February, 2018

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Show Stopping Grand Entrance Ideas For Your Next Event

Endless Events

It’s important to start your event off on the right foot. You want your attendees to be excited and impressed from the very first moment they arrive. With these grand entrance ideas you will do just that. Your attendees first impression will set the tone for the rest of the event. With these grand entrances ideas, you can make that impression a great one and start your event off on the right foot!

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5 Corporate Event Themes for Unforgettable Company Parties

Social Tables

When choosing a party theme for company get-togethers, corporate planners need to make sure that the theme is relevant and fun. But most importantly, they need to make sure it’s something that’s appropriate for the event, setting, and company culture. In the following, we’ll cover a list of some entertaining and versatile corporate event themes that are a safe fit for just about any company.

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How to Use Event Marketing and Promote Your Products

Eventtia

Let’s talk about your marketing efforts. How do you usually promote and sell your products? Do you invest in social media ads? Are you redirecting all of your actions to inbound marketing? Do you pour money into creating sophisticated advertising? Good—all of this counts. But what if I told you there’s a way to increase […]. La entrada How to Use Event Marketing and Promote Your Products aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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The best way to fundamentally improve your dull conference

Conferences that Work

I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. Most of them are dull and largely irrelevant. This seems to be the norm, because when you talk to attendees you find they set a low bar for satisfaction, e.g. “I t’s OK if I learn one new thing a day, oh, and if I make a useful connection or two that would be great! ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Strategic Tip: The First Question to Ask When Planning a Meeting

MeetingsNet

In this quick one-minute video Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, founder and president of Strategic Meetings and Events, zeros in on the most important question to ask in order to start the process of planning a meeting or event. And it’s not, “What’s the budget?”. Printer-friendly version.

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A Revolutionary Way to Manage On-Site Communications

MeetingPool

As an event professional, you’ve likely coordinated a conference, meeting, or tradeshow that took place in either a remote location or one where mobile and WiFi services were lacking. Often, this means resorting to “old school” technology, like walkie-talkies, to keep activities flowing and ensure critical personnel are able to speak with one another while […].

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Venue Marketing 101: How Improving Discoverability Generates More Event Leads

Social Tables

How much do you feel you still truly understand venue marketing in today’s ever-involving digital world of snaps, stories, fluctuating industry relationships and new commission structures? Does putting hospitality first still matter, or now is it something else entirely? Can you still actually influence your sales process the way you once did by simply being your awesome self?

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How to Avoid Frustrating Your Attendees and Ensure a Valuable Event Experience

Eventtia

Let’s face it: Flat event experiences equal unhappy guests. Unhappy guests equal failed events. No matter how much hard work you put into planning your conference, B2B meeting, or seminar, if you don’t deliver valuable experiences, your efforts will be in vain. This task is difficult to achieve, especially when you’re so busy dealing with […].

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The Conference Arc — the key components of every successful participation-rich conference

Conferences that Work

Traditional conferences focus on a hodgepodge of pre-determined sessions punctuated with socials, surrounded by short welcomes and closings. Such conference designs treat openings and closings as perfunctory traditions, perhaps pumped up with a keynote or two, rather than key components of the conference design. Unlike traditional conferences, participant-driven and participation-rich peer conferences have a conference arc with three essential components: Beginning , Middle , and End.

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The New Economic Significance Study: Making Sense of the Numbers

MeetingsNet

The newest study from Oxford Economics on the economic significance of the meetings industry is out, illustrating the size and impact of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs, and trade shows. First the new numbers…. In the U.S. in 2016, there were: • 1.9 million meetings • 251 million meeting participants. For the U.S. economy, these meetings generated: • $325 billion in direct spending • $104 billion in federal, state and local taxes • a $446 billion contribution to the Gross Domest

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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Banyan Tree Samui – GM Remko Kroesen on expansion, expats & corporate social responsibility

Travel Daily Media

The post Banyan Tree Samui – GM Remko Kroesen on expansion, expats & corporate social responsibility appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Following stints as a GM with Hilton, Hyatt and Regent Hotels & Resorts, Aussie born Remko Kroesen hit Thailand as the general manager for Banyan Tree Samui. I got the low down on his evolving impressions of the hotel, upcoming chnages and his take on the ‘Banyan Tree experience’.

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Tips for Choosing the Right Event Management System, Event Partners and More

Endless Events

Decisions, decisions. Whether it’s picking out the right event management system or marketing partners for promotion, we face a dozen important decisions about our events each day. So with that in mind, we set out to give you a few tips for making the right choices for your events. Below are articles about how to choose partners for marketing, choosing event management software, and even how to run events to max out engagement.

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Visitor Guides That Wow: 3 Examples of Destination Visitor Guides that Got it Right

Crowdriff

Over the past year, we’ve been collecting destination visitor guides from all over North America. At the end of the year we’d accumulated more than fifty. Why? By looking at a large number of guides at once, we could identify common trends in how DMOs are marketing to visitors. We also could learn which guides stood out and why, and share that information with our community.

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How to Attract High-Quality Attendees to Your Networking Events

Eventtia

Networking events are more about the quality of your guests than about flawless planning and logistics. By attracting high-quality attendees to your events, you’re also increasing your events’ standards by offering greater chances for relevant connections. If, on the contrary, you don’t care enough about the quality of your guests, you run the risk of […].

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Adrian Segar Speaker Tips Interview

Conferences that Work

After a one-day Participate! workshop for Dutch professional moderators, I was interviewed by Otto Wijnen about speaker and presentation tips for making presentations more effective by incorporating active learning. Apart from a brief introduction and closing in Dutch, the 13-minute interview is in English. Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participate!

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Are Business Cocktail Parties on the Way Out?

Memory Makers

You receive an invitation to a company dinner or conference, including the obligatory cocktail party. Do you attend? Or skip it and attend only the dinner? You know it will be the same old thing, feeling like a wall flower while the same few people congregate together, some over indulging at the bar. After all, the company is paying the tab, right, so why not drink up?

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Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin celebrates opening with star-studded launched party

Travel Daily Media

The post Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin celebrates opening with star-studded launched party appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. A glittering grand opening ceremony was held for in honour of Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin, the first Holiday Inn water park resort in Asia, earlier this month — and what an event it was. More than 400 guests, including many celebrities and VIPs, attended the event, which took place on Saturday night.

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Boost Event Engagement Through AV Design, and Event Tech

Endless Events

Event AV design isn’t just about adding color and music to your events. It also involves creating a unique experience that attendees will never forget. For instance, could you give a one-of-a-kind travel experience to your audience without them leaving their seats? That’s what one Grammy pre-event party just did using event AV design, as you can read below.

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19 Essential Destination Marketing Resources for Every New Destination Marketer

Crowdriff

If you’re new to destination marketing, there’s a ton of information to absorb – and since it’s such a specialized area, it can be challenging at first to figure out the best resources to learn from. That’s why we put together this roundup of helpful destination marketing resources for people starting their careers in destination marketing (and really anyone who wants to stay up to date with the industry).

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B2B Matchmaking Software or Networking Apps: Make the Right Choice

Eventtia

It’s not always your fault that people don’t click during your networking events or dynamics. You’ll discover plenty of reasons why attendees fail to build meaningful relationships at events. Not finding common business ground or general personality clashes are just some of them. However, in some cases, your poor decisions may lead to those unsatisfactory […].

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Meet Inspiration In Bermuda

BizBash

From turquoise water and pink-sand beaches to historic shipwrecks and mysterious caves, in Bermuda, inspiration comes naturally. Let the mystery.

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Plan a Scavenger Hunt for Your Next Team Building Activity

Memory Makers

Five teams raced through the streets of Old Town Scottsdale, each responding to directions received on their phones. One team member might be told to take a picture of the team jumping. Another person might be told to find a certain sculpture (Scottsdale is filled with public art) and count the number of fish in it. We raced; we looked for items; we photographed; we uploaded.

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“Stay inspired” GM Mark Meaney discusses the importance of MICE at Conrad Seoul

Travel Daily Media

The post “Stay inspired” GM Mark Meaney discusses the importance of MICE at Conrad Seoul appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Following the addition of Conrad Seoul to the city’s International Finance Centre, five years ago, the hotel has very quickly gone on to establish itself as one of the main players in the thriving capital hospitality industry.

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Data-driven Tips for Using Email Marketing to Promote Events

Endless Events

If you’re looking for a powerhouse way to engage your customers, generate leads, and build your brand, then hosting a series of killer events is the way to go. And, a majority of marketers agree. In fact, 83% of B2B marketers are heavily interested in events, and 80% of marketers believe events and event marketing are critical to their company’s success.

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Lessons from Creative DMOs: 11 Successful Destination Marketing Campaigns

Crowdriff

For DMOs, a new year and a new season are usually triggers for a fresh destination marketing campaign. You’re always looking for a fresh angle, something new to try, and a new way to wow prospective travelers. You’re always looking for creative inspiration. That’s why we’ve taken the time to create this list of 11 amazing destination marketing campaigns, look at what made them successes, and pull out what you can learn from them.

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How to Avoid the Hassle and Run High-Quality B2B Networking Events

Eventtia

I feel you, friend, and I don’t envy you. Planning B2B networking events can be a real struggle, even if you are an event professional. And if it’s not your case, the hassle can feel downright torturous. But either way, you still have to put on a good face and do everything you can to […]. La entrada How to Avoid the Hassle and Run High-Quality B2B Networking Events aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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New York’s Best Event Venue Just Got Better

BizBash

The Manhattan Center complex is known as New York’s premier event destination, with full-service production capabilities and experienced event professionals.

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33 Ways to Increase Dopamine to Boost Your Productivity

Endless Events

Psst, hey you. Want some dope? What do you mean you don’t do drugs? Hey hold on, don’t call the cops on me! Okay, I see the confusion. I actually meant dopamine. Isn’t dope short for dopamine? No? Huh, you learn something new every day. Increase Dopamine = More Productivity. What’s dopamine? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that our brain produces to nudge us into doing stuff.

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Core-Apps: How They Turn A Show Floor Into A Museum – #EventIcons Episode 99

Endless Events

We have two SPECIAL panelists for this week! In this #EventIcons episode, we have Jesse Snipper & Wayne Crawford from Core-apps. If you don’t know about Core-apps then join with us. In this show, Jesse and Wayne will tell you all about Core-apps, what they are doing, what technology they have for turning a show floor into a museum and many more!

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Unveiling the Dark Curtain: A Journey to Learning Event Production

Endless Events

Raise your hand if you willingly volunteered to be in this industry. Okay, now raise your hand if you accidentally fell into this crazy world of events and wouldn’t have it any other way? Today I will walk you through my journey to the dark side and my journey learning event production. . For me, I fall into the category of the latter. Through the eyes of society, some label me as an event planner.

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Diversity at Events – Best Tips For Event Profs – #EventIcons Episode 101

Endless Events

Diversity at events is a crucial part of any successful event. There is more pressure than ever on event organizes to make their events diverse and inclusive. While it may feel overwhelming to do so, we can assure you diversity at events is a great thing. By taking the steps to make a diverse and inclusive environment your event will flourish. Furthermore, when there is diversity and inclusion at events the interactions are more authentic and conversations will bring innovation and challenge nat

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Keeping Event Housing Profitable – #EventIcons Episode 100

Endless Events

With the shakeups in event housing recently you may be scrambling to figuring out how to keep event housing profitable. How do you incentivize attendees to stay in your hotel block? What can you do to foster community? Would you like to know how to leverage your locations and negotiate terms? You are in the right place. In this episode of #EventIcons Jeff Duncan of Meetingmax Inc. and Nadine Spitteler of A111 Power of Conference Service join us to cover everything you need to know to keep your e

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Successful Social Media Campaigns for Events

Endless Events

Do you know the saying that at the back of successful social media campaigns is an exhausted marketer? No? Well it might just be me then. But to be honest, with all the work and heart we already pour into our events, adding social media to the mix can be a bit too much. It demands you be always on and always creating, which can burn you out. Fear not, there is a solution!

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How to Make People Feel Comfortable at Your B2B Networking Events

Eventtia

Wouldn’t it be great to run B2B networking events that always give everyone a gratifying and meaningful experience each and every time? As wonderful as that sounds, in reality, that’s just not possible. There are certain factors that will make your guests feel awkward or unsafe when interacting with other attendees. After all, the very […]. La entrada How to Make People Feel Comfortable at Your B2B Networking Events aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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How the Total Cost of Ownership Can Help You Choose the Best Event Tech

Eventtia

The struggle is real: selecting the best event tech for your company is almost the same as deciding what kind of car you want to buy. The impressive variety of digital tools can drive even the calmest Buddhist monk crazy. From event management software and event mobile apps to event planning systems and registration platforms, […]. La entrada How the Total Cost of Ownership Can Help You Choose the Best Event Tech aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.