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The Eventbrite Tools You Didn’t Know You Were Missing

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Even if you’re an event hosting pro, there may still be some Eventbrite features you didn’t realize could help make your job easier — and enhance the experience for your guests. That’s why we asked our Onboarding & Operations team for insider tips on our most overlooked tools. Build your event planning toolkit and get […].

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We Could Not Be More Proud!

Velvet Chainsaw

Dear Friends, We are so excited to announce that Dave Lutz, our illustrious managing director, has been named an inductee to the 2021 Events Industry Council Hall of Leaders. It is the event industry’s most prestigious award, which acknowledges a lifetime of pioneering and meaningful work! Please join us in congratulating Dave, and if your schedule allows, in-person at a celebration of Dave and his esteemed fellow inductees, and other winners of the EIC Global Awards, just before IMEX America, o

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An affordable air quality tool for meeting planners

Conferences that Work

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the in-person meeting industry. Though it took too long to recognize that COVID-19 spreads via air transmission , we finally have effective procedures (vaccine mandates, masking, air quality standards, and social distancing) to reduce infection risk at in-person meetings. Now, meeting planners can add an affordable air quality tool to their site visits.

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Debunking the Myth of All-in-One Event Management Software with Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey

Attendease

We recently spoke to Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, CEO at Nifty Method , about the concept of all-in-one event management software, why this concept is flawed, and what approach can tech providers and event planners take. Here are some key takeaways from the conversation with Lindsay, where she debunks the myth of all-in-one event tech. Technology has become more and more part of the event planning landscape, whether to manage registration, event agenda, abstract, AV team, food and beverage, and more&

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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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How Jewish Food Society Creates Community Through Stories and Recipes

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In Israel, legendary chef Erez Komarovsky has a bakery empire and is considered the grandfather of artisanal baking. In the spring of 2020, he invited the Jewish Food Society and lucky attendees from around the world into the lush garden of his Galilee countryside home via Zoom, where he found some of the ingredients for […].

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DIY Bridal Shower Favours Your Guests Will Love!

EventSource

The bride might be the centre of attention at her bridal shower, but that doesn’t mean you can’t return the favour to your very generous guests and bridal party. While bridal shower favours aren’t a must, offering DIY bridal shower favours are the perfect parting gifts that show your family and friends just how much you appreciate their love and support for you and your big day.

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Las Vegas Approves 29-mile Hyperloop

Smart Meetings

Nevada’s Clark County Commission made a decision that may forever change that way travelers traverse the Las Vegas Strip. The commission unanimously approved a special use permit and 50-year franchise agreement for a proposed 29-mile tunnel system under The Strip, to be designed by Elon Musk ’s The Boring Company. This permit only allows The Boring Company “to apply for and receive building permits to construct the proposed tunnels,” a press release reads.

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11 Spooktacular Types of Venues for Halloween Events

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Halloween 2021 may be hurtling towards us but there’s still time to throw a spooktacular shindig. People in the UK spent £474 million celebrating Halloween in 2019, making it the nation’s top profit-generating holiday after Christmas and Easter. This is welcome news. But how can you beat the competition and enjoy impressive ticket sales?

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How 12 Brands Engaged Festivalgoers at the 2021 Governors Ball

Event Marketer

The New York City-based Governors Ball festival, which took place Sept. 24-26, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this summer with brand new digs at Citi Field in Flushing, Queens, and more than a dozen brand activations to engage some 150,000 attendees. The festival featured four stages and more than 70 musical acts, art installations, NYC-themed photo ops and a new 360-degree stage design that minimized sound bleed.

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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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Fall Wedding Colour Schemes that will make you SWOON!

EventSource

There’s something so cozy and sweet about a fall wedding. From the crisp air to the gorgeous colours to PSL everything, autumn nuptials are just so darn lovely. One of the best parts about having a fall wedding is taking advantage of its seasonal colour palette. After all, it’s one of the brightest times of the year. Having a colour palette for your wedding is one of the easiest ways to coordinate your big day.

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Border Openings Update: International Business Travel Restarts

Smart Meetings

Countries are reopening their borders like crocuses cautiously poking their noses out of the spring ground. Not everyone is ready yet, and some countries are emerging from their pandemic restrictions more slowly than others. Since June, however, borders that had closed in March of last year have begun to open back up for business travel. border openings.

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Your Hybrid Event Team Checklist

EventMB

Event planners are navigating a new frontier of delivering successful hybrid events. But what mix of technical and creative expertise do event teams need to do this successfully? We share seven key players you need in your hybrid event team. Unfamiliar formats, evolving technologies, new health and safety measures, content curation and ongoing attendee engagement […].

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How Salesforce is Embracing Safety, Tech to Elevate its Dreamforce Event

Event Marketer

In-person attendance at Dreamforce was limited to 1,000 invitees, who experienced a 100-precent outdoor event. Salesforce’s Dreamforce returned Sept. 21-23, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, one of the city’s largest in-person events held since COVID-19 began. Themed as a “global family reunion,” and hosted by Soledad O’Brien, the hybrid event offered cinematic live broadcasts, entertainment, including a performance by the Foo Fighters, celebrity speakers Will Smith, Jason Sudeikis and J

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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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The Definitive Guide to Hybrid Meetings in 2021

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If you’re worried that your upcoming business meetings will need to be canceled or postponed, you might want to learn about planning a hybrid meeting. Today, it’s possible for businesses to hold meetings that are flexible and easy to adjust according to any changes in local restrictions. Hybrid meetings combine in-person attendance with an online […].

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3 Days of Delight in Southern Florida

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings National Experience at the sunny Eau Palm Beach , Florida, indulged, educated and inspired meeting professionals to get back to what they do best: surprising and delighting. Pssst. Check out all the fun photos from the event here ! Negotiating for the Win-win. From the first moments of the three-day reunion of top meeting planners and their potential hotel and destination partners, the emphasis was on getting what you need to deliver what audiences want.

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Are Smart Glasses Coming to an Event Near You?

EventMB

Google may have debuted their first smart glasses in 2012, but the technology is only now starting to gain momentum. Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook are all developing their own products. But what are smart glasses, and will they be coming to an event near you? Cultural stereotypes equate wearing glasses with being smarter, so much […]. The post Are Smart Glasses Coming to an Event Near You?

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FX Touts its Top Content With Interactive Sound Sculptures in Three Cities

Event Marketer

The L.A. installation was built using a blend of 3D printing tech and industrial elements to bring FX’s horror and sci-fi content to life. FX Networks is renowned for executing largescale, multisensory activations at tentpole events like San Diego Comic-Con. But amid the pandemic, the brand has been exploring new avenues for in-person engagement that allow for maximum throughput, but minimal crowding.

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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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15 Tricks (and a Treat) for Planning a Murder Mystery Party

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If you’re looking for interactive ideas for Halloween events this year, consider the merits of a murder mystery party. These types of parties are generally themed events where a fictional murder occurs, and the attendees have to solve a mystery by figuring out who committed the murder. A well-planned murder mystery party combines the fun of dressing […].

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The 7 Friendliest U.S. Cities for Recreation

Smart Meetings

Even on business, your break matters. You should enjoy it. Whether planning business travel for the purpose of team building or as an incentive trip , recreation should factor into your choice of city. Group recreation and shared business leisure experiences are opportunities to build trust and empathy in your professional relationships and to strengthen those connections.

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Will Meeting Booking Platforms Ever Be as Automated as Travel Sites?

EventMB

Meeting booking platforms purport to streamline the RFP and venue sourcing processes, saving hours in the search for venues and back-and-forth with sales staff. While the process isn’t fully automated yet, some say it never can be. How far will the trend go? With time a precious and increasingly scarce commodity for event managers, […]. The post Will Meeting Booking Platforms Ever Be as Automated as Travel Sites?

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Debunking the Myth of All-in-One Event Management Software with Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey

Attendease

We recently spoke to Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, CEO at Nifty Method , about the concept of all-in-one event management software, why this concept is flawed, and what approach can tech providers and event planners take. Here are some key takeaways from the conversation with Lindsay, where she debunks the myth of all-in-one event tech. Technology has become more and more part of the event planning landscape, whether to manage registration, event agenda, abstract, AV team, food and beverage, and more…

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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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Nottingham Set for Significant Spend with Large Conferences and Events Returning to the City

Prestige Events Magazine

Nottingham is attracting national organisations with large-scale events and conferences set to return to the green, legendary and creative city from 2022 and beyond following a successful showcase at The Meetings Show. Robin Hood (aka tour guide extraordinaire Ezekial Bone) and the Meet in Nottingham Convention Bureau have returned from the event with promising leads that could result in a series of events being held in Nottingham and support the local economy.

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15 Tricks (and a Treat) for Planning a Murder Mystery Party

Eventbrite UK

If you’re looking for interactive ideas for Halloween events this year, consider the merits of a murder mystery party. These types of parties are generally themed events where a fictional murder occurs, and the attendees have to solve a mystery by figuring out who committed the murder. A well-planned murder mystery party combines the fun of dressing […].

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Who Really Controls High-Value Attendee Data From Events?

EventMB

Event tech providers take different approaches to how they collect and manage attendee data. Now, there is growing concern among organizers about how this data management may impact them down the road. Here’s what you need to know. You know the debate around data is heating up when you receive PR emails from one platform […]. The post Who Really Controls High-Value Attendee Data From Events?

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These are the events we’ll be watching (and learning from) in 2022

Expo Pass

From Super Bowl LVI to the Beijing Winter Olympics to countless conferences and festivals, in-person and hybrid events are back on the books for 2022. Yes! But what are organizers doing to ensure that these events are a big success? Also, what kind of engaging hybrid and virtual options are in the works for attendees next year? In this article, we’ll get into all the nuts and bolts of a few marquee events that we’re looking forward to in 2022.

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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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2Heads in the running for four Event Technology Awards

Event Industry News

2Heads Global Design , the UK’s leading independent experiential agency have been synonymous with innovation and experience design for nearly 40 years. Renowned for creating merging the limits of live and online, 2Heads were nominated in four categories at this year’s Event Technology Awards. 2Heads work with clients on experience strategy and engagement to create brand loyalty through online and digital tools that disrupt and story-tell.

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Wyboston Venue Management – a new specialist service to help venue and hotel owners make the most of meetings and events business

Prestige Events Magazine

Wyboston Lakes Resort has launched Wyboston Venue Management to help venue owners make the most of meetings and events business opportunities. Steve Jones, Managing Director of Wyboston Lakes Resort explained: “Our new service is designed to suit the needs of venue owners and investors who feel they need an experienced operator to help them achieve their objectives in the MICE sector or those who have a business that needs re-focusing and revitalising, or owner directors looking to step back fro

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The Importance Of Movement At Events With Lizzy Williamson

Endless Events

When we talk about movement at events, our minds might go to walking around the venue at in-person events or walking to the fridge if we’re attending a virtual experience. But what if we told you that a little movement goes a long way even before or during speaker presentations? Taking care of the health of the attendees is a growing trend in the events industry – and we’re not just talking about COVID-19 compliance at events.

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