Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

So your client (or company) is in the middle of planning their signature event or company meeting, and they’re turning to you to come up with ideas on who the speaker should be that will inspire the crowd, while also not costing a fortune. Understand your speaker budget. Take them out to a speaker dinner?

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

But how can you make the most of your event app to make a substantial profit? And how does this change the in-person event planning process? Congresses, medical standalones, cycle meetings, speaker training, town halls – the possibilities for in-person events are endless in the pharmaceutical industry.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

But, to get to that ROI, you first have to know how to plan a hybrid event – and that’s where it gets tricky. There are different options to consider when understanding how to plan hybrid events. These are events where all speakers are physically present at the event venue. Participants can also interact with speakers.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

A majority (65 percent) of respondents in North America said that contract negotiations are more challenging now. This can lead to everything from sourcing a nontraditional venue to trying out new tech features such as holograms or virtual reality. The post How to Manage Rising Event Costs appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Event pros, want more tips for how to plan a successful event? Negotiate You may think ‘negotiate’ and expect this to be right at the beginning of the event planning process, and you’d be entirely right. Make best friends with the AV tech Event production and AV can often be one of the most stressful parts of an event.

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Attendease

JUNE 5, 2023

Learn how they communicate the included steps and information that will take to ensure your success. #3: It is also important to set up processes so that the team can escalate major issues, requests for assistance/support, and how to engage to re-up on training or to provide feedback and make feature requests. How big will they be?

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Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

How Do You Ask a Company To Sponsor an Event? But first… how do you find your sponsors? If this is your first time, don’t worry—it’s not so hard once you know how to ask for sponsors for an event. Identify your needs You might start by asking: how do I find sponsors for an event? Communicate, communicate, communicate!

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Audience expectations range from the creature comforts of easy parking, familiar food, and a pleasant room temperature to WOW factors, like an exotic location, tech-savvy presentations, and useful SWAG. Under this section of your list, you can add details such as research costs of rentals or negotiate a discount with vendors.

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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to become an event planner? This involves budgeting, generating ideas, booking guest speakers, and engaging with vendors and sponsors. Technical know-how. Check out our guide to the top event tech trends. Well, you’re in the right place. Because event technology drives engagement.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 16, 2023

Read on to learn how to grow your non dues revenue streams, even in the face of challenges that every association goes through. How to Grow Non Dues Revenue With so many types of non dues revenue ideas to look into, it can feel overwhelming to choose one to start with. It’s all connected. What Is Non Dues Revenue?

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

We have compiled our 10 best tips for how to make sure you have the best event WiFi. Think about how your exhibitors plan to use the WiFi. Livestream or have speakers? Your WiFi provider will take this information and determine how to balance your bandwidth needs. How many access points does the event WiFi have?

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Working with an agency can help save time and money due to the company’s efficiencies, negotiating expertise, and vendor relationships/purchasing power. Experienced planners/agencies can also provide counsel on how to avoid pitfalls throughout the planning process and how to add value to your overall program. of past events.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2022

It is just one of many issues audiovisual suppliers — as well as event organizers working with tight budgets for their events — are facing right now, according to John Rissi, senior vice president, customer and industry engagement at event tech and production company Encore Global. Use just a spotlight for your speakers. John Rissi.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 23, 2023

With ChatGPT , planners can quickly generate wide-ranging content, from event agendas and speaker biographies to marketing materials, such as social media posts and emails. Not only can AI speakers help organizers reduce their planning costs, but it’s possible to generate high-quality speeches in seconds for efficient virtual event planning.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? For smaller events, such as a masterclass on how to use the product, 1-2 months of preparation might be enough. Here’s how to structure your budget considerations: Allocate funds for venue and infrastructure. Negotiate terms.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 12, 2020

Learn how to host top-notch events just like storied American publisher The Wall Street Journal does. Keep reading to learn how The Journal produces such highly anticipated conferences and other event types for its audience, as well as how it handles event branding and B2B event marketing. WSJ Tech Live.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 23, 2021

Because 66% of event organizers anticipate budget cuts for their Hybrid and virtual events in 2021, it’s all the more important you know how to work with what you’ve got. Here’s some information about how hybrid will affect your budget, best practices to cut costs, and why you should invest anyway. Seek Out Partnerships.

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Eventsforce

JANUARY 14, 2021

Sales, Persuasion and Negotiation . We are all persuading and negotiating with each other throughout our day to day activities. Selling, negotiating and persuading skills are crucial in a world where the events landscape has changed beyond recognition. On-Demand Webinar: How to become a tech-savvy event planner.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2020

It’s not what’s wrong; it’s how you fix it. One of the challenges of the Singapore GP event was how to enhance and make the content exciting and engaging enough for the audience. Universal Live and The Event House managed to negotiate this and built better relationships with the venue to allow it to alter slightly.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Event Tech Podcast. Event Tech Podcast. Now co-hosted by Brandt Krueger and Will Curran of Event Technology Consulting, the Event Tech Podcast was started by John Federico many years ago. This podcast delves into anything and everything about the event tech space. The Best Event Planning Podcasts. EventIcons. GatherGeeks.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

You really need to use tech to extract unique insights from the information you collect, plus add some of your vast event experience to really breakthrough with new event ideas. PS: Create an engaging event this year by learning how to increase your audience engagement with our free webinar. Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

How to organise a corporate event step-by-step? Have you ever successfully negotiated a price with an event vendor before? A robust ticketing system, onsite registration technologies, and a smart presentation of speakers are the aspects organisers should address right from the start. What are the key types of corporate events?

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GEVME

JANUARY 26, 2021

Conduct testing and dry-runs of the event and use only experienced tech people working on the back-end of the virtual event element. How to Run Hybrid Events Instead of Live One? Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees. .

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Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

Here at Guidebook, we share a lot of strategies for planners from tech tools to try, sponsor package ideas , and specific event marketing timelines. Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. Rely on Great Tech for Multi-Tasking Onsite. Mark Knowles. Experience Design.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

With the shakeups in event housing recently you may be scrambling to figuring out how to keep event housing profitable. How do you incentivize attendees to stay in your hotel block? Would you like to know how to leverage your locations and negotiate terms? The Jelly Effect: How to Make Your Communication Stick (Book).

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Conduct testing and dry-runs of the event and use only experienced tech people working on the back-end of the virtual event element. How to Run Hybrid Events Instead of Live One? Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Conduct testing and dry-runs of the event and use only experienced tech people working on the back-end of the virtual event element. How to Run Hybrid Events Instead of Live One? Keep the schedule ready and strong beforehand, with exhibitors, speakers and other event attendees.

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Socio Events

JULY 27, 2021

Here are a few hybrid tech components that you’ll need to consider when budgeting: AV Equipment: Screens, cameras, microphones, and a sound system are all must-haves for a hybrid event. We handle questions from your staff, speakers, exhibitors, and attendees, so you can focus on running your event! Reimagine Your Hybrid Event Space.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? The list of tech companies still operating on some variation of a remote-first work model is an alphabet soup of some household names: Adobe, Dropbox, Facebook, Hubspot, LinkedIn, Microsoft, SAP and Verizon have all announced that workers don’t have to come into the office daily.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Tip: Here’s how to start online meetings on time.). Here’s how to do this. gently enforce time limits for speakers. I use an on-screen timer program, ManyCam , but low-tech solutions such as a timekeeper displaying their phone’s countdown timer work too. Mute your microphone unless you wish to speak.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

By the end of this post, you’d have learned about: The concept of a hybrid event Why do a hybrid event Best practices of hybrid event management Step-by-step guide on how to host a hybrid event How to promote hybrid events and maximize attendance. Without further ado, let us begin from the basics. What Is a Hybrid Event? And others.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Major layoffs and recent work from home extension announcements by tech giants like Google, Salesforce and Atlassian have sent new waves of uncertainty around the globe. Here’s how to do that: Step 1: Secure Your MC, Entertainment or Activity. See our November cover story : Virtually Engaged: Ban Boring Events from Your Agenda.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For example, with event tech, a low price could mean that the data protection is not as robust as it should be. Related read: How to choose a virtual event platform. All buyers want to feel that they have negotiated a good deal. Let’s take the example of a speaker. You contract a speaker for an agreed fee.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

We’ve spent 750+ hours analyzing how our life science customers are using digital-first events as a powerful channel in their pharmaceutical marketing strategy. Read on to discover how to overcome the biggest pharma marketing challenges with events and how to create a successful pharma marketing plan. What is pharma marketing?

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Using Wearable Tech Wisely. Do our speakers and influencers reflect our brand well? Instead of long-winded speeches, short talks are combined with activities that let the audience learn first-hand how to apply what they learned. Fortunately, WiFi costs are negotiable. Enhancing Event Cybersecurity. Diversity Takes Root.

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