February, 2015

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Planning Interview Questions for Event Professionals

EventJuice

It’s fair to say that not many people relish job interviews. They can be a nerve-wracking experience and it can often be difficult to do yourself justice in such a pressure-cooker environment. But what about the people on the other side of the table? Well, that’s not necessarily an easy task either. It’s that time […].

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Affiliate Marketing 101 for Events

TicketBud

The quintessential affiliate marketing stock photo. “The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.” - Sun Tzu. A popular technique to stimulate sales for large events is to assemble a group of people to sell tickets on your behalf. This is referred to as Affiliate Marketing.

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How Film is Transferred to Video

Meeting Tomorrow

One of the key aspects of film making is knowing how to shoot a film. Since a film is composed of images that change for every frame, each shot should be precise and continuous to produce a good film. In shooting a film, you must always be ready to edit it later on. So while you are doing the shoot, take as many good shots as you can with the use of these guidelines: A real time transfer uses a special type of projector and a video camera.

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5 Tips to thinking strategicially about your 10x10

Event Philosopher

Failing to plan is planning to fail. - Alan Lakein So your sales guy comes to you and says, "My customer gave me a free 10x10 at their show!" "Fantastic!" you say. "What are you going to showcase?" silence. Trade shows are a great way to showcase your brand to attendees. Or they're not. It's really up to you. The most frustrating experience for a conference goer is to walk around a trade show floor and see a bunch of exhibitors sitting behind a 6' table typing on their phone.

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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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A Trip to Turkmenistan

Event Leadership Institute

Recently two of ELI’s professors, Kevin White & Brandt Krueger went to Turkmenistan to teach event management. Read about their experience below! Howard Givner : Tell us about the audience. What types of events did they (want to) do? What types of jobs did they have? Kevin White : The audience was made up of various government ministers.

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The Ultimate 57 Tip Guide to Owning SXSW 2015

TicketBud

As an Austin-based company, we've had the opportunity to take part in SXSW over the years. It's always nice when one of the largest festivals takes place in your own backyard. Through our time together, Ticketbud has experienced the fest from many perspectives. Our team has done the badge thing, helped organize parties, and spoke at panels. We even have a guy who moonlights as a bartender during the week.

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Manage Your Yoga & Pilates Classes

TicketBud

Namaste , everyone! I don’t know about you, but sometimes it seems like signing up for a yoga class at my favorite place is more complex than a Sirsa Padasana pose. And it doesn’t have to be that way- yoga is an activity that I, and many others, enjoy doing to clear the mind after a long day. Making it frustrating and counterintuitive to sign up for tickets doesn’t truly fit in with the peaceful, meditative nature that yoga grants us.

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How to Use Blogs to Sell Tickets

TicketBud

Blogs: many of us have one for personal use and use them as a diary or to talk about a certain hobby that we enjoy. However, there's a big opportunity in creating a blog to help increase the amount of views your event gets, which can help increase your ticket sales. Best of all, you don’t have to devote much time to it - just a couple of short posts a week will do it to increase sales.

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5 Ways to Make Connections at SXSW

TicketBud

South By Southwest ( SXSW ) is a week of awesome parties, concerts, tech, and expos. If you play your cards right, it can also be a week of creating life-long connections and relationships in an array of industries. If you're going to SXSW for the first time or you're looking to take a break from the adrenaline of watching back-to-back concerts, I recommend taking some time out of your schedule to establish valuable connections.

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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 Use Twitter Ads to Attract Attendees

TicketBud

How can I leverage Twitter to attract an audience for my event? This is a question I’ve heard a lot from event organizers. While many events create a Twitter profile and engage with current attendees, a lot of question marks exist when it comes to finding new attendees through the social platform. Luckily, Twitter has an intuitive ad platform- keep reading to discover how to leverage Twitter Ads to sell more tickets.

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How to Choose a Digital Projector

Meeting Tomorrow

View our nationwide projector rentals ». To select the projector best suited for your needs, first start by answering these 3 simple questions: 1. How many people will be present? This helps determine the size of the projected image that’s required for everyone to easily view the presentation. As the number of people increases, the image must also get larger.

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How to Choose and Size Speakers

Meeting Tomorrow

Advantages of Compact Systems. Small speakers are all the rage these days, and the remarkable technical engineering that goes into designing these speakers merits praise. The technicians at a few of the world’s best speaker manufacturers are pushing the envelope and making people rethink the limitations of speakers with compact dimensions. Yet as good as small speakers are, they sometimes cannot compete with certain sonic qualities of their larger counterparts.

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How Film is Transferred to Video

Meeting Tomorrow

One of the key aspects of film making is knowing how to shoot a film. Since a film is composed of images that change for every frame, each shot should be precise and continuous to produce a good film. In shooting a film, you must always be ready to edit it later on. So while you are doing the shoot, take as many good shots as you can with the use of these guidelines: A real time transfer uses a special type of projector and a video camera.

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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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How to Choose a Digital Projector

Meeting Tomorrow

View our nationwide projector rentals » To select the projector best suited for your needs, first start by answering these 3 simple questions: 1. How many people will be present? This helps determine the size of the projected image that’s required for everyone to easily view the presentation. As the number of people increases, the image must also get larger.

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How to Choose and Size Speakers

Meeting Tomorrow

Advantages of Compact Systems. Small speakers are all the rage these days, and the remarkable technical engineering that goes into designing these speakers merits praise. The technicians at a few of the world’s best speaker manufacturers are pushing the envelope and making people rethink the limitations of speakers with compact dimensions. Yet as good as small speakers are, they sometimes cannot compete with certain sonic qualities of their larger counterparts.