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How Clovis Comedy Scene Packs Rooms With Eventbrite Boost

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As the late great Bob Saget said, “I become a chameleon for wherever I am.” At Clovis Comedy Scene, rising stars of stand-up like Sammy Obeid and JC Currais — folks seen on platforms including Netflix, Hulu, Comedy Central, and BOB AND TOM — bring that transformative energy to the room, making the event the top comedy […].

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A Guide to Safety and Liability for Virtual, Yes, Virtual Events

EventMB

Recently, event safety has focused on Covid-compliance for in-person and hybrid events. But with the increasing number of virtual events, little has been done to address the topic of virtual event safety — and no, we aren't referring to data security. Virtual event safety is an interesting concept to grasp. Attendees participate in a virtual […].

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Why You Need to Run a More Sustainable Event

Gallus Events

Why You Need to Run a More Sustainable Event. The reason we have to run more sustainable events is clear, you only have to look at the very basic building blocks of our events to find out that we have a challenge ahead of us: . Travel. The temporary nature of events. Excess and waste . Number one. Travel. The single most damaging thing anyone can do is to travel to an event powered by carbon.

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Five Steal-worthy Ideas for Cold Weather Outdoor Activations

Event Marketer

There’s no better contingency plan than fresh air, and while many markets are under a deep freeze, winter has never deterred brands from perfecting engagement for bundled up consumers. Here we offer five tips for making the most of cold weather outdoor activations. Go Under the Dome. Dome structures are not only eye-catching from a distance, they’re an easily transportable shelter to erect (or inflate) in a cold environment, as Under Armour did at a Notre Dame and Northwestern University college

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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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Event Inspiration to Help You Plan for Chinese New Year

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Lunar New Year celebrations — such as Chinese New Year, Vietnamese New Year, and Korean New Year — are all based on the traditional lunisolar calendar of China, but each celebration has aspects unique to its own culture. Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, celebrates the start of the lunisolar New Year and the […].

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Jade Simmons: Develop Purposeful Metrics for Success

Smart Meetings

“Re-imagine yourself as the directorial, experience-creating superhero of tomorrow,” Jade Simmons, classical concert pianist and lauded transformational speaker, urged planners in this week’s Smart Chat Live! webinar session: “Planning with Purpose: How to position yourself for a powerful year.”. “Connection is more important than ever before—it’s…vital,” Simmons said.

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A Downsized CES Didn’t Deter These Brands from Engaging Attendees in Person

Event Marketer

Two weeks before the highly-anticipated in-person return of CES. Jan. 5-7, a wave of major players began backing out of their in-person presence at the show, citing concerns around the omicron variant. Amazon, Meta, T-Mobile, Twitter and Google were some of the first to pull out, with T-Mobile stating that, “While we are confident that CES organizers are taking exhaustive measures to protect in-person attendees, we are prioritizing the safety of our team and other attendees with this decision.”.

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Unique Valentine’s Day Event Ideas You’ll Love

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As Valentine’s Day approaches and thoughts turn to ways to celebrate the loves of our lives, we’re not going to limit our Valentine’s Day event ideas solely to a romantic kind of love. There are all types of love that we could be celebrating and encouraging. This isn’t to say we’re not going to include romantic love […].

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Back to Work 2022: Taking care of our health and wellbeing

Prestige Events Magazine

The Christmas decorations have been taken down and now it’s time for work to resume, and your diary is most likely already filling up fast. It can be difficult to get back into the swing of things but, it’s always important to remember to take care of your health and wellbeing. Jamie Anton, Group Director of Golf and Leisure at De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has shared his tips to help you start your 2022 work l

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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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This Week in Travel: 5G Chaos?

Smart Meetings

Keeping you and your groups up to speed with weekly travel updates. The Buzz. “The new 5G-C bandwidth can interfere with some planes’ altimeters and other equipment, potentially compromising aircraft safety. Only 45% of commercial aircraft have altimeters that won’t be affected by 5G transmissions. That means the majority of passenger and cargo aircraft are at risk.”.

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Art Basel Miami Beach: How Nine Brands Engaged Art Buffs Across the Magic City

Event Marketer

On the tails of successful shows in Switzerland and China in 2021, international art fair property Art Basel wrapped the year with a bang at its Miami Beach edition, Dec. 2-4, marking the triumphant return of the star-studded, ostentatious event, which was canceled in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Some 60,000 people swept through the Miami Beach Convention Center and neighboring areas during the event’s VIP and public days (not to mention those who participated in the show’s virtual componen

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Planning Conferences and Corporate Events in 2022: Trends and Challenges

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Take corporate event planning trends into account and capture what will make your next conference a huge success. Attendees will be attracted to your event based on what they think they’ll get out of the experience, so you want to consider event types and themes that currently interest people. For corporate events, potential attendees will […].

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The New Needs of Business Travelers

EventMB

With travel restrictions varying from country to country and week to week, planners have to consider multiple factors when managing business trips. Are their needs and expectations being met? A GBTA survey tried to find out. Business travelers today need to be on top of visa, vaccination, and other requirements for business travelers. In pre-Covid […].

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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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New and Renovated: Gold Standard Rooms at Nobu Caesars Palace, Spring Debuts

Smart Meetings

Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace is taking a page from Japanese design history in the recreation of 182 redesigned rooms and suites. The refurb is part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of the luxury boutique hotel ensconced within Caesars Palace Las Vegas complex and is available to book now with more improvements rolling out this spring. Photo credit: Barbara Kraft.

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Intel Had Always Planned for a Digital-first CES: Inside its Pandemic-era Strategy

Event Marketer

The Intel Spark with its 4K content on display showcased the 12th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processor in a gaming experience. Despite many brands pulling out of their planned physical experiences at CES’s grand return to in-person amid the omicron surge, Intel’s hybrid strategy for the show served as a lifeline that allowed the brand to stay the course on-site and implement a “digital-first live experience, with minimal on-site staff” that was in keeping with its health and safe

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7 Expert Ways to Grow Your Email Marketing

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With our calendars packed with in-person and virtual gatherings, it’s easy to forget about events you were looking forward to. That’s why your attendees rely on your emails. When people buy tickets to your events, they wait for the email confirmation. The day of the event, they look for a reminder. Email is the workhorse […].

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Healthcare Content Firm BroadcastMed Acquires Event Tech Provider Digitell

EventMB

On Tuesday, Digitell announced that it was acquired by BroadcastMed. The deal was signed in December and backed by investment firm 424 Capital. BroadcastMed has not disclosed any specific financial details about the deal, which brings one of event technology’s legacy players under the umbrella of a well-established medical content firm. The move is part […].

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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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Sometimes I live on The Moors

Conferences that Work

Sometimes I live on The Moors. “There are worlds built on rainbows and worlds built on rain. There are worlds of pure mathematics, where every number chimes like crystal as it rolls into reality. Worlds of light and worlds of darkness, worlds of rhyme and worlds of reason, and worlds where the only thing that matters is the goodness in a hero’s heart.

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Planning Conferences and Corporate Events in 2022: Trends and Challenges

Eventbrite UK

Take corporate event planning trends into account and capture what will make your next conference a huge success. Attendees will be attracted to your event based on what they think they’ll get out of the experience, so you want to consider event types and themes that currently interest people. For corporate events, potential attendees will […].

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Hello, Engaging Emails. Goodbye, Expensive Contact Limits.

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Eventbrite Boost launched last May amid the live events resurgence. Maybe Boost helped you bring people back together. Maybe, you continued gathering virtually (shout out to our Zoom integration). Probably, you’ve done a little of both. You know your events best. It’s abundantly clear: The desire to connect at events like yours never went away. […].

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The 2022 Guide to Smart Events

Event Age by Swapcard

So you’ve heard the buzzword “smart events” around the industry lately, but aren’t quite sure what it means or why everyone is talking about it. We’ve taken our own experience running smart events, reached out to fellow eventprofs , and compiled all that information in one place for you. Here you’ll learn what constitutes a smart event, how they work in real life, the importance of an all-in-one community platform, and get some helpful tips on how to run your own successful smart event.

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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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Strategizing Omicron: Cancel, Postpone, Or Pivot?

Endless Events

It’s been nearly two years since event planners first witnessed mass event cancelations and scrambled to plan virtual events. Since then, we have seen the landscape of the events industry change dramatically. But just as we thought that we were getting through the worst of the pandemic-related uncertainty, the Omicron variant came and took over the world.

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Keeping the zen in all your work and WFH environments.

Expo Pass

These last couple of years haven’t been very zen, to say the least. The shift to hybrid and in-person work this year will be full of new challenges, guaranteed. But 2022 is also a chance to rebuild our offices around things we’ve learned that make work more relaxing and maybe even easier. We’re talking afternoon walks, mornings without meetings, less Zoom, and anything that helps you do your best work each day.

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Plan a Mardi Gras Event for a Taste of New Orleans

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Mardi Gras is celebrated everywhere from Venice to Rio de Janeiro, but nowhere parties like New Orleans. Known as Carnival, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the festival dates back to European celebrations common in the 17th and 18th centuries. Established on Pointe du Mardi Gras in the early 1700s, Fat Tuesday in New Orleans is […].

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Smart Moves in Roanoke, New Orleans and More

Smart Meetings

John Oney. Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge (VBR) appointed Oney director of sales. Recently, he received Convention Sales Professionals International’s (CSPI) 2021 Shawn Corwin-Mylan Award for his outstanding hospitality sales leadership and service. Oney was CSPI board president in 2020 and so, saw the association through the first year of the pandemic.

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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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Science Museum extends exclusive hire opportunity until June 2022

Prestige Events Magazine

The Science Museum in South Kensington has extended the option to hire the entire museum for a full day on either a Monday or Tuesday, or both, until June 2022. The museum takeover opportunity means clients can hire multiple spaces across the museum during the daytime, including the revamped IMAX: The Ronson Theatre, dedicated events space Illuminate, and the incredible galleries, which were previously only available for evening hire.

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Event Sustainability Pledges Examples

Gallus Events

Making a pledge makes a difference. Event Sustainability Pledges examples and best practice will help event organisers to run more sustainable events. The post Event Sustainability Pledges Examples appeared first on Gallus Events.

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Endless Events Presents: The 2022 Event Trends Guide!

Endless Events

A new year is upon us! Now that the celebratory dust has settled, it’s a great time to check out 2022 event trends. New year, new challenges; when is the pandemic going to end? Can we solve the audience engagement challenge once and for all? What’s the best way to plan hybrid events? What technology solutions should we pay attention to? These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners.

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