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Fundamental Event Planning Tips: These Never Go Out of Style

Guidebook

Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. If you’ve had this event in the past, Mark Knowles from Bend WebCAM suggests asking speakers from previous years to help with live-blogging. Check in with sponsors and speakers. Mark Knowles. Co-Chair, Bend WebCAM. The answer?

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DMA West: Going Viral, What’s Trending and Crisis Communication

Smart Meetings

Shawna Suckow , CMP, a 25-year meeting planning veteran, author and speaker extraordinaire, cites information overload, consumer cynicism and planner commission cuts—as well as on-demand culture and the rise of authentic, catered experiences—as major trends affecting the greater meetings industry and your attendees. Shawna Suckow.

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Let Us Do the Heavy Lifting

Unique Venues

Last week we held our Unique Venues Annual Member Conference in Portland, Oregon, a city that is unique in and of itself. Let Us Do The Heavy Lifting. By: Alyson Salem. We spent two days learning and networking in addition to recognizing and appreciating our membership.

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2019 Women In Tech Conferences: Empowering Events

Bizzabo

The BlogHer conference is the world’s largest celebration of women content creators across social media, video, photos, and the web. This event features a variety of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops geared towards empowering women, girls, and the underrepresented. Portland, Oregon. Los Angeles, CA. back to top.

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7 Bold and Brazen Ways to Boost Attendee Engagement

Planning Pod

“For example, activities or speakers could be announced on Facebook, the venue location could be tweeted, date emailed, the time texted or included in a video message on YouTube, and hints may be posted on Instagram.” ” Hells yeah … a cross-social-media scavenger hunt.

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7 Bold and Brazen Ways to Boost Attendee Engagement

Planning Pod

“For example, activities or speakers could be announced on Facebook, the venue location could be tweeted, date emailed, the time texted or included in a video message on YouTube, and hints may be posted on Instagram.” ” Hells yeah … a cross-social-media scavenger hunt.

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40 Must-Attend Customer Success Conferences in 2019

Bizzabo

And the conference is highly rated by past attendees, earning a 90% or greater approval rating for its speakers and its ability to boost careers. CESS makes is simpler by educating attendees on the power of social media, creating amazing customer experiences across multiple touchpoints, the smart use of technology, and much more.

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