Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Since launching in 2007, the festival has showcased bands across multiple venues in Leeds city centre on the May bank holiday weekend. This year’s event was pushed back to October due to the coronavirus pandemic. Live At Leeds has announced a new outdoor edition for 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

De Tessan was most recently director of events at Grand Hyatt Denver and, in 2019, was named Hyatt Hotels’ Director of the Year for her feat of achieving 109 percent of the event sales yearly quota and customer service excellence. Before her time at ACVB, Zackery held the role of event coordinator at Georgia State University.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Endless Events has recently celebrated its 15th birthday and we’ve decided to mark the occasion by hosting a very special #EventIcons episode in which our listeners could ask us any questions they want about Endless’ past, present, and future. From DJ To Event Management Company. In June 2007, I made a website.”

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

There were no strong signals from event professionals who responded to this year’s survey that they anticipated an economic downturn, and only a few mentioned concerns about the economy going south. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. She joins Sarah to talk about her vast experience in the events industry, what the future holds for event organizers, and the importance of community engagement. Welcome to #EventIcons, Deanna!

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

But the promoters, who announced the event on social media, are keeping the location of the event and its line-up under wraps for now. Connect was billed as a “grown-up” festival for the more discerning music fans when it was launched in 2007 as part of a year-long celebration of Highland culture.

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 9, 2019

[link] 2019 is going to be an interesting year for event planning. New tech is driving more and more interest in announcements, trade shows are picking up pace outside of China for once, and the world of event management is getting easier and easier. Unfortunately there is not much breathing room for an event's medium.

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Skiddle

MAY 10, 2023

If you’ve found your way to the Skiddle Promoter Blog, or you’re a regular reader, you probably know a thing or two about events. Maybe you’re looking to host a club night in Ibiza, keen to get the buzz of delivering a spectacular event. With her help, the very next year with I was putting on my first-ever event in Ibiza.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A London-based events support company has been named a Small Business of 2020 by Lloyds Bank after pivoting its business model during lockdown. Their prize is £10,000 worth of social media support and advertising as well as a business mentoring session to help develop their growth plans.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2020

HARD Summer Music Festival first premiered in 2007 and has rapidly gained nation-wide recognition within the American dance community for its upbeat music, energetically charged atmosphere, and bigger than life performances. Such aesthetics included three massive, custom Shade Structures made by Stret c h Shapes.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 19, 2013

5 Experts Share Their Experiences To A Successful Event. Planning and managing an event can be tedious. So much goes into it, but what are the most important aspects of a successful event? I asked leading event industry experts to share their tips and experiences from within the event planning industry.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Recorded at Event Tech Live, Will had a great conversation about the evolution of SXSW with none other than their former Chief Innovation Officer, Scott Wilcox. We’ve watched them do their first-ever 4K live stream , and included them on the list of our favorite events in 2018. New week, new guest, new host! How did they do it?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! When (and why) did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the events/weddings industry, Carisa? I’d graduated with my Bachelors Degree in 2004, and I decided to go back and pursue my Masters Degree in 2007. And thus, Pink Olive Events was born! I would love that!”

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for? The result?

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2019

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Rick has been voted into Event magazine’s Event 100 club every year since its inauguration.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 23, 2018

Using social media to promote your next live event? In this blog post we highlight the use of Twitter as an incredibly useful platform for event promotion, featuring four examples of how other industry leaders have leveraged Twitter as part of their event strategy. Why Focus on Twitter Event Promotion?

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Converve

JULY 24, 2017

This was back on August 23 rd, 2007 at a time when Twitter was the super innovative network and many influential internet personalities were rising to fame. One thing is certain – #hashtags brought a system to chaotic social worlds. Hashtags are something like an instruction manual, the GPS of the social web! Event Hashtags.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

His passion for meetings and events is contagious. Back in 2007, the team behind New York’s Brooklyn Bowl bought into his startup marketing strategy—no ads, no money, just the (then unknown) social media—and by its second year in business, Brooklyn Bowl was the 10th most-searched keyword on Google.

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Converve

JULY 24, 2017

This was back on August 23 rd, 2007 at a time when Twitter was the super innovative network and many influential internet personalities were rising to fame. One thing is certain – #hashtags brought a system to chaotic social worlds. Hashtags are something like an instruction manual, the GPS of the social web! Event Hashtags.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 2, 2019

IBIE, held every three years at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is billed as the global grain-based food industry’s largest trade event in the Western Hemisphere. The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), held every three years, is one industry event that’s on a roll. And the cherry on top? Sweetened Experience.

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All Seated

JANUARY 11, 2021

As we move towards a brighter future, we’re seeing tech used in new and exciting ways that will influence the way that event professionals market their businesses and serve their clients. Here are four event and wedding tech trends to keep an eye out for in 2021. 2021 saw more mobile messaging app users than social network users (2.70

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Coterie Spark

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

What if bringing the next big thing in conference and corporate meeting technology to your event wouldn’t add to your budget? Meeting industry pace setters have done more than a little homework and are now offering: SCREEN FREE SEATING SECTIONS AND SCREEN FREE EVENTS. How this ties in to your corporate meeting or event.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, running a wedding planning business isn’t just one job … it’s really three: 1) running a business, 2) managing clients and 3) planning weddings and events. We started Blush by Brandee Gaar in 2007 and it took off quickly,” said Brandee. “I But when we started, we were trying to figure things out.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2020

So, in 2007, Rosenkranz licensed the name Intelligence Squared and created a separate, U.S.-based We have been witnessing a lot of what I would characterize as a devolution of the national conversation, as you’re seeing very important exchanges play out in 140 characters and these ‘Twitter wars,’ or social-media echo chambers.”.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an excellent event team and a good strategy, you can plan and organize a successful conference for your organization. Conversely, using the right event technology tools can lead to more effective and efficient planning. This article considers some of these solutions and how you can apply them in your event process.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

You’re an event planner. Your clients, your staff, your friends looking for favors – they all turn to you for help pulling off a fantastic event that everyone will be talking about for years to come. Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Usually, those wedding pros are doing initial research in event management and wedding planning software for their business and want to do their due diligence in evaluating all viable options. Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Event Registration & Ticketing. Event Budget Management. Event Vendor Management.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 23, 2017

Are you running your training or events business but finding yourself weighed down in administration and time consuming tasks? Teich & Faddoul, 2007 ). The same link can be said of a lot of tasks which many training and event managers find themselves doing day to day. 3 Complaints. 36 Complaints. 5 Complaints. 10 Complaints.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. Some of them are focused soley on events, others are full-service agencies.

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! When (and why) did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the events/weddings industry, Carisa? I’d graduated with my Bachelors Degree in 2004, and I decided to go back and pursue my Masters Degree in 2007. And thus, Pink Olive Events was born! I would love that!”

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 23, 2017

Are you running your training or events business but finding yourself weighed down in administration and time consuming tasks? Teich & Faddoul, 2007 ). The same link can be said of a lot of tasks which many training and event managers find themselves doing day to day. 3 Complaints. 36 Complaints. 5 Complaints. 10 Complaints.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Whether you’ve gawked at the lineups outside an Apple Store for the newest iPhone the week after an Apple Event, stumbled upon a unique pop-up during your lunch break, or waded through the crowds around your local convention centre after an auto show, one thing is for certain: experiential marketing is more popular and more effective than ever.

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Event Marketer

JULY 19, 2021

Barlow offers insights on the brand’s ‘Gossip Girl’ premiere event, Gen Z and shareability. So, when it came down to marketing the series to both fans of the OG series and newer audiences, the network leaned into the fashion collab, influencer marketing and emerging social media tactics. Pia Barlow.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 11, 2019

5G may turn out to be the Big Thing for 2019 , as smartphones were in 2007. You’re going to see a lot of Snapdragon modems on event floors and in offices in 2019. A Chinese-built app that serves as an alternative to social media platforms like Snapchat and Vine. New social media platforms are hit or miss.

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TicketBud

JUNE 21, 2017

Shouldering decades of experience in running successful events and concerts, there probably aren't many people who are better to hear from. They're very leery of a first year event. We think it's important to work with the other events around us whenever possible to make it more attractive for people to become habitual show attenders.

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