Sat.Nov 30, 2024 - Fri.Dec 06, 2024

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Is Event Software Worth It? How to Get Leadership Buy-In

Attendease

Planning and executing a corporate events program is no simple task. From managing registration lists and building an event website, to scheduling sessions and marketing the event… the logistics never end. Many corporate event managers quickly become overwhelmed by having to jump between so many different tools and tedious manual processes. Does this sound familiar?

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Celebrating a Decade of Community Impact: Top Events That Shaped Our Journey

IMG

As Innovate Marketing Group celebrates 10 years of creating memorable experiences, were taking a moment to reflect on the community events that have truly shaped our journey. Our mission has always been to bring people together, foster connection, and make a difference through purposeful event planning. Over the years, weve had the privilege of partnering with incredible organizations who share our commitment to community, impact, and inclusivity.

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Searching for New Luxury Hotels Just Got Easier

EventMB

Skift Take: The founders of New Hotel Guide say they're in the detective business, researching new luxury hotels before they even make it onto the map.

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Podcast: Looking Back on the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, with GMR’s Jeff Handler and Dennis Jenders

Event Marketer

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games took the world by storm this summer. After the last Games in Tokyo had to go without spectators and were locked down due to pandemic restrictions, fans and brands returned with a renewed spirit of celebration and unity. Hundreds of event and experiential professionals were on the ground taking in the sights and sounds of the French capital, while making brand activations happen.

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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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Top 10 Event Planning Trends to Expect in 2025

Attendease

What does 2025 hold for the events industry? Thanks to rapid innovation and the global sharing of ideas entrenched in technology, event managers and planners have started experimenting with new methods and ideas in order to create the perfect blueprint for their events. At the same time, the core of what makes a successful event remains the same: events are about the experience, from start to finish (and beyond).

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Why Is Everyone Ghosting Each Other?

EventMB

Skift Take: From dating apps to employment websites, ghosting is the new normal – and now it’s becoming standard practice between meeting planners and suppliers.

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Cheetos Challenges Fans to Escape Chester Cheetah’s Cabin Using their ‘Other Hand’

Event Marketer

It’s impossible to enjoy Cheetos without getting a little, or a lot, of Cheetle on your fingers—you know, that signature orange dust. A Cheetle-covered hand can get messy, and that’s the premise behind Cheetos’ “Other Hand” campaign, which launched in the spring and highlights the challenge of keeping one hand free while eating the cheesy snack with the other.

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Jessica and Phil’s Luxurious Bloomful Wedding at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto

EventSource

Set against the luxurious canvas of the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto , Jessica and Phil’s wedding was a fairy tale brought to life. Every detail of the opulent venue, from its stunning architecture to the lavish interior design created a setting that was both intimate and awe-inspiring! It was a place where dreams seamlessly melded with reality, creating the perfect stage for a love story as beautiful as Jessica and Phil.

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RSVPify

Event Industry News

RSVPify offers a powerful suite of integrated event management tools that showcase your event and brand. We are the worlds leading private event management platform. Privacy has been at our core since our platform’s inception; we do not own your guest data and will never sell your or your guest information.

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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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The Best Business Events of 2024: Behind the Scenes

EventMB

Skift Take: Skift Meetings Best Business Events of 2024 was a celebration of game-changing event concepts that have shaped our industry this year.

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Anatomy of a Sleepover: Four Takeaways from CBS’s Overnight ‘Tracker’ Events

Event Marketer

CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour has been on the road this fall promoting a slate of programming, but the network’s hit action-drama, “Tracker,” warranted standalone events of its own. To hype season two of the series, CBS invited a group of influencers, as well as press and a few lucky fans, to “live like Colter Shaw” at overnight events hosted in Joshua Tree, CA (Oct. 2-3), and New York’s Catskill Mountains (Oct. 20-21).

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Best of 2024: Event Safety and Security

Smart Meetings

Before the luxurious accommodations, the experience, the F&B and all the rest, the safety of attendees is front and center. Although these other event aspects can happen without security, if attendees safety is in question, its questionable if things will. Here are several stories from the last year that covered the many security checkpoints that follow attendees from the airport to their hotel room.

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Top Sustainable Suppliers

Event Industry News

In this feature we showcase suppliers who are environmentally responsible and leading the way, check them out and be sure to contact them to help take your future events to the next level.

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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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How Can Color Elevate an Event Experience?

EventMB

Skift Take: The transformative impact of color took center stage at a recent event, where design and cuisine merged to create a multisensory experience.

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Trends Report 2025: Event Attendees as Consumers First

PCMA Convene

Illustration by Julie Murphy Annual Events Industry Forecast Our usual approach to Convene ‘s Annual Industry Forecast is to cast a wide net, gathering a variety of data related to the business events industry, including travel, lodging, technology, and the workplace. This year, we took a different tack.Instead of those wide-ranging forecasts, Convene editors wrote succinct trends reports for each sector.

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30 Euston Square joins Unique Venues of London 

Prestige Events Magazine

Award winning central London venue 30 Euston Square has joined Unique Venues of London (UVL), the marketing association of over 80 unusual event venues from around the capital. The Grade II* listed building in central London offers an impressive array of spaces that cater to corporate and private events with standout facilities including a 300-seat auditorium, contemporary and heritage meeting rooms, private dining spaces, and two state rooms with an adjoining rooftop terrace.

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Bear Analytics

Event Industry News

Bear IQ is an innovative analytics platform built for event organisers, designed to turn your data into actionable insights for maximum ROI on audience engagement, revenue, and event success.

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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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C2’s CEO on Intentional Design and Orchestrated Serendipity

EventMB

Skift Take: Theres nothing like hanging 30 feet in the air or baking lasagna with total strangers to get people to connect and both were activities at this years C2.

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Watch On Demand: Redefining Fandom for Today’s Brands

Event Marketer

Executives from FX, HI-CHEW and Cartwheel go inside experiential fan strategies at festivals and proprietary activations… The post Watch On Demand: Redefining Fandom for Today’s Brands appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Jo Austin Takes on New Sustainability Role for Lime Venue Portfolio & Levy

Prestige Events Magazine

Lime Venue Portfolio is delighted to announce that Jo Austin, currently serving as Sales Director, has taken on an additional leadership role as the new Conference & Events Sustainability Lead for Compass Group UK&I. This dual position underscores Jo’s dedication to driving event sustainability, leveraging her extensive experience and standing as one of the most recognised faces in the UK meetings and events industry.

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The Imagination Collaborative

Event Industry News

The Imagination Collaborative revolutionise event planning with innovative pre visualisation solutions. Our mission is to craft unforgettable experiences through advanced technology and creative problem solving.

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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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Kids at Conferences — Inclusive or Impractical?

EventMB

Skift Take: Allowing kids at conferences fosters inclusivity and belonging, but safety protocols, liability insurance, and background screenings are a must.

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Watch On Demand: Six Trends to Bet on for B-to-B Events

Event Marketer

In this special-edition trend chat, we dive into data, sentiment, tech and more for 2025… The post Watch On Demand: Six Trends to Bet on for B-to-B Events appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Eastside Rooms survey highlights importance of financial travel incentives to PCOs

Prestige Events Magazine

A recent survey conducted by The Eastside Rooms clearly shows that travel-based financial incentives play a significant role in international and domestic destination selection for PCOs. The results, from both international and domestic PCOs, indicate a demand for destinations to support conference bids with incentives, such as free local public transport or subsidised taxi rates, as they seek to attract organisers and their attendees.

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Innovative Corporate Event Planning Ideas to Elevate Your Events

Eventtia

Corporate events are powerful channels for fostering connections, inspiring creativity, and educating your employees and managers. Yet, standing out requires more than just a good venue and agenda, it demands innovation and thoughtfulness. Whether you’re organizing a conference, a team-building activity, a client appreciation event, creative ideas can transform your events into unforgettable experiences.

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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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Economic Uncertainty and AI to Shape 2025 Business Events

EventMB

Skift Take: Economic uncertainty and inflation are key challenges for business events in 2025, particularly in LATAM and EMEA countries, according to BCD Meetings & Events' Whats Trending 2025 report.

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Women in Events: The 2024 Career Progression and Satisfaction Report

Event Marketer

Women in Events 2024 All-new Women in Events Research How are salaries stacking up in 2024 for women in the industry? How are mothers and caregivers faring in this fast-paced world? Are women finding career opportunities in their event roles or taking on more “invisible” work? And how are different generations of working women experiencing the workplace… differently?

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Corporate event experts Eventurous take home record number of awards!

Prestige Events Magazine

Corporate event management agency, Eventurous have had the year no one predicted. Eventurous started out as a small team building company, going on to excel and expand into a multi-award winning corporate event agency, offering premium corporate event management services. The rapidly growing team of experts are achieving some outstanding results, which haven’t gone unnoticed by the wider industry.