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Mental Health Crisis Amongst Event Planners Is Real

EventMB

Skift Take: Event planning has always been stressful, but add the challenges of a pandemic, and a mental health crisis has erupted. Where can you turn for help? — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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4 hybrid event best practices to increase audience engagement

SpotMe Blog

Remember the days before the pandemic, when event participants would have to attend via a Zoom call and struggle to feel included while the screen froze or the video conferencing audio went out? The hybrid model has already taken over major aspects of our lives, with 90% of organizations combining remote and on-site work. Moving forward, event attendees will likely expect a virtual event option paired with an in-person event.

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6 Tips to Creating an Immersive Virtual Event Experience

Stova

Immersive virtual event experiences keep your attendees engaged during your online event in new, innovative ways. Attendee drop-off and virtual fatigue are problems event planners need solutions for, and immersive event experiences for your virtual audience are one viable, and exciting, solution.

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Creative Small Music Venue Ideas to Drive Your Bar Sales

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While beer, wine, and spirits will never go out of style, some creative bar drink menu ideas can help your bottom line and spark conversations amongst your fans. Expanding your venue’s offerings can be a great way to reinvigorate your revenue streams and increase foot traffic. New and unusual food and drink products are a […].

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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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Pri-Med Canada Ensures the Best Attendee Experience with Integrated Event Registration

Eventmobi

Pri-Med Canada. Pri-Med Canada is the flagship conference and trade show of Diversified Communications ULC; the Canadian division of global media company, Diversified Communications. The Person Behind the Magic. Laine Vella is the Event Manager for Pri-Med Canada. Like any other planner, Laine wears multiple hats and covers a lot of responsibilities, including operations, event marketing, budgeting, on-site event management, and of course, the conference app.

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The words we use for meetings matter

Conferences that Work

The words we use for meetings matter. Unfortunately, familiar terms often perpetuate conventional meeting thinking. By changing the words we use we can change how we think about events. Here are three examples of better words to use when talking about meetings. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The words we use for meetings matter appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Mess Hall: The Medicine D.C. Makers Needed

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“Find the pain point, and create the aspirin.” It was at an entrepreneurial conference that Al Goldberg — a longtime Washington, D.C. catering pro trying to branch out on his own — heard these words. He’d spent two full years trying to find a commercial kitchen, and had come up short. Oddly, it seemed like […].

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Self-care and how event planners can beat burnout.

Expo Pass

It’s a busy time for event planners. Demand is high to get events back on the books and it almost feels like 2 years of get-togethers happening all at once. This is good news! . But with all this work ahead, what steps can organizers take to avoid burnout? Also, can self-care really ease our stress while planning events? Answer – it all comes down to a routine that you can stick to when you start to feel overwhelmed.

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The European Perspective on Event Tech

EventMB

Skift Take: Thorben Grosser, Vice President of Product Marketing at EventMobi, joins this episode to discuss event tech, event design and how to run a successful event tech business in Europe. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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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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It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Your Event Tech Stack

Endless Events

Like the software industry, the event management industry has tech stacks. An e vent tech stack consists of all the technology that helps an event run efficiently. Event planners often forget to consider whether their tools are suitable for the job and their budget leading to overspending and inefficient processes. Re-evaluating your tech stack can help ensure your events improve and run optimally year after year. .

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7 Back-to-School Event Ideas to Thank Teachers

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When workers feel valued and appreciated, they tend to perform better. That’s why, with the new school year about to ramp up, school administrators and support staff might be searching for some back-to-school ideas for teachers that express exactly how much the teachers’ work is valued. With many educators spending their free time drawing up […].

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Building Event Attendance with Conference Compass

Event Industry News

To execute a successful event is an incredibly complex process. We know that. Creating a programme, booking a venue, securing exhibitors – the list goes on. Yet, the success of an event is determined almost exclusively by your attendees: who they are, how engaged they are, and will they be there for the next event you are planning? Building attendance is more than just securing a certain number of people to participate in an event.

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Meetings Recovery Forecast Reveals Stronger-Than-Expected Performance

EventMB

Skift Take: The rate of recovery for meetings and events has sped up fueled by smaller meetings and events of 200 attendees or less. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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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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Yasmin and Omar’s Enchanting Wedding at Chateau Le Jardin

EventSource

Yasmin and Omar’s vibrant wedding is one you don’t want to miss! Their wedding planner, Weddings with Nia , incorporated their Ethiopian culture along with a dreamy, pink and gold colour scheme, creating a magical wedding at Chateau Le Jardin Event Venue. Their nuptials were a fantastic multi-day wedding celebration: starting off with a traditional Harari Ethiopian event with about 150 guests which involved lots of dancing, then a smaller more intimate celebration the next day.

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Get People Talking: Word-of-Mouth Marketing Tactics for Music Venues

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Now that live music events are back on the agenda across the country, eager music fans are excited to get back out in support of artists and venues. Now is the ideal time to start using word-of-mouth marketing tactics as part of your overall event promotion strategy and leverage your audience’s excitement and their networks. […].

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How Paramount+ is Activating a ‘Summer of Sweet Revenge’ to Entice ‘Star Trek’ Fans

Event Marketer

Paramount+ partnered with Coolhaus to create limited-edition Wrath of P’Khan treats that celebrate a ‘Star Trek’ milestone. Revenge is a dish best served cold, so to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” Paramount+ hit the road with a branded ice cream truck on a mission to expand the franchise’s fan base and solidify its positioning as the home of “Star Trek” content.

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Podcast: The True Value of Smaller Events

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Skift Take: In this episode of the Event Manager Podcast we’re joined by Eric Holmen, CEO of Splash. We discuss the true value of smaller events, in particular event marketing and the importance of small scale meetings for business. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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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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Big Planner Survey Says Costs Are Up, Some Lead Times Tough

MeetingsNet

Encore’s latest Planner Pulse report finds that transportation and food & beverage are the most hard-hit budget items, while large events are being planned more often on shorter notice. Audiovisual-equipment and virtual/hybrid platform provider Encore has released the results its latest quarterly survey of planners, and it reveals that the present landscape for organizing business events is fraught with difficult budget considerations.

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

Event Industry News

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. The report reveals significant levels of optimism amongst corporate travel managers. Three quarters (75%) of respondents expect their organisation’s 2022 travel volume to eclipse 2019 levels, with more than a third (32%) citing they expect vo

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Full Coverage of the 2022 Ex Awards: 90 Campaigns to Inspire Your H2 Strategies

Event Marketer

The year’s best experiential marketing campaigns. The Ex Awards turned 20 this year, but it wasn’t the milestone that made the program shine a little brighter in 2022—it was the slate of thoughtful campaigns reflecting an industry that has adapted, experimented, reorganized, streamlined and hustled its way onto the other side of this pandemic with its roots intact.

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15 Top Wedding Trends For a Fall Wedding

QC Event School

If you’re planning a wedding this fall, you’re in for some exciting new trends! We’ve compiled a list of the 15 top wedding trends of the autumn season. This way, you can stay ahead of the curve and create an unforgettable wedding experience. From unique color palettes to innovative decor ideas, these trends will help make your fall wedding one to remember!

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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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The Challenge of Safely Returning to In-person Corporate Events

Smart Meetings

It can be frustrating to try to keep up with all the latest Covid safety measures for the workplace. Many medical experts are warning now about another potential Covid surge , and restrictions that were recently lifted are being reconsidered. At the same time, many people are tired of dealing with the disruption and would rather believe no further precautionary measures are necessary.

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Experiential Alcohol Marketing: 5 Creative Campaigns That Upped the Ante

Tigris Events

[…]. The post Experiential Alcohol Marketing: 5 Creative Campaigns That Upped the Ante appeared first on Leading the Canadian Industry in Dynamic Event Staffing, Event Planning & Experiential Marketing.

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Preparing for the Unexpected – Contingency Plans for Association Events

StraussCA

Even though it looks like we have weathered the pandemic, for now, the question about what the future holds continues to loom. How can associations continue to plan for the seemingly unplannable? One way to set yourself up for success is to have a plan B – or contingency plan. These plans help us identify potential hazards, giving association events the foresight to implement emergency protocols and create a seamless transition from plan A to plan B.

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Virtual Meeting Etiquette in 2022: How to make a good impression!

webMOBI

In today’s business world, it’s more important than ever to be able to conduct online meetings with ease. There are a number of reasons for this, such as the fact that many people now work from home and that businesses are increasingly global in nature. However, even if you don’t work from home, it’s still […].

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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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Take a Dip in One of These #InstaWorthy Hotel Pools 

Smart Meetings

Amid a heat wave sweeping through Europe and the US, everyone is looking to cool-off in a swimming pool. Meeting attendees, who are often traveling to warm and humid climates, should make the most of the amenities a hotel has to offer. Hotel pools provide refreshing temperatures and poolside service while creating amazing photo ops. Whether sitting on a lounge chair with a fruity drink in hand or swimming while surrounded by palm trees or mountains, posting a pool photo to your feed will make an

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Corporate Retreats: The Offsite is Back On

PCMA Convene

The 500-acre Cedar Lakes Estate in upstate NewYork has seen a huge bump in inquiries for corporate retreats — 150 percent more inquiries than in 2019. “If 2021 was the year of reemergence, 2022 is the year of reconnection,” said cofounder Lisa Karvellas. Recently, Sean Hoff received an inquiry that stood out to him. It was unusual and yet right on trend: A potential client wanted to take their team to Barcelona for what would be the company’s first-ever retreat in its 16-year history.

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8 Best Wedding Venues in New England

Brilliant Event Planning

Dreaming of an idyllic New England wedding at one of the region's best wedding venues? Great news — we’ve hand-picked them for you. Below you’ll find eight of our wedding planners ’ favorite New England wedding venues (plus a bonus idea!), each with its own quintessential regional charm. With any luck, you’ll be tossing back oyster shooters and cheersing with lobster rolls faster than you can say “I do!

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