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Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
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Maximize the potential of your holiday parties Look for new and unique holiday event ideas! Stop wasting time and resources. Build community? Join us for a 30-minute holiday party planning webinar to talk about amazing holiday events and emerging trends and the art of crafting your own unique, out-of-the-box holiday party. REGISTER HERE ! Unwrap your holiday event’s potential.
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Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader
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Kate Wolff, Co-Founder/Co-Chair, and Arya Davachi, Programming Director, Do the WeRQ Somewhere between 2020’s DEI reckoning and the violent rhetoric queer people are facing in 2023, the level of support provided to the LGBTQ+ community by brands has taken a nosedive. Look no further than the obvious lack of brand-backed Pride events, advertising and charitable donations this year.
Barbie, the movie, released late in July isn’t just a consumer blockbuster. Big business in the worlds of banking, retail, education and media are clamouring to the cinema chain to book private screenings for the film. Simona Negretto, Head of Conferences and Events at Vue said “It’s quite extraordinary, as a business we haven’t seen anything like this in years and for the Barbie trend to continue into the corporate world is incredible.
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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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.
Smart Woman Summit kicks off the next year for Smart Women in Meetings with empowerment and thoughtful conversations When leaders come together to tackle the biggest challenges in the hospitality meetings industry. something magic happens. A collective of facilitated table discussions sponsored by Maritz and labeled as Provocateur Circles provided a safe and comfortable arena to conduct open conversations about the issues women in the meetings industry experience and discuss possible solutions t
Event Marketer’s monthly Industry Pulse Survey fielded responses from the experiential marketing community in July for an update on the mobile tour space, which is cruising through a busy summer and into fall. Half of respondents (53%) reported that they plan to produce a mobile tour this season, with a majority (67%) of programs taking place over multiple months, versus multiple weeks, and tech-led experiences arising as a top trend. ( Look out for our next survey in August. ) Infographic: Eve
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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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Planners should look more carefully at the fine print and consider changing some terms, says industry attorney Joshua Grimes. The wildfires that decimated the resort town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui have brought to the fore an important question for meeting and incentive-program planners: Is an event contract’s force-majeure clause written in a way that allows the best decision to be made about whether to hold an event after a natural disaster in a destination?
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