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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

Bring in the Local Flavor Attendees often travel far and wide to conferences, and while a lot of their time might be spent inside an exhibit hall or hotel ballroom, many attendees want to feel connected and experience the local culture, cuisine, and entertainment.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

Fixed agenda corporate meetings are not a good fit for peer conference designs because they are predominantly about one-way broadcast-style communication; participants are there to listen and learn rather than to determine what’s individually useful to them or to build intra-company connections. — Special events.

MICE professionals

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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

Truly creative event design questions, for example, whether we need to have a keynote speaker , relegate significant participant discussions to breaks and socials, or supply entertainment during meals. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? We can do better than novelty at our meetings.

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 1

Conferences that Work

In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). Although most people think of improv as a form of entertainment, I am fascinated by my experiences of improv as a tool for better living. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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2019 Marketing Conferences: The #1 Marketing Events Guide

Bizzaboo

Join 5,000 fellow marketers and creators at the mega-conference designed to empower you with business-building ideas. One of the biggest European marketing conference. Be part of the action and experience two epic days filled with marketing knowledge, industry networking and entertainment. June Conferences 2019.

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10 Trends for Events in 2019

Innovatx

These are all backdrops, many with blank canvases, that can help you craft memorable themes, food, entertainment and brand experiences that will keep your guests talking for the year to come. We have team members who specialize in pop-up event creation, incentive trip planning, multi-day conference design, and trade show event planning.

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Marketing Conferences: The #1 Marketing Events Guide in 2023

Bizzaboo

The Marketing Partnerships Summit is an exclusive, invitation-only event for 150 client-side brand and entertainment executives to learn from industry thought-leaders, network with key decision-makers, and build meaningful relationships that can lead to successful marketing partnerships. Marketing Partnerships Summit ’23. April 2023.