Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 30, 2017
Everything we take for granted about conferences, and planning them, faces disruption. Participants from all generations and cultures increasingly expect conferences to mirror their work and personal lives. They expect conferences that are authentic, connected, contextual, mobile, participatory, work-related and transparent. Savvy conference organizers meet these disruptions head-on.
Event Farm
MARCH 1, 2017
This is the second part of a three-part blog series with tips for engaging attendees before, during and after events. If you missed the first post with 10 tips for engaging attendees before events, you can read it here. Otherwise, keep reading to check out our list of tips for in-event engagement. 1. Use a social wall. Projecting a live-stream of your event’s hashtag on large screens throughout your venue will encourage attendees to share more.
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EventMB
APRIL 5, 2017
It’s that time of the year again when we bring you the freshest startups bringing innovation to the event industry. Check them out. Eventtech never sleeps. More and more startups are bringing incredible innovation to the event industry. AI is definitely the one to watch this spring and will definitely dominate autumn, hopefully with a […]. The post 30 #Eventtech Startups To Watch This Spring by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].
Eventinterface
JULY 31, 2017
Take advice from these successful meeting and event planners. See how their daily routines and behaviors make them successful in their jobs. CAROLINE KAY. Event Director Extraordinaire with C.KAY International. I get up at 5:00 a.m. and get a head start on my day when it is quiet, especially when I am onsite, managing an event. I start my day by scanning my email, see if anything urgent has popped up.
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Marketo Events
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Did you know that 24% of global marketing budgets were spent on events in 2017? That’s almost a quarter of your budget going to events such as: Breakfast/Lunch & Learn Series. User Group Meetings. Executive Networking Dinners. Roadshows or 1 Day Seminars. Customer Advisory Boards. Tradeshows. User Conferences. While events can be powerful for driving engagement and adoption of your brand, it can often be tricky to get consensus and clarity on how to measure the ROI of an event.
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Capterra Event Management
MAY 22, 2017
Update 5/22/2017: This piece has been updated to reflect comments and new software options discovered since the article first went live. We all have our favorite four-letter words. Mine is “free.”. Free things brighten anyone’s day, whether it’s the snacks stocked in the Capterra fridge or event management software. Finding the latter for free, when it works well and meets your event planning needs, can save you precious dollars and from using a few other four-letter words.
Social Tables
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Regardless of how many events you’ve put together, planning an event on a boat venue is an entirely different ball game. Here are 5 factors to consider when planning your marine occasion: Your guests want privacy and exclusivity. While sifting through potential boat venues, read the fine print as to what sections of the boat are available to you and your guests.
Planning Pod
MAY 3, 2017
NOTE: Even though this article is written for getting executives to sign off on your event idea, I have also used the 11 steps outlined below to successfully pitch event sponsorships or marketing partnerships to executives. Business executives are an odd bunch. They are uber-competitive. Think strategically. Almost always have a plan. Don’t mind taking risks.
Endless Events
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Gifts for event professionals can be hard to choose. What to get the event prof in your life that has it all? Gifts for event professionals can be hard to choose. When picking gifts for event professionals keep in mind these individuals are busy, stressed, and usually have a higher taste for things. We’ve hand-selected our favorite gifts for event professionals so that you can ensure your gift to them something they will love to have!
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Event Planning BluePrint
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Consistency is key to achieving success in the event planning industry. But, modern event trends show high demand for fresh, “out of the ballroom” experiences. Clients are no longer satisfied with run-of-the-mill, standard event experiences and clients’ venue expectations are at an all-time high point. Creating a unique experience, time after time for each and every client can be challenging.
PCMA Convene
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
In 2009, tech ethnographer Tricia Wang spent some time in China, living with migrants, working alongside street vendors, and crashing at internet cafés. She was conducting research for Nokia, which at the time was the world’s largest cellphone company, when she discovered something that challenged the organization’s entire business model. “I saw lots of indicators that led me to conclude that low-income consumers were ready to pay for more expensive smartphones,” Wang wrote in a blog post called
Event Farm
JANUARY 17, 2017
This post was originally published on Attend by Event Farm 's blog and was written by Garrett Huddy. How can you make the most effective marketing tactic more effective? In-person events are already hugely successful for B2B marketers , but they have the potential to become even better. One of the biggest missed opportunities in the world of B2B events is not taking full advantage of field events as a platform for. generating customer advocacy.
EventMB
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
There is no need to rely on anyone else, take charge of your event planner life with these self-management hacks and reclaim your day. Productivity is the key to managing your life but this can be hard to find and while we can’t control the amount of hours in the day, we can make a […]. The post 20 Life Hacks for Event Planners by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].
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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
Marketo Events
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Hosting events is like growing a small business. You start with a shoestring staff and limited tools, but as your event gets bigger, so do your needs. More team members come aboard to handle the load, more technology and tools enter the fray, and what was once a straightforward task becomes a never-ending cycle of interlocking problems and solutions.
Eventbrite UK
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Once again, we’ve asked professionals from across the industry to identify the event trends set to shape our 2018. The post 22 Event Trends for 2018 appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
Capterra Event Management
APRIL 20, 2017
Update: 4/20/17 – We updated our chart to reflect current changes. Today, we launched a new infographic: The Top 20 Most Popular Event Management Software Solutions. Like most other technology sectors, the growth of the event management software industry over the past few years can be attributed to the availability of cloud-based systems, increased mobile access (for event attendees and planners alike), and the social media boom.
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Social Tables
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
Events serve an important business purpose. They help establish a brand, market products, gain clientele, raise funds, and increase employee morale. Luckily, as important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. Here are some tried-and-true event ideas to help you wow attendees and bosses on a tight budget. Event Ideas for Themes. You may intuitively think that a customized event theme is costly.
Planning Pod
JANUARY 17, 2017
Search the Internet for the phrase “event planning challenges” and you will find countless surveys and lists (like here and here ) that name reduced event budgets or budget cuts as one of the top challenges facing event professionals every year. In fact, this is such a consistently recurring challenge and issue for meeting and event planners that many of us simply expect to do more with less at the onset of planning any event, and we’re almost astonished when someone says ̶
MeetingsNet
DECEMBER 12, 2017
IMEX Group predicts the coming year will see meetings focus more on participant needs. The IMEX Group is predicting that meetings in 2018 will be all about bringing humanity back. Here are the five trends it says will put people at the heart of today’s issues: 1. Security With the mass shooting in Las Vegas that happened just prior to the 2017 IMEX America event , still top of mind, the IMEX organizers are convinced that the industry must stay vigilant, resilient, and unified on the need for glo
SmartMeetings
MAY 26, 2017
You may need to grab some extra bins and pack your patience at the security checkpoint next time you fly. Ten major U.S. airports are participating in a trial of a new Transportation Security Administration process. Checkpoints at LAX, Boston Logan, Detroit Metropolitan, and more will now require ticketed passengers to remove electronics larger than a cell phone from their carry-on , as well as certain food items, to be inspected by officials, according to ABC News.
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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.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 1, 2017
Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. They have expectations of involvement. They don’t want to hear canned answers to prepared questions, and they have a radar for inauthentic content and rigid control. They are accustomed to having input on all kinds of institutional reform, and aren’t averse to disrupting the model if the model doesn’t work for them.
Event Farm
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Technology is shaping the way we do business, and smart tech relies on good data—the more the better. As I outlined in the first post of this series , event marketers need to ensure that they have processes in place that will make them smarter today and simultaneously set them up for success in the future. The best way to do that is to collect data.
EventMB
JANUARY 10, 2017
A role in the event industry doesn’t just mean planning events. Here are 17 different career paths related to events. As technology continues to evolve we are presented with a very exciting time in the event industry. Along with all of the advances in the event world comes a new series of career choices that […]. The post 17 New and Emerging Roles in the Event Industry by Kelli White appeared first on [link].
Connect Your Meetings
JANUARY 23, 2017
Simply turn on the news, watch a live stream or read a social media feed, and you’ll quickly see people’s perceptions of today’s society. One trend getting a lot of traction is our general distrust of traditional institutions. Organizations—whether they are associations, businesses or charities, or deal with education, faith or government—as well as conferences, meetings and leaders, are feeling the effects of this distrust.
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Marketo Events
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Have you ever spent months designing and building your booth to showcase your incredible products and wow the trade show crowds? Perhaps you’ve devoted days to perfecting every word and graphic for your presentation at a conference. Then, despite nailing your booth or presentation, you’ve been disappointed in the results. The event did not produce the return on investment (ROI) you had anticipated.
Eventbrite UK
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
UBM's Jessica Blue explains how to deal with a fast growing event to ensure it meets its full potential. The post How to Scale a Fast Growing Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.
Capterra Event Management
APRIL 25, 2017
We often have those moments where we realize what we are doing currently is not what we want to do with the rest of our lives. Nearly two years ago, I worked in political journalism, writing about current events and lending my views to editorial columns. While this was interesting for a time, I discovered that it was something that I didn’t want to do forever.
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