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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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As we peer into 2024, two of this year’s most prominent trends, AI and sustainability, are set to become even more interconnected and influential. However, staying current with these tools and practices can pose a challenge for event marketers striving to craft strategies that yield maximum impact and ROI.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

What Twitter is now Ever since Twitter’s creation in 2006, people have used it in different ways. Many have striven for massive follower counts and social media “influence” Others, like myself, have enjoyed the platform’s often-strained ability to discover and sustain communities of interest on a myriad of topics.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. Here are two useful benchmarks: Overall, 61 percent of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). They come to our event and learn different ways to grow.”

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Glow Global Events

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you have ever planned an event, you know how important it is to make sure your guests feel appreciated and valued. One way of doing this is by providing gift bags as a gesture of gratitude for attending your event. Are there alternative options for events that prioritize sustainability?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Event sponsorship can make or break the success of a corporate event. For corporate event planners, identifying and securing event sponsors is an essential yet challenging undertaking. This article will explore proven techniques and strategies for how to get sponsors for an event. Provide event details.

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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. The top 6 articles cover diverse topics from ChatGPT to sustainability and on-site badge printing. 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.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Virginia Beach’s agricultural industry tells a story beyond economics Every morning David Trimmer wakes up thinking about the viability, sustainability and growth of the agricultural industry in Virginia Beach. We can use those resources in our menu planning and when we have conventions and guests coming to the convention center.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Tips and methods for producing greener events. Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Experts from around the world share what impacts global travel California may be the ultimate playground, but the reasons people come from all over the world—or don’t in the numbers they did pre-pandemic in some cases—vary by region. destinations around sports and entertainment, but vary in their dream event destination.

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GEVME

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Engamio , an easy-to-use platform to provide gamified activities and sponsorship solutions for virtual, hybrid and in-person events. At GEVME, we’ve always aimed to push the boundaries of digital event experiences. Veemal Gungadin, CEO of GEVME.

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EventMB

MAY 25, 2022

Covid pushed society a decade ahead in terms of digitization, and many technologies are here to stay in the events and trade show industries, said Corbin Ball, a meetings technology expert, and owner of Corbin Ball & Co. The use of QR codes is booming, as are touchless scanning devices used for self-service check-in or lead capture.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 19, 2019

I decided to travel down from Barcelona to find out how sustainable was COP 25? . So what exactly is the business of events, doing to showcase a sustainable future for our industry? The UN Conference on Climate Change was a massive event, by anyone’s standards. This was a huge event, but was it sustainable?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2023

Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report Offers Roadmap for More Climate-Friendly Practices We’ve heard it before: Climate sustainability is a pressing issue. Despite this, some sustainable venues are making huge strides in implementing more climate-friendly business practices—and it’s simpler than we think.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The idea of organising events virtually was always the second choice in pre-pandemic times. However, virtual events took the industry by storm during the pandemic. That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. The answer is yes.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 9, 2024

From AR to AI, it’s a whole new world for event planners. Regardless of your familiarity, these marketing trends will shape the event planning landscape for the coming year. This tactile marketing provides a more detailed look at upcoming events, creating a stronger impression on buyers. The result is increased conversions.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

isla – the events industry sustainability body – has launched an action-focused guide to support meetings and event venues in the transition to Net Zero. The framework acts as a practical toolkit, meeting venues where they are currently at on their sustainability journey, while stretching them to aim for more.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The event industry body isla has entered its second year and with this has welcomed in a new Advisory Board to facilitate the aims and ambitions of the organisation over the coming 12 months. Operating in a global role as COO, Carina Filek observes “We have a long way to go when looking towards a sustainable future in the event industry.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

The Complete Sustainable Events Course, The Meetings Show’ s online course for the events industry created in partnership with isla , is back for its second year. Enrolment will open shortly, but event professionals can register their interest now.

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Endless Events

JUNE 30, 2020

Over the past year, sustainability has become top of mind for planners. And the events industry as a whole has doubled down on efforts to become greener. It’s up to us as an industry that tends to create so much waste to improve. Part of this sustainability trend also refers to food waste in the events industry.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 17, 2023

The huge surge in Covid cases in China over the past two months is taking a toll on the volume of consumer products available in the U.S. MeetingsNet: How far out do you typically order merchandise for event clients, and has that changed recently to account for the uncertainty in China? Many of our U.S.-based

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Eventscase Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The success of any event lies in its ability to attract and retain an engaged audience. In the digital age, online ticketing has become an indispensable tool for event organisers, providing global reach, transactional efficiency, and valuable data collection about attendees.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2022

For many event professionals, the journey to become a more sustainable experience can happen over several event editions. For others, the race is on to become sustainable and match industry audience expectations today. It was all in the attention to sustainable detail.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 30, 2023

The event industry is awash in sustainability issues, and everyone seems to have a “solution” to the fact that meetings and events are hard on the planet. Greenwashing refers to deliberately misleading sustainability claims. Three things to consider when partnering to achieve environmentally friendly meetings. or the U.S.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. A successful event requires thoughtful organization, creative vision, and seamless execution. But dreaming up unique, inspiring themes and event ideas takes time and imagination. Let’s dive in!

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Guidebook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Conferences and events have become an essential aspect of the business world. With a conference app, event coordination and planning have become easier than ever before. The development of event software and event apps has streamlined the planning process, making it simpler for event organizers to coordinate events of all sizes.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Check out the full case study here.) ” Brand partner FLOWERBX, a sustainability-focused, female-led floral design company, used all compostable and recyclable flowers within the space. All arrangements were delivered sustainably in Manhattan, same-day, by DoorDash on branded, flower-powered bikes. Hosted at L.A.’s

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

A throw-away trend or something that will shape our events, how should we view flight shaming in the events industry? In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. degrees is, many believe, already beyond us.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

That’s where an event platform comes into play. When used to its potential, event technology can turn investigator meetings into engaging events that result in higher attendance, better training, and a more successful clinical study. A live audience attends in person while streaming the event online for remote attendees.

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The Castle Group

JULY 11, 2023

The Elephant in the Room… Sustainable Events Did you know? For a 1000-person, 3-day event, that translates into 1.2 Image by Wolfgang_Hasselmann from Pixabay The global business events industry is valued at $1.6 Image by Wolfgang_Hasselmann from Pixabay The global business events industry is valued at $1.6

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

With the rise of the climate protection movement, the event industry is forced to take a look at certain practices and become more sustainable. Not only is climate change an urgent global issue, but also increased consumer awareness means that events just have to step up and do better. . The events industry is no different.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2021

Proposed water restrictions in big meeting and incentive destinations underscore the need for planners to research conservation strategies at host properties as part of their sustainability efforts. Earth Day has come and gone, but the environmental issues affecting the meetings and events industry are persistent and shifting.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

New research finds that event business picked up strongly starting in February. A report from The Knowland Group released this week shows that once the scare from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 died down in February, the pent-up demand for in-person business events was unleashed. Is that an opportunity for meetings?

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 9, 2023

While we seem to have mastered incorporating sustainable solutions in our day-to-day lives, we sometimes drop the ball when we travel. Sustainable tourism is becoming popular. Travel sites are now incorporating sustainable travel in their packages. That’s no longer the case. There, I got that off my chest.

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