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Q&A: How One Event Speaker is on a Mission to Support Sober Lifestyles

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I stopped drinking and then went back on the road as a speaker, and I started to see what life was like on the other side as an attendee who doesnt drink. For Nelson, its all about starting the conversation among event planners, attendees and, most importantly, venues to rethink how we orient networking and food and beverage.

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End Game: How Event Marketers are Keeping Attendees from Leaving Early

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Experience builders obsessed with the attendee journey know that in the last few hours of an event, attendee attrition—people leaving early—can make the difference between an event that falls a little flat or one that wraps leaving everyone with all the feels. Flip the food and beverage hour. Build in pockets of escape.

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SXSW 2025: The Top Experiential Stunts, Activations and Events Taking Over Austin

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To wash it down, there were themed craft beverages that paired with the dishes, like the Maritime Marg, as well as mocktail options. Naturally, the Whataburger Food Truck was also parked on-site and dishing out hot samples of the limited-time menu item, the Monterey Melt.

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2024 Industry Faves: Caesars Entertainment

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With that, we introduced our wellness menu—from speakers to activations, we make it easy for event professionals to WOW their attendees through wellness. Best of all, we offer one contact, one contract, and one food and beverage minimum making planning easy for creating unforgettable events.

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What We Learned About Hybrid Events From Two Weekends of Essence Fest

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Tickets were free, but attendees had to volunteer with one of 18 partner charitable organizations on activities that helped the local community such as working in a garden, delivering food or helping the elderly. Prep you speakers. The format allowed the event to stay socially distanced and wowed guests.

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The Brief: Flavor Fantasies and GenAI Lofts

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17, more than 100 New Yorkers joined FreshDirect at Domino Park in Williamsburg to make connections through, as FreshDirect puts it, “the greatest love language of all—food.” According to FreshDirect, “many love connections were made” during the event. Then it was a waiting game. More to come on all of the US Open brand racket.

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Live From Las Vegas: Inside the 20th Annual Experiential Marketing Summit

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Yep, the energy was as high as the Las Vegas temps at the milestone event, April 27-29 at the MGM Grand, where the industry gathered with an extra spring in its step as it cautiously eyed the light at the end of this two-year tunnel. Mark your calendars for the 2023 Experiential Marketing Summit, May 9-11, at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

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