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The Right Way to Set Up Your Live Stream Event

GEVME

Do you want to get the most out of your live stream events online ? Whether it’s a concert, conference, or an art exhibition, knowing how to live stream an event online is fundamental; however, insufficient. If you are looking for the best way to live stream an event , you need to know how to set up your live stream properly and what you should do before you go live.

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Why Can’t Planners Turn a Profit with Virtual Events?

EventMB

Virtual events have allowed the industry to survive in some form throughout the past few months of coronavirus-prompted cancellations and shutdowns — but only somewhat. Event tech tools are still largely lacking key features that planners need to be profitable. While the event tech industry is answering the demand for virtual solutions by doubling down […].

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Event Planning Around Political Unrest

Endless Events

So…event planning around political unrest. Why are we bringing this up? Well, ignoring politics, in general, is hard. Ignoring politics during the current state of things is impossible. As the world struggles to contain a global pandemic and a series of protests arise throughout several countries, event planners need to take a step back. Once again, we urge you to remember why you chose this profession and why you love this industry.

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Virtual Event Platform Comparison: The Best for 2020

EventMB

Finding the best virtual event platform is the most common problem event planners have today. We looked at the 94 best virtual event platforms in 2020 to bring you a comparison of how they stack up. If you want to quickly skim through some of the most popular online event platforms, use the filters below. […]. The post Virtual Event Platform Comparison: The Best for 2020 by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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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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#ThrowbackThursday: 10 Still Steal-Worthy Event Ideas From Summer 2019

BizBash

While COVID-19 may have thrown shade on this year's summer plans, we're breaking through the clouds to shine a spotlight on summer 2019's steal-worthy event ideas.

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How to Create an Engaging Virtual or Hybrid Event With The EventMobi Platform

Eventmobi

The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably caught the Global Business Events Industry off guard, and planners around the world are having to make difficult decisions about upcoming events. While virtual events cannot fully replace the on-site experience, Event Technology can help you quickly adapt your format and give you the tools to keep your remote attendees engaged.

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The Future of Events Is Definitely Hybrid: What Will They Look Like?

EventMB

There is one question on the minds of event professionals looking at getting back to live events, what will hybrid look like? Here is a potential scenario. 62% of event planners say that the future of events is hybrid. When we asked the direct question in our latest report, The Virtual Event Tech Guide, the […]. The post The Future of Events Is Definitely Hybrid: What Will They Look Like?

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Four Creators Embracing the Reopening of Live Events

Eventbrite UK

Over three months ago, the UK went into lockdown. It’s only recently that the nation has started to return to some semblance of normality. Pubs, restaurants, and cinemas across England re-opened their doors on the first weekend of July. But they weren’t the only ones yearning for face-to-face interaction. Some pioneering creators have also been […].

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10 Questions About Hybrid Events, Answered

Endless Events

It’s finally time to discuss the hot topic of hybrid events. Over the past few months, we’ve been focused on providing all the educational content we possibly could about virtual events. But now that restrictions slowly begin to lift, mentalities need to shift. Virtual events will continue to be relevant from here on. However, and as you’ve probably heard, hybrid is the future.

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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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Events Industry Welcomes Guidance For Restarting

Event Industry News

The Event Industry Forum (EIF) and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) have today agreed guidance for restarting some elements of the UK’s £30.4 billion outdoor events industry. New guidance, compiled by EIF in consultation with Government departments, sets out how event organisers can restart some outdoor events this summer.

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New Social-Distancing Tools for In-Person Events and 6 Other Stories to Read

Eventsforce

Want the lowdown on all things event tech? In your inbox, every week. . This month’s round-up of top tech stories has a big focus on social-distancing and temperature screening tools organisers may need to look at when planning their in-person events in the near future. Highlights include a new mapping system for room layouts and wearable devices that ensure attendees are following social distancing guidelines.

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Have You Created a Medical Contingency Plan for Your Event Yet?

SmartMeetings

How can you provide a safe and secure environment for your attendees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? It begins with confidence. Many meeting planners and are looking to someone else to tell them the right way to plan a successful and safe event. However, as a meeting organizer and expert at your craft, you’ll deliver a better and safer experience if you have the confidence to take the lead and instruct your venue, hotel and vendors with your own individual COVID-19 contingency planning re

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11 Actionable Virtual Event Marketing Ideas

Endless Events

In the COVID-19 era , it becomes increasingly important to discuss the ins and outs of virtual events. And so far, we’ve been going at it hard here at Endless. We’ve discussed attendee engagement , sponsorships , mistakes – just to name a few. But today, we’ll be jumping into the realm of marketing. And most importantly, virtual event marketing ideas.

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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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In-Person Events: Good News and Bad News

MeetingsNet

Two bodies of research highlight planners’ challenges and potential attendees’ preferences when it comes to meetings. In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021. Hosted by Global DMC Partners, “The Meeting Planner’s Reality in the ‘New Normal’” addressed a few topics, including hybrid events that connect small in-person gathe

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Building a transparent economy for people in need

Oveit

There are as many as 500,000 people experiencing homelessness in America. Governments allocate funds for shelters and food, but poverty is still a […]. The post Building a transparent economy for people in need appeared first on Oveit.com.

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Open letter to the Live events industry: Update, feedback & results to date

Event Industry News

On 17 th June, Rick Stainton, Founder & Group Exectuve Director at leading creative agency Smyle published an open letter to the industry. This offered smaller and more vulnerable businesses in our industry free and informed support/advice on how they adapt and plan to get through this widespread hit from the pandemic. Rick invited fellow industry leaders Julian Pullan at Jack Morton, Michael Wyrley-Birch at TRO, Jonathan Emmins at Amplify, Russ Lidstone at The Creative Engagement Group and

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7 Tips to Supercharge Your Venue Management Processes in 2020

Planning Pod

This year has been extremely difficult for any industry, but the looming pandemic and ongoing social distancing continues to be particularly challenging for the event management industry and the event venues whose business is all about getting people together. Still, despite the complicated landscape, people are finding ways to celebrate life’s events (births, marriages, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) and are still booking up venue spaces for late 2020 and beyond.

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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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Making Lemonde: Turning Negatives into Positives in a Post-COVID Incentive World

SmartMeetings

One of the side effects of a global pandemic is an outbreak of uncertainty. Meeting professionals are left wondering about the very foundation of their missions. Will the MICE world ever be the same again? Will travel be acceptable, let alone incentivizing, after fear of physical contact has spiked higher than a mountaintop over the last four months?

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Top Tips to Write Better Event Descriptions

Eventbrite UK

Your event description is often the first (and only) chance you get to grab a potential attendee’s attention online. And thanks to modern consumer behaviour, you have only 5.59 seconds to do it before they abandon your webpage and move on to the next thing. So how can you make the most of those five […]. The post Top Tips to Write Better Event Descriptions appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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ACC Liverpool launches A-Z of Covid commitments in preperation for return to events

Event Industry News

ACC Liverpool has issued new operational guidelines as part of its commitment to get events back up and running as soon as government restrictions are lifted. This follows three months of the venue operating as a food and PPE distribution centre. Following the government’s announcement that conference and exhibition centres must currently remain closed, ACC Liverpool is stepping up its lobbying efforts alongside partners across the AEV, AEO and ESSA and is proceeding with its planning processes

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Carol and Sam’s “Alice in Wonderland” Wedding at Graydon Hall

EventSource

Magic, whimsy, and romance were plentiful at Carol and Sam’s enchanting “Alice in Wonderland”-themed wedding. Orchestrated by the creative minds at O Weddings and Events , the couple’s big day at the stunning Graydon Hall Manor was as playful as it was elegant. Filled with tons of darling details and beautiful accents, this is one important date you don’t want to be late to see.

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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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Surveying Attendees About Live Events

PCMA Convene

Wondering how to determine your audience’s willingness to attend a live event? The PCMA Catalyst community discussed what questions to include in a survey. PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion.

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Your Marketing Efforts Can Make Or Break The Success Of Your Event

Endless Events

?? The Best of the Best: Event Marketing: 11 Actionable Virtual Event Marketing Ideas. Safety First: CDC Guidelines For Events. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! How in the world are we halfway done with 2020? Well, we are officially in the second half of the year, and it’s already getting weirder.

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Digital London Fashion Week: The Show Must Go Online

Event Industry News

Forced to adapt its usual physical event, last month, London Fashion Week did something it’s never done before. It went digital. The coronavirus pandemic left the British Fashion Council with the unforeseen challenge of adapting LFW and hosting it as a digital-only event for the very first time. To turn this dream into a reality, they enlisted the help of Red Apple Digital.

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Virtual Events: Creating Content with a Wow Factor

Stova

Let’s keep it real.it’s been a long couple of months. The event industry is, to put it simply, different. Unknown challenges continue to appear, COVID-19 cases ebb and flow throughout the United States, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel that we all keep reaching for. But, miraculously, the event industry is as resilient as it ever was. Every week a new virtual event solution appears, the next best thing is shouted from the rooftop, and technology companies scramble to be the “best of

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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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Why Digital Events Are in ‘an Awkward Phase’

PCMA Convene

We’ve long talked about how technology connects us, points out designer and researcher Pamela Pavliscak , a panelist at the technology conference Collision@Home , held online June 21-24. “But what we’ve meant by connecting,” Pavliscak told Convene , “is that technology reduces physical distance, or just that technology puts us in contact with somebody else.”.

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The Robot Takeover: How Coronavirus is Fueling an Industry

SmartMeetings

In the post-pandemic era, robots whizzing down hallways will be commonplace. Like it or not, coronavirus has sparked a renewed interest in automation in the hospitality industry. Of course, the “robotization” of modern life is much bigger than that. They have been making their way into all sectors of society, from Tesla’s robot-filled Gigafactory (indeed, robots on auto assembly lines have around for decades) to ordering fast food at your local McDonald’s.

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CSM Live Appointed by ECB to Deliver Bio-Secure Venues for return to International Cricket

Event Industry News

CSM Live, the live experience team of agency CSM Sport and Entertainment, has been appointed by the England and Wales Cricket Board to help the governing body formulate a bio-secure return to cricket. Working closely with the ECB as England prepares for its Test series against the West Indies, the agency has helped to design a bio-secure environment at the Ageas Bowl, Emirates Old Trafford and training venues in Worcester and Derby, in order for international cricket to be played safely when it

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