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Music’s Next Act: 3 Key Learnings From Eventbrite’s Music Council

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Music, especially live music, has the unique ability to quickly build connections amongst a roomful of strangers, who by the end of the night have created an entire community formed around knowing every single lyric to the closing number. As the demand for live events experiences a resurgence, music business owners have faced the incredible […].

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Crafting the Event Experience: A Guide to Experience Mapping

Event Farm

How do you hook the attention of your audience, build their excitement for your event, and design an event experience that exceeds their expectations while delivering the business outcomes you seek? Yes, you can do it all. Our in-house event experience technologist, Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm and Chief Strategy Officer at MemberSuite, shared his trusted technique in our recent webinar: Crafting the Event Experience – Part 2: Experience Mapping.

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Six Tips and Ideas for Creating an Impactful Main Stage Experience

Event Marketer

Insights on leveraging technology to elevate live and virtual main stage presentations. The general stage experience is a moment in a show that sets the tone for the event, that spotlights leadership rock stars and conveys messaging that leaves attendees with a clear roadmap for the event and the brand. Through the rise of LED and livestreaming, how these stages are designed and operate is evolving rapidly.

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Wedding Skincare Routine Tips Before Your Big Day

EventSource

Every bride wants glowing skin leading up to their big day. This is why it’s important to start your wedding skincare routine pretty much as soon as you’re engaged. Yes, your wedding skincare routine is another “to do” on your “I do” list, but this one is decidedly more relaxing and exciting than, say, figuring out if you should invite your third cousin twice removed.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Successful Virtual Event

GEVME

Virtual events are great avenues for making connections, strengthening the brand, increasing company revenue or generating leads when it’s not always feasible to bring people together in the same space. And as the world rapidly shifted to digital in the wake of the global pandemic, virtual events have become increasingly popular, making it the default format for many of today’s conferences and meetings.

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The Formula for Making Hybrid Events a Success

EventMB

The first in our four-part series of recordings from the Event Innovation Lab at IMEX America, this post will share expert insights on hybrid event execution. Learn what trends will shape the industry, how venues can help address today’s top challenges, and how to confront the lies we tell ourselves about hybrid events. Not just […]. The post The Formula for Making Hybrid Events a Success by Lori Cioffi appeared first on [link].

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Why You Should Hire A Valet Company For Your Event

EventSource

Providing valet service at your wedding is a huge gesture that guests will certainly appreciate. A valet removes all the guesswork from a seemingly trivial, yet oftentimes irksome task: parking. Any service that makes the day a little easier for you, your family, and your friends, is one worth looking into, so let’s delve into some reasons why it can be worthwhile!

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Store Events: Retail Event Ideas, Tips, and Stories

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Brick-and-mortar retailers have a key advantage over point-and-click shopping: there’s an actual space to bring people together. As a retailer, having a physical store gives you access to customers who share an interest in your store’s products. This connection is just waiting to grow. Creating in-store events is a great way to both bring your […].

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Here’s Where Business Meetings and Travel Are Being Booked

Smart Meetings

Denver and Phoenix lead the way in the resurgence of business travel and meetings in the United States. That’s according to predictive data company Adara , which reports that both those Western cities are down only 29 percent for business trips booked in the last two months as compared to same period in 2019. Los Angeles and Atlanta are next in the Top 10, each down 35 percent as compared to 2019.

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Relevance, Reach, Revenue: How to Turn Marketing Trends From Hype to High-Impact

Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader

Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.

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Conference Compass [Review]

EventMB

Conference Compass is a customizable hybrid event platform with a comprehensive set of features including built-in live streaming, multi-track agendas, multi-level floor plans, advanced CRM integration, gamification, and lead capture. Conference Compass: What Is It? Conference Compass is a hybrid event platform with built-in live-streaming capabilities delivered through a customizable web platform and mobile app. […].

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It’s food season, so these are the best foods to serve up at your event right now.

Expo Pass

Thanksgiving is here, and we can’t stop thinking about food. So in honor of that, we figured this was a good time to talk about the best foods for events right now. A lot has changed in terms of how attendees eat. Buffets are out, and individual bento boxes are in. Non-alcoholic beer is having a moment; same with cannabis catering. And the entire culinary world has had to rebuild from having a full stop in 2020.

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Planning the Perfect Christmas Festival to Celebrate With Your Community

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Planning a Christmas festival is a great way to boost your brand, but since Christmas falls during an event-heavy time of the year, it’s important to make sure that your event stands out. Events during the winter holidays are the perfect way to take advantage of the festive spirit and create a memorable experience that attendees will […].

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Evessio partners with The Diversity In Events Awards 2022

Event Industry News

Leading event technology specialist, Evessio has announced a new partnership with Diversity Ally to provide its awards software for the inaugural Diversity in Events Awards 2022. Diversity Ally will utilise Evessio’s ‘Awards Room’ and ‘Awards Hub’ to help manage and run the awards – which are due to take place at Cutty Sark, Greenwich, on 26 th April 2022. .

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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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Going Above and Beyond to Design Inclusive Experiential Events

EventMB

The second in our four-part series of recordings from the Event Innovation Lab at IMEX America, this post will share expert insights on experiential and hybrid event design. Explore how event design can positively impact the event experience by creating unique moments of engagement and learn how event tech platforms are supporting future-focused event strategies. […].

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Here’s Why Technology Should Be At The Core Of Your Event Strategy

Endless Events

We’ve said time and time again that the events industry is changed forever. The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! Additionally, hybrid events have established themselves as the way of the future.

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Music’s Next Act: 3 Key Learnings From Eventbrite’s Music Council

Picatic by Eventbrite

Music, especially live music, has the unique ability to quickly build connections amongst a roomful of strangers, who by the end of the night have created an entire community formed around knowing every single lyric to the closing number. As the demand for live events experiences a resurgence, music business owners have faced the incredible […].

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5 Habits to Break in Your Online Events

SmartMeetings

(That you probably should stop doing in person, too) habits. Early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, I found myself emphasizing over and over to planners that they didn’t have to throw out the rulebook when it came to taking their events online. There were a lot of experienced in-person event planners who felt completely out of their element, and it was important to remind them of the incredible wealth of experience they brought to the table.

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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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How Event Professionals Can Cope With Imposter Syndrome

EventMB

Event planning has always been stressful. But with the challenges of the pandemic, event professionals are now experiencing more feelings of self-doubt, leading to growing concerns about imposter syndrome. Fortunately, planners are not alone, and there are ways to cope. Recently, mental health within the event industry has been in the spotlight, and for a […].

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It’s Ho Ho Go for Lap of Lights at Silverstone!

Prestige Events Magazine

Mercedes-AMG Petronas W10 Formula 1 car driven by Anthony Davidson officially opens Silverstone’s Festive Experience. Silverstone’s Lap of Lights Christmas experience was officially opened last night by the World Championship winning Mercedes-AMG Petronas W10 Formula 1 car driven by Anthony Davidson. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas team embraced the Christmas spirit and decorated the car in festive lights which caused quite a spectacle for those fans who were lucky enough to be at the preview event an

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FICP Adapted with Live Phoenix Event

Smart Meetings

Leadership with Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) wanted to set an example. For the group’s 2021 FICP Annual Conference in Arizona, they put a stake in the desert early on that they would hold an in-person event at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa for 500 fully vaccinated people Nov. 14-17. “Our hope is that once [attendees] attend this event, they’ll be able to go back to their leadership and incorporate many of the things we’ll be doing at our event thi

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Your Essential Hybrid Studio Checklist!

Endless Events

Back in the summer, the Einsteins of Events put out an extensive guide to hybrid events. Generally speaking, they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but we’ve summed various hybrid experiences into four basic models: the Star, the Moon, the Planet, and the Satellite. Each of them has its own set of pros, cons, and venue considerations. But today, we’re focusing on one particular venue: the Star’s hybrid studio. .

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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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The world’s best event payment technology is seeking new partners

Event Industry News

This year’s Event Technology Awards saw TicketCo win gongs for Best Sales Technology and Best Pivot from Physical to Virtual. The hybrid event platform is now offering integration partners the opportunity to collaborate. “The award for Best Payment Technology is a huge recognition of the continuous innovation in our product since TicketCo’s inception.

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New Carbon Neutral logo supports ‘green wayfinding’ on venuedirectory.com

Prestige Events Magazine

The UK’s largest?database of green accredited?venues is helping planners with green wayfinding by showcasing venues that are working to be carbon neutral. Planners can easily find venues who have achieved a recognised carbon neutral status by the new Carbon Neutral logo displayed on each venue profile on venuedirectory.com. To gain this accolade, venues have to demonstrate a clear commitment to sustainability; prove that they completely understand their environmental impact and contributio

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Holiday Event Planning: Your Ultimate Guide

Eventbrite UK

Holiday event planning is a huge part of most creators’ responsibilities and often dictates the way you plan your events throughout the year. There’s a lot of competition around the festive season especially, which means it’s important for your event to stand out from the rest. In the past few years, we’ve seen a focus […]. The post Holiday Event Planning: Your Ultimate Guide appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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Creative Hiring in Your Event Business

Special Events

Hiring is an exciting and empowering experience, but it’s also one that can be risky if not done strategically.

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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI

Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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Digitell, Inc. named Best Hybrid Event Platform/Production Over 1,000 Attendees

Event Industry News

In winning Best Hybrid Event Platform/Production over 1,000 Attendees at the November 2021 Event Tech Live Awards, Digitell, Inc. was recognized for its consistent high quality content delivery to remote attendees. Jim Parker, Founder & CEO, could not be more proud of his team; “the level of expertise and dedication we bring to delivering flawless hybrid and virtual events is unparalleled in the industry; it is what helps Digitell be a stand-out in the now-crowded field of digital suppliers,

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THE LODGE HOTEL AT NEWBURY RACECOURSE TO RE-OPEN ITS DOORS IN NEW YEAR

Prestige Events Magazine

The 36-bedroom hotel at Newbury Racecourse will re-open its doors on Tuesday 4 January 2022, following its extended closure in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. First opened in 2015, The Lodge sits right at the heart of the racecourse estate and offers a unique stay which echoes the charm and heritage of Newbury Racecourse. For those looking for an overnight stay with a difference whether its exploring the glorious surrounding countryside, travelling for business or somewhere to relax aft

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Five Event Trends in Five Minutes

PCMA Convene

Sam Lippman shares his five event trends in five minutes during the Nov. 3 Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. (Chris Ferenzi Photography). While the 20th edition of the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) , held Nov. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, looked very different than previous versions, it was kicked off with a rapid-fire session that has been a mainstay of the event over the years: Organizer

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