GEVME
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
There is nothing that gladdens an event planner’s heart more than receiving positive feedback. Events are value builders that make the experiences of attendees the key indicator of success. But let’s be realistic here: positive feedback alone doesn’t pay the bills. Without a solid budget, there’s not much of a chance of building a successful experience.
Eventmobi
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Are you trying to figure out how to design an event experience? Technology is many event planners’ secret weapon and has the power to be massively impactful to achieving your event goals. A true experience designer will take a critical approach to analyze every significant touchpoint within the event lifecycle, with the goal of understanding where it makes sense to integrate technology.
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EventMB
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
This is a sponsored post written by Myriam Dumortier, Brand Manager of Klik. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Technology and data offer lots of opportunities to understand your event and make it even better. Surprisingly though, not all event planners realize the insights that better analyzing information can offer for success.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
You can never get enough of what you really don’t need says Eric Hoffer. To paraphrase Hoffer, you can never get enough of conference fads, gimmicks and trends. We want more, more, more! (Unless your a conference participant and we often have had enough!). Fads and trends are often about gaining attention. They also want access to your conference budget.
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Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
My Dutch friend and expert moderator, Jan Jaap In der Maur , recently shared an innovative format for an in-conference pitch competition he devised for the Conventa Crossover Conference , in Ljubljana, Slovenia: “There were also the Conventa Crossover Awards. Traditionally, this kills the dynamics of every conference: there were 16 finalists, who all had to be given the opportunity to pitch.
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Eventinterface
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Unless you are a Fortune 500 company, you probably don’t have the budget for a high-scale event. This means you will need sponsors on your side. Of course, getting a sponsor is easier said than done. Why will another company, after all, choose to sponsor your event when they receive dozens of similar requests on a near daily basis? Approaching sponsors the right way is the key to tilting the odds in your favor. 1.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Most conference and meeting professionals want the coolest, hippest, latest ideas and trends for their events. We are on the hunt for the next meeting, seating, session format, technology, and food and beverage fad. We want to know what unique things other conferences are doing so we can borrow their ideas. We pursue fads, gimmicks and trends as the silver bullets of our conference woes.
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
This is a sponsored post from Québec City Business Destination. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Food and beverage have long been a critical element in events. It’s a rare event that doesn’t factor catering in some way. In fact, for most events, it’s a major portion of the event budget. But today’s event attendees […].
BizBash
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
No matter the industry, organizers of annual events usually try to wow attendees year after year—whether it is a change.
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Gallus Events
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
I would like to think that anyone can learn how to run an amazing event. Even if you are running an annual general meeting, a staff away day, an exhibition, product launch or a conference I see no reason that it can’t be an amazing event. As an industry we have to move away from the concentrating solely on the logistical aspects that sits behind events, to the environmental factors that underpin experiences.
GEVME
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Let’s say you’ve been appointed to run a government event of national importance or a confidential business meeting. In most cases, the first thing you’ll have to think about (after celebrating, of course) is event data protection. How do you prevent the threat of a cyberattack on your event infrastructure? Where do you find the rules for data protection?
EventMB
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
EventMB is announcing the most comprehensive free guide ever written on event technology. The Event Tech Bible. Grab your copy now. Event technology has changed events forever. Whether it is attendee-facing or planning tech, events are extremely different from how they looked a few years ago. We are witnessing some of the biggest changes in […].
BizBash
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
The 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took over the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles earlier this week, shifting to a.
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Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
In recent years, we have seen an increase in the introduction of wearable technology at. festivals and events worldwide. Apple’s iWatch is the current global market leader in wearable technology, but the festival industry was actually one of the first to pioneer the idea of a wearable piece of technology to improve efficiency and enhance the experience of festival-goers.
Eventinterface
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Unless you are a Fortune 500 company, you probably don’t have the budget for a high-scale event. This means you will need sponsors on your side. Of course, getting a sponsor is easier said than done. Why will another company, after all, choose to sponsor your event when they receive dozens of similar requests on a near daily basis? Approaching sponsors the right way is the key to tilting the odds in your favor. 1.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Site selection often focuses on the things we can see—ballroom size, architecture, even how well the carpets match the theme. But some cities are going the extra mile to engage all the senses. From scent vaults to firepits and accordion riffs, these places create multisensory memories not soon forgotten. Sights, Sounds and Smells of Indy. Visitors to Indianapolis may envision the smell of burning rubber and the sound of revving engines at The Brickyard , but in reality the city is a multidimensi
BizBash
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Let's face it, when planning events for either corporate or social clients, securing a venue that meets all your logistical.
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Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Download this episode (right click and save). Starting from Monday 17 th September, the Event Industry News podcast will publish a special episode each day to coincide with Event Wellbeing Week 2018. The five-part series began with Helen Moon, founder of Event Well. On today’s episode, host James Dickson talks to Emily Fawell from Vital Health Nutrition.
Eventinterface
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
If you have visited a conference lately, you will understand that a conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with others in the same line of work as you. There are many networking and relationship building opportunities, and you need to know how you can get the best out of them. You can point them to your website, hand out business cards and form long lasting business relations.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
MGM’s Mike Dominguez presents deep dive into industry trends at Smart Meeting Southwest. Mike Dominguez. MGM Resorts Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Mike Dominguez was candid with attendees at Smart Meeting Southwest this week. “You need to be able to remove your emotion from the equation,” said the self-professed data geek. “And you may have to give up some control.”.
BizBash
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
For Alice & Olivia’s Spring 2019 presentation, designer Stacey Bendet took attendees on a trip around the world—without leaving New.
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.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Steve Blake from STORM 4 Events is curating panel discussions and talks at the Festival and Outdoor Show which are tackling the tough issues effecting organisers right now, from drone usage to preparing a counter terrorism policy. The event has revealed a speaker line up featuring some of the UK’s leading figures giving firsthand experience from the 2018 event season.
Eventinterface
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
If you have visited a conference lately, you will understand that a conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with others in the same line of work as you. There are many networking and relationship building opportunities, and you need to know how you can get the best out of them. You can point them to your website, hand out business cards and form long lasting business relations.
SmartMeetings
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Work up an app-etite before hitting the road to save yourself time and energy. The app store on smartphones and tablets is chock-full of apps for this, that and the other thing. Games can keep you occupied in the airport terminal, and airline apps enable passengers to check-in for flights. More sophisticated apps are also in the marketplace, and can help solve travel woes and unlock a world of special experiences.
BizBash
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Think you can get away with assembling a conference panel that includes no people of color? Or stage an award.
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Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
By Richard Dodgson, Creative Director, Timebased Events. . The GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018 in association with Hugo Boss was one of the hottest events in the calendar for the cultural trendsetters and icons of the entertainment industry. Timebased Events has been on a journey with GQ since producing the inaugural night in 1998, when the affair was relatively small and niche in comparison to today’s extravaganza.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Hornblower Cruises & Events ship near the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Fall in love with the City by the Bay through its hotels, food, history, culture & theater. It’s not every day I get invited on a fam trip in my own backyard. The Smart Meetings office is located in beautiful Sausalito, on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge. To embrace a car-less city weekend, I ditched my wheels at work and took a ferry across the Bay to Pier 41.
Endless Events
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Do you accept registrations online? Then, you might fall into this new event sales tax ruling recently handed down by the Supreme Court. It’s thankfully not yet in full effect and not all states are affected. But for now, it’s best to consult both a tax expert and your ticketing provider on how to approach this issue. If you want to stay appraised of the latest developments about this and other event industry news, you can subscribe to our blog.
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