Eventsforce

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In this month’s round up of top tech stories, we look at the latest trends in social media and what event professionals can do to boost their marketing activities in 2020. Have a look at the top event tech stories you don’t want to miss: Social Media Today: 6 Key Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020.

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Social Media 2020 Tech Transportation 87

Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But within every type of venue or footprint the city offered were brand experiences —special events, one-of-a-kind photo ops, invite-only parties, one-night-only concerts and multiday activations that had people moving across the Strip, sitting for hours in traffic and standing in seemingly endless lines.

Food and Beverage 108

Food and Beverage Sports Hotels Apparel 108

Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

Maybe it’s venue rental, marketing expenses, speaker fees, technology requirements, accessibility support, or catering costs. Signage Display sponsor logos on banners, posters, and directional signage throughout the event venue. PR/media coverage Include sponsors in press releases, media interviews, and event-related articles.

Sponsorships 195

Sponsorships Social Media Trade Shows Food and Beverage 195

Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Effectively manage the event budget Based on your strategic plan, develop a realistic, line-item budget covering all aspects of the event — venue, vendors, security, food and beverage, staffing, swag, and the dozens of other expenses that pop up. Check out our top 10 strategies for promoting your event on social media.

Corporate Events 195

Corporate Events Food and Beverage Social Media Event Management 195

Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

These 40, follow-worthy social media influencers are highly engaged, limitless resources that are quick to share helpful content to help you succeed and grow your business. That’s why the Social Tables Twitter account serves up tweets to help you stay ahead of the competition, in 140 characters or less. DahliaElGazzar.

Social Media 60

Social Media Hospitality Hotels Travel 60

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Everyone uses social media now for marketing events. People post about everything—and that includes how they are enjoying the venue, food, customer service and so on. Heed these six tips to stay on top of your social media throughout the day. But what about the feedback you get from attendees during an event?

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Next, build a realistic event budget—factor in venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, speakers, promotion, etc. Then, find the right venue for your audience size, event format, and budget. Cultivate a social media presence and run digital ads focused on their location and healthcare interests.

Healthcare 195

Healthcare Event Ideas Food and Beverage Social Media 195

Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We’ll cover everything from budgeting and marketing to finding sponsors and speakers to reporting and analytics. Venue Choose a venue that is the right size for your event and has the amenities you need, like A/V equipment and catering facilities. Make sure to have a venue map on display at the event (or in your app!)

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Conference Sponsorships Speakers Advertising 195

Attendease

MAY 25, 2022

Venues are always invested in having terrific photos of their space, so be sure to ask your venue contact for some of their favourites. Using real images from past events and local venues—or anything your attendees may be familiar with—will help make the website more relatable and trustworthy. Use videos. And what’s not to like?

Social Media 195

Social Media Events Speakers Venues 195

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Continue to focus on the ever-changing expectations of venues and event attendees, as they often fluctuate with the times. She explains, “You can have the best caterers, the most wonderful venue, amazing artists and magnificent décor, but unless a practical time plan is followed, the result won’t meet the expectations of the client.”

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Event Planning Social Media Insurance Speakers 141

Eventory

JULY 12, 2018

Reading Time: 6 minutes Bear in mind, that the event doesn’t end when the last visitors leave the venue. And partners will be grateful for a thank you email with the detailed post-event report. What is important enough to be put in the post-event summary report ? So what should you put in the report? your company).

Trade Shows 113

Trade Shows Social Media Advertising Events 113

Showclix

AUGUST 19, 2021

When it comes to turning your fans’ experience at your venue up to 11, it’s critical to have the right toolkit at your fingertips. Read on to discover the ticketing, engagement, and virtual tools venue managers need to create the most immersive, memorable experiences possible and to collect valuable data to ensure continued success.

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Venues Social Media Sponsorships Technology 87

PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

But the environment itself also became a hot topic on the news and social media. Phoenix, Arizona–based attorney Lisa Sommer Devlin told Convene that the law does not give Hyatt — or any event venue — much room to weigh in on an event’s content. “As

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Venues Social Media Hotels 2018 97

Eventmobi

JULY 26, 2023

According to the Naylor 2022 Association Benchmarking Report , 74% of associations consider event attendance to be the best measurement of member engagement. While a full week of in person events would require a lot of resources, it’s much less complicated to schedule social media shout outs, webinars, and virtual games in close succession.

Social Media 195

Social Media Education Advertising 2022 195

Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

The project is being spearheaded by two experts to ensure the project creates meaningful change within the industry – Nyomi Rose, a Data Management and Social Media Consultant has lent her expertise to this project. We are confident that this research will go a long way in supporting the drive towards this goal.”

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Consulting Social Media Events Management 102

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy, fueled by substantial misinformation on social media and some media channels, remains a significant barrier to taming the ravages of COVID-19. As described below, very few hotels (and venues) seem to have implemented ASHRAE’S building readiness standards for air quality in their properties.

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Meetings Airlines 2021 Travel 329

Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Here at Planning Pod, we build venue and event management software tools that help our customers close more business, so we want to do everything in our power to help them improve and grow. What are you looking for from a venue/planner? source: Spotio ). What kind of experience do you want for your guests/attendees?

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Venues Hospitality Contracts Events 103

MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With its latest report focused as much on post-pandemic meetings sentiment as meeting-venue innovation, decisionmaker expectations for 2022 off-site events are revealed. It can therefore be concluded that in-person meetings will maintain a virtual aspect after the Covid pandemic,” says the report.

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Meetings 2022 Social Media Venues 105

Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

From social media marketing and paid advertising to SEO improvement and event messaging, we cover advertising ideas and marketing strategies for both virtual and live events. Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth.

Event Marketing 148

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Advertising 148

GEVME

APRIL 28, 2022

Let’s face it – sponsoring a virtual event is a completely different experience than an event held at a physical venue. Also, when announcing the virtual event on your website or social media, design these pages or posts in a way that you can include the name of your sponsors. Expectations from a virtual event tend to be higher.

Social Media 156

Social Media Sponsorships Events Meetings 156

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

He reported that the initiative had developed well since its inception last year. Twenty-four supporting partners, including exhibition and event organisers, service providers, associations, convention bureaux and venues, are now financial contributors. Communications and social media.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fifty-six percent of respondents in Eventbrite’s annual Pulse Report said that recruiting attendees for events was one of the top three most challenging part of the planner job in 2018. Only six percent report lowered budgets. Surprisingly enough, social media isn’t the main driver. Spreading the Word. percent used video.

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GEVME

APRIL 6, 2022

For instance, it allows them to engage with an audience even before and after the main event – through social media channels, emails, video content and more. Now, returning to in-person events completely would mean losing this audience as they may not have the chance to visit a physical venue.

Social Media 296

Social Media 2022 Technology Events 296

Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2019

In a recent Event Industry News report , we looked into how rising costs were closing the doors of many of our beloved music venues. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee had called for higher protection for the UK live music scene but recent closures suggest this is yet to happen.

Venues 69

Venues Social Media Sports Entertainment 69

Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

You’d think that, given that the Oxford Economics and Events Industry Council reports that “meetings generated $1,294 of spending per participant,” event and meeting planners would be given budgetary free rein to produce the kinds of events needed to generate these economic returns. Here are the five I’m paying attention to this year: 1.

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2019 Event Planning 2016 2018 375

Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Industry DEI&B efforts are losing ground, with the report revealing that “real-time diversity for 88 client-side marketer member companies declined modestly” last year. ANA further reports that the ethnic diversity of the advertising and marketing industries declined from 32.3 percent in 2022 to 30.8 population.

Sponsorships 95

Sponsorships Wireless 2024 Advertising 95

Event Industry News

JUNE 27, 2018

Delegate expectations are at the forefront of seismic changes taking place in event catering, according to a new report published by the International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) and the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO). Social media drives culinary scrutiny.

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Social Media Conference Venues 2018 58

Nunify

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More Than Half Of Couples Look For A Wedding Planner Online Over 50% of people look for wedding planners online such as search engines, social media etc. It is better for wedding planners to optimize their website or social media handle and increase online presence. 52% make use of wedding event apps.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Double the Donation , a leading donation matching tool, reported that Americans gave almost $500 billion in donations in 2022. Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Social Media Advertising Banking 78

Socio Events

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That could mean sending out a survey to event attendees, providing a community platform for them to connect even after the doors close, or engaging with event-goers on social media about their experience. Create an event hashtag and promote it on social media Using social media provides an opportunity to engage attendees pre-event.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Following its 25th Anniversary celebrations, Unique Venues of London has revealed its industry insights for 2019 from a survey of its over 80 prestigious member venues. Utilising insight from its diverse collection of members, UVL has compiled an extensive report of 2018 and the current landscape of the capital’s events industry.

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SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tease information on your website and social media, through event emails to your mailing list, and at other industry events you attend. Or highlight different product benefits and features in a series of social media posts or email newsletters. Promote the event through emails, social media, and your website.

Social Media 130

Social Media Event Apps Education Technology 130

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you’re using an event CRM or restaurant POS system (point of sale), you can line your sales or inventory reports up with this data to locate the source. Pro tip: Build sustainability into your brand by advertising your sustainable practices on your website and social media.

Sustainability 158

Sustainability Social Media Advertising Financial 158

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The third annual corporate-events research report from Germany-based meetings organization In-House Corporate Events (ICE) in conjunction with Cvent revealed several interesting trends as corporate-meeting departments coordinate events for 2022. social-media engagement (73 percent versus 51 percent in 2020).

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Corporate Meetings Meetings 2020 Sustainability 105

Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

Reduce print costs Event agenda, speaker information, booth information, venue map, feedback surveys, or signage… All this information can be provided with the right mobile event app. Speaker profile Detailed profiles of speakers, including their background, session information, and links to social media profiles.

Conference 150

Conference Event Apps Trade Shows Social Media 150

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. By delineating expenses across various categories such as venue, marketing, and entertainment, budgets help prioritize spending for maximum impact. But, most budgets haven’t budged. Understand expenses.

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Negotiating Financial Food and Beverage Sponsorships 113

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Recognize potential blind spots A protective intelligence piece includes social-media monitoring. These things seem to happen very rapidly, but when you go back and look, you see that there was conversation [leading up to] this event on social media. That is a particular vulnerability. Let’s go with it.”

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