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Second Post to test the related Post functionality and layout styles

Attendease

Webinars have become more common in the past few years as more professionals and companies have started working remotely and maintaining flexible work arrangements. As such, it’s safe to say that virtual events are here to stay. After all, these enable businesses and professionals to interact with more people from different regions and easily market new products and services globally.

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Austin to Expand its Convention Center, But Faces 4 Years Without It

EventMB

Skift Take: The Austin Convention Center is closing for a $1.6 billion redevelopment. The city is stressing that it will still be open for events business.

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Third Post to test the related Post functionality and layout styles

Attendease

Webinars have become more common in the past few years as more professionals and companies have started working remotely and maintaining flexible work arrangements. As such, it’s safe to say that virtual events are here to stay. After all, these enable businesses and professionals to interact with more people from different regions and easily market new products and services globally.

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Hard Event Choices: Affordability vs. Sustainability

MeetingsNet

A major survey of planners finds that as meeting costs keep rising, sustainability slides down the list of priorities. With rising prices squeezing business-event budgets in many areas, planners are increasingly basing their venue and service-vendor choices on “value for money” while focusing less on sustainability factors. This is according to the International Planner Sentiment Report from The Power of Events, a U.K.

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Elevate Your Event Experience to the Next Level

In order to create a successful event, you must: Optimize Event Website and Registration Process Utilize Social Media Platforms Effectively Implement Targeted Email Campaigns Harness the Power of Video Content Benefit from a Mobile App Download now and learn how to simplify this process with Eventpedia.

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Fourth Post to test the related Post functionality and layout styles

Attendease

Webinars have become more common in the past few years as more professionals and companies have started working remotely and maintaining flexible work arrangements. As such, it’s safe to say that virtual events are here to stay. After all, these enable businesses and professionals to interact with more people from different regions and easily market new products and services globally.

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Hurricane Hardship, but the Show Goes On

MeetingsNet

A 12,000-person agricultural convention in Houston deftly worked its way around Hurricane Beryl—including holding breakout sessions with no electricity. Never underestimate the determination of conventioneers to reach their learning and networking objectives, even when Mother Nature delivers a forceful blow. The Texas FFA State Convention, a gathering of more than 12,000 agriculture teachers and students, ran headlong into Hurricane Beryl on Monday, July 8—the scheduled opening day of its 96th a

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Bidet Brand Tushy Invites Consumers to Get ‘Butt-tized’ in its Mock Confessional Booth

Event Marketer

The replica confessional doubled as a porta-potty. There’s no room for bashfulness when you’re a company that sells personal care products, and irreverent bidet brand Tushy proved as much on June 20 with its Coming Clean Confessional activation in New York City. Leaning into the religious undercurrents often associated with cleansing routines, Tushy installed a mock confessional booth that doubled as a porta-potty to give consumers a test run of its hero product… in the middle of Washingto

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Elevate Your Catering Game with Pre-Batched Cocktails

Caterease

In the world of catering, efficiency and creativity are critical. One of the most innovative ways to achieve both is by introducing pre-batched cocktails into your offerings. With pre-batched cocktails, you can serve high-quality drinks quickly and consistently at any event, from intimate weddings to large corporate gatherings.

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Blenheim Palace welcomes international and domestic groups for summer itinerary

Event Industry News

Blenheim Palace’s summer itinerary, private tours, and two-year fixed prices on menus offer groups worldwide an exclusive experience to make the most of everything that the 300-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site has to offer.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

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.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Ronda Keys, CMP Fellow

Smart Meetings

Before Ronda Keys was a CMP Fellow —and a CMM, CEM, DES, CTA, HMCC and the assistant director of events at The Universities at Shady Grove —she was a little girl planning events complete with themes, invitations and menus for her Barbie dolls. She says, “Event design was a passion of mine at an early age!” Today, she is a confident planner, with prowess and passion.

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ICEAWARD Winners Go 10X at Annual Awards

Prestige Events Magazine

The ICE Awards UK are calling this years’ event one of the most positive in its now 10-year history, following recognition of a ‘new kind of event standard’ at the awards. Both the organisers and the judges noticed a shift in quality, scope, reach, and creativity of events this year, and an overwhelming feeling of impetus for the wider experience industry.

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32 Different Types of Corporate Events: Icebreaker Ideas for Conference, Networking, and More

Event Smart

When you attend an event filled with people you don’t know, how do you warm up? If you’re an event planner planning for different types of corporate events, you may want to bookmark and save this page for ideas on how to make your event engaging and memorable.

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The Business of Events publishes latest International Planner Sentiment Report 2024

Prestige Events Magazine

The Business of Events (TBOE) has today published its latest annual International Planner Sentiment Report for 2024, created in partnership with Meet in Ireland and IBTM World. The annual report, which was first published in 2020, uses desk-based research to track the sentiment of planners in ten specific areas to determine the key factors influencing their choice of destination.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

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

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Attract Crowds and Educate Patients: The Essential Guide to Health Fair Displays

Ins'Tent

Health fairs allow hospital workers and medical clinics to engage with their communities in meaningful and informative ways. These events raise awareness of important health-related topics while educating the general population. Custom signs and banners are often the first thing that attendees will notice. Without an attention-grabbing display that stands out from the crowd, you could be overlooked and miss an important opportunity to attract new customers or patients.

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Why Should I List My Freshers Event With Skiddle?

Skiddle

Freshers Week is fast approaching. This September, over a million young people will settle in the major towns and cities of the UK for the next three years, learning new things and making new friends along the way. Whether it’s club nights, comedy events, gaming extravaganzas or social events, lots of new students will be looking for something exciting to do.

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VALUABLE 500 PARTNERS WITH NIKKEI AND THE NIPPON FOUNDATION FOR SYNC25 ACCOUNTABILITY SUMMIT

Prestige Events Magazine

Valuable 500 is the global organisation of over 500 companies and partners working together to end disability exclusion. Valuable 500 will co-host the SYNC25 Accountability Summit with Nikkei and the Nippon Foundation. Taking place in Tokyo on 3-4 December 2025, the event will be the world’s first Accountability Summit on Disability Inclusion.

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The Planner’s Choice for Outdoor Event Space

Unique Venues

In the Midwest, where venues vie for distinction, Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre stands tall as the epitome of outdoor event perfection. Recently honored with the Planner’s Choice Award for Outdoor Event Space, this Chicago-area gem weaves together captivating features that transform every gathering into an unforgettable experience. The venue features a spacious covered amphitheater that provides the perfect blend of open-air freedom and shelter.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Industry News for July 12, 2024

Special Events

Special Events industry news

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What Can Planners Learn from the National Political Conventions?

Smart Meetings

The opening gavel for the Republican National Convention will resound in Milwaukee on July 15, and the Democrats will follow with their quadrennial gathering, in Chicago, on Aug. 19. Each national convention is predicted to draw some 50,000 visitors to those cities and regions. And each will be bookended by a flurry of events hosted by local leaders, lobbyists and others who hope to hold sway with the nation’s elected officials, convention delegates, political pundits and the media.

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