Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Nearly every conference and trade show professional is searching for that perfect virtual platform or pricing model for replacing lost expo revenue. In the February 2019 issue of Convene, I wrote about Why the Sustainability of the Trade-Show Business Model is in Question. Virtual Expo Truths. I’ve got bad news for you.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nothing beats the feeling of hosting an event that went off without a hitch—especially since planning, coordinating, and managing a successful event takes a lot of hard work, education, and resources. Demonstrate the Value of the Event After the event, who are you reporting to: your boss, clients, investors, or other stakeholders?

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Eventmobi

MAY 30, 2019

In this blog, we’ll be highlighting three major trends for trade show booth design in 2019. These trends are connected to larger shifts in society and where the events and meetings industry is heading, if not already there. For example, a branded backdrop with the event hashtag, or interesting branded swag.

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GEVME

JULY 23, 2019

Do you know how to plan a trade show? Use our guide to trade show planning and achieve memorable exhibitions that are organised in a highly successful way. About trade shows & exhibitions. Trade shows are a time-honored tradition among business-to-business (B2B) marketers and event organisers.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

In this extensive guide to trade show booths, we provide ten creative examples in each of the following categories: 1 Trade show booth ideas for small budgets. Trade show booth ideas that attract visitors. Creative trade show booth ideas. Trade show booth ideas: 10×10.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 11, 2025

From statement art pieces to new dimensions with bold use of overhead real estate to fully built-out showrooms that look like they could be featured on the cover of Architectural Digest, its a trade show like no other. The post Field Report: Top Exhibits at Design & Construction Week 2025 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Expo Pass

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

To encourage your creativity, we’ve put together a list of five trade show booth ideas. Use social media platforms to build hype around your booth and when the event starts, the heavy lifting of attracting an audience will already be done. You can be that cool kid by using VR and AR in your trade show booth.

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Planning Pod

JULY 19, 2020

Social media marketing has quickly become one the most affordable, accessible and effective ways to market products, services and (yup, you guessed it) upcoming events. And it has become an essential component among all the tools and tactics used in event marketing. Choosing a social media platform.

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Ins'Tent

APRIL 8, 2025

Introduction Trade shows are prime opportunities to showcase your brand, connect with potential customers, and leave a lasting impression. In this blog, well explore actionable small trade show booth ideas , focusing on 10×10 setups, unique expo display ideas , designs, and strategies to make your booth the star of the expo floor.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

For suppliers looking to expand their business and stand out in a competitive landscape, one of the most lucrative opportunities involves connecting with meeting and event planners. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners? Define Your Unique Value Proposition Event planners are inundated with choices.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Geoffrey Wellen, chief customer care officer of 6Connex f or lessons learned from two years of virtual and hybrid events. And speaking of social media, don’t overlook this now-old friend. Pick the low-hanging fruit.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 21, 2024

No matter what type of organization you work at, if you host events to further your goals, you probably know about corporate sponsorships. This type of help from businesses can provide crucial support in the following forms: Financial: The most widely-known type of sponsorship is a company donating money to fund an event.

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EventTechBrief

AUGUST 13, 2018

Nexus Data Group based in Newport Beach, California built The Nexus, which “connects and dynamically activates event data,” says founder and president Norm Gritsch. The emails link to the sessions and exhibitors of the event and the clickthrough paths are tracked providing more insight into attendee preferences.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

There are all kinds of questions going through event planners’ heads right now. How do I create my virtual event budget ? And what are some virtual trade show ideas I can use? But some of the questions we see people asking more often surround trade shows. Virtual Trade Show Ideas: The Nitty Gritty.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

With the world heading back to some sense of normalcy, many companies are anxious to include in-person components to their virtual events again, and vice versa, to create a hybrid event experience. Read on to learn more about hybrid events, examples to get you inspired, and tips to help you transition from virtual to hybrid. .

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Virtual events are great avenues for making connections, strengthening the brand, increasing company revenue or generating leads when it’s not always feasible to bring people together in the same space. Virtual Events Best Practices FAQs. What is a virtual event? What are the benefits of virtual events?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Social media glasses? How will all these new developments shape the events industry? This is the tantalizing topic Brian Ludwig, senior vice president of sales for Cvent , tackles in Smart Meetings’ most recent webinar, “One Step Ahead, Predicting the Future of Event Technology.”. “It’s Getting to the Event.

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

When looking for new ways to engage employees, corporate event professionals experiment with multiple event formats. The statistic s reveal that corporate event planners will spend 22% more on product launches in 2018 than the previous year. What are the other types of corporate events over which so much fuss is made today?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

By understanding these shifts and the clients evolving needs, hotels can position themselves as a go-to partner for smaller-scale events. Sales teams should prioritize: Reconfiguring event spaces to cater to small group sizes while optimizing space efficiency. Flexible Space Utilization A modern hotel venue must be versatile.

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Eventscase Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Creating Content Coming up with a quick social media post seems like an easy job. AI tools can help create an entire month’s social media calendar without any hassle, and the success of a well-planned and executed content strategy can lead to increased engagement with an audience or customers. Make the most out of it!

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Lets be honest: planning an event can feel like a big risk. You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? In this post, Ill break event marketing down into simple steps so you can plan successful events that get great results.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

When organising a successful party or a business meeting for one of the most demanding category of event-goers, corporate staff, you need a well-laid-out plan. How do you manage your event team? Below, we’ve made a bold attempt to answer all of these questions and more in one comprehensive corporate event planning guide.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

“Our audience needed the show; the industry wanted to meet,” she said. A number of factors, including the arrival of the Omicron variant, made the event smaller than it normally would have been. In a nod to the viability of the trade show in the future, 150 were first-time exhibitors. A lot of good work gets done, too.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Meet Cambridge, the meetings and convention bureau for Cambridge and the surrounding area, is proud to be working with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, helping it to attract events which bring in valuable income to fund patient care.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2020

Achieve Virtual Event Success. While many planners haven’t yet had the opportunity to run a virtual or hybrid event, pivoting from an in-person to virtual format offers new opportunities to engage your attendees and sponsors, while extending the reach of your event. In a virtual format, your event tech will take center stage.

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Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

Ever need help generating event sponsorship ideas? And having strong sponsor support can mean the difference between a good event and a great one. So let’s explore 66 creative event sponsorship ideas that will help you secure sponsorships for events of all kinds. How Do You Ask a Company To Sponsor an Event?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Would it surprise you to learn that 84% of attendees come to events for networking? This blog post offers creative solutions that can be fun, engaging, and, most importantly, allow the shyest attendee to walk away with more connections than before they arrived at your event. What are your event expectations?

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Virtual events offer convenience, cost savings, flexibility, and far fewer overheads and logistics to manage. They are a great option for various types of events, from conferences and trade shows to networking sessions and webinars. The global virtual events sector was valued at roughly $78.53

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

It’s not going to be a surprise if you are looking to invest in virtual event management software. With the pandemic setting in, virtual events have become the norm, and there have been great progress and improvisations in virtual events experiences over the past year. ” PCMA, Digital Event Course, 2020.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There’s a new digital marketplace in the global exhibition & trade show industry, aiming to find a simple solution to the problem of excess waste which has become a topic of particular attention in recent years.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ). Amidst the myriad books on creating and running events, Intentional Event Design , by Tahira Endean and published in 2017, stands out. And I’m not saying that because she’s kind enough to mention two of my books and an event I designed and facilitated.).

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The editors of Event Marketer magazine have announced the winners of the supersized 2021 Ex Awards and ETDAs, the world’s largest and premiere recognition program for experiential marketing. Best B-to-B Conference or Event. Agency: LEO Events. Best Event on a Budget ($500,000 or Less). Best Multi-Market Event (Consumer).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Lynn Willison and Rachel Englander Lynn Willison (left) and Rachel Englander (right), The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events , a woman-owned and -operated boutique meeting and incentive planning company, brings in two new team members.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

Are hybrid events a short-term solution to current conditions or a long-term shift in the events space? We asked Event Planners if they are planning to incorporate a hybrid strategy for events going forward, and if yes, to share their insights into how that will work. Adeola Fowodu, Celebration Events Management.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Corporate events have become essential moments for companies to connect, inspire, and grow. Far from being routine gatherings, these events are strategically crafted experiences that drive business goals, strengthen bonds with clients and partners, and reinforce company culture. What Are Corporate Events?

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