SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Virtual events can be exciting, engaging and fun. Jaki Baskow, CEO and owner of Las Vegas Speakers Bureau , specializes in helping planners create memorable experiences with world-renowned speakers , entertainers and businesses. Hire a Virtual Speaker. Take an online trade show, for example. Remember fun?

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Eventmobi

MARCH 6, 2024

As an event organizer, your to-do list is likely never-ending. You have to juggle all of your event goals, priorities, vendors, sponsors, and attendees at once. With so many tasks on your plate, how can you ensure everything gets done while still creating an immersive, engaging event experience?

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

From sponsored sessions to virtual booths, discover the most popular virtual event sponsorship ideas for engaging virtual attendees and driving ROI. Virtual events are one the most popular event types for 2020 and they're swiftly becoming mission-critical for organizations and brands. 8 Virtual Event Sponsorship Ideas.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. We need to make sure that we don’t simply transfer what we believe the physical event” to be, Witt said, “into a digital world.” Illustration by SHOUT). It’s nonsense. It does not exist.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 12, 2023

Does anything feel better than attending an awesome event? Virtual events let attendees tune in from their living rooms, hybrid events give them options, and in person events are full of creative engagement opportunities. But how do you decide which format is best for your event? It comes down to feeling present!

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2020

Achieve Virtual Event Success. While many planners haven’t yet had the opportunity to run a virtual or hybrid event, pivoting from an in-person to virtual format offers new opportunities to engage your attendees and sponsors, while extending the reach of your event. In a virtual format, your event tech will take center stage.

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Socio Events

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Event sponsorship is often one of the most difficult aspects of being an event planner. Here’s the problem: 50% of event organizers agree that securing event sponsorships is their most significant challenge. What is event sponsorship? Why is event sponsorship important?

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

The events industry has gone through significant changes over the past few years, with the pandemic forcing us to find new ways to gather and connect. While virtual events demonstrated the power of technology in bringing dispersed people together, they also proved the unmatched value of in-person interactions.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 29, 2022

Over the last couple of years, people had to get scrappy with their budgets and events. And even though events are back in full swing, sponsors are hesitant. This makes securing event sponsors more difficult. Find the right event sponsors. Those are the people who want to support you, your business, and your events.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Events are a critical channel for healthcare organizations to engage with their key audiences. From large-scale medical conferences to intimate seminars, events enable healthcare event planners to strengthen relationships, generate leads, and position their brands as thought leaders. What are your measurable goals?

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Establishing an event budget is a crucial step during the planning phase, right after setting your goals and objectives. A budget is a detailed forecast of what will be happening financially at your event. It helps control your expenses and revenues, and measures the success of your meeting or event performance.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As an event professional, you may understand the science of producing a trade show—ordering pipe and drape and carpet, selling booth space and scanning badges—but are you a master of the art of the trade show? Pre-Show Prep. The seeds of success are sown before the show doors open. Stand at Attention.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more. Plus, what features should you be looking for in a conference event app? Event apps help you: Boost communication Conferences are a hub of activity!

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Events are strategic, challenging, memorable, engaging, bold, exhilarating, and, most importantly, impactful. Indeed, events are everything , and at the 22 nd annual Experiential Marketing Summit, April 24-26, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, we’ll explore why. Kerry Lamont, manager-shows and events at Bombardier told EM.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Without a doubt, conference apps are a must-have tool for any event organizer. In fact, an overwhelming 91% of event organizers claim event apps are crucial to their success. Even attendees themselves enjoy using event apps and consider this technology an integral part of their event experience.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The last two years have been instrumental in bringing a whirlwind of changes into the event industry. Physical events, the most popular way to host events in pre-pandemic times, saw a gradual decline as virtual events became everyone’s first choice. What is a hybrid event? Why are hybrid events so popular?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Virtual events are great avenues for making connections, strengthening the brand, increasing company revenue or generating leads when it’s not always feasible to bring people together in the same space. Virtual Events Best Practices FAQs. What is a virtual event? What are the benefits of virtual events?

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Eventmobi

MAY 27, 2019

Over 25,000 attendees were treated to a star-studded speaker line-up, keynotes, panel discussions, innovative sessions, expert workshops, and networking galore! While crowdsourcing attendee opinions at events is certainly not a new or innovative idea – we loved how Collison executed this concept! Great sponsorship opportunities.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As they often do, the biggest pop culture trends and business shifts trickled down into live experiences, yielding some of the year’s most impactful event marketing campaigns—and leading us to our top 10 stories. And brands like Canon are delivering with exhibits that feel more like attractions than trade show demos.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

With the world heading back to some sense of normalcy, many companies are anxious to include in-person components to their virtual events again, and vice versa, to create a hybrid event experience. Read on to learn more about hybrid events, examples to get you inspired, and tips to help you transition from virtual to hybrid. .

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StraussCA

MARCH 4, 2021

As we transition back to a version of normalcy thanks to the vaccines, your association will be looking to reopen in person events. After a full year or more of virtual events, your membership will be wanting more from the in-person events. You may find great benefits in the form of hybrid events. Hybrid Conference.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 16, 2023

Some examples of the more popular types of non dues revenue streams include: Events Conferences Fundraising campaigns Sponsorships Partnerships Merchandise Online fundraising Grants Whether your association is large or small, you can start with this list if you’re looking for non dues revenue ideas to diversify your revenue streams.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At the annual event, West Coast association professionals gather for an expansive tradeshow, business solution appointments, education programs and networking to close out the year with a festive twist. “Our Day two kicked off with a keynote speech from author and public speaker Lisa Braithwaite, M.A., 12 to Wednesday, Dec.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. As we move into May, the immediate future of live events remains uncertain. They have to get two things right: Working on that and on a virtual event. Joe Colangelo.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite lively faux convention-center environments, virtual solutions don’t quite meet the standards or ROI of in-person trade shows. 3D-like virtual solutions — complete with avatars and faux convention-center environments — are probably the closest we can get to replicating the physical trade-show environment.

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

How can associations use the data and information captured by their event technology platforms? Whether you need to prove event ROI, plan better future events, or improve the attendee experience, see how 6 association stakeholders used valuable data insights from their events to help achieve strategic goals. Event Type.

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

It’s not going to be a surprise if you are looking to invest in virtual event management software. With the pandemic setting in, virtual events have become the norm, and there have been great progress and improvisations in virtual events experiences over the past year. ” PCMA, Digital Event Course, 2020.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Over the past 20 months the event world has changed more quickly and more completely than any 2019 prediction suggested it might. With input from the likes of Showcase AVi, Conference Compass, Hubs 101, Exposure Analytics and Eventscase, we look at how ‘texpertise’ can help organisers foster the very best response from the show floor.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Event apps were there already of course but the very best of them have progressed over the last 10 months to provide for the virtual world and to prepare for a hybrid future on the other side of the pandemic. Here we profile some of the best apps to take your 2021 events to the next level…. eventScribe Live virtual events platform.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 3, 2024

For us at Expo Pass, it means looking back at the top event planning articles in 2023. We’re grateful for the time you’ve taken and are proud of how we’ve been able to help you along your event planning journey. What better way to start the year than filling out your calendar with event planning conferences for 2024?

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

An event proposal can have various different purposes: securing sponsorships, getting a client as an event planner, getting buy-ins from stakeholders and higher-ups, and so on. Obviously, an event proposal is also important in securing sponsorships, which is often a crucial part of funding any event.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

One of the biggest challenges when running an event is the planning stage: even organizing a fairly small and seemingly simple event can be a very challenging task with all the different details to consider and adjust. First, decide on a primary goal for the event. Sell more of your products/services during the event.

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Meeting Application

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

When you want to stand out from the crowd as a brand you need a constant stream of sponsorship ideas that are creative, fun and ahead of the game. Event planners need to step up their game from previous sponsorship success so here are 15 more creative sponsorship ideas to see you through. Event Apps. Centerpieces.

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Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

With the right plan in place, you can: Recruit new members Retain current members Attract sponsorships Increase brand awareness Drive non dues revenue But how can you come up with an effective strategy that encompasses all these different marketing channels? When should you use digital marketing and when should you go traditional? Great gala?)

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ePly

APRIL 18, 2023

If you are an event professional, chances are you’re always looking for new ways to stay in the know. One way to do this is by listening to podcasts on the event industry.  From marketing tips and event planning advice to interviews with top event professionals, these podcasts have got it all.

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ePly

JANUARY 27, 2024

The world of event planning experiences success not just through having a great venue or a top-notch speaker line-up – it’s about getting the word out and drawing a crowd. An event marketing plan is integral for tying this all together into one magical experience. What Exactly is an Event Marketing Plan?

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