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How to prepare for the unexpected (and keep your cool on event day).

Expo Pass

Event organizers are master problem solvers. When something isn’t working out, they know just what to do to get the event back on track (with poise and aplomb we might add). So how do organizers stay ready for these inevitable hiccups during an event? Also, how do they stay so relaxed when the pressure is on them to fix the problem? Answer – it all comes down to preparation, lots of it.

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15 Community Event Ideas That Bring People Together

Social Tables

Hosted in cities and towns all over the world, community events bring people together. Community events are perfect for promoting positive change, and there’s opportunity for improvement in every community. Ranging from locally-attended small-town chili cook-offs to massive national parades attracting tens of thousands of people, community event ideas come in all shapes and sizes. .

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Event Planning 101: Top Event Planning Questions to Ask Your Clients

Event Smart

I really enjoy hosting events. I love the buzz and the thrill. Above all, I love seeing how events create a lasting impact on the lives of the attendees. I love how events change people and build relationships. However, I must admit that it’s one of the hardest things to do. I was once part […].

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6 Sustainable Approaches for Your Attraction

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If your event's trash bins are filled with water bottles, it could leave a bad impression on your green-leaning guests. Follow these steps to plan a more sustainable event.

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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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Toronto’s top Luxury Hotels for Weddings & Special Events

EventSource

Over the past few years, Toronto has become spoiled for choice when it comes to 5-star hotel properties and their respective event spaces. Luxury hotel venues often set the standard for the rest of hospitality industry: ambience and architecture, customer service, staffing, catering, valet and concierge services, post-wedding brunch for guests – just to name a few.

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Taking Ecotourism to the Next Level: Glamping in a Yurt with Only Renewable Energy

Smart Meetings

Just a few miles from the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park lies a unique, eco-friendly travel experience. A series of handmade Mongolian tents in the desert make up the Eco Yurt Village. Beautiful scenery and plentiful amenities make the property perfectly suited to host small groups on a business or leisure retreat. What really elevates the experience is the use of the HomeBiogas compost system, which turns organic waste into cooking gas for guests and fertilizer for the nearby plants.

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Cracking the Code to Attracting a Millennial Art Audience

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How can you attract more millennials to your arts events? Get the top five takeaway from our study on millennials and the arts.

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Toronto’s top Boutique Hotels that are perfect for Weddings

EventSource

If ever there was a time for boutique hotels to have their day in the sun, it’s in the light of the covid recovery. Intimate weddings and special events are all the rage these days, and few venues offer all the benefits and amenities of Toronto’s best boutique hotel venues. Whether it’s the uniqueness of the property or the convenience of heading upstairs to crash after a long night of celebrating, there are a ton of reasons to host your wedding at a Toronto boutique hotel.

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Grand Ex 2022: Riot Games Unlocks the Best Campaign of the Year with ‘RiotX Arcane’

Event Marketer

Riot Games’ foray into entertainment experiences helps the industry rethink the role of hybrid—while masterfully writing a new chapter for its legacy esports IP, League of Legends. Riot Games’ League of Legends is thought to be the world’s largest esports property with at least a dozen leagues that compete for a spot in the World Championship each year.

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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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5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now

Smart Meetings

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways. From what products to put in gift bags and what type of resort to choose, to what experiences groups can enjoy together to maximize wellness, these trends are what spa, resort and w

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How Food Truck Vendors Can Draw a Crowd to Your Attraction

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There’s something about a food truck that makes passersby stop and grab a bite. People love mobile restaurants — some food trucks even have a loyal base of followers. And catering trucks are flexible, so they’re a wise option for events that take place outdoors, such as art fairs and cultural celebrations. No wonder adding […].

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Inna and Alex’s Rustic Chic Wedding at Waterstone Estate & Farm

EventSource

Inna and Alex met at work but in their words “didn’t think this was anything serious for a while.” Flash forward a few years later, and the couple was engaged in Kelowna, British Columbia — a special place for Inna who had studied for her Master’s there — where Alex planned a very nice sunset dinner on a patio facing the Okanagan Lake, and got down on one knee.

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Buick’s NCAA Sponsorship Evolves with a Content Platform Supporting Female Athletes

Event Marketer

For more than a decade, Buick has leveraged a strategic NCAA sponsorship to shift young basketball fans’ perceptions of the brand and bask in the media exposure surrounding March Madness. But for its 2022 program, Buick wanted to capitalize on its strong female buyer base (women are responsible for more than 55 percent of Buick sales) while staying true to its platform designed to foster “camaraderie and inclusion” among college sports fans.

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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 Collaborative Course Offers Tips for Easy Sustainable Travel

Smart Meetings

The massive heat wave that beat down on the western half of the United States last week is just the latest culmination of climate change in our daily lives. The best way to combat climate change is through large-scale action, which is where meeting professionals and WeTravel Academy’s new Sustainable Tourism course comes in. Designed in collaboration with Tourism Cares, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the hospitality industry more eco-friendly, this free course is a first step towar

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How Food Truck Vendors Can Draw a Crowd to Your Attraction

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There’s something about a food truck that makes passersby stop and grab a bite. People love mobile restaurants — some food trucks even have a loyal base of followers. And catering trucks are flexible, so they’re a wise option for events that take place outdoors, such as art fairs and cultural celebrations. No wonder adding […]. The post How Food Truck Vendors Can Draw a Crowd to Your Attraction appeared first on Eventbrite Blog.

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Attention Meeting Planners: Instant Booking Is Finally Here

EventMB

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. Never has there been greater need for an instant booking system designed for the B2B and corporate sectors. Conventional wisdom has long dictated that the meeting booking process is too complicated to allow any kind of instant, online booking system to be much

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Experiential in Color 2022: Sharing Diverse Perspectives

Event Marketer

In our second annual Experiential in Color program, we talk with 16 rising stars across the brand and agency sides of the business about industry trends, inclusive campaigns, and what it really means to belong in events. The post Experiential in Color 2022: Sharing Diverse Perspectives appeared first on Event Marketer.

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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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IHG Hotels & Resorts Partnering with Unilever to Eliminate Single-use Toiletries

Smart Meetings

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. Rather than replacing amenities after every guest, Dove (Unilever’s biggest brand) will provide hotels with full-size products that can be refilled as needed. With widespread American brands like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, avid hotels, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites involved in the deal, IHG is expecting a massive reduction in sin

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How to Host a Podcast Launch Party or Event to Grow Your Audience

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Whether you’re launching a new podcast or revamping an existing one, building your audience is the key to success. Podcast listenership has grown exponentially in recent years, with 41% of Americans ages 12 and up reporting that they listened to a podcast within the last week in 2021, according to the Pew Research Center. Podcasts […].

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Podcast: The Event Industry Through the Eyes of a Student

EventMB

This episode of The Event Manager Podcast by Skift Meetings sees us joined by Panashe Mahakwa, a student at Vistula University in Warsaw and recipient of the 2022 MPI Foundation Student Scholarship Award. We’ll be looking at the event industry through the eyes of a student during this episode. . Mahakwa’s venture into the events industry began back in his home country of Zimbabwe, where he was studying accounting at university.

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Guns and Power

Conferences that Work

I grew up in England where “ access by the general public to firearms is subject to some of the strictest control measures in the world.” When I moved to the United States in 1977, I didn’t realize I had chosen to live in a country where guns and power are inextricably entwined. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Guns and Power appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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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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What Do NFTs and the Metaverse Offer Planners?

Smart Meetings

When news came out about a celebrity buying property in the Metaverse, it would make sense if your first reaction was “How?” Whether it’s a money grab or the genuine beginnings of a new type of internet, there seems to be some appeal to buying and investing in property in the Metaverse and web3, details of which aren’t straightforward. Another question is, “What does this mean for corporate event planning?

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Events Industry Report: Give Your Summer Events a Boost

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Eventbrite’s Events Industry Report is designed to keep event creators like you informed about the evolving landscape of the events industry. Read on for expert industry insights, event marketing tips, Eventbrite trends, and more. Eventbrite Tips & Tricks The dawn of “Hot Event Summer” is here! With festival, vacation, and beach season upon us, the […].

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New Carbon Guidelines Can Transform Events

EventMB

The UN-backed Race to Zero is a campaign focused on supporting member organizations to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Members commit to meeting criteria that make their carbon reduction efforts credible and aligned with the global goal of halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. . Criteria has been updated following consultation with over 200 experts and civil society groups.

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Pandemic experience drives major investment in new technology by many venues

Prestige Events Magazine

Leading venue owners have rethought their operations in the new post-pandemic world, driving demand for venue technology to an unprecedented high. One venue manager with big plans is Louisa Kerr, Head of Sales and Marketing at Rosebery Venues in Scotland, which recently changed its venue management system. She said: “Our old system was no longer fit for purpose or supporting our changing business requirements.

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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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Destinations International Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

Smart Meetings

Destinations International (DI) has announced its 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees and Destination Organization Leadership Award recipients. “These leaders have made tremendous contributions to our industry and their respective destinations,” said President and CEO of Destinations International Don Welsh. “These visionaries have been responsible for the evolution of our industry and have had a profound impact on its healthy future.

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Events Industry Report: Give Your Summer Events a Boost

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Eventbrite’s Events Industry Report is designed to keep event creators like you informed about the evolving landscape of the events industry. Read on for expert industry insights, event marketing tips, Eventbrite trends, and more. Eventbrite Tips & Tricks The dawn of “Hot Event Summer” is here! With festival, vacation, and beach season upon us, the […].

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European River Cruises Set Sail in Meetings and Events Market

EventMB

Once popular for meetings, company retreats, and incentives; the pandemic brought the river cruise industry to a screeching halt. Now that most Covid testing requirements for international travel have been lifted, cruise experts predict the floodgates will soon open. Transcend Cruises is one company making waves in the corporate river cruise industry.