SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Pharmaceutical meeting planning is a complex task often requiring months of detailed preparation and immense pressure to rigorously respect compliance regulations. And keeping HCP engagement high at the thousands of global events your pharmaceutical company runs every year is becoming ever more challenging.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Though it may seem like social media has dominated interactions between event professionals and event marketers, event influencers are tuning into podcasts as an alternative means for sharing event planning tips, tricks, and best practices. The Best Event Planning Podcasts. EventIcons.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 25, 2017

Here’s our summer list of stellar reading material for anyone in the meeting and event planning industry. Event managers can especially learn something from studying event design, as they are responsible for coordinating many moving parts at once. Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing by Dan S.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Events’ Impact on the Environment. Today is all about going green and a circular economy approach to event planning is on the rise. Carbon neutrality, sustainable design, and eco/green themes are becoming the new event fad. We can generate conversations that lead to broader social progress and change.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

On the hunt for the top medical communications companies to help you run better life science events? Planning and running successful events in the pharma industry involves managing multiple vendors, overseeing details, and executing a plan that’s cost-efficient and produces tangible results. Get our ultimate list.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listening is key to help increase event attendance. Social Listening. Stay connected with the people and groups relevant to your industry on social media. Think that your community doesn’t use social media? Year-round social media. Think again! Join hashtag discussions.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Velvet Chainsaw — Time Capsules, Time Machines And Evolution Of Traditional Meeting Planners . The article here has covered the essence of conference and meeting planning depicting it in two forms — time capsule and a time machine. EventPlanner Net — How to Use Instagram Stories to Promote Your Event.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2017

– Guest speaker lecture. Guest Speaker. Will there be a guest speaker ? The presenter can be a professional speaker for hire who is knowledgeable in your niche. – Are there videos of this speaker from past presentations? – Will the speaker need special equipment, such as a comfort monitor?

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

With creating your own conference event app you can simply use the app for your benefit, to track attendees and receive feedback, or you can include tools, interactive maps, guided tours and much more, that will benefit the attendees and their experience. Is an affordable event technology company that creates user-friendly apps in a snap.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2019

At its core, event management is the process of planning an event. It’s synonymous with event planning and meeting planning. So, what is event management? Event Management is Event Planning. Event planning goes by many different names. It starts simply.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

Lamagna was identified as one of the top 25 Smart Women in the meetings industry in our April issue in the Entrepreneurs category for her work launching her own event planning firm, Strategic Meetings and Events, in Greater New York City. More resources on Suckow: MPI Recap: Engaging Every Type of Meeting Attendee.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Here are a few of our tried and true methods for increasing attendance and engagement while minimizing the event attrition rate. Have a plan. If you want to keep attrition to a minimum, you need to have a solid event plan in place. Be conscious when selecting the event date. Stay in touch.

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Certain

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Even though I put it in the Pre-event section, keep this in mind for during your actual event to reach out and engage with attendees throughout the event, and continue the conversation after it’s over. Plan the Room Design. Designing and diagramming a room is the cornerstone of meeting planning.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Plan well and prosper, friends! Plan well and prosper, friends! The 33 skills every meeting and event professional needs to master. A: Strategic planning. The most important piece of the meeting and event planning process is defining the strategy. Engage speakers and performers.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Adding your venue’s social media icons and online booking link is also mighty handy, as well as perhaps a photo for those that met you recently. The same goes for sample social media posts and including links to review sites where you’re trying to get more exposure. ” 16. Host an Industry Workshop. Give a Gift.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. You can find bigger and better ways to deploy events, the latest in event tech, and follow where other event profs’ careers are taking them. Techsytalk.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 15, 2019

Event Trends & News Blogs. The Bizzabo Blog has been listed by Capterra as the number one event planning resource for organizers, let alone the best blog. Event Manager Blog. This blog is only the holy grail of all things events (no big deal). Plus they always have a fun, new take on event ideas.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career.

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