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6 Ways Event Planning Software Makes Holiday Party Planning Stress-Free

Attendease

While the holiday season still feels far away, savvy event planners know that early Fall is the best time to kick-start their holiday party planning. Corporate holiday parties, gala dinners, and annual celebrations are right around the corner… and to create truly memorable holiday experiences, you need to begin locking in venues, vendors, catering, and entertainment ASAP.

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When Music and Memories Collide: Tuvan Throat Singing at Marlboro School

Conferences that Work

: The other day, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a mesmerizing performance of Tuvan throat singing by the Alash Ensemble at the Marlboro Elementary School, a small pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school in my hometown of Marlboro, Vermont. It brought up a whole host of emotions. Tuvan throat singing The eerie, captivating music produced by the trio’s throats was spellbinding.

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Sustainability Lags in the Events Industry While Budgets are Up

EventMB

Skift Take: Sustainability goals are still lagging in the events industry, with less than half of professionals having clear goals and an action plan.

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An Update on Hurricane Devastation Across the Southeastern U.S.—and How to Help

Smart Meetings

A current assessment and resources for those affected Hurricane Milton made landfall in western Florida yesterday, leaving nine dead and nearly 3.5 million residents and 165 health care facilities without power. Over 80,000 Floridians are currently being supported by nearly 300 operating shelters. In a twist of fate, Hillsborough County , which had offered comfort stations, income eligible hotel assistance and FEMA assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Helene’s September 26 landfall, was sud

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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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Higher Education Event Strategies: Utilizing Texts for Your Alumni Event Fundraising Strategy

Attendease

As your university’s alumni go about their days leading teams, conducting research, and making an impact on the world, they may forget about the invitation they got to your next fundraising event. The email might sit in their inbox for weeks before they open it, only to realize then that the event already passed. A text message, however, will cut right through the noise and get your alumni’s attention moments after you send it.

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How Partnering with DMOs Adds Value to Your Meeting 

EventMB

Skift Take: The sooner planners engage with a host destination’s DMO, the more opportunities they have to create meaningful and unique experiences that will allow attendees to thrive.

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TV Fans Sink into CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour

Event Marketer

With summer in the rearview mirror, and a slate of new and returning-favorite shows rolling out during CBS Premiere Week (beginning Oct. 13), the network has been on the road encouraging consumers to cozy up to its programming, and lean into the simple joy of watching fall TV from the comfort of their couch. Enter: The Comfy Blue Sofa Tour. The nationwide trek, activated in partnership with furniture brand Lovesac, has been rolling into fairs, festivals, sporting events and landmarks—and stoppin

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10 Winning Strategies for Increasing Event Ticket Sales Online

Attendease

Filling seats is your biggest priority and your biggest challenge as an event planner. Potential attendees have a smorgasbord of options, meaning competition for their attention is fierce. It’s normal to be left wondering— how can I stand out and sell more tickets? The good news is, the event ticketing market is booming. Revenue in the U.S. event tickets market is projected to reach $36.26 billion in 2024 and grow at a 2.85% annual rate through 2028.

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Changemakers 2024: Mindy Hanzlik’s Neurodiversity Approach Benefits Everyone

MeetingsNet

In her role at BCD Meetings & Events, Hanzlik creates strategies for accommodating neurodiversity across the meeting experience for hundreds of clients. The winners are attendees as well as event hosts. It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. But about halfway through her 30-year career, Mindy Hanzlik “took some time away from events to get my MBA and become a change-management consultant,” she says.

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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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Hotel Points for Planners: Who Cashes In?

EventMB

Skift Take: Planners face many ethical challenges in their jobs, but one of the biggest is what to do with hotel points.

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Quarterly Event and Brand Experience Industry Recruitment Trends: July to September 2024 and Q1 2025 Forecasts

Prestige Events Magazine

Robert Kenward the leading senior specialist in event and brand experience industry recruitment, is pleased to share his latest quarterly report on recruitment trends for the fourth quarter of 2024. Drawing from extensive interactions with agency owners, managing directors, c-suite stakeholders, and senior leaders, Robert offers unparalleled insider insight into the evolving priorities and strategies within the industry.

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3 Reasons Board Members Should Be Involved In Events

Attendease

Nonprofits host many events each year for various purposes, from fundraising to volunteer training to donor appreciation. Successfully hosting all these events requires a dedicated team of planners who will handle all the necessary tasks and logistics. However, that’s not to say that support from other community members isn’t beneficial. In particular, your organization’s board of directors can provide key support for your event—you just need to know how best to leverage their skills and connect

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Shopping Sprees and Private Jets: ABC Hypes ‘Doctor Odyssey’ with Luxury Upgrades

Event Marketer

Everyone wants a taste of the good life, and to promote the debut of “Doctor Odyssey,” a series set aboard a luxury cruise ship, ABC delivered. Ahead of the show’s Sept. 26 debut, the brand launched a multifaceted campaign that plucked people out of their everyday lives and planted them directly into the series’ opulent setting. Between Sept. 12 and Oct. 10, ABC and brand partners like Expedia and Saks Fifth Avenue treated consumers to surprise-and-delight experiences ranging from travel upgrade

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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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Barcelona: A Convention Powerhouse Confronting Overtourism Challenges

EventMB

Skift Take: Barcelona Convention Bureau’s director, Christoph Tessmar, shared insights on the city’s mounting appeal and its ongoing struggles.

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Meetings Industry Association announces Avanti partnership

Prestige Events Magazine

The Meetings Industry Association (MIA) has agreed a partnership with train operator Avanti West Coast to highlight the importance of sustainable and efficient business travel to its members. The partnership, which commenced this month (October), will provide MIA members with regular updates and travel trips as Avanti invests in a dedicated MICE Business development role to create a streamlined booking solution for delegates when travelling to meetings and events.

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Why Event Management Solutions Need Strong Fundamentals Over Shiny Features

Attendease

The events industry is at a crossroads. As Michelle Russell describes , “The pandemic served as a wake-up call to the meetings industry, but perhaps we’ve hit the snooze button. Rendered impossible by COVID, face-to-face events have since returned with a vengeance — and in all too many cases, in rinse-and-repeat mode.” This begs the question: What needs to change in the post-pandemic world to ensure the events industry thrives?

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Embracing Early Hours: How Jamba’s Sampling Activation Capitalized on the Rising Sun

Event Marketer

Before juicing was, well, juicing, Jamba was there. Launched as a little juice shop 34 years ago in San Luis Obispo, CA, Jamba today boasts more than 700 locations across the U.S. and even other parts of the world. But following the QSR brand’s reboot four months ago with a new look and name ( just Jamba) and new offerings, like blended coffees, the brand is turning to experiential to maximize engagement around its repositioning in its most saturated market, California.

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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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IMEX America Breaks Attendance Records and Commits to Vegas 

EventMB

Skift Take: Despite challenges from Hurricane Milton, which led to some Florida participants leaving early, IMEX America had record attendance.

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Explore d&b SustainSymphony at Event Sustainability Live

Event Industry News

As sustainability becomes an increasing priority worldwide, the live event industry faces unique challenges. While many other industries have embraced sustainable practices, event organisers must navigate varying regulations, regional requirements and growing demands from sponsors and attendees for environmentally responsible solutions.

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Falling Behind with Video Marketing? These Video Trends Can Get You Back on Top

Special Events

Tips for making the most of your video marketing

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The Brief: Fast Food Dupes and Train Takeovers

Event Marketer

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover fast food dupes, “Crumbled” pop-ups and Law & Order Station. RETURN OF THE MAC: INSIDE MCDONALD’S DUPE RESTAURANT Tapping into dupe culture is typically reserved for beauty and fashion brands, but McDonald’s flipped the script with its own restaurant dupe last week.

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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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Sneakers Take Center Stage at IMEX

EventMB

Skift Take: At this year’s IMEX, sneakers were the footwear of choice – but not just for comfort. Attendees used their sneakers for contests, activations, branding and to show off their personal style.

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How Leap Mobile Apps elevates events through innovative engagement and technology

Event Industry News

As smartphones have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day life, it makes sense that event organizers would want to capitalize on their attendees’ usage.

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Dynamite’s New Era: A Speakeasy-Inspired Unveiling at Royalmount

Canadian Special Events

The Concierge Club produced and designed an exclusive, invite-only preview event last month for Dynamite at their new flagship store in Montreal’s luxurious Royalmount Shopping Centre. The event, featuring a speakeasy theme in collaboration with Cloakroom Bar , celebrated the brand’s evolution and offered a glimpse into its stylish future. Held a day before the store’s official opening, the intimate affair provided select guests the opportunity to experience both the store and Dynamite’s new col

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Guest Column: Measurement—The Doing

Event Marketer

Event Marketer has embarked on a partnership with the industry’s leading authority on event measurement and analytics, the Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition. The year-long collaboration will provide experiential marketers with important tools and resources designed to help them track and measure the success of their events. Learn more here.

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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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Gen Z Isn’t Going to Your Events, It’s Time to Focus on Why

EventMB

Skift Take: There is an untapped group that can help you make your events a must-attend, according to a new Freeman Report.

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The Royal College of Physicians, in partnership with Company of Cooks, appoints a new Group General Manager for catering and venue operations at RCP London Events and Spaces at the Spine.

Prestige Events Magazine

The Royal College of Physicians today announces the appointment of Jo Stafford as the new Group General Manager for catering and venue operations at its London and Liverpool venues: RCP London Events and Spaces at the Spine. With over 15 years of diverse experience in the hospitality industry, Jo brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the Company of Cooks team based at the Royal College of Physicians venues, having worked in boutique hotels in Dublin to large chains in Scotland.

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Winners eventplanner.net awards! These are the best event companies of 2024

eventplanner

It's that time of year again! For the ninth time in a row, we at eventplanner.net are putting the spotlight on the best event venues and suppliers.

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