InitLive

MAY 20, 2020

For many high school graduates, the years spend at college or university are meaningful beyond Greek life, roommate drama, class choices, and football games. An increasing number of collegiate students enhance their lives with volunteer work on and off-campus; 25.7% contribute time to charitable efforts. It's not just a way to fill time between classes or earn community service hours towards a degree; many post-secondary students find volunteerism contributes to their collegiate community, and t

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

What are the odds you’ve been thinking hard about event pricing? With all that is happening in the industry right now, we’re guessing they’re high. Because virtual events are now the norm. And figuring out how much you should charge your attendees is a challenge. With an in-person experience, it was easier. You had previous examples to draw from, and the numbers were a little more clear.

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Bizzabo

MAY 19, 2020

Get ready to discover KPIs that will help you both achieve event success and justify your event strategy. See the list. According to 2020 Event Marketing Report , the majority of marketers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel over digital advertising, email marketing and content marketing. Additional research from the Post COVID-19 Event Outlook Report shows that this trends holds for both virtual and in-person events.

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MAY 21, 2020

In the coming weeks, Eventbrite will launch a resource to help event organizers determine how to relaunch their in-person events, while making safety a priority. We’ve partnered with leading health and safety experts to develop these resources, which are informed by published guidance from public health officials. When the world is ready to gather again, […].

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

As different regions begin to relax “stay at home” policies, businesses have begun the process of reopening. We asked event professionals from all over the map how they have modified their businesses to accommodate the new considerations brought on by the pandemic. My goal has been to take a deep inhale, pay attention to what has been happening, and to see what the proper pivot needs to be in the event world.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Part 1 of this series of posts gave an overview of what’s involved in implementing participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Read it before diving into this post! In this post (Part 2) I’ll cover most of Step #1 of the previous post: preparing for The Three Questions using Zoom breakout rooms. If necessary, get familiar with Zoom, including breakout room functions, before proceeding.

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MAY 19, 2020

Despite our current worldwide pandemic, the last two months have been some of the busiest for Bow Market, a retail and food space in Sommerville, MA. “We have tons of different kinds of shoppers coming through,” says Leah Pringle, the venue’s event coordinator. “We’re seeing new faces and so many people who have never even […].

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EventMB

MAY 21, 2020

Cvent, one of the largest event technology companies, is reportedly laying off some of its workforce. Cvent began laying off an undetermined number of workers on Thursday, multiple sources told EventMB. UPDATE: While initial reports on Twitter seemed to point at a substantial reduction, a total of 10% has been affected. UPDATE: Official Company […].

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

So, You’ve Decided To Take Your Event Online… After weeks of sheltering in place, event professionals around the world have seen firsthand how challenging it can be to stay engaged online in the face of video conferencing and webinar fatigue. As a result, the one thing we can all agree upon is that a great virtual event must be more than a glorified Zoom conference!

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

The events industry has been hit hard. Events need to consider new business models and revenue streams to keep themselves diversified and stable. Virtual events are one solution to the problem, but sponsors are rarely willing to pay the same rates for virtual events as they do for in-person events. So you need new revenue streams and new opportunities for your sponsors!

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MAY 20, 2020

Scott Hachey, guitarist for the Denver-based jam band The Magic Beans, has played in scenic festival fields full of dancing fans, sweaty clubs at max capacity, and, more recently, his living room for a virtual audience he couldn’t see. But there’s one venue that his band has yet to use as a stage: a drive-in […].

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EventMB

MAY 21, 2020

Events being given the green light is only part of the puzzle when it comes to the recovery of the industry — the other part is getting attendees to show up. When you are finally able to plan an event, will people be willing to travel to it? Germany and China were the first […]. The post How Likely Are Attendees to Travel to Your Next Event? by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2020

Organisers “absolutely” feared the Hay Festival might not go ahead due to coronavirus, its director has said. The 33rd edition of the literary event, usually held in Powys, will be free and broadcast online from Monday to 31 May. Donations totalling £350,000 have helped it go ahead in this digital format. Director Peter Florence said: “It looked alarming, but festival-goers are generous and imaginative in their response to crisis.” He said the announcement of lockdown on

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Who would have known that 2020 would go down as one of the most influential years- if not the most influential year- for virtual events in history? Even as the highest-ranked event trends predictor in the industry, even we couldn’t guess this. We surveyed hundreds of #Eventprofs to weigh in on the hottest virtual event trends for 2020. Some of these trends match up nicely to our overall 2020 event trends we predicted , so you should see some cross over for how you can also apply these to y

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2020

E-180 hosted a daylong event on an all-virtual platform on April 2. Christine Renaud, CEO of the Montréal-based company e180 and creator of the peer-to-peer learning platform Braindate, talks about the opportunities for transformation embedded in this moment, and habit that’s will help you thrive. . We’ve all scrambled to find our ground in this new normal.

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EventMB

MAY 18, 2020

As the uncertainty continues, the event industry is discussing the path forward. Some event professionals want a comeback as fast as possible, others feel the risk for attendees and staff. Should events open or wait? The latest data and research point to a very complex comeback for the event industry. Physical distancing, sanitation, and […]. The post Event Industry Split on Restarting Business by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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EventSource

MAY 22, 2020

Early 2020 brought with it the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in months of isolation and uncertainty for many – we have had to adapt to new ways to work as well as not being able to celebrate major life milestones in person. But that doesn’t mean that life needs to be put on hold. If you and your partner got engaged during quarantine you may be feeling a little awkward about celebrating and it’s completely understandable.

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Stova

MAY 18, 2020

Do you want to learn how to be a successful presenter at a virtual event? Or, maybe, you are an event planner and you’d like to know how to train your virtual presenters to create the best virtual experience? If your answer to either of these questions is a resounding yes , you’re reading the right blog. We’ve done our homework and found the best of the best practices for presenting at your next virtual event. ( We’ve also included bonus training tips to help out all you event planners. ).

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SmartMeetings

MAY 21, 2020

Whether it’s a short introductory icebreaker or a team-building activity, icebreakers, bonding breakouts and trust exercises have become commonplace at meetings and events. Yet these kinds of activities are often missing in virtual meetings. TeamBonding says that 65 percent of remote employees report they have never had a team-building session. As we find ourselves relying on virtual events to stay connected more than ever, why incorporate connection-building icebreakers?

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EventMB

MAY 18, 2020

Virtual events and event components are here to stay, and learning how to monetize them is essential for the survival and recovery of the industry. How should you price access to these events? What strategies work best? Answering this question is more complicated than it might at first seem. When we polled the participants […]. The post How to Price Your Virtual Events by Angela Tupper appeared first on [link].

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

Understandably, the advent of virtual events came to shake the very core of the industry. With countries shutting down and social distancing measures put in place, virtual experiences are the only choice planners have to stay afloat. this is not a bad thing, of course, – now more than ever, people have the need to feel connected. To share their stories.

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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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Event Industry News

MAY 21, 2020

This week’s episode welcomes Rachel Butler, head of marketing and brand communications at Marble LDN; an award-winning live experience agency with a heritage steeped in festivals, music and the arts. Rachel and I discuss the company’s recent report – The State of the Experience Industry. In an industry that’s constantly evolving and, in a few short decades, has totally transformed, the report covers what an experience is, how it plays a role in a marketing strategy and how corpor

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Event Planning BluePrint

MAY 21, 2020

There is no doubt that COVID-19 measures are creating a great deal of uncertainty right now, and along with uncertainty comes the thought that we should put our event careers on hold for better times. I think most of us would agree that procrastination is the biggest obstacle to getting what we want in life, but do we really understand the costs? The reality in the event planning industry is this: If you do not engineer your vision now, you are losing events and clients!

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EventMB

MAY 20, 2020

Destination marketing organizations (DMOs) have been hard-hit as events and travel plans around the world continue to be canceled. Some are now pivoting to reinvent themselves and convey their USPs to planners in a different way: virtually. The ability to attend live events and visit venues and locations has been severely limited due to […]. The post Virtual Tours Give Destinations a Path to Post-Covid Events by Victoria Copans appeared first on [link].

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EventSource

MAY 20, 2020

While summer may be considered ‘wedding season’, engagement season is all year round. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, you may need to consider changing your proposal plans to somewhere a little closer to home. While some people will choose to postpone their plans until after quarantine, if your proposal is date dependent, or you simply don’t want to wait, you may need to get creative.

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Oveit

MAY 18, 2020

Live-streamed content is captivating young audiences more than ever. Twitch, the world’s leading live streaming platform for gamers has proved there is a […]. The post How can Live Stream Shopping help brands and influencers? appeared first on Oveit.com.

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Event Industry News

MAY 20, 2020

Exhibit Virtual is an online platform built to host virtual exhibitions, trade shows and custom exhibition stands. The live audience industry has been disrupted and is prompting business to look for new marketing strategies. We think it is time to embrace another way of exhibiting. Exhibitions and events have always been great meeting places to discover new products and brands, but clearly there are now issues affecting this traditional approach.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 20, 2020

Worried about charging virtual event registration fees? A recent PCMA Catalyst conversation explores the costs — and value — of virtual events. PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion. Justifying the Cost of Digital Events.

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