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Reading Time: 18 minutes Deadline is approaching. You need to find a brilliant idea to make your event happen with a full list of attendees. How to attract a crowd to your event in 3 weeks or less? It is not only about a single success of an event but about your position and boss’s appreciation. We have gathered the best ways to promote an event and reach the right target group.
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Most organizations pay for it without knowing it. What is it? Conference organizational debt. Your conference organizational debt includes the static roles, traditional structures, outdated models, long-established practices, antiquated procedures and legacy policies that prevent your organization from adapting to evolving markets, technology and society.
Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
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Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Have you been tasked with organizing an event for your company? And have you forged ahead, full of enthusiasm, and succeeded in coming up with the most brilliant idea, only to be met with skepticism from your superiors? While it can sometimes be hard for executives who aren’t quite as invested as you are or simply don’t have the creative vision to see the value of your fabulous event concept, you need to learn how to ‘sell’ your event idea to your manager(s).
With the meetings industry getting more sophisticated, the costs of event production are quickly increasing. From advanced check-in technology to high-tech VR/AR entertainment, there are numerous areas that require extensive investment. This means smart budgeting is crucial for you to master if you expect your upcoming event to rack up a lot of expenses.
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With the meetings industry getting more sophisticated, the costs of event production are quickly increasing. From advanced check-in technology to high-tech VR/AR entertainment, there are numerous areas that require extensive investment. This means smart budgeting is crucial for you to master if you expect your upcoming event to rack up a lot of expenses.
To be successful in the 21st Century, we have to become comfortable with ambiguity and contradiction. We must learn to reframe our questions and rise above conventional mental models. We have to embrace experimentation and try new things. We have to adopt strategies that encourage us to abandon ingrained, comfortable ideas and employ new ones that may feel unfamiliar.
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QuickMobile by Cvent is an event app with 50 configurable features and enterprise-grade security. Here is our review. QuickMobile: What Is It? QuickMobile offers feature-rich, fully-branded event apps for meetings, conferences, and exhibitions. The event apps are built on a highly secure, enterprise-grade platform that aligns with any corporate mobile strategy.
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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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Ever considered writing a blog for your event business? This is a question I get a lot from members of our community. So, in today’s training video, I walk you step-by-step to start an event blog in very little time. You’ll learn simple, actionable steps that you can start using today – because between the lingo, platform options and topic choices, writing a blog can be overwhelming at the beginning.
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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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Have you ever had an online registration form that was both inflexible and unattractive? An inflexible registration form is one that does not allow you to control what fees and questions a registrant receives based on how they answered other questions on the form. An unattractive form is, well, ugly – such as a cheap looking invitation. If your online registration form has either of these qualities, you are diminishing the brand of your event and your organization.
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Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified
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