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DMA West: Going Viral, What’s Trending and Crisis Communication

Smart Meetings

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If 60 percent of travelers post on social media daily. Tod Maffin.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

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Real-Time Apps: Even more planners switched from paper to digital communication at events in 2018 by ditching the printed program and adopting apps that offer dynamic agendas, easy discovery and communication between attendees and social media hook-ups. Park MGM Ideation Studio.

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Tips for Increasing Audience Engagement at Events

Endless Events

And are you being tactful enough in your communication? According to Forbes this 2017, being an event coordinator lands squarely in the 5th most stressful job in their ranking. They can bend their corner of social media to their will, and when that coincides with yours, you can reach more people and stand out in your niche.

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2018 Event Marketing Trends

Endless Events

This guide leads you through the process, from understanding what your event and company goals are up to communicating with the many stakeholders of the event. By gamifying the survey experience and utilizing social media, you can do just that. Need an event budget template? Often, that’s also the most difficult part.

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More Love for Virtual Attendance at Events

Endless Events

According to International Meetings Review, a small poll in 2017 found that almost half of event organizers aren’t considering virtual attendance for their events. Shoe company Toms did this brilliantly, using VR as a medium for communicating their core value of giving to others. Increase social media monitoring.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Do you want to promote your event through social media influencers and Instagram stories ? Create emergency & crisis communication plans. Meals – Communicate times with your catering staff! How else will anyone know your event exists? Start by thinking of your target audience. Where do they hang out?

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18 Event Trends Poised to Shake Up Hospitality & Group Business in 2018

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You should also play with seating to boost engagement — theater-style seating is “so 2017.”. Make sure to keep an eye on not only what’s being said during the event, but also what’s communicated on your surveys and event materials. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. Instead of fighting it, take advantage!

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