EventMB
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: Together by Hyatt takes the hotel company’s commitment to care to another level, helping planners save time on planning and accomplish their goals, like creating more sustainable meetings.
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Nine ways the internal event got a festival-inspired upgrade It was out with the old and in with the new at Quest Software’s 2024 internal sales conference in Anaheim, CA, as the brand overhauled the annual event with a festival-inspired theme designed to support its forward-looking company vision. In that spirit, the event was rebranded as “NXT” and transformed to make all 1,200 attendees feel like they had dodged the traditional hotel venue and landed at SXSW.
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EventMB
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: Both on site and at industry events, comfy, slip-on and wrinkle-free attire is the way to go.
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A new report details the benefits of using freelance planners and event-tech specialists, and the ways to ensure strong performance from them. A trend that the Covid pandemic started—a tidal wave of freelancers across all industries who focus on project work—appears to be a permanent feature throughout the U.S. economy. The proof: More than 35 percent of the U.S. workforce engaged in freelance work in 2023—an increase of 4 million professionals from the year before, according to a study conducte
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Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
As the Florida heat was raging outside, Surf Expo brought cool, beachy vibes from the watersports and coastal lifestyle industries to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Sept. 5-7. More than 6,000 qualified buyers from global retailers explored 650-plus exhibitor booths that showcased products from surf, beach and resort categories, ranging from swimsuits and sportswear to marine plush and souvenir gifts.
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Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
We were stoked to attend our first Surf Expo, Sept. 5-7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, and the exhibitor community proved very friendly and welcoming, eager to show off their products and beach-inspired booths. From wetsuits to bucket hats to flip flops, we explored the variety of exhibits that made up the largest and longest-running watersports, beach and resort lifestyle trade show, which is produced twice annually in September and January.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Today RX UK announces the appointment of Rosi Viljoen as Head of Visitor Strategy. This newly created role will develop High Value Visitor (HVV) strategies and activations across all of RX UK’s events. Rosi will initially focus on RX Hosted Buyer teams, eventually expanding her efforts to encompass all show portfolios.
Event Marketer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
(Photo Credit: Arturo Olmos for AARP) AARP, which is dedicated to helping people live their best lives as they age, likes to pop up in unexpected places, from New Orleans Jazz Fest to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to pickleball championships. So when the Rolling Stones approached AARP to sponsor the ’24 Hackney Diamonds North American Tour, which hit 16 cities from April through July, the brand saw an opportunity to satisfy its multigenerational strategy and supersize on surprise and delight.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Delegate Name Badges, Event Passes, RFID Wristbands and Lanyards. Custom printed in a range of materials, including Wood and Bamboo, Recycled & Bio PVC or Paperboard. First impressions matter. We deliver high quality Event Name Badges, Passes and RFID wristbands and tokens to events and conferences of all sizes: on time, and to budget.
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The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.
The Castle Group
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
In today’s dynamic educational landscape, schools—from k-12 to higher ed—must continually adapt to new challenges and opportunities. Whether introducing changes to the curriculum, altering program offerings, downsizing, or restructuring, one constant remains: effectively communicating is key to navigating transitions as smoothly as possible and avoiding potential issues that often arise with inconsistent or incomplete information.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
An outdoor event’s relationship with its local authority ranks high among the elements crucial to success. Following on from Timm Cleasby, director of operations at Tramlines, this episode is about Sheffield City Councillor Richard Williams’ take on the festival.
StraussCA
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Encouraging association volunteer leaders to donate their time and expertise can significantly benefit the organization and foster a sense of community and shared purpose. Here are the top strategies for motivating and engaging new volunteer leaders to an association. 1. Clearly Communicate the Impact of Their Contributions Volunteers need to understand how their time and expertise contribute to the association’s goals.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
‘I’ve worked for Sunbelt Rentals for 27 years and we’ve been involved in some exceptionally high profile events during that time.
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In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret
SmartMeetings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Mastering lighting for your events And we’re back! Continuing our series, we’ve already looked at the A and V of AV. In this article, we take a look at the “L” of AV—Lighting! Lighting is more than just a necessity for visibility on stage or on camera, it’s a powerful tool that can transform the overall ambiance of a meeting or event, highlight key moments, and enhance the overall experience for attendees.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
When crisis strikes a meeting professional’s host city and hotel, it’s comforting to know that—despite the uncertainty that surrounds unexpected events—the hotel in which you’re hosting your event is well prepared to take on the challenge. This is what Loews Atlanta Hotel demonstrated when Sustainable Forestry Initiative Conference (SFI) hosted their event just days after a water main break occurred in downtown Atlanta, and later impacted another water main pipe in midtown Atlanta, just days bef
Skiddle
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Our Development team have been putting in the hard yards lately, working tirelessly to bring you our latest dynamic feature, Session-Based Ticketing. This fresh addition to the Skiddle Promotion Centre lets you create and sell tickets for events which require attendees to arrive at specific times, such as theatre shows, exhibitions, fairgrounds and scare attractions.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Acquisition extends Cvent’s reach into the rapidly growing category of repeatable events trusted by marketers to generate awareness, create demand and grow revenue Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has acquired Splash, an event marketing technology company.
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EventSource
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
When the historic allure of Alderlea intertwines with the allure of modern bridal elegance, unbridled enchantment ensues. Captured exquisitely in these photographs, a captivating wedding soiree styled shoot in Brampton, reveals a seamless blend of past and present. The muses for this dreamlike affair was the striking model Kavin Ketheeswaran, alongside the actress Ogeindiana, embodying the timeless essence of the eternal bride.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Visit by GES has unveiled its latest customer training resource aimed at improving efficiency and supporting clients’ skills development. Visit Academy is a new digital learning platform that allows users 24-hour access to comprehensive learning resources, encouraging them to work more independently and flexibly.
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