MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 30, 2014

'As much as I am passionate about strategic meetings management , I am equally passionate about forming long-lasting partnerships with key suppliers. read more.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Catering seems to have stolen a page out of Willy Wonka's cookbook lately. Clever—and totally edible—food packaging, displays, and offbeat.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 22, 2014

Building an event budget is a great place to start when organizing and planning your event. It sets parameters for your event and your team and allows to start realistically brainstorming what is feasible and, perhaps more importantly, what is not feasible for your event. To help get your budgeting juices flowing, heck out this useful infographic from Planning Pod!

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Fork in the Road

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

By Sean Hurley. Most event organizers outsource ticket sales to a third-party ecommerce platform. In doing so, they send buyers to a separate website to make the purchase. There are excellent reasons why they should keep would-be attendees on the main event website, from the first visit to the confirmation page. Sending buyers offsite to finalize their purchase transactions can cost organizers ticket sales and revenue.

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EventJuice

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Now that you’ve got your guests in costume and in attendance (part 2), what will you do to entertain them? Haunted house The perfect once-a-year party activity for Halloween is a haunted house. They are easier to put together than you probably think. Create a wall by hanging black trash bags from the ceiling, and […].

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

By - Jody Long. You've just decided on location for your upcoming event, a huge hurdle in the event planning process no matter what size event. The next step? Figuring out the perfect event site that will best suite your needs. Hotel ballroom? Convention Center? Professional sports stadium? Here are some ideas that may help you decide and brainstorm on what will work best and help make it the perfect event. .

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Event Philosopher

MAY 5, 2014

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. - Albert Einstein I had the absolute pleasure of getting to attend the CEMA Wine Country Women in Leadership event May 1, 2014, in Napa Valley. DMC Viviani Tours did a spectacular job of lining up a day full of education, networking, food, and of course wine! More than 35 event marketers joined us for property tours and winery tours, and inspiring stories from winemakers and winery owners.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 24, 2014

You’re a successful small business in the events industry looking to break through to the next level. Your work is good, your reputation solid, yet your growth still comes in the “two-steps-forward, one-and-a-half-steps-back” mode. This year will be the year we break out of our plateau and join the ranks of bigger competitors, you tell yourself each January.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 1, 2014

When it comes to catering, planners and frequent eventgoers see—and taste—a lot of things and have strong opinions on what's.

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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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BizBash

DECEMBER 3, 2014

With most caterers building overages into their event plans, much wholesome, edible, and nourishing food goes to waste every day—and.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Iconic artists have long been a source of inspiration for event decor—think Roy Lichtenstein's primary colors, the tin foil and.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Kale had its moment. But what's the next hot ingredient on menus? Chefs share their current inspirations—from octopus to anise.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Thanks to a social-media-hungry public and the rise of foodie culture, today's catering chefs need to be constantly feeding the.

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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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BizBash

DECEMBER 3, 2014

From frozen orange peels to barbecue mist and a bacon garnish, these drinks have unusual ingredients that will surprise guests.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 4, 2014

From sweet and savory bacon with maple-pecan topping to hot apple cider with spiced rum and cinnamon sticks, these festive.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Today, catering is not just about what's being served but also how it's served. And with guests eager to capture.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 1, 2014

As guests become more and more health conscious and caterers experiment with unusual dishes and ways to serve them, menu.

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BizBash

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The holidays are typically a time to indulge, but is it a mistake to treat your staff to countless cocktails.

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BizBash

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Looking for a venue for the company holiday party, but tired of booking the same local bar? This year, why.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 4, 2014

When your event includes food, how you serve guests is just as important as what you serve them. We asked.

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BizBash

DECEMBER 2, 2014

When you need to feed a large group of people at a trade show or convention, how you serve them.

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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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TicketBud

OCTOBER 3, 2014

"At no time in modern history has food been at the confluence of so many critical social and economic issues," says Stephen Mostad, organizer of Alimentary Ideas , a one-day forum that brings together "people with a single- minded love of food and its vast universe.". "Alimentary Ideas," as Mostad describes it, "gathers thinkers and doers in the food world who want to indulge their passion and share their excitement in all matters related to food and food culture.".

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TicketBud

AUGUST 4, 2014

Check-in Training Guide. . After months of stress, hard work and planning, your event is finally here! Check-in is your event’s first impression so, to help make it a good one, we’ve put together this nifty little guide. This guide is designed for the person(s) in charge of managing and overseeing check-in at the event.

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TicketBud

JULY 1, 2014

If you're hosting an international event outside the US in UK, Ireland, Canada or Australia, you can now utilize credit card processing to host your event for free on Ticketbud! Using our Stripe integration, you can now let your attendees pay a small processing fee on their tickets, allowing you to manage your ticket & registration for free and freeing up your budget for more important parts of your event.

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TicketBud

JUNE 13, 2014

As we looked at all the new features we've come out with already in 2014, we found our Event Dashboard was becoming crowded. Having a constantly growing set of tools for you and your attendees is awesome but we needed to reorganize a few things to keep the event process as simple and seamless as it's always been. Rather than just reorder a few things, we decided to reimagine the way you setup your event and discover the features to help.

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MAY 13, 2014

How To Manage On-site Social Media At Your Event. From keeping your speakers happy to making sure the food layout is just right, there are an endless number of things for an event organizer to worry about the day of the event. With so much going on, it's easy to neglect one of the most important pieces of your event: the on-site social media! Lets talk about how to mange on-site social media at your event.

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TicketBud

APRIL 30, 2014

Time to pull out those sombreros, maracas and dust off your margarita pitcher, Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner! Want an amazing Cinco de Mayo fiesta? No worries Ticketbud amigos we have your back. Whether you're planning to celebrate with your familia and closest compadres or just want to host an amazing fiesta for the whole neighborhood we know what important decorations, food, drinks and music you'll need to have the pachanga of a lifetime!

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TicketBud

APRIL 30, 2014

Any time you post something online, you take a risk. The moment you hit send your content is now viewable to millions of people, any one whom could take offense or troll you just for the fun of it. Should any of these online perils stop you from using social media for your event? Absolutely, positively NOT! Missteps are a part of the event planning experience and, as I like to tell organizers, if you're not making, at least, a few mistakes you're not trying hard enough.

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