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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

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A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Steve Jobs said, “Design is how it works”. And good event design is about how a conference works.

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Good meeting design is cheaper than special effects

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If you ask about a budget for event design, stakeholders think you’re talking about decor and drama. But “there’s no budget” for core event design, which is actually about designing great meeting process. There’s usually a budget for decor and production—sometimes a big budget.

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Top 10 Resources Every Meeting & Event Planner Needs in 2021

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For a small investment of USD$149 per year, you can gain access to all the content curated and produced by event industry influencer, Liz Caruso, including access to their global Techsytalk conference, access to recordings from previous events, y ear-round access to the community, m onthly educational content, and more!

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5 Key Takeaways from Anthony Vade on Event Pricing Design

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But the uncertainty around event pricing models isn’t new. In our latest Live Talk with expert guest Anthony Vade, Director, North America at Event Design Collective, we discussed how to get to strategic price design so that event planners can better monetize their events. Who’s involved, .

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Jeopardy Meets Event Innovation: The Fishbowl Sandwich Format

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Thousands of event professionals have purchased Event Crowdsourcing and The Power of Participation. They’ve beefed up their event design toolkits with the tools to tackle the hardest event design jobs. Step-by-step implementation guidance. Join them today!

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Virtual Events: Strategy Before Execution

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No one wants to waste his or her time on a virtual event that is primarily a commercial for products and services. I’ve seen several webinars that have been advertised as providing content, but were basically bait-and-switch events designed to generate leads.

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Freeman’s Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read

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Copyright Freeman 2024 Why you should read this Freeman report Read this report to discover if you’re doing what’s needed to improve your events for your attendees. Only a quarter of event organizers are constantly evolving their event designs. The biggest takeaway?

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