EventSource

JANUARY 8, 2020

As always, for your convenience, we’ve compiled a full list of the 2020 wedding shows and open houses that you’ll find in the coming months throughout the GTA. We update the list often as we learn about new events, so make sure you keep coming back as you continue your planning! Date : January 10, 11 & 12 2020.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 23, 2019

What does 2020 hold for the events industry? With rapid innovation and global sharing of ideas entrenched in technology – event managers are not any more afraid of applying new methods in order to find their perfect blueprint for an event. Below are the top 9 event trends that will shape 2020. A lot in fact!

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

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 most important goal remains to consider everything—absolutely all modern tips and tactics to improve your event with our current event trends.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 14, 2021

Breaking down the psychology of event engagement. Experience builders obsessed with the attendee journey know that in the last few hours of an event, attendee attrition—people leaving early—can make the difference between an event that falls a little flat or one that wraps leaving everyone with all the feels.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We asked Kailash Nagdev, senior vice president of sales and analytics for EXPO 2020 Dubai , to shine a light on the seven years of work required to coordinate input from 200 stakeholders in 191 countries with the goal of “driving innovation and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world problems.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2025

With that in mind, I decided to search Amazon for event planning and management books with at least 100 reviews and a rating of 4 stars or higher. If youve ever done a similar search and felt a bit overwhelmed by all the choices, heres a list of the top six event planning books on Amazon with more than 125 reviews and ratings of at least 4.2

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GEVME

DECEMBER 3, 2020

There has been a lot of talk about what the future of events holds. However, the definition of events in these predictions tends to omit the exhibition format. From that experience, we realised our vision for the future of events applies to exhibitions too. And we have been contributing to the conversation with our thoughts too.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

MARCH 12, 2020

So what better place to launch an event for black women to come together and have meaningful discussions in a nurturing environment? The “Black and Beautiful Women’s Brunch” was the first event thrown by Wright’s social enterprise, Coco Coalition. Tiffany Wright calls Oakland, California, a “social impact space.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The last two years served as a chance to learn the ins and outs of virtual events. So why have 64 percent of surveyed event marketers said they’re only “moderately” or “not effective at all” at creating virtual events that provide value? In the study, hybrid events were found to be the least effective event form.

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GEVME

MAY 15, 2020

The initial main purpose of the event industry, which is bringing people together and optimizing that process has been reconsidered due to the severity of the pandemic and the safety measures that have been put in place in order to further prevent COVID-19 from spreading. What is a Large Online Event?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

This is the third in a series of blogs posts, written collaboratively by our team, which uncover lessons learned in advising dozens of our clients on their events in the time of COVID-19. As a hotel or supplier, how do you plan to work with your event clients moving forward? Help your customers now for your long-term survival.

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Event Marketer

JULY 16, 2024

POURRI Odor elimination brand ~Pourri (formerly Poo~Pourri) teamed up with Rolling Stone at SXSW 2024 on three cheeky events that invited badgeholders and the public alike to “Get Funky. Pourri activated three cheeky events during SXSW 2024 in partnership with Rolling Stone. CORA At the 2020 Women’s March in Washington, D.C.,

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Event Marketer

JULY 26, 2021

Storytelling has always been the beating heart of experiential marketing. The most memorable events immerse attendees into a story, make them part of the story and send attendees home feeling like they have a better understanding of the story the brand is trying to tell. It’s that connective tissue that holds your event together.

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GEVME

JUNE 5, 2020

Live event video streaming is an excellent way to reach a broader audience and to make your event content more accessible to more people. Today, it is possible to live stream any event. Today, it is possible to live stream any event. However, it is fundamental to know where and how to live stream an event.

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Gallus Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The Event Manager role continues to be one of the most stressful and one of the most dynamic roles in the world. So what skills should event managers across the globe be focusing on as we get set to move into a new decade? The skills needed to be an event manager in 2020 and beyond! A new horizon for event managers.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The event landscape keeps shifting as the pandemic continues to spread around the world. Eventprofs will need to adapt to a new job market as virtual and hybrid events become the norm for the foreseeable future. 2020 has been a year of constant change for the events industry, full of steep learning curves and new […].

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Marketo Events

JUNE 2, 2020

For me, it was being part of the team for one of Adobe’s largest events – Summit. Being responsible for content strategy for virtual events means the 16-25 weeks prior to Summit are always jam-packed. We had about 25 days to tackle this and from an event-rush junkie point of view, it was worth it.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 16, 2020

SWITCH 2020 featured a unique hybrid format that combined a 24-hours/5-days online platform with satellite events around the world. Credits SWITCH 2020. Caption: Credits SWITCH 2020 Q&A with speakers from Gojek, Grab, Expedia, Facebook on Product Management. Caption: Credits SWITCH 2020.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

For well over a year, we’ve consulted with dozens of associations on their go/no-go event strategies. Over the summer and the fall of 2020, most organizations were able to make decisions six months out without incurring liability. Conference with an expo — These events generally have a lower gross margin than their counterparts.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

“Prior to 2020 we had occasional enquiries as a filming location, and we realised the potential we had with such a beautiful building and gardens. From the initial scout to filming, the Events team has been incredibly accommodating, responsive and patient as our shoot requirements developed.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The following insights were derived from the Event Marketer x Mosaic EventTrack 2021 industry forecast, AnyRoad’s Experiential Trends 2021 report, Northstar Meetings Group’s May 2021 Pulse Survey and Bizzabo’s Q2 2021 Virtual Events Benchmark Report. But the continued desire for virtual events can’t be downplayed.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 25, 2021

Five insights on COVID-proofing your indoor events. Among the countless aspects of events that marketers have had to rethink in the wake of the pandemic is how social distancing impacts experience design. More on Experience Design: Design Ideas for Outdoor Micro Event Venues. Nine Experience Design Trends from CES 2019.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 11, 2021

After nearly 18 months, the industry gathers in-person to gain insights into a new chapter of events. These were among the key themes that emerged during the 19 th annual Experiential Marketing Summit, Oct. The two discussed YouTube’s pivot into digital events and how hyper-personalization continues to guide strategy for 2022.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The editors of Event Marketer magazine have announced the winners of the supersized 2021 Ex Awards and ETDAs, the world’s largest and premiere recognition program for experiential marketing. 6 during a gala luncheon at the Experiential Marketing Summit in Chicago. Best B-to-B Conference or Event. Client: Loblaw.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 21, 2023

But for a brand like White Claw, which was “born out of culture,” according to Kevin Brady, vp-integrated marketing and creative, activating during the music festival portion was a no-brainer (G7 Entertainment Marketing handled). White Claw was born out of culture in 2019 and 2020. Head to Chief Marketer for the full interview.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

2020 helped to accelerate the rapid development of enhanced virtual event technology, and adoption rates have never been higher. Despite this progress, many still aren’t taking full advantage of what may be event tech’s greatest asset — hard data, or the information behind informed decision making.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way event organizers plan, run and measure the success of meetings and conferences. Here are some insights on what attendees expect and how event planners are adjusting to meet the challenge. PROS AND CONS of Virtual events. While virtual events are less expensive to run.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this episode of Event Peeps, we explore the passion projects event marketers are working on outside of their hectic schedules. The post Event Peeps Podcast: Passion Projects—I Built a Nonprofit appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Event marketers today are grappling with the rising cost of event services, extensive shipping delays and labor shortages. And while there’s a general sense of optimism, the majority of event marketing budgets are not expected to be fully reinstated to 2019 spend levels until next year, or even 2024 for some organizations.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our annual guide to the top 100 agencies serving the event marketing industry. It’s year two of a global pandemic that has systematically, with every wave, challenged the event industry and stretched its players’ creativity and patience more than anyone ever thought possible. Meet the Top 100 Event Agencies of 2021.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2024

9, 2024, she will step into the top executive position at the official destination marketing organization (DMO) and convention and visitors bureau (CVB) for the five boroughs of New York City. SDTA’s sales and marketing programs delivered a $30 to $1 return on investment—the highest in the organization’s history. Beginning on Dec.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

Your guidepost for event-technology decisions should be to put your customer’s experience before your staff efficiency. 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. Which of these event tech predictions surprises you?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Sponsorships are the lifeline that keeps the events industry sustainable. An important aspect of event management is finding the right sponsors who can provide the right financial assistance needed to pull off a big event, in exchange for brand exposure. Why Event Sponsorships Are Valuable. What's an event planner to do?

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

Most of the event industry and our clients continue to assume that if you can make the meeting bigger it’s a good thing. The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. We have also seen the emergence of new forms of online events, supported by solid business models.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

For event marketers, keeping track of these ever-changing variants is like keeping up with the Kardashians. Fortunately, it’s not 2020 anymore, and experience builders have been through enough planning, pivoting and canceling to know how to build rock-solid backup strategies and nimble methodologies that stand up to the times.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2022

Before March of 2020, pacing data was a useful tool for predicting final attendance and revenue. Use these five tips to develop a plan for optimizing registration for your major event in quarters 2, 3, and 4. Market differently. If you were pacing behind, you could make midcourse corrections.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The last 21 months have proven that the challenges women in the event marketing industry face are unique and constantly evolving. The survey revealed that 42 percent of women say they have been “often” or “almost always” burned out in 2021, compared to 32 percent in 2020. Let’s meet this year’s roster of Women in Events.

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