Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2018

One of the ironies of associations is that the strengths that led to their initial success may actually be detrimental to their ongoing growth. Most associations start with a group of passionate volunteers that serve in many roles. They are intricately involved in all the functions of the association. These core volunteers oversee the organization’s daily operations, make all the decisions, manage each committee and approve every purchase.

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EventMB

MARCH 6, 2018

How do you attract sponsors looking for the perfect event sponsorship opportunity? Your event needs to offer what sponsors are looking for, and come up with groundbreaking and worthwhile sponsorship packages to attract more sponsorship revenue. You have one chance to impress. Seize the day and get more event sponsors signed up. All event […].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 12, 2018

8AM (AST) UPDATE: Eye of #Irma directly on #StMartin , northern eyewall pounding #Anguilla , coms going down. It’s at its worst #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/nda2OJdjjb — Anguilla-Beaches.com (@anguillabeaches) September 6, 2017 On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma tore across the tiny island nation of Anguilla. Every power pole was destroyed.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 20, 2018

Event organizers have a responsibility to ensure that health and safety risks are properly managed for all attendees, including staff, contractors, volunteers and members of the public. This might not seem like a challenge when walking around your empty venue, but as soon as a crowd starts forming it doesn’t take much for minor or major injuries to occur.

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Quickmobile

MARCH 7, 2018

The overall success of an event depends on many working parts. But perhaps the biggest indicator of a successful event can be measured by the attendees’ experience. While you can easily gauge how attendees feel about your event, the trouble lies in ensuring the experience is actually a positive one. The key to creating a good attendee experience is attendee management.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2018

So much of our commonplace practices and conventional wisdom about learning is wrong. Educators have been talking about Bloom’s Taxonomy, critical-thinking skills, executive functions of the brain and HOTS — higher-order thinking skills — for more than five decades. However, those foundational learning principles have not transferred to most adult education experiences.

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EventMB

MARCH 15, 2018

Although in many cases your event registration is a logistical necessity, you can still use it to your advantage. Even a simple registration desk set up can give a warm welcome, offer sponsorship opportunities and allow event staff to be on top form, greeting guests. Clever ideas when attendees are signing in can set the […]. The post 16 Ways To Welcome Attendees With These Event Registration Area Ideas by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 5, 2018

Most of the event technology I’ve been using for the last quarter century is hundreds of years old. It works incredibly well. So, when you’re designing your next event, bear in mind this observation of Seth Godin’s: You might not need more exposure to the new. Instead, it might pay to re-see what’s already around you. —Seth Godin, What do you see?

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with John Di Lemme, high-end marketing consultant, strategic business coach and international speaker about extreme customer service, and how this applies to service provided by meeting and event professionals. Listen to host Al Wynant and guest John Di Lemme discuss the following: The definition of extreme customer service and what this means for event and meeting planning professionals.

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Eventbrite UK

MARCH 21, 2018

Networking is the number one reason execs attend conferences; here are 8 event networking tools to help you give them what they want. The post Help Attendees Network like a Boss at Your Next Conference appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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BizBash

MARCH 15, 2018

Millennials and Gen Z audiences crave authenticity and innovation in their interactions—and know how to leverage social media to get.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2018

The way B2B professionals buy has dramatically changed, but our dependency on expo revenue hasn’t. There are two primary segments that leverage the traditional exhibit business model — conferences with an expo and expos with a conference. Based on our deep analysis of dozens of shows, the former are the event business models being disrupted most. From our view, most industry mega-shows continue to thrive.

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EventMB

MARCH 27, 2018

Are you wondering what other event planners are earning and how your event planner salary stacks up? We investigate whether your earnings in the event industry are likely to increase in 2018 and analyze the job market to reveal what opportunities are out there for you. Let’s be honest, most of us don’t work in […]. The post Event Planner Salary in 2018: How Do You Stack Up?

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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

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 26, 2018

One of the most satisfying outcomes of the peer conferences I design and facilitate is how they bring people together who would never otherwise have met — and in doing so change the world. This is obviously important, but why do world-changing connections seldom occur at conventional conferences ? Here’s an illuminating story from the pages of a New Yorker article about Jim Simons , the noted mathematician founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and a f

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Eventinterface

MARCH 30, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with Juanita Gaynor, President and CEO of EABJ Consulting and Event Management, Inc. about risk and crisis management and how this applies to the planning and managing of events and conferences. Listen to host Al Wynant and guest Juanita Gaynor discuss the following: Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US.

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Eventbrite UK

MARCH 15, 2018

As we settle into 2018, we have compiled a list of current event trends across the globe. Check them out, from the weird and wacky to.the even weirder! The post The Most Unusual Event Trends Around the World appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2018

Psst, hey you. Want some dope? What do you mean you don’t do drugs? Hey hold on, don’t call the cops on me! Okay, I see the confusion. I actually meant dopamine. Isn’t dope short for dopamine? No? Huh, you learn something new every day. Here are 33 ways to increase dopamine and increase your productivity. Increase Dopamine = More Productivity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 8, 2018

Do you remember playing follow the leader as a kid? We all stood in a line behind one child who was the leader. We followed that leader around the room mimicking every action s/he took. When the leader squatted and quacked like a duck, we squatted and quacked like a duck. When the leader skipped forward, we skipped forward. So many of today’s conference and learning programs are like follow the leader.

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EventMB

MARCH 3, 2018

Corporate events can be used to spark creativity, innovation and productivity in your team, by choosing exciting experiences or activities that all of your guests can enjoy. Here are 19 ways to boost staff morale and break the ice at your next annual gala, awards evening or meeting. Entertainment and experiences aren’t just par for […]. The post 19 Corporate Event Entertainment and Experiences by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 19, 2018

Do your conference programs include pre-scheduled sessions you belatedly discover were of little interest or value to most attendees? If so, you’re wasting significant stakeholder and attendee time and money — your conference is simply not as good as it could be. Now imagine you could learn how to routinely create conference programs that reliably include the sessions attendees actually want and need ?

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with John Di Lemme, high-end marketing consultant, strategic business coach and international speaker about extreme customer service, and how this applies to service provided by meeting and event professionals. Listen to host Al Wynant and guest John Di Lemme discuss the following: The definition of extreme customer service and what this means for event and meeting planning professionals.

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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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BizBash

MARCH 22, 2018

San Francisco-based Glow Events regularly produces celebrations from weddings to corporate gatherings to bar mitzvahs, but founder Christina Millikin elevated.

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

Every meeting planner we know is a great juggler. After all, you need the skills of a Cirque de Soleil performer to handle venues, schedules, suppliers, and social media all at the same time! Even the best #eventprof needs an assist every once in a while. So we have compiled our favorite meeting planner tips and few tricks to help you manage your time by using some classic event management shortcuts.

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Eventbrite UK

MARCH 14, 2018

We are delighted to present our fourth annual Pulse Report. Based on a survey of the industry, it contains all you need to know to stay updated in 2018. The post Eventbrite Pulse Report 2018: All the Event Industry Statistics You Need to Know appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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EventMB

MARCH 21, 2018

131 event mobile apps reviewed. Quickly choose the best mobile app for your event. In this article you will also find tips, templates and workflow to make sure your event app is a success. Free PDF included. Event planners that rave about their event apps and how much it added to their event generally do […]. The post 131 Event Apps Compared: (Quickly) Choose the Best App for Your Event by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2018

Something strange is happening in the world of Twitter. For well over a year my average Twitter impressions count has hovered at 2.0K impressions per day. (Twitter defines an impression as anytime a Twitter user sees your Tweet.) I’ve never seen that figure deviate by more than 5% (i.e. between 1.9 — 2.1K) for a long time. And then, starting at the beginning of March, I’ve watched my daily impression count steadily rise to 2.7K per day.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with Dave Knox, he is the author of Predicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips , which was named the Grand Prix winner of the 2017 Atticus Award. Dave is the former Chief Marketing Officer for Rockfish, a widely recognized digital innovation agency that was acquired by WPP, where he also served as the Managing Director for WPP Ventures.

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BizBash

MARCH 12, 2018

Spring was in the air, and adorned with bouquets of pink roses and elegant blue and white table settings, Palma.

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