Guidebook

MAY 29, 2019

Whether you’re planning your first event or your one hundredth, a lot goes into pulling off a successful event. For the organizer who is looking to streamline and innovate, using a mobile app should be a must-have in your planning toolbox. Why? Simply put, consumers have gone mobile. Going mobile presents organizers with the opportunity to better reach and engage audiences, and provides those audiences with a platform they’ll actually use.

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ePly

MAY 29, 2019

A healthy sponsorship program relies on keeping your sponsors satisfied with the value they’re receiving in return for spending their time and money on your event. Sounds simple enough, right? Theoretically, you should just be able to focus on fulfilling the details in their agreement - but in practice, it doesn’t always happen that way. Unfortunately, despite your best efforts, some sponsors walk away from events dissatisfied.

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MAY 29, 2019

How much is too much to charge people for your event? And what if that number isn’t enough to make a profit? Can you really change your ticket price once it’s set, or are you trapped forever? These kinds of concerns are totally natural when figuring out what to charge for your event. But that […]. The post 4 Insider Tips on How to Price Your Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 28, 2019

This is the second installment of a two-part blog on team learning. In the first , we looked at why it’s a smart conference strategy. In this post, we’ll explore how to design, promote and execute it for your next conference. Since our work culture is mostly team-based, it’s about time we reflected it in our conference design. Teams that learn together actually implement together!

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BizBash

MAY 28, 2019

The Southern California chapter of Wedding International Professionals Association hosted a design challenge that evoked the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

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MAY 29, 2019

Learn how to make sure your next food and drink event is unforgettable — and Instagrammable. The post 30 Catering Ideas to Make Your Event Menu Stand Out in 2019 appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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EventMB

MAY 27, 2019

Everyone wants more booth traffic, and the task of attracting an audience of qualified prospects falls on both event organizers and exhibitors. If you’re an event planner, you want to ensure your exhibitors’ success. Successful booths mean high ROI, and high ROI means happy exhibitors. Happy exhibitors come back again next year and allow […]. The post 60+ Tactics to Drive More Attendees to Exhibition Booths by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Gallus Events

MAY 30, 2019

Now, I am sure most of us have cancelled an event or two during our careers. If you only ran events that you KNEW were going to run you probably wouldn’t do much that was innovative or new. So having to cancel an event is in itself not a bad thing, to me it is proving that your failure with this event is an investment in the success of the next one.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 27, 2019

How can you improve your facilitation practice? Here’s an example that illustrates what I do: a mixture of continual improvement , lifelong learning , and Kaizen. An example from The Solution Room I’ve been facilitating The Solution Room , a popular plenary session, for 8 years. It’s a 90 – 120 minute session that engages and connects attendees, and provides peer-supported advice and support for a current professional challenge chosen by each participant.

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MAY 30, 2019

Taken from a survey of over 800 event professionals, these three trends are shaping the competitive landscape of conferences and corporate events. The post 10 Corporate Event Entertainment Ideas That Will Really Surprise Your Guests appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Marketo Events

MAY 31, 2019

From interactive philanthropic experiences to augmented reality, experiential marketing is on the rise, with more brands looking to create memorable experiences for consumers in order to drive sales. According to a 2018 Mosaic and Event Marketer EventTrack study , 84% of brands use events and experiences to promote their products and services to consumers.

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EventMB

MAY 29, 2019

We are happy to release a new report to help event professionals elevate their career. Get access to all new research on which skills are in-demand for event professionals. What you will find inside: This report is aimed at event professionals who want to elevate their career and cultivate the skills required to […]. The post [Free Report] From Event Planner to Event Strategist by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Eventbrite UK

MAY 28, 2019

According to our Eventbrite Survey, millennials will account for 75% of the UK workforce in a decade and spend over £419,556,233 each month on attending live events. If fundraising events are your passion and your job, this is good news! The interest — and the pounds — are there. The challenge is to cut through […]. The post The Secret to Fundraising Event Success: Storytelling appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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MAY 28, 2019

When you think of today’s parents, who do you see? If a stroller-pushing, baby-wearing millennial comes to mind, you’d be right. In fact, 53% of millennials are now parents — and more than a million millennial women are becoming moms each year. It’s a game-changing shift in demographics for family-friendly events of all sizes. Especially […]. The post School’s Out for Summer: Your Guide to Family-Friendly Event Success appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Eventory

MAY 27, 2019

Event marketing is getting more and more popular part of marketing strategies these days. Still, many corporations don’t put a proper KPIs to measure its effects. Why is it so important and what indicators are there to choose from? Let’s check the answers. Why is it worth to measure event KPIs? Event marketing’s importance as a tool employed by specialists and managers grows every day.

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EventMB

MAY 30, 2019

ExpoIQ is a newly-launched marketplace aimed at helping event planners of large trade shows and events find, research, and book new exhibitors for their events. We recently took some time to test drive it and here is our review. ExpoIQ – What Is It? ExpoIQ answers an often talked about need among event planners: […]. The post ExpoIQ: Easy Exhibitor Sourcing for the Busy Event Professional [Review] by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Event Planning BluePrint

MAY 28, 2019

Are you struggling to build your brand strategy, so you shine over the competition? Do you see other event planners standing out from the crowd and wonder how they’re doing it? Branding is creating a strategy that triggers a positive response within a specific audience. Brands are designed. They’re planned. They don’t happen overnight. They take time and can often be considered works of art.

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MAY 30, 2019

This is a guest post from Emily Wiseheart, a content manager at Constant Contact. Whether you are just starting to plan your next event, or are already in the depths of logistics, you need to promote it to as many potential attendees as possible. Promoting your event with email marketing can be done in multiple […]. The post 5 Ways to Grow Your Email List Before Your Next Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2019

By David Levin, CEO, Four Winds Interactive. There was a time, not too long ago, where events were almost entirely analogue. Event attendees walked around with notebooks full of takeaways and bullet points from sessions, and perhaps even some business cards. Today’s events have taken all of that material and content—and even our inner monologue—and put it out into the public view.

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Hubilo Blog

MAY 29, 2019

Let’s hear from the Experts?—?How event gamification enhances attendee engagement? Event Gamification is a concept widely being accepted at events globally. Event gamification is a new feature or a concept being incorporated at events to enhance the experience of the attendees and to increase audience engagement. Event gamification encourages attendees to be more active on social media like encouraging them to promote hashtag for the event and so on.

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Eventbrite UK

MAY 28, 2019

Nobody likes to be negative, but thinking about what can go wrong at your event and creating a contingency plan can be a very sensible step. Having a predefined “Plan B” for when things don’t go as planned means everyone in your team knows how to respond and can rectify the situation as quickly and […]. The post How to Create an Event Contingency Plan appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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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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MAY 30, 2019

Learn how to make sure your next food and drink event is unforgettable — and Instagrammable. The post Overlook These Event Essentials and Watch Your Food Fest Fail appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Event Industry News

MAY 30, 2019

Set in the stunning courtyard at Somerset House, Photo London welcomes thousands of people through it’s door year on year and Losberger De Boer was once again thrilled to build exhibition space for the 2019 edition of the show. Due to the continued growth of this illustrious event Losberger De Boer worked with 20-20 events to create and construct a 30 x 45m Jumbo Hall complete with ramps and steps to allow photo fans comfortable access during the three day event.

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Techsytalk

MAY 30, 2019

Presentations have been around for a long time. In fact, it is difficult to see someone that does not relate to the feeling of getting stuck in a room, then seeing a presenter slowly flip through different slides. Not only is that not an entertaining way to share information, unfortunately, it can also be a great way to put an audience to sleep. All event planners know the importance of drawing the attention of an audience using compelling information.

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Eventtia

MAY 27, 2019

Gary Vaynerchuk’s marketing trends are some of the most viewed content on the web. We've looked at some of his predicted trends for marketers in 2019 and analyzed how they can apply to B2B events.

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Eventsforce

MAY 29, 2019

This week, we’re marking one year since the introduction of GDPR – the European data protection law that promised to shake up the way organisations globally collect, process and look after the personal information of people in the EU. But one year on – what impact has GDPR actually had on the events industry? What changes have organisers made in the way they plan and manage events?

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Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2019

With democracy subject to all sorts of interpretations, the Event Technology Awards (ETA) People’s Choice poll is refreshingly simple. Launched today, it calls on individuals to vote for their favourite tech supplier – is it you? Recognising ingenuity and impact in equal measure, the People’s Choice commendation rewards the three most popular votes with Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 29, 2019

It’s entirely normal—and almost expected—to feel lost in the beginning stages of your job. You’re trying not to forget details, dealing with clients, all the while trying to maintain sight of the big picture. And aside from some internet articles, there isn’t a real guidebook. Enter: mentors. Mentors in your field can be underrated. But they hold information and wisdom that will help guide you through your job—and even far into your career.

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