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

Event Marketer

Attendees could personalize their journey by taking the Vibe Quiz to discover their ideal travel style and destination, enjoy mocktails and desserts, hear live dj sets, engage with flight attendants, snag custom-printed boarding passes and walk away with exclusive swag.

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Top Reasons Meeting Planners Love Boise, Idaho

Smart Meetings

For events with attendees traveling from across the globe, this is a huge benefit! Adventure seekers rave about whitewater rafting nearby, while others will love the food and winery tours , or the vertical team slide at Jacks Urban Meeting Place (JUMP).

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12 Event Trends and Shifts for 2021

Attendease

Communication from the first touchpoint must answer the questions every experienced traveler will have. Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points. Passing Trend: Hugless. Shift: Revolution of Recognition and Rewards.

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How to Produce a Stand-Out Experience

Smart Meetings

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. The best emcees energize the crowd, keep them attentive and get them excited for the next speaker. The Best Speakers.

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

Event Marketer

One of the major changes was limiting the capacity and restricting it to local attendees instead of the tens of thousands of guests who typically travel in from around the world. Prep you speakers. We understand that a lot of people can’t travel for whatever reason,” she says. “We Photo credit: Colin Miller.

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

Event Marketer

Over the years, event marketers have relied on traditional tactics to sustain event engagement, like wrapping the event with a concert by a Grammy Award-winning artist or offering major incentives like free travel. Another clear signal: Ignoring travel considerations like flight patterns. Flip the food and beverage hour.

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IACC Set Sights on Creative Innovation During Knowledge Exchange

Smart Meetings

Be Deliberate to be Creative Led by credibility and innovation speaker and coach Amy Climer, PhD, the group pursued “valuable novelty.” “The The timed dish-making is judged based on food safety, waste (all discards are put into a small bowl and evaluated at the end), presentation, taste and creativity.