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SXSW 2025: The Top Experiential Stunts, Activations and Events Taking Over Austin

Event Marketer

Its business as usual at the 2025 SXSW Conference & Festivals in Austin, but the 38 th annual event, March 7-15, may mark the end of an era for the tentpole. We can’t explain it, but there also appears to have been a choreographed dance that flight attendants participated in… Only in Austin.

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What are some of the most effective and creative ways you’ve seen or implemented yourself to ramp up attendee engagement in virtual & hybrid events?

Eventmobi

Speakers have a unique opportunity online to have an intimate experience with guests since they are right up close and personal in an attendees office, living room, etc. The most important for me has been having a dynamic speaker that can evoke emotion through the audience, either with compassion or humor – humor being my favorite of course.

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Brands Celebrate the In-Person Return of SXSW with a Flurry of Experiential Activity

Event Marketer

The organizers and sponsors behind the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals have been “keeping Austin weird” since the annual event was established in 1987. In addition to taking place as usual in downtown Austin, a virtual edition of SXSW 2022 was offered to expand the globally-recognized event’s reach. DR. MARTENS.

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A Demonstration of Extraordinary Event EQ

Smart Meetings

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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25 best Social Media conferences in 2019

Eventory

Social Media area is constantly changing due to its rapid development. To have your finger on a pulse of the latest news and solutions, the best way is to participate in the best Social Media conferences that will cover the topic. We gathered a list of 25 best social media conferences you don’t want to miss out on.

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How to Increase Attendee Engagement at Virtual and Hybrid Events

Eventmobi

Speakers have a unique opportunity online to have an intimate experience with guests since they are right up close and personal in an attendees office, living room, etc. The most important for me has been having a dynamic speaker that can evoke emotion through the audience, either with compassion or humor – humor being my favorite of course.

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Q&A: How AfroTech Drives Engagement for its Portfolio of Career-Focused Live Events

Event Marketer

Coming off a successful showing of AfroTech Conference 2023—which featured health, women’s and sports summits, as well as heavy-hitting speakers like Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Timbaland and Robert F. We hosted AfroTech Conference in Austin, TX, the first week in November, with 20,000 attendees citywide. How did it go?

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