Endless Events

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Plus, he has more than a decade of experience as an event organizer and brand sponsorship manager. So team processes, team communication protocols, priorities, and team structure”, says Michael. Team Communication. Michael believes team communication is the process that needs more improvement.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Book caterers, florists, and any remaining vendors. Give yourself ample time searching for vendors that fit your event goals. Three Months Out.

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Let’s start at the beginning and take a look at some standard considerations for safety and security for event organizers. They need to know the strategies, evacuation procedures and communication methods that come from overseeing such a large volume of people. Excellent communication comes into play here too.

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Vendor Events Planner Certification 265

Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

Your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. Forgetting To Communicate Event Changes. If you fail to communicate changes in your event whether it’s the schedule, event location or something else this can lead to surprise costs for event labor, equipment and more. Always communicate with every person involved.

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Rehearsal Vendor Events Venue 297

Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

Additional considerations should be given to the number of attendees, crowd management, alcohol-related incidents, traffic management, emergency evacuation, and vendor management. Communicate clearly with the stakeholders and event participants. What is the potential of each risk? How will the plan be tested and reviewed?

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Vendor Communications Communications Social Media 246

Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. Cvent: New Vendor Marketplace. Why: “Cvent’s Vendor Marketplace is a welcome evolution from the complex supplier spreadsheets we’ve used in the past.

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Meeting Platform Vendor Networking 246

ADMEI

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Do you belong to any professional organizations in the industry? Participation in professional industry organizations demonstrates that the DMC is consistently acquiring industry insights and upholding its commitment to maintaining high-quality skills and services. How do you approach vendor relationships?

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Destination Management Vendor Site Selection Entertainment 220

Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Trends Virtual Events Platform Vendor 313

Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Capturing the content produced at an event and leveraging for ongoing communication was one of the marketing strategies being stressed in many of the sessions. Read More : Hybrid Events: What Cvent Says You Need to Know. An Enhanced Event Marketing and Management Heart. It is easier to set up and everyone wins,” he said.

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Meeting Vendor Platform Proposal 264

Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Employee needs and priorities have changed, organizations are refocusing their missions and business models and, thus, roles are changing too. GBT partnered with CULTIQUE for its strategic cultural advisement as the global travel management organization (TMO) guides the morphing industry into becoming a “transformational tool.”

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Culture Travel Travel Remote 263

Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

And not for the better: event planners are finding it increasingly hard to hire reliable and experienced vendors at a reasonable price. Not to brag, but Endless always gets praise for being the most organized event team. Those who have survived the harsh conditions of the pandemic are fully booked and expensive.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Do your vendors and venues have emergency plans? Is another expected?

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Management Destination Management Vendor Certification 207

Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The two organizations have come together to make The Show as eco-friendly as possible, adhering to Questex’s Quest Zero initiative, through which the company has joined the Net Zero Carbon Event initiative, along with its vendor partners and colleagues. The Show 2024 will be held at Henry B.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. See also : Meeting Safety Trends in 2022.

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Meeting Sponsors Travel Safety Retail 264

Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2019

You’re dealing with vendors, speakers, performers, caterers, marketers, the media, you name it. These collaboration tools are based in the cloud and help you stay organized and in touch even if you’re running around. Allows you to create multiple workspaces to keep yourself organized. There must be an easier way, right?

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Event Planning Vendor Sponsors Events 222

Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Mindful destinations are communicating green initiatives through their websites, offering guests eco-conscious stays they can feel good about. Also, if you’re taking steps to be socially sound and helping the community by collaborating with local vendors, let that be known too. 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Hospitality Sustainability Retreat Vendor 204

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

GMCVB’s website is full of resources for planners to organize the most sustainable Miami meeting or event possible. It’s really very vast, and I think this is a great way for organizations to identify where they align themselves.” They don’t have the time or resources, so they’re looking to the vendor to do it for them.

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Certification Sustainability Vendor Venue 245

Dana Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2023

You should already have close working relationships with your state and local Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) or Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs). For smaller festivals, the DMO or CVB is typically also the resource event organizers point attendees to for arranging their own accommodations.

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Travel Travel Events Advertising 224

Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

This year we will see this start to change and a focus on solutions to the increased need for event security in the form of crisis communications, cybersecurity and improvements in onsite security. Strategic Crisis Communications . Everyone at events as a role to play when it comes to crisis communications. And they are right!

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Virtual Events Trends Events Communications 334

Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 26, 2019

An effective promotional campaign driven by a rock-solid marketing communications strategy helps make this connection. The Make-Up of Marketing Communications. So what does marketing communications entail, exactly? Just keep them in mind as you read on and learn how to create your own marketing communications strategy.

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Communications Communications Marketing Marketing 130

Endless Events

MAY 10, 2019

In both instances, there’s a high chance that franchisees will walk away feeling talked at rather than communicated with. Pre-event communication, the event itself, post-event communications, and follow-up surveys should all be impactful. The number of businesses organizing 20 or more events each year is rising.

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Speakers Audience Rehearsal Communications 263

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Their national meeting development and brand communication expertise, along with a substantial existing vendor network, allowed the team to smoothly shift to helping Indiana vaccinate its community. Event on Ivy Tech Community College campus in Sellersburg; Photo credit: Courtney Cantor. Transitioning the Mission.

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Events Vendor Government Networking 244

Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

Their staff and vendors were stretched thin by companies eager to return to events. Altogether, the teams collaborated to organize the event’s stage production, creative design, registration, staffing, lodging, transportation, entertainment and security. Value your vendor relationships.” A Mountain of Challenges.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

In this blog post, we will explore why you need to have follow-up meetings, followed by what to do during those meetings and how to organize them to get the greatest impact. Don’t forget to include your vendors in this exercise as well, especially if they are also present during the event. Create a thriving online community.

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Meeting Sponsors Audience Events 348

Convene by PCMA

JULY 27, 2022

Almost every aspect of event setup takes longer on site as the business events industry moves forward with fewer workers — so organizers need to prepare their staff members for possible challenges. This is having a huge impact on event organizers and their teams during both the planning and execution phases of events. Short-staffed.

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Organization Rehearsal Preparation Events 105

Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

Communicate the value your event could bring to the destination to lawmakers and let them know negative legislation can have an economic impact. This may mean starting early to get more vendors vetted but could result in more meaningful interactions. Destination Marketing Organizations can help you do this in new cities.

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Trade Show Panel Proposal Banking 246

Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

Organizing a corporate event can be a difficult and stressful task. Additionally, staying organized and utilizing resources such as experienced professionals can help you ensure that all aspects of the event are properly taken care of. You can download free charts that contain a timeline for what should be done and when.

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Organization Contracts Contracts Automation 130

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This year we will see this start to change and a focus on solutions to the increased need for event security in the form of crisis communications, cybersecurity and improvements in onsite security. Strategic Crisis Communications . Everyone at events as a role to play when it comes to crisis communications. And they are right!

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Trends Events Communications Communications 314

Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Usually, the event organizer facilitates the brain date, asking participants both to fill out what knowledge they have to share as well as the knowledge they want to gain. This allows event organizers to get the right data at the right time. Now, event organizers have more avenues for customized, interactive data gathering.

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Trends Events Sustainability Sponsors 335

Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2024

In an era that seems defined by divisive politics, Welsh addressed the continued debate around boycotting destinations when the organization holding and attending the meeting disagrees with politics in that area. Destinations International is not in support of boycotting destinations,” Welsh said.

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Tourism Tourism Planner Attendee 278

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

There are a multitude of ways poachers do this: Selling fictitious reservations/card fraud : With this, event participants are led to believe by a third-party organization they have made a reservation, when in fact they haven’t. Here are ways to prevent it: Communicate/Inform. Conduct a pre-arrival audit of reservations.

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Advertising Social Media Attendee Website 200

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

AI, inclusive travel and an engaged workforce were top of mind in Lake Tahoe DMA West took to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada, this October for its 2023 Education Summit & Vendor Showcase. The event brought together 42 DMOs and 19 vendors, including Smart Meetings. It’s the priorities of an organization.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

And I say project management because a technical project manager knows enough technology to be able to work with your vendors in a smart way. They can take you through integrations and they have enough knowledge to communicate with vendors.” ” The Evolution Of SXSW During The Pandemic.

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Technology Technology Event Technology Virtual Events 317

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In 2015, the top entrants in the awards included mostly apps, allowing for easier networking, real-time communication or streamlined translation. More : 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized. There was even an interactive, digital DJ instrument. As part of the run up to IBTM World 2018 in Barcelona Nov.

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Management Booking Technology Technology 185

Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. Event planners are coordinators, organizers, moderators, and professional negotiators. They are in charge of shopping for a variety of vendors and suppliers to secure everything needed for the event.

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Planner Vendor Certification Event Planning 145

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The World Culture Festival 2023 A performance at the World Culture Festival 2023 Each year, the Art of Living Foundation organizes the World Culture Festival. These connections allowed them to work with official organizations to help them run their event smoothly. They had an outstanding contingency plan in place.

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Government Trade Show Rehearsal Planner 239

Social Tables

JULY 31, 2018

In this guest post, Accelevents co-founder and COO Zach Hagopian breaks down the five most crucial tips he’s learned from his own experience organizing an annual event in Boston. I even organize my own annual fundraiser, hosting over 1,000 attendees every year to support cancer research and treatment. Branding/Design.

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