Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2017

Something is happening to Twitter, but you don’t know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones? I started tweeting8 years ago.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

The post Buckaroo Breakaway Cadillac Conference Programming Trends Looming Your Way In 2017 – Part 1 appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. How could you get your planning teams to partner with you to embrace one or more of these trends?

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2017 Conference Education Speakers 150

BizBash

APRIL 25, 2017

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Event Design 2017 Events 142

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This means that most 2017 events will probably not be impacted. My sources tell me that Apple is beginning to crack down on this now (in August). They are, however, giving reputable developers a four- to six-month grace period. The event mobile app space is still in the Wild West stage.

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Event Apps 2017 Contracts Events 152

BizBash

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Attendees, sponsors, and other stakeholders may think they’ve seen and done it all, but the best events are constantly surprising.

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BizBash

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Leading event production agencies, brands, and tech companies are among the finalists for the BizBash Event Style Awards.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Skift Take: Since joining Maritz Global Events in 2017, Jill Blood has tackled everything from international privacy laws to the legality of renting blimps. Blood's artful navigation of the legal middle ground is as thrilling as it is crucial. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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2017 Global Events Meetings Contracts 213

EventMB

MARCH 21, 2017

2017 is a pivotal year for event apps. 2017 is the year that will be remembered in the […]. Grab your free copy of the Event App Bible now and find out how new event apps and chatbots are innovating the event planning space. The 5th edition of the Event App Bible has a lot to cover. The post The New Event App Bible is Out!

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Event Apps 2017 Events Event Planning 182

EventMB

MARCH 22, 2022

In 2017, Figen Murray’s son, Martyn Hett, was killed in the Manchester (UK) Arena Terrorist attack. The UK is moving forward with its Protect Duty legislation, a new set of rules requiring venues to assess and address the risk of terrorist attacks. What will these changes mean for the UK’s event industry? Tragically, 22 people […].

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2017 Venues Events Event Management 213

BizBash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations seem like a distant memory, and many events that pulled out all the stops in 2017.

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2018 2017 Events 197

Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

If so, what strategies did you use that helped create change? Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. The post 20 Ways to Modernize an Annual Meeting – Part 1 appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Meetings Trade Shows 2017 Financial 307

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APRIL 6, 2022

It’s 2017, and the sun is shining down on the bustling Third Street Promenade in downtown Santa Monica. We see a man in a yellow bowling shirt, sleeves rolled up, back embroidered in purple: Monterey Park Lions. The beat kicks in, and he snaps and taps as we zoom in on his feet: white Converse […].

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Photo of HoodCelebrityy, Warm Up 2017. Want to hear more from MoMA PS1? Attend RECONVENE Sessions to hear directly from the museum on launching a successful event series. Photo by: Scott Hoffmann. Technicolor latex foam seeped out of windows and down ladders leaning against an abandoned building in Long Island City, Queens.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 14, 2017

Surveys must be completed by midnight EDT August 20, 2017. Winners will be notified by email on or before August 23, 2017. One licensed set of Adrian’s two ebooks will be given away to five randomly chosen entrants who have completed a short survey. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of completed entries received.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

.” — Max Cohen de Lara and David Mulder van der Vegt , “ These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs “ , The Washington Post, March 4, 2017. How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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2011 2017 Government Education 220

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 23, 2017

Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. The post The Rise of the Gig Economy and What It Means for Conferences appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The post 10 Event Trends for 2017 by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link]. Despite the numerous attempts to imitate, plagiarize or grab a portion of the pie, every year this report beats every possible record in the event industry media landscape. So […].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 12, 2018

It’s at its worst #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/nda2OJdjjb — Anguilla-Beaches.com (@anguillabeaches) September 6, 2017 On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma tore across the tiny island nation of Anguilla. 8AM (AST) UPDATE: Eye of #Irma directly on #StMartin , northern eyewall pounding #Anguilla , coms going down.

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2010 2017 Conference Design Government 185

Event Farm

OCTOBER 17, 2016

To give you a preview into the series, we’ve compiled a list of the top six trends for event and experiential marketing in 2017 and beyond—keep reading to learn more, and if you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the series.

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2017 Marketing Event Marketing Technology 100

Attendease

JANUARY 28, 2019

As the Event App Bible notes, GDPR compliance and Apple App Store updates relating to templated apps released in 2017 are both concerns for mobile app producers. Mobile event apps have their challenges.

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EventMB

MAY 19, 2017

According to the Radicati Group, 2017 will see 269 billion emails sent daily with the average office employee receiving over 121 emails […]. Email marketing is essential in any event planner’s toolkit but what makes a good email? Conversion. Your email must be a workhorse grabbing attention and enticing action.

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2017 Marketing Events Event Marketing 180

Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

How can you better link your meeting’s content to your attendees’ most relevant needs? Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Conference 2017 Hospitality Tech 308

Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

What other best practices can you offer to ease the process? Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. The post How to Improve Your Call for Presentations Process appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

They have the power to improve attitudes and behaviors toward a brand. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. How has your organization used attendee-mattering sponsorships?

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Sponsorships Advertising 2017 Conference 278

EventMB

JUNE 18, 2018

In 2017, people spent nearly 3 hours per day on their mobile phones. This is a sponsored post written by Jelmer van Ast, CEO and founder of Conference Compass. And 85% of the time spent on phones was spent in apps, not in the browser! source: eMarketer) It is therefore no longer enough to offer […].

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Event Apps 2017 Conference Events 173

Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2017

Personalization—it seems to be the 2017 buzzword for nonprofit associations and conferences. Everyone seems to be talking about it like here and here. Yet, personalization is more than technology. It means more than our past purchases or posts in social media.

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Education Social Media Conference Technology 284

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

When Eventbrite and Ticketfly came together in 2017, we set out on a bold mission: to bring together the best of both platforms into a new ticketing and marketing solution purpose-built for the independent live music community. The end goal? To help your independent business thrive, grow, and sell more tickets.

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Marketing 2017 Venues Events 170

Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

How transparent are you to attendees? Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. The post 10 Ideas for Improving Your Pay-to-Play Conference Presentations appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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Conference Sponsorships Education 2017 283

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s a decline of 14 percentage points from the 2017 report. Who Do You Trust? According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, only one-third of Americans trust their government to do what is right. The report further revealed that trust is at an all-time low for other institutions — including business, NGOs, and the media.

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Conference Government Consulting 2018 281

Attendease

OCTOBER 12, 2022

She joined the organization in 2017 and possesses more than 15 years of experience in strategic marketing, branding, communications, and digital marketing. Ultimately, with data by your side, you’ll be in a better position to find the right audience, host an engaging event, and grow your organization through long-term attendee relationships.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

How does your educational content align with targeting that most important segment? Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Conference Education 2017 Speakers 288

Conferences that Work

JANUARY 2, 2017

As 2017 begins, take a moment to think about meetings in a wider context. OK, a very wide context. “Who am I?” ” We’ve all wondered about some form of this question.

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Meetings 2012 2017 Education 206

EventMB

JANUARY 5, 2017

Venues have long set the tone for the event and while that’s still the case, these industry professionals believe we’re in for a lot more excitement in 2017. Here’s what they see for the year ahead. The Eventprofs Share series of articles captures the trends affecting the event industry as reported in our 10 Event […].

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

2017 was no different and as […]. Eventprofs have been using Facebook to promote events for over a decade. Since its inception in 2004, Facebook has constantly upped the ante, adding several new useful features every year. The post How To Market Your Event Using Facebook’s Latest Features by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

This strategy aligns with word-of-mouth marketing’s new three E’s: engage, equip, empower. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Which marketing tactics have shown increased effectiveness and ROI for your conference?

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BizBash

JUNE 15, 2017

In March of 2017, BizBash, a leading. Case Study: Deploying Sciensio’s EventBot to improve and enhance a major industry trade show.

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Event Management Trade Shows Management 2017 150

Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

Fast-forward to January 2017. At the time, a mere six years ago, the fledgling for-profit entity that wagered its future on the potential of virtual meetings staged sessions that were too heavily weighted toward the online audience in the verbal communication and moderation by the speakers. The Switch On.

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