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Shifting from Delivery to Discovery Conference Education

Velvet Chainsaw

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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17 Bright Ideas From Winter Benefits

BizBash

From faux bird-nest centerpieces to illuminated serving trays, here’s a look back at the top ideas and trends from this.

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131 Event Apps Compared: (Quickly) Choose the Best App for Your Event

EventMB

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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6 Steps for a Safe and Effective Crowd Management Strategy

Eventinterface

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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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

Speaker: Hanan Polinovski, Events Manager and David Brown, Sr. Marketing & Events Lead

Are your events living up to expectations? Are you getting quality leads from your sponsorships? Have you ever wondered if that branded notebook actually makes an impact? Get ready to transform your event strategy! Join event marketing pros Hanan Polinovski from Printfection and David Brown from Bonusly for a fast-paced webinar about turning your event efforts into serious ROI.

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How to create amazing conference programs that don’t waste attendee time

Conferences that Work

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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Grenadine Event Management Software: Manage Large Events More Effectively

EventMB

Grenadine is an Event Management Software and mobile app built to handle large conferences and conventions with complex schedules and large numbers of participants. Here is our review. Grenadine Event Management Software: What Is It? Grenadine Event Management Software helps event planners to orchestrate the planning of multiple events. It has 4 main components: ticketing […].

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Help Attendees Network like a Boss at Your Next Conference

Eventbrite UK

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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6 Steps for a Safe and Effective Crowd Management Strategy

Eventinterface

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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See How National Geographic Turned Guests Into Astronauts

BizBash

National Geographic is no stranger to hosting tech-fueled, immersive experiences for consumers to promote new programming. The network’s latest innovative.

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Prospect, Personalize, Profit: The New Way Sales & Marketing Teams Are Aligning with AI

Speaker: Kevin Burke, Founder & Managing Director at Digital One and AI & Automation Consultant

AI and automation are currently transforming the way sales and marketing teams operate. Generative AI crafts personalized outreach at scale, while conversational AI bots are engaging prospects in real time. Robotic process automation streamlines manual workflows by triggering tasks the moment a prospect takes a key action, and advanced AI analytics surface hidden patterns in the pipeline, improve forecasting, and help teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.

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The Power of the Event App Activity Feed

Quickmobile

The modern attendee wants their event app experience to mimic that of their favorite social apps. Because of this shift in usage, it’s important for event planners to incorporate social sharing into their event and event tech. That is where the activity feed on your event app comes in handy. What is an Activity Feed? An activity feed is the digital voice of your event.

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Stop Hiring Event Coordinators

Event Geek

And start empowering your existing team with better tools. While event marketing may seem like a glamorous industry full of parties and VIP networking, any real event marketer can tell you that those ideas are a fantasy – the truth is much less fun. Sometimes it seems as though event coordinators have a thousand balls in the air and they’re all expected to fall nicely into a perfectly choreographed evening or conference.

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Master LinkedIn Advertising for B2B Events

Eventbrite UK

This guide will equip you with the tips and best practices you need to master event marketing on LinkedIn and convert your prospects into ticket buyers. The post Master LinkedIn Advertising for B2B Events appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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How FX Immersed Guests In a World of Affluence

BizBash

When it comes to promoting new and returning series through live events, FX Networks usually seeks to immerse guests in.

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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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Event Planner Networking: 4 Creative Ways to Connect Attendees

Endless Events

Networking is often listed as the number one reason people attend conferences and events. Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. But it shouldn’t. It’s a key part of ensuring your event is a success. In fact, 95% of people say that face-to-face meetings are a key factor in successfully building and maintaining long-term business relationships.

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6 Steps to Get More Value From Your Event Tech Investment

Evenium

Adding the right tech to your event will increase efficiency, attention acquisition, and audience engagement. Selecting innovative event tech will improve your event astronomically, as long as you find one that suits your needs and those of your audience. Navigating all the options and the terms used by technology providers can be tricky. That’s why we’ve put together a free ebook for you.

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Female Leaders of the Events Industry: Jemma Peers

Eventbrite UK

Aged only 35, Jemma Peers has enjoyed a stellar rise to the top of the events industry. She tells how she has pushed forward to climb the ranks. The post Female Leaders of the Events Industry: Jemma Peers appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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10 Best Ideas of the Week: Maker's Mark Yearbooks, Laser-Etched Sandwiches, Batman-Inspired Tabletops

BizBash

This week's roundup includes Maker's Mark "yearbooks" for event guests at a Women's History Month event in Miami, laser-etched sandwiches.

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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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Learn About Event Safety and Cybersecurity, Event Labor Costing, and More

Endless Events

One thing that’s been on the minds of many people lately is event safety and cybersecurity. Can we trust event organizers with the data we provide them? And if we do trust them, will their security measures ensure that our data never falls into the wrong hands? We tackle this hot issue in an upcoming webinar with our very own Will Curran and Brandt Krueger, as they talk about simple ways to ensure data security for your event before, during and after the date itself.

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The Hardest Part of Tracking Event ROI is the Data Capture

Event Geek

Don't let poor data capture sabotage your events. Every year, marketers create a budget and events calendar and, every year, they ask the same questions. “What was the ROI on that event? How can we be sure? Should we sponsor it again?” Unfortunately, for far too many marketers, at organization of all sizes, this question is difficult or, even worse, impossible to answer.

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Why Sustained Engagement is the Way Forward

Eventbrite UK

Adopting a strategy of sustained engagement with year-round dialogue is likely to lead to far more receptive audiences who are ready and willing to listen. The post Why Sustained Engagement is the Way Forward appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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March 22, 2018: Amazon's Secretive Tech Innovation Conference Was Open to Media This Year, Miami’s Ultra Music Festival Acquires Winter Music Conference, Google’s Acquisition of Chelsea Market Could Turn Venue Into Global Chain

BizBash

1. AMAZON'S SECRETIVE TECH INNOVATION CONFERENCE WAS OPEN TO MEDIA THIS YEAR: Mars—a three-day conference from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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Coming to Grips With GDPR

PCMA Convene

David Chalmers, Senior Marketing Director, Europe, Cvent, talked with PCMA about GDPR: We keep hearing and reading a lot about GDPR, but what does it mean for the MICE world? DC : The EU General Data Protection Regulation focuses on the rights of individuals over their personal information and how companies use it. It will have a huge impact on the industry, affecting event professionals, agencies, technology providers, and associations across the globe and not just in Europe.

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Field Marketing vs. Corporate Events: What's The Difference?

Event Geek

And why using the same toolkit for both just doesn’t make sense. As a marketing leader, it should come as no surprise that your teams are in a constant tug-of-war over executive purse strings. Your teams ask for larger annual budgets or exceptions, often with low-to-no executive buy-in. It’s also quite common in the industry for marketing functions to be grouped together in similar buckets, usually to the disadvantage of one or multiple teams.

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How to Measure the Impact of Micro-Influencers on Your Event

Eventbrite UK

How do you measure the power of your micro-influencer marketing efforts? Find out from our guest blogger expert, Georgina Rutherford. The post How to Measure the Impact of Micro-Influencers on Your Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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How Veuve Clicquot Celebrated Carnaval in Miami

BizBash

A well-dressed crowd of nearly 3,000 people attended the fourth incarnation of Veuve Clicquot Carnaval, held in downtown Miami’s Museum.

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Relevance, Reach, Return: How to Turn Marketing Trends From Hype to High-Impact

Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader

Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.

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Two Ways To Create a More Mindful Workplace Today

PCMA Convene

We are hearing a lot about mindfulness — the act of being present and purposeful in our actions, including our actions at work, as a way to work smarter , rather than harder. In The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results , authors Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter offer advice on how organizations can incorporate mindfulness into company culture.

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VR At Events- Everything You Need to Know – #EventIcons Episode 105

Endless Events

VR at events is a hot industry trend right now. The goal of virtual reality at events is total immersion. You want your attendees to feel like they are in a completely different world. But you also want to make sure your event still involves a human experience, so how do you marry the two? How do you use VR as a group experience and not have it be isolating?

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Streamline your Event Marketing

Eventbrite UK

With a host of marketing tools available, our tip sheet summarises a few of our top picks. Enter your details to find out more. The post Streamline your Event Marketing appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.