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DECEMBER 11, 2024

And soon, a new year will bring even more new tools, tactics, and technologies that will enable us to better reach and communicate with our trade-show and conference audience and participants. For the year ahead, we predict AI will transform global audience acquisition and engagement.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 8, 2024

Event branding is crucial in creating a distinctive and impactful identity for conferences and corporate events, including creating a theme or idea that matches the event’s goal, principles, and target audience. It involves developing a theme or concept that reflects the event’s purpose, values, and target audience.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 12, 2023

Organizers must respond with elevated event environments, more wayfinding solutions, and an overall attention to reducing friction — like lengthy registration forms, lines, and other logistical hurdles. Attendees want experiences that are seamless, engaging, and intuitive. Attendees are socially linked and highly influenced by their peers.

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JUNE 30, 2022

In the future its more likely that audiences will look to an organization’s stance on issues — LGTBQ+ rights for example — before deciding whether to attend an event. We widened aisles, installed hand-sanitizer stations around every corner, and adopted touchless registration systems. Photo by Raphael Renter on Unsplash ).

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Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Creating positive press coverage is one of the best ways to build public awareness and enhance your brand reputation. Where advertising works to get your brand known, public relations (PR) tells your brand story, shaping public perception. Listing your event on these websites connects you with your target audiences.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2024

Providing docent-led tours of the exhibit hall for niche audiences at an event is one way to provide a more customized event experience for the group. After defining your audience and key objectives — are you trying to attract a certain target market, increase engagement, improve exhibitor satisfaction? — Plan with purpose.

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MARCH 18, 2024

A slow and steady strategy — with long-term goals and omni-channel tactics — will help win the race to attract audiences for your events. Building and nurturing a database can’t be rushed in the name of meeting immediate registration goals, especially without alienating a high percentage of new prospects.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 25, 2023

Create a Community There are many ways to leverage membership community values to attract audiences to our events. Offer on-demand content for registrants after the conference. Consider identifying and reaching out to existing communities that align with your target audience to collaborate on content and opportunities.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The event planning team collaborates with marketing to create compelling content that resonates with the target audience. The event team can also build tailor-made go-to-market strategies and content to ensure marketing and sales have what they need to drive registrations, leads, and meaningful follow-up.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 16, 2021

Consider a two-pronged approach that allows you to seize opportunities as they arise and borders open — but commit to the long game of continuing to engage and grow your global audience with online content to set your 2022 event up for maximum success. Consider that some of your global audience won’t make it to your physical event.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As a result of a marketing campaign that constantly evolves to reflect market forces, the shifting media landscape, and changing audience behaviors, IBIE’s attendance has continued to grow over the last few editions — including at its most recent event, Sept. In fact, baker attendance rose 25 percent compared to IBIE 2019.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is where a specialized agency can help: brainstorming virtual event ideas and bringing them to life to keep up with growing audience expectations. AGENCYEA Chicago, IL Agency EA links brands to their target audiences through hybrid and virtual events, strategic marketing campaigns, digital engagements, and experiential activations.

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