August, 2022

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Seeking a Hybrid Conference Steady State? Here’s a Framework

Velvet Chainsaw

With live conferences’ comeback, event organizers need to make complex decisions about how to incorporate digital product extensions into their business model. Based on our research, we estimate that there’s an even split between conference owners who are including synchronous or asynchronous hybrid options and those who aren’t. The half who is pursuing hybrid knows that they can’t just go back to what worked in 2019 despite the return of in-person events.

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CSR Events for Businesses: 5 Effective Programs + FAQs

Attendease

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) includes business-driven charitable activities that associate your brand with beloved nonprofits changing the world while getting your name out in the community! If you’ve never worked with the nonprofit sector and are not sure what type of events to host, don’t worry. Incorporating CSR programs is certainly worth your while!

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Case Study: Meeting Expectations Doubles Attendee Event App Adoption Year-Over-Year

Eventmobi

About Meeting Expectations. Meeting Expectations specializes in designing and executing strategies to achieve event and association management goals. Their clientele includes organizations like the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-Atlanta). The Event Goal. For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App.

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How to attract great consulting clients

Conferences that Work

These days I am blessed with clients who are a joy to work with. But that wasn’t always true. Here’s how I learned to attract great consulting clients. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How to attract great consulting clients appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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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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What Event Planners Need to Know About Job Searching in 2022

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Skift Take: It’s a hot market right now for job seekers in the event industry, with most of the opportunities coming from third parties. Companies that laid off people during the pandemic are wary of staffing up too quickly and are turning to agencies instead.

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7 reasons to use live event captioning + 4 things to look for in closed captioning software

SpotMe Blog

Most event organizers and marketing leads think of live event captioning as a “nice-to-have” feature. But it’s a must-have tool for every event. No matter the size or number of attendees. Live-streamed events are becoming more and more popular. As a result, the need for closed captioning for live events is growing. After all, it’s an affordable way to make any event as inclusive and accessible as possible on a global scale.

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How to Use Your Website to Promote Higher Education Events

Attendease

Higher education events bring your university together to engage students, faculty, alumni, and community members in enriching, fun experiences. To generate excitement and interest, you’ll need to create a dedicated strategy for promoting your events. The first marketing resource you should consider in this process is your university’s event portal/ website.

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Event Check-in app: How to Elevate Your Guest Arrival Experience

Eventmobi

Your ability to create a seamless event registration experience will largely depend on the event check in app you use. We’ve heard it before, first impressions matter. But what does that mean for event planners? According to Forbes, you only have seven seconds to make a first impression. That’s it. This means that in less than 10 seconds, your attendees have formed an opinion of your event.

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My Seth Andrew story — a thief who got caught

Conferences that Work

Seth Andrew stealing funds in November 2019 (photo obtained from bank surveillance footage by Melody Shen, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation). This is the story of how I met a silver-tongued thief named Seth Andrew, and how he wreaked havoc on a host of lives in my community until the FBI caught him stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from charter schools he founded and a federal court sentenced him to jail.

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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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How to Treat Event Speakers

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Skift Take: Speakers are tired of being treated like babies and they do not want to have to promote their own sessions as that is the event planner’s job. They want respectful, timely communication and have only a few expectations that many planners seem to ignore. — Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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A Passion and a Loyal Community May Help The Last Bookstore Live Forever

Picatic by Eventbrite

There’s a cinematic element to The Last Bookstore tale, so it’s apt that it’s in Los Angeles. Book shops often worm their way into film and fiction – from “You’ve Got Mail” to The Neverending Story – but this one boasts a particular fantastical charm. A noir red neon light denotes the corner of downtown […].

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Hybrid event planning: an executive guide and 6-month practical plan

SpotMe Blog

New to hybrid event planning? Not sure where to begin? A hybrid event can be a great investment for your company – in fact, 86% of B2B organizations that host one see a positive ROI within 7 months. But, to get to that ROI, you first have to know how to plan a hybrid event – and that’s where it gets tricky. The same survey found that it takes 38% of event planners longer to host a hybrid event than an in-person or virtual event. .

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How to Convince Your Boss That it’s Time to Upgrade Your Event Management System

Attendease

We know how hard it is to get budget approved for new software, but it’s equally difficult to get buy in to switch into a completely different platform. Whether you have outgrown your current system, or feel like your current software is too clunky, considering a new solution may be the best path for you. But how do you get buy in from your team and/ or from your boss?

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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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Case Study: Mambu Turns Virtual Kick-Off Event Into a Global Celebration

Eventmobi

About Mambu. SaaS. Cloud-native. API-first. These all describe Mambu’s market-leading banking and financial services platform. Virtual Event Technology. Mambu used EventMobi’s: Event Space Full-Service Registration. Meet The Person Behind The Magic. Participants. Attendees included internal employees from across the world. Event Objectives. Mambu had two primary objectives for their February 2021 “We Own This” Virtual Kickoff Conference: To share their 2021 company strategy and

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Making event choices

Conferences that Work

All too often, clients planning an event don’t spend enough time making hard but important event choices. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Making event choices appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Event Planners Manage Clients Wanting More for Less

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Skift Take: Clients want as much value for their event spend as possible. That has always been the case, but global economic uncertainty adds greater pressure on planners. It may be hard to turn work away, but when does enough become too much? — Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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9 Insider Tips for Scaling Up Your Events

Picatic by Eventbrite

Generating buzz around your events is thrilling — and might inspire you to create more events on a larger scale and at a faster pace. If you’re ready to scale up and don’t know how to get started, it’s helpful to tap into firsthand advice from creators who have already successfully grown their events. During […].

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Happy 1 Year Anniversary ¨EventUp” Podcast

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The EventUp Podcast was created as a platform to showcase events industry leaders and event industry news. Thank you for the overwhelming support and look forward to many more fantastic podcast episodes to help uplift our community. EventUp formed out of our desire to help others gain insight into the current happenings within the events industry , but it truly blossomed into having guests from a multitude of industries such as events, public relations, marketing, tech, and entertainment.

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CSR Events for Businesses: 5 Effective Programs + FAQs

Attendease

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) includes business-driven charitable activities that associate your brand with beloved nonprofits changing the world while getting your name out in the community! If you’ve never worked with the nonprofit sector and are not sure what type of events to host, don’t worry. Incorporating CSR programs is certainly worth your while!

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Case Study: How FMX Wowed a Demanding Audience at Their First Virtual Conference

Eventmobi

About FMX. FMX is one of the world’s largest trade conferences for animation, effects, games, and immersive media and is organized by the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Virtual Event Technology. FMX used EventMobi’s: Event Space Full Data Management GoLive! Production Services. Meet The Person Behind The Magic. Participants.

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My Top Digital Tools for Learning 2022

Conferences that Work

Since 2007, Jane Hart has compiled an annual Top Digital Tools for Learning List from the results of public surveys. Looking at the trends over time provides a useful overview of the tools that people are using to learn. In addition, her lists and annual analyses allow readers to discover new useful tools. Here’s my contribution: my ten top digital tools for learning in 2022, with brief descriptions of why and how I use them, plus some additional tools I’d sorely miss and a promisi

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Dominate Your Local Market With These 4 Reputation Management Strategies

Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Lindsay Harrison, and Erin O'Brien

Did you know that 4 out of 5 consumers use local search and 88% use smartphones for those searches? With that in mind, I think it's safe to say your online presence is the silver bullet of your business. Think about the revenue you could be missing by not prioritizing local search optimization. Fortunately, there are a handful of steps you can take right now that will immediately impact your business's pace in local search, and we're happy to share them.

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Event Lines Being Blurred

EventMB

Skift Take: A revenue crunch is driving B2B trade shows to open up to consumers. This may be another way distributed workforces are forcing a blending of our professional and personal lives. — Lisa Skriloff Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Increase Ticket Sales for Your Event: 9 Proven Tricks

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You’ve carefully planned an event and put the ticket sales or registrations online. But tickets aren't selling. Here are three ways to fix an event that won't sell.

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Keeping attendees engaged between events.

Expo Pass

Event marketing is typically done before and after the event. It’s what boosts attendance and revenue before check-in, and facilitates engagement after everyone goes home. But what should organizers be doing to keep attendees engaged between events? Also, how can we create that same energy and excitement we feel when an event is right around the corner?

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How to Convince Your Boss That it’s Time to Upgrade Your Event Management System

Attendease

We know how hard it is to get budget approved for new software, but it’s equally difficult to get buy in to switch into a completely different platform. Whether you have outgrown your current system, or feel like your current software is too clunky, considering a new solution may be the best path for you. But how do you get buy in from your team and/ or from your boss?

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5 Things Businesses Need to Know to Thrive in a Post-COVID World

People are itching to get back into the world. 54% of consumers say they plan to dine out at a restaurant at least once a week this year. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the competition for their business is stronger than ever. Download this eBook today to learn how your restaurant can be prepared!

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7 Things to Look For in an Event App

Eventmobi

There’s so much to consider when planning an event. Will you host it in-person, online, or as a hybrid event experience ? Whom will you invite, and how will you encourage people to come? What speakers and events will you feature? How much can you spend? But one of the most important decisions has to do with the event app you choose. The right app will serve as the central hub for the event, playing a crucial role in everything from pre-event marketing to post-event analysis.

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Turning Restaurants Into Event Venues: 6 Top Tips From Event Organisers

Eventbrite UK

From ticket-pricing to providing added value, and from building a community to identifying collaborations, we meet three creators who host their events at F&B (food and beverage) venues and ask for their best practice advice. In a bid to reduce overheads and add a social element to their events, organisers are looking beyond traditional spaces […].

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Diversity Is an Important Part of Event Planners’ Destination Choices?

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Skift Take: Diversity, equity, and inclusion are strategic business imperatives event planners look at when choosing the site of their next gathering. Demographics and the political climate are also important facets of a destination being considered for an event. — Lisa Skriloff Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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