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Five New Event Planning Trends to Watch in 2019

Attendease

The new year is well under way, and all of us in the event space are watching out for the new trends that’ll continue to influence our work throughout 2019. of respondents cited “shrinking budgets” as a concern in 2019 – the highest response rate out of any concern reported. Event Personalization. Adoption of Advanced Technology.

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Looking into the Future of Event Tech

Velvet Chainsaw

As the event-tech space continues to evolve with a number of mergers and acquisitions, I see four changes coming for larger annual conferences. #1. If your organization does not have marketing-automation software, you are putting the cart before the horse by tracking attendee behavior. #3. Security is Expensive, but Critical.

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Budget Increases Are on the Rise in 2019

Smart Meetings

And more spending money means more events: forty-nine percent of respondents plan to host more events in 2019. Marketing and promotion. A solid majority (63 percent) of respondents said that word of mouth was the best way to reach potential attendees, while social media marketing came in second place, at 49 percent.

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Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era

Event Marketer

As event marketers plan for the return of in-person events, they’re budgeting for a fresh slate of technologies and tools designed to attract attendees back to events and keep them safe once there. Predictive analysis will play a key role for experiential programs targeting specific markets or locations. HIGH-TECH SANITIZATION.

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Hot Property: Eight Ways to Activate a Night Market

Event Marketer

Night markets originated in China over 1,000 years ago, but they’re far from ancient history. for more than a decade, and in the last year have officially been woven into the zeitgeist—and the experiential marketing industry. The open-air evening bazaars have been cropping up across the U.S. Here’s a look at the hot property in action.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

Smart Meetings

Yes, the event business has officially entered the realm of high-tech. Smart Meetings covered all the must-have tech advances this year to help you stay at the top of your game. Here are the 11 event tech trends you don’t want to miss. Travel Tech: Biorecognition could eliminate lengthy screening lines at airports.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

GEVME

Even if your 2018 events made an incredible impression, in 2019–2020, you should learn how to make these experiences even more memorable and impressive. The top 10 event planning trends in 2019–2020. Transformation is the trend that will define the primary direction of event industry development in 2019–2020.

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