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How to Get Your Employees to Attend Company Events

Eventtia

“I’m already spending so much time in the office … why should I attend after-hour company events?” “It’s not mandatory, plus with me or without me, nothing will change.” “Will I get extra pay if I go?” These are just a few of the excuses you’ll hear from your employees when it comes to attending […]. La entrada How to Get Your Employees to Attend Company Events aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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62 Ice Breaker Ideas for a More Engaged Event

EventMB

Ice breakers do a lot more than help your crowd get to know one another. While they are an effective part of the networking process, they can also set the tone for your event and be one of the first memories attendees have of your meeting, conference, or gathering. Bad ice breakers can feel like […]. The post 62 Ice Breaker Ideas for a More Engaged Event by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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How to Use Crowdshaping at an Event to Boost Engagement

Endless Events

Gone are the days when you had to rely on feedback from participants after the event, to make the next one better. Now, you can adjust things as they happen by implementing crowdshaping at an event. What is crowdshaping? It starts by collecting real-time big data to measure different aspects of event-goer behavior, from biometric readings through to foot traffic.

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5 Popular Event Game Ideas for Increasing Attendee Engagement & Learning

Eventmobi

Many event planners get excited about the idea of incorporating gamification into their event, but when it comes time to making those event game ideas into a reality, it can be hard to know where to begin. The Secret to Executing Your Event Game Ideas. To ensure your odds for success, make sure you have a solid understanding of what event goals you’re looking to achieve, and identify each goal’s success metrics.

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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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Ultimate Event Venue Checklist for Event Planners

Picatic by Eventbrite

Planning an event is a long and arduous task that’s incredibly rewarding when finished. One of the main tasks that you need to prepare for is booking an event venue. It could be a conference, a meeting, or a corporate event. Finding the right venue for your event is a huge undertaking. That’s why we’ve […]. The post Ultimate Event Venue Checklist for Event Planners appeared first on Picatic Event Planning Blog.

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Company Event Ideas for Employees

GEVME

A healthy corporate culture is one of the biggest jackpots an employer can win. Not only does employee engagement increase retention, but it’s also the fundamental productivity booster in any workplace. According to a study conducted by the Queen’s University School of Business, companies that have the most engaged staff achieve a 65% higher share price and 30% greater client satisfaction.

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7 Huge Event Planning Trends Spotted at MPI WEC 2018

Eventmobi

Professionals often attend industry events to improve their craft and network with peers. But for an event planner, it’s also an opportunity to “borrow” (read: steal) creative ideas for their next event. After spending the past week at MPI WEC 2018 (one of the largest annual gatherings for meeting professionals), I experienced what it’s like for an organization to pull out all the stops to create a truly memorable experience for events planners (who have seen and done it all).

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Top 4 Ways To Get More From Brand Activations At Your Next Event

EventMB

This is a sponsored post by Halifax Convention Centre. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. A conference floor can often look and feel most exciting when delegates are out mingling and networking. When the noise of the crowd is most bubbly and engaging. For nearly every planner, seeing people connect is the moment you know […].

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It became necessary to destroy the conference to save it

Conferences that Work

When mistaken beliefs about methods and outcomes harden into dogma, harm follows. The professional meeting industry largely believes that: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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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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Corporate Conference Planning Checklist

GEVME

The unique story of any conference should begin with the goal and then a detailed plan on how to reach this goal. In his article for Smashing magazine , the founder of HybridConf, Zach Inglis, states that the aim of every conference organiser should be to create experiences that reenergize people and fill them with new zeal for their work. If you understand your target audience, it’s not a challenge to build such a conference vision.

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The Top 3 Event App Mistakes

Quickmobile

We all know there are a million moving parts to every event. And sure, the pressure of having things go exactly right on the day of the event is enormous. Despite a generally-amazing attention to detail, many event planners make some common mistakes when providing an event app for their attendees. This post will identify the top three errors and serve up some ideas on how to avoid them.

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Scientific Conferences: A Modern Guide to Ensure Success

EventMB

This is a sponsored post from Québec City Business Destination. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Hosting a successful scientific conference presents a few more challenges than your average industry meeting. There are different expectations from the audience and the level of learning is often dictated by continuing education requirements.

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Elevate Outdoor Events With This Year’s 4 Hottest Design Trends

Social Tables

Hosting outdoor events is a fun way to gather and celebrate the new season. After all, as warm weather approaches, we all look to spend more time outdoors. But just because an event is outside, that doesn’t mean the need for a theme or decor goes away. So as you look to plan spaces for outdoor events this summer, consider playing up a selection of the season’s hottest decor trends to design the perfect event experience.

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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 One Event Agency Is Celebrating 20 Years?With Kindness

BizBash

To celebrate 20 years of business, the event production agency Eventage is coordinating a series of 20 projects throughout 2018.

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2018?s Top Wedding Music Trends

Eventbrite UK

James McAulay is the Co-Founder & CEO of Encore, an online bookings platform that makes it easy to book outstanding musicians for events. Encore is the largest musicians network in the UK; they receive thousands of requests every month from their customers and have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to wedding music trends. […]. The post 2018’s Top Wedding Music Trends appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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ACC North: Expanding the Versatility of Anaheim Convention Center [Venue Review]

EventMB

The Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) in California is the largest exhibition facility on the West Coast of America and can accommodate all types of events, including mega trade shows, conferences and meetings. ACC North, the 2017 expansion to the complex, increased the venue footprint to 1.8 million square feet of function space. Here is our […].

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Elevate Outdoor Events With This Year’s 4 Hottest Design Trends

Social Tables

Hosting outdoor events is a fun way to gather and celebrate the new season. After all, as warm weather approaches, we all look to spend more time outdoors. But just because an event is outside, that doesn’t mean the need for a theme or decor goes away. So as you look to plan spaces for outdoor events this summer, consider playing up a selection of the season’s hottest decor trends to design the perfect event experience.

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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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The 2018 Design Issue: Event Design Rebels

BizBash

Event design can be staid and safe, with the same tropes repeated over and over again. Or it can be.

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Go Beyond Event Sponsorship Packages: Forge Long-Term Event Partnerships

Endless Events

We all know the stress of creating event sponsorship packages for each event we plan. Why not make life easier for your while delivering better value to sponsors? It’s time to start forging event partnerships that go beyond one-off events. On top of that, I’m sure you want to hit a positive event ROI for your events to go with that new partnership.

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How to Avoid Falling Short on your Event App Marketing

Guidebook

Event apps are super valuable — they’re better for the environment, they make planners’ lives easier, and ultimately, they cost less. It’s possible, however, to really mess them up. Imagine this scenario. You purchase a mobile app and spend a ton of time building out the content and getting it looking exactly the way you want it to. Then the day of your event rolls around and people seem to like the app, but then you log in to your app dashboard afterwards only to find out that you had zer

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How NU SKIN Used EventBank for a Global Conference with 5,000 Attendees

EventBank Insights

[link] Last August, NU SKIN, a leading global personal care product company from North America, successfully managed its NU SKIN Global Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Macau using EventBank’s software.Though incredibly successful in the end, the organizers of the conference were up to many challenges in planning and operating this conference of nearly 5,000 people.These challenges caused the organizers to consider many different aspects of the event.

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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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5 Ways to Elevate Your Event to an Experience

BizBash

You never want an attendee to feel like just another face in a sea of people. The most impactful meetings.

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Pros and Cons: Online and On-Campus Event Management Courses

Event Planning BluePrint

Hey there! If you are new here, welcome! Are you an event manager in search for event management courses? With so many options (both online and on-campus) event managers often feel overwhelmed and unsure about which route to take. With the rapid expansion of technology, the number of online courses has skyrocketed in the last few years, making it a very popular and preferred method for event managers.

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5 Ways to Keep the Post-Event Conversation Going

SmartMeetings

The hard part is over—you’ve put together a rock-solid branded event, created awareness and people have registered to attend. But event marketers know that any conference is only as good as the conversation it starts. The key to making any event supremely effective and worth the investment is to keep people talking about it and your brand—even after the event that sparked their interest has long since passed.

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How NU SKIN Used EventBank for a Global Conference with 5,000 Attendees

EventBank Insights

Last August, NU SKIN, a leading global personal care product company from North America, successfully managed its NU SKIN Global Annual Conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Macau using EventBank’s software. Though incredibly successful in the end, the organizers of the conference were up to many challenges in planning and operating this conference of nearly 5,000 people.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Hot New Trends for Outdoor Activations This Year

BizBash

As event production companies and marketers look for new ways to create standout experiences for large audiences, they look for.

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Why Companies are Sacking off Christmas and Hosting Summer Parties Instead

Eventbrite UK

A company Christmas party is a tradition, but like most traditions, it’s something we do without really examining the reasons why. Does it make sense to try to squeeze in a company-wide celebration in the busiest social month of the year? There’s a growing number of businesses that think not. According to Matt Turner, MD […]. The post Why Companies are Sacking off Christmas and Hosting Summer Parties Instead appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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Five Top Internet Trends for Business Events

PCMA Convene

“We’re living in a period of unprecedented change and unprecedented opportunity,” said venture capitalist Mary Meeker, as she unveiled her annual Internet Trends report at the technology event 2018 Code Conference, held May 29–31 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The scope of change was evident in the Code Conference’s expanded focus this year, which for the first time was not strictly for people who run tech companies, but also for those who run companies grappling with technological change

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