EventMB

JULY 1, 2021

Severe drought and record-setting heat waves in western North America serve as a clear reminder of the urgent need to maintain sustainability as an event priority and step-up your event sustainability strategy. Here’s what you need to do. We can all agree that climate change is a serious issue, but as the event industry comes […]. The post The Heat Is On: How to Bake a Climate Strategy Into Your Event by Shawna McKinley appeared first on [link].

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JUNE 30, 2021

COVID-19 has directly impacted so many facets of our lives. While health and safety concerns were certainly the greatest concern, other areas of life suffered as well. Businesses and communities struggled as a result of lockdowns and government-mandated closures. Maintaining our social connections became a challenge as everyone stayed home and socially distanced.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2021

We’ve all been through a lot in this past year. Health and wellness in the events industry have never mattered more than now, which is why today, Sarah welcomes not one, but three iconic guests to share what they’ve worked on since the pandemic started. Kristin Horstman is a senior director at Salesforce and has been on our show just recently , Johnnie White is the CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, and Rachael Riggs is a WellBeing Leader at Maritz Global Events.

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JUNE 30, 2021

2020 challenged us all and it’s not surprising that event planners took one of the hardest hits. If you were fortunate enough to survive company layoffs, you likely faced one of the biggest tests of your career as you navigated complete uncertainty around your work. It was time to say goodbye to the way you’d always done things, work within difficult restrictions and safety protocols, and step into completely new territory to keep your meetings and events alive. .

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JUNE 28, 2021

Here’s my Powerful Panels interview with good friend and meeting panel doyen Kristin Arnold. During our 25 minutes together, we discussed various panel formats, their value, and how to structure and design powerful panel discussions into the larger context of meetings, conferences, and events. Annotated timeline of the video. 0:00 Introduction. 2:30 A brief history of meetings; why lecture formats are still so popular; how panels fit into the larger context of meetings. 5:30 When and how t

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EventMB

JUNE 30, 2021

All you need to know about the most significant investments, acquisitions and strategic partnerships connected to the event industry over the last six months. We disclose the companies involved, the numbers, the details, and more importantly, why it matters. WHO: MeetingPlay WHAT: Private Equity Funding HOW MUCH: $75M WHEN: June 17, 2021 WHY DOES […].

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GEVME

JUNE 29, 2021

In these unprecedented times, the age-old concept of meetings, incentives, conferences and events has seen an almost unbelievable and drastic change when you consider the glorious events put together by corporations and seasoned event companies in the past. This pandemic has made us aware of how fragile our world systems can really be and the only way forward is to adapt to the rapidly changing trends in meeting spaces worldwide.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 1, 2021

What takes a B2B event to next-level greatness? What elements make it a truly memorable experience that stays in people’s minds long after it’s over? While brainstorming your B2B event marketing ideas, these types of questions should be at the top of your mind. Your best B2B event marketing strategy can’t succeed without being seamlessly aligned with event objectives.

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JUNE 30, 2021

To gear up for a return to in-person events (finally!), Eventbrite hosted Reconvene. This online summit brought together independent event creators, artists, authors, producers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders for two jam-packed days of dreaming big about the future of events. To drum up excitement and pack the (virtual) halls — in other words, boost our […].

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EventMB

JUNE 29, 2021

Amid the uncertainty of air travel, road-accessible regional locales may make the most sense for hosting in-person events. The American market is on a trajectory of recovery, but it may be a while before companies are ready to send delegates on flights to high-traffic hubs. In fact, a recent survey by EventMB found that 52 […]. The post Road-Accessible Event Destinations Can Be a Safer Bet in Uncertain Times by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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GEVME

JUNE 29, 2021

In these unprecedented times, the age-old concept of meetings, incentives, conferences and events has seen an almost unbelievable and drastic change when you consider the glorious events put together by corporations and seasoned event companies in the past. This pandemic has made us aware of how fragile our world systems can really be and the only way forward is to adapt to the rapidly changing trends in meeting spaces worldwide.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

You spent countless hours pre-planning, preparing, and hosting your event to attract the right audience. . Your event may have wrapped, but you are absolutely not done! There is more to do to make sure you’ll reach your event’s goals and objectives, whether those involve making sales, generating interest, or getting new impressions. Because everything you’ve done up until this point — creating registration pages, hiring speakers, hosting the event, creating event slides and downloadable content,

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JUNE 28, 2021

Though COVID-19 restrictions are being loosened in many places, there are still many local regulations in place that are important for creators to follow. That means festival creators, in particular, have had to rethink how they plan and execute events that are traditionally aimed towards large groups of people. We’re curating a series spotlighting creators who have […].

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JUNE 30, 2021

Not all personality types enjoy being in the spotlight. Many people prefer not to speak on a subject without thoughtful introspection first, and some prefer not to speak at all. This can make it difficult for leaders to receive the feedback they need from their coworkers and staff. With that said, have you ever wondered when — or why — meeting icebreakers became so popular?

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EventMB

JUNE 27, 2021

Los Angeles County is open for business, but we’re not out of the woods yet. The recent partnership between its major tourism operator and identity verification company CLEAR aims to make it easier for large-scale events to come back safely. Thanks to relatively successful vaccine rollouts, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the US have been […].

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Eventbrite UK

JUNE 28, 2021

When we set vague goals without a solid framework, we’re actually setting ourselves up for failure. The answer? Setting SMART goals. The post SMART Goal Setting for Event Planners appeared first on Eventbrite UK.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Eventbrite hosted the RECONVENE summit in May 2021, bringing together thousands of event producers. We’re sharing key takeaways from popular sessions — on topics like safely returning to in-person events, the future of virtual, and best practices for growing your audience — on our blog and our RECONVENE Recaps hub. Junior High, a not-for-profit community […].

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JULY 1, 2021

“The community model is an event model that many aren’t exactly sure how to start up.”. Drawing from his experience with both in-person and digital communities, Kyle Kocinski of Endless Events joins Swapcard’s own Un Yavanian to share their collective insight on the future of communities within the events industry. The key takeaway? Communities are a natural extension of the event experience.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s official, in-person events are back together this summer. Music festivals kick off coast-to-coast in July and August, along with book festivals and conventions of all kinds. Hybrid events are full steam ahead, with many major festivals, including many virtual experiences alongside in-person experiences. Basically, there’s going to be a lot going in the event world starting right about — now.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2021

“Don’t be boring.” A couple of months ago, I coached a virtual classroom full of ten-year-olds on developing the speeches that every kid needs to create annually. I gave them just that one piece of advice in my 15-minute talk. Sure, I’ve got about 200 other ideas for them, but “don’t be boring” was the one that was going to have the greatest impact on their talks.

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Skift

JULY 1, 2021

Skift Take: Raiffeisen Bank International offers a textbook way to go hybrid, travel smarter, and have some fun along the way. — Matthew Parsons Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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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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EventSource

JULY 2, 2021

As your wedding approaches and your checklists become more and more complete, there is something that you absolutely cannot forget. A clean-up plan. Remember that yours is likely not the only wedding happening at your venue that weekend and that at some point, all your beautiful decorations, gifts, flowers, and accessories need to make it from the venue – to not at the venue.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 26, 2021

The event hosting landscape has changed considerably for everyone, but particularly for creative events agencies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the restrictions placed on physical interactions, social events had been halted. Most events were introduced as online event solutions, wherein attendees could attend via social media platforms. .

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Event Marketer

JUNE 28, 2021

Brands did their best to commemorate Pride Month virtually in 2020. But at its core, Pride has always been about getting together in person to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community—and in 2021, those face-to-face experiences made a comeback. In addition to cheeky social posts and bold retail initiatives , several brands delivered in-person experiences to mark the occasion this year.

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Skift

JUNE 26, 2021

Icelandair is resuming direct flights between Iceland and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Pictured here, a plane taxiing on a runway at sunset. GettyImages Skift Take: In Skift’s top stories this week, Icelandair's plan to return to normalcy, airlines wants to bring criminal charges against unruly passengers, shortages ripple through the travel industry this summer and investors back Outdoorsy as the new Airbnb. — Angel Adegbesan Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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EventSource

JUNE 29, 2021

At the beginning of Angeline and Winter’s courtship, the couple often saw each other in the school library but only exchanged cursory hellos. One day, while at the school library, Angelina decided to show Winston a singing-related variety show after which they exchanged their contact information, and the rest, as they say, is history. It’s no wonder then that the couple wanted music to be the main theme to their wedding.

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JUNE 27, 2021

Hybrid events are two distinct events — a digital event and an in-person event — and they should be programmed that way, says Don Neal, founder and CEO of 360 Live Media. (Syafiq AB photo). “Your next event must be programmed like TV, produced like Broadway, and sold like Hollywood.” — Don Neal. There is no such thing as a hybrid retailer. A retailer sells merchandise via a store or a screen.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 28, 2021

Concerts have begun to pick back up again, to the delight of live music fans and community-starved consumers everywhere. But even while the pandemic was in full swing, all-digital phone service Visible continued to connect with consumers despite the limitations posed by virtual platforms. Case in point: its three-day livestreamed concert, dubbed Red Rocks Unpaused , which EM highlighted at the summer edition of the Experiential Marketing Summit last month.

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