Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In a world of lockdowns and social distancing, virtual platforms took over the function of event venues (and then some). T he virtual venue is one of the most important decisions you can make for your long-term event strategy. And even though we’re a reliable source, we advise you to never judge the book by its cover.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. By offering refund insurance at a nominal rate, you can give each person peace of mind that they’ll receive their registration fee back in the case of an emergency. Raise your registration fee. Optimize each for SEO.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Don’t promote your app just on registration day — share your event app deets with attendees ASAP so more people get the memo ahead of time. Add printed signs near registration, session rooms, and break areas. Book an exciting speaker for your opening ceremony, and before you start, ask attendees to take out their phones and register.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But before you get too entrenched in booking speakers or drawing up venue contracts, it’s best to think about how you’ll get results from an in-person event. You don’t have to worry about collecting business cards or messing around with paper registration forms at the event. How can you track attendee metrics? Or engagement?

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

For example, let’s say an attendee downloads an e-book and watches a video on the same topic, you can then send them personalized content related to those previously viewed pieces to create a custom experience. . Have conversations about security with your venue and everyone on staff. Onsite Security Improvements . Cyber Security .

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Registration analytics will show how many guests are returning, while session, engagement, and content analytics offer insights into attendee behavior. Another great way to increase the loyalty rate of your attendees is to open registration for next year’s event at your current event. The answer is to lean on analytics.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

For example, let’s say an attendee downloads an e-book and watches a video on the same topic, you can then send them personalized content related to those previously viewed pieces to create a custom experience. . Have conversations about security with your venue and everyone on staff. 2020 Event Trends: Unique Venue Experiences .

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

When creating a safe event, you need to choose a knowledgeable venue. Make a checklist of questions to ask the staff before booking the venue. Talking to your venue and making sure plans are in place for emergencies will help you be confident that the venue and staff will be able to perform on the day of your event.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

Here Are the Meeting Booking Stats You Need to Know. Online booking platforms have become important tools for helping professionals find ideal meeting rooms for their audience. Also, did you know that more than 9 out of 10 bookings done online are for groups of 20 or less? Read more about these tips to hacker-proof your events.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Choosing the right venue is crucial for event success. Not only does the venue set the tone and influence overall event outcomes, it also directly impacts the attendee experience, which shapes each participant’s perceptions, engagement, and enjoyment. of attendees said conference venues can make or break their experience.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

Large concourses wrap around the event-level floor which can be used as registration areas or additional exhibit booths. Attendees can enter at the main entrance, which can be formatted as a registration area and welcome area, he continues. Sustainability Shaped by the Local Community.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

But recent years have seen an increasing number of event management applications, culminating in six of 2018’s nine finalists specializing in behind the scenes management or booking. Event Tech Tribe –group marketing of cloud-based event tech products, including an appointment management system and a venue sourcing site.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2022

Be respectful of your attendees’ time; make sure every moment has value by complementing your must-see activities with lighter moments of surprise and delight sprinkled throughout the agenda and venue. Certainly, there are touchpoints well before the events: invitations, registration, know-before-you-go letters and the like.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

It will take a combined effort in order to restart the event industry, both from the planners and venues, in order to begin hosting in-person events again. Venues will have to mainly focus on key areas to provide a safe environment for event attendees by leveraging contactless solutions. . And will virtual events be the new normal?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

8, a fresh round of registrations poured in, bringing the total number registered for the now mask-optional IMEX America at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to 10,000. To streamline registration, print your name badge and agenda. Donate a book: More than 400 have already been donated, bring one to keep the momentum going.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Recently, Marriott International announced COVID-19 testing capabilities if you wish to book one of their hotels for an event. Will venues’ testing capabilities signify the full return to live events? The venues are going to do it. So I’m going to a venue. Is this setting yet another precedent in our industry?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Do you accept registrations online? Now, Airbnb seeks to up the ante by adding its own Airbnb Experience products into the booking process. These new spaces will give customers the option to book meeting spaces in some of Airbnb’s more unique properties. Events are no longer just venues for networking.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Over 60% said they look for venues with detailed programs around ethically sourced ingredients and minimal food waste. Their meetings incentive, “ It Pays To Meet in Kissimmee ,” offers up to $10,000 cash-back based on the number of rooms planners book at a Kissimmee hotel. Seventeen percent reported that they consider carbon offsets.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2024

What makes a conference venue “unique?” Unique conference venues are not your traditional meeting spaces; they stand out. Style and design Venues that look unique are easy to pick out of a lineup. Does your venue feature impressive architecture, intricate interior design, or creative landscaping?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“Think of the platform as your digital venue. You don’t pick the venue first and then decide what kind of event you’re going to put into it. So how do you find new venues? You can do it at registration as well. Then, according to both our calendars, it books the perfect time for us to meet.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? It helps with things like managing registrations, selling tickets, and promoting your event. Plan the Experience: Map the attendee journey from registration to follow-up.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

Really, the question is which areas are going to become most pervasive, like will AI for venue sourcing become a thing, instead of doing it the more traditional way. “No one’s going to debate whether or not AI is going to take off,” Ludwig said. Choice is one of those [brands] that’s more on the early side.

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ADMEI

MARCH 13, 2024

For example: is the registration or check-in line too long and slow-moving? Guests with mobility challenges will be encouraged by ensuring accessibility of venues and transportation. DMCs provide valuable assistance in every area, from local expertise to cost-effective vendor and venue bookings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This guest article is excerpted from the book, Event Success: Maximizing the Business Impact of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Experiences by Alon Alroy, Eran Ben-Shushan and Boaz Katz, which will be published by Wiley March 29. Event planners will refer to event venues not as ‘online’ or ‘in-person’ but as hybrid.

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. Some of the most sought-after event vendors include: Venue managers.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For a physical, in-person event, the event’s venue is arguably the most important element that will determine the event’s success. And yet, not only is choosing the right venue from so many different options available a huge challenge, but good venues are seemingly always fully booked, making things even more complicated.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 29, 2024

Late attendee registrations and room-block bookings continue to vex meeting planners, but those are not the only challenges they face. On average, planners said attendees were booking their lodging just slightly more than three months before the event.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This might involve adapting your physical venue for less mobile attendees, providing printed transcripts, or using the special features offered by your live-streaming software to build closed captions and audio description into your video content. Read More : 7 Biggest Livestreaming Challenges (and the Best Solutions!).

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

February 2-3, 2017: RAI Amsterdam , The Netherlands 1½-day workshop, registration now open — €895. The first ten registrants will receive a signed paperback copy of The Power of Participation (€25 value). The first ten registrants will receive a signed paperback copy of The Power of Participation ($26 value). Earn 16.00

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. Though I love my work, it was nice to reduce the number of high-intensity workdays booked in 2023! 2023 book sale! (If Happy Holidays!

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. Because in 2018, consumers will want to experience the venue as much as the event itself.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Continue to focus on the ever-changing expectations of venues and event attendees, as they often fluctuate with the times. She explains, “You can have the best caterers, the most wonderful venue, amazing artists and magnificent décor, but unless a practical time plan is followed, the result won’t meet the expectations of the client.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021. “It

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 5, 2016

You Lose the Venue. Contracting a venue can be a chore within itself. At times, a venue could offer space to two organizations, sometimes issuing contracts to both. In some rare cases, you can find yourself answering a call of someone alerting you that your signed contract is invalid due to another organization’s booking.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Logistical considerations like destination, venue and talent take shape here. Strategy This is the foundation for success and risk reduction. What are your goals, who is your audience, what environment do you want to curate? Engagement Whats your core message and how best do you deliver it? Were here to assist where you need us.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

However, from a meetings, events and tourism perspective, very few venues were lost and 90 percent of the grapes had already been harvested for the season. They began by reaching out to all their partners—including 100 wineries—screening venues, restaurants and hotels. A Close Call. We want to be part of the healing process.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

However, you should include preliminary details like: Time frame: if you have a planned date (and are able to secure the venue for this date), then you can put it in your draft. Create a shortlist of venues and cities/countries for your event. Create a shortlist of venues and cities/countries for your event. next March).

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