Endless Events

JANUARY 16, 2019

Are you using video to enhance your conference? Today Will Curran will walk you through 4 types of video that all conferences need to create your best conference yet! Today Will Curran will walk you through 4 types of video that all conferences need to create your best conference yet! Check out our free guide on

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. From the offset, you start to think of all the things that need organizing. From securing sponsors to organizing the AV and production needs, the planning process seems endless. Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. Dive in below!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. Ensure the caregivers work for licensed organizations. Read More : Take Me Out to the Ball Game Sponsor a talent show. The post Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future? Choose a family-friendly destination. Ask about licensed childcare. Create a kid’s camp.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You pre-load it with information on the destination, information about the conference, the theme, sponsors, whatever you want. “Some of our hotel partners have started to use it in their lobby so that someone can pre-load information,” Cameron says. You can make it AI to search the web….

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. Welcome to the wonderful world of managing meetings in a Covid-19 world!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The global professional organization officially launched 50 years ago in 1973 in that very city and has since grown to include more than 2,000 members, delivering research, education and networking. Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group, which sponsored this year’s awards praised the international reach of the programs honored.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

Reflections on ADMEI 2024 Annual Conference: “In the Zone” 20 March 2024 The 2024 ADMEI Annual Conference, aptly themed "In the Zone," delivered a powerful punch of education, networking, and industry insights for Destination Management Companies (DMCs) worldwide. Discover potential recruits at association conferences.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. A great app will also allow you to track your ROI and monetize sponsors.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel. Sponsoring Newsletters Sponsoring newsletters can be an effective way to reach potential clients directly in their inboxes.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

Virtual events are one solution to the problem, but sponsors are rarely willing to pay the same rates for virtual events as they do for in-person events. So you need new revenue streams and new opportunities for your sponsors! Podcasting can be a new place to give value to your sponsors, year-round. Seek Out Sponsors.

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Endless Events

APRIL 14, 2020

At the same time also for sponsors, this was still something which was a little bit uncommon. Because it was still something which is a little bit new kind of for the sponsors, especially when it comes to the smaller sponsorships then this might be quite difficult actually because they don’t have the experience” A Learning Curve.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

But with increased spend, there will be that much more pressure on convention organizers to make sure their events are appealing to brands. Organizers on the hunt for sponsors must show direct ROI in order to build fruitful partnerships with brands. These three strategies to get the most out of a sponsor partnership: 1.

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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. This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events.

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All Conference Alert

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If you’re thinking about attending global agriculture conferences in Europe , the short answer is: Yes , you definitely should! Attending agriculture conferences offers a wealth of benefits for students, researchers, farmers, and enthusiasts alike. What Are Agriculture Conferences and Who Can Attend Them?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

She’s an expert in building professional networks for member-based and attendee-driven organizations. Erica has helped organizations generate revenue ranging from half a million to over 6 million dollars. I started consulting for event organizers,” Erica says. Do you need to address sponsor churn? Then covid hit.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

with a collaborative concentration of events organizations all gathering in the same place, Business Events Industry Week (BEIW) has built some popular must-attend features and announced that other pieces will shake off, either going away altogether or moving. Four years into an experiment to replace an annual spring event in Washington, D.C.

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Endless Events

MARCH 3, 2022

” Lean On Your Sponsors. “You will have to figure out how to increase your sponsorships and potentially get your sponsors on board with the advertising itself and maybe co-brand some of your advertising. ” While it’s harder to organically get people immediately that way, it will pay dividends over time.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2020

It is a highly lucrative industry revolving around incentive travel , though there is a distinction between incentivized travel and business conferences. Some travel groups have recently begun to move away from “MICE” as an acronym and toward terms like “events industry” or “conference travel.” Incentives versus Conference Travel.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On-site branding should be just one category in your sponsor inventory. The first two steps are critical for organizing your sponsor data for analysis. On a spreadsheet, list every sponsor item that you offered for your 2019 and 2023 major conference. Add a column to sort your sponsor inventory by type.

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Endless Events

APRIL 21, 2023

Today’s #EventIcons guests recently launched a conference in 90 days, growing their attendance from 0 to 5,000 people. That event was a fantastic PLX conference focused on event partner marketing. The sponsors and partners we worked with appreciated that.” AirTable can be an incredible table for staying organized.”

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

With it comes the community model: an opportunity to stay connected with your audience, exhibitors, and sponsors throughout the entire year rather than just for several days. Organizations can give people various types of value through membership. host sponsor giveaways and gamified challenges. One login, endless value.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But that approach is hardly doable for corporate events, conferences, conventions, and other large-scale events. Attendance tracking software is your best friend if you’re planning events or conferences where attendees need to collect education credits. Attendance tracking helps exhibitors and sponsors understand their audience better.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits. Rewarding attendees for desired behaviors can increase interaction with sponsors and messaging.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Organizations can entertain, educate, inspire, sell, or do all of the above simultaneously. Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience. It has become one of the world’s largest marketing conferences. Establish themselves as thought leaders in their industry. Increase their conversion rate.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Make sure you promote your event via the following: Organic and paid social media Email marketing Webinars Custom landing pages Influencer partnerships The tricky part is finding a balance between your company’s typical marketing content and your event promotions. Source Event Sponsors One of the biggest hurdles for event planners is cost.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

One presenter at a recent conference made the mistake of scolding her audience to turn phones off and put them under their seats. Why Phones Aren’t as Bad as Show Organizers Think. People use their devices these days to discuss, share, and augment all kinds of experiences—from TV shows and sporting events to conferences and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Is it time you discovered a new approach for that annual conference or general session? IBM Impact Conference. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. Organizers assigned each conference topic a color. Sony E3 2012 Press Conference.

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Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Skift Take: As in-person meetings and events come roaring back, so do the bad actors looking to rip off your attendees, your sponsors, and your organization. Be on the lookout for these common conference scams so you can stop the scammers before they do any lasting damage. —

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

If you are having a tech conference an all floral entryway may not make as much sense as an LED tunnel. 3D projection mapping is another awe-inspiring option for organizers. Setting up a long LED entranceway provides organizers the opportunity to communicate an elaborate brand story and build anticipation to a fever pitch.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

PCMA has become known for lining up top speakers—this year, Convening Leaders added author Seth Godin and actor Geena Davis to the mix—and sessions that speak to the problems that keep planners up at night—“turning sponsors into partners” and “managing risk in a complex world” come to mind.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2019

These collaboration tools are based in the cloud and help you stay organized and in touch even if you’re running around. The app even includes an Event Planning template that allows you to build the schedule and keep track of staff, sponsors, and budget, as shown below. There must be an easier way, right? Good news: There is.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2024

You think planning a sales conference at a Chicago hotel ballroom is tough, try planning the 2024 Summer Olympics. Yet many groups are heading straight for Paris this summer, especially Olympics sponsoring companies or partnering organizations. The games stretch from July 26 to Aug. The spectacle will last more than four hours.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

a multimedia design and tech company, to map out best practices for putting the technology to work in the conference center, and he shared experiences developed alongside event organizers who understood the possibilities. Smart Meetings talked to Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater Technologies Group Inc.,

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

One final disclaimer before we dive in: this is not sponsored content ; no event platform paid to be featured on this list. The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. And even though we’re a reliable source, we advise you to never judge the book by its cover. Albert’s Aha!

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Handling everything from catering to scheduling activities, the program administrators organize all the fine details of the event. How you design and market a large trade show is much different than how you design and market a shareholder conference. This includes the budget, payment disbursement, and funding from sponsors and grants.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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