Ways to Increase Your Advance Ticket Sales

Eventbrite UK

Advance ticket sales mean financial security, so you can focus on creating a great experience for your attendees. Here's how to sell more tickets earlier. The post 5 Ways to Increase Your Advance Ticket Sales appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Hawthorn bring The Spark to life for BBC Worldwide showcase

Event Industry News

For the 11th year, creative technical event production expert Hawthorn has supported BBC Worldwide to showcase its premium programmes to international television buyers. Taking place on 19-22 February, the event saw over 700 television buyers from across the globe descend on ACC Liverpool and Echo Arena to view unmissable British content and hear from some […].

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EventMB & TISOH to Bring You the Best Education for #eventprofs

EventMB

We are excited to announce an exclusive partnership with our friends at The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) to bring you the best education in the event industry. Since I started this blog ten years ago, ‘Where should I get my education?’ has been one of the most recurring questions. Through the years, I’ve given different […].

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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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Infographic: How Effective Event Marketing Boosts ROI

SmartMeetings

Want to increase engagement, attendance and effectiveness of your events? Strategic event marketing can mean the difference between a successful event with good ROI and a forgettable, costly meeting. But what does it take to create an effective event marketing plan? The experts at NCC have created a useful infographic outlining the key points of event marketing, including the reasons you should make marketing a priority, the most effective strategies and what percentage of your event budget shou

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4 Event Promotion Mistakes to Avoid

Eventbrite UK

Don't undermine all the great work you're doing to promote your events, by falling into one of these 4 common mistakes. The post 4 Event Promotion Mistakes to Avoid appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Guest Blog: Mobile Marketing Tips from #MWC17

Event Industry News

After supporting over 500 shows over the last five years, MWC 2017 certainly ranks as one of the biggest trade show events I have ever been to, or that our company has ever taken part in. Here we were standing on the shoulders of giants, with the chance of meetings with big players in mobile […]. The post Guest Blog: Mobile Marketing Tips from #MWC17 appeared first on Event Industry News.

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15 Body Language Secrets Every Eventprof Should Pick Up On

EventMB

Event planning is a people facing role and empathy and reading unspoken cues from attendees, clients, and your event team, can set you apart. Here are some tips to read body language to your advantage to determine what the other person is really saying, thinking or feeling. Organizing events is a people centric career which […]. The post 15 Body Language Secrets Every Eventprof Should Pick Up On by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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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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4 Key Facts on the Mobile Booking Boom

SmartMeetings

The process of booking a trip has evolved tremendously in the last few decades. From face-to-face meetings with travel agents to phone calls to online booking—the process is nearly unrecognizable. The next step in this progression is mobile booking. The following facts about the shift come from a variety of compelling statistics. 1. Mobile search and site visits are huge.

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What Does It Mean to Be an Event Strategist?

PCMA Convene

When, as part of Convene ‘s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey , we asked meeting planners to name the biggest challenge that the meetings industry faces this year, this response came up more than once: “The perception of what we do outside our industry.”. The meetings and events industry is growing and job-growth rates for planners are rising by double digits year over year, points out Laura Lopez, senior community manager for Social Tables, the Washington, D.C.

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Connect&GO connects brands at at SXSW!

Event Industry News

After a winning deployment at last year’s Super Bowl 50, Montreal start-up Connect&GO is set to take on another major U.S. event this month. South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is the biggest interactive entertainment industry conference in North America. With over 50,000 registered attendees (and over 150,000 participants at surrounding exhibits and parties) […].