Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

Event tech trends are evolving faster than ever before. We are seeing giant leaps forward in technology. These giant leaps forward impact and shape the way we execute and plan events. The event tech trends we are listing today are being used everywhere at events and behind the scenes in planning. Below you can watch Will Curran of Endless Events , Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media talk all about their favorite 2019 Event Tech Trends at GOWEST.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to convention sponsorship. For many years, it involved brands shelling out dollars for exposure at conventions that catered to their target audiences. Now, with data and technology bringing advertisers closer to their audiences, brands expect to see clear and conclusive evidence that sponsorships yield sufficient return on investment.

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Techsytalk

MARCH 20, 2019

Corporate events include conferences, client events, internal meetings, parties, and team building events. It can be a one-day event or a week-long conference. However, making the event interesting is not an easy task. With big cities such as London, New York, and others hosting corporate events every month, event planners need to find new approaches to ensure attendees are engaged and entertained.

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Social Tables

MARCH 19, 2019

Think fundraising is losing its effectiveness? Think again. According to the latest research, overall charitable fundraising in the United States grew 4.2% in the last calendar year alone. Those and other nonprofit fundraising statistics point to an upward trend in giving for 2019 and beyond. In order to host a successful charity event, planners need to keep honing their business practices.

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

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Eventbrite

MARCH 26, 2019

Looking for ways to stay competitive in an increasingly crowded industry? Help your event shine with this useful planning checklist for conferences and corporate events. The post Your Essential Conference and Corporate Event Planning Checklist appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 20, 2019

Build your "event DNA" so that the experience constantly evolves to stay fresh, relevant, and top of mind for your audience. Planners and organizations work hard to make their events impactful and desirable to their audiences every year. But over time, every event must change in ways that prevent a competitor from developing a new event for that same audience and luring attendees away.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Four Seasons Hotel Houston Lobby. Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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Techsytalk

MARCH 21, 2019

Careers are oftentimes forged when people meet the right folks at the right times. This is especially true in the technology industry. All of you who are a part of this industry know very well how important it is to stay well connected and interact with your peers. Of course, tech events are where you get to meet your colleagues and get an insight into what they are currently working on.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 25, 2019

Post authored by Jeff Fugate, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Do you believe in magic? There are many ways to define magic. Here are a few entries I found on Webster’s online: The use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. An extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source.

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Eventbrite

MARCH 22, 2019

Most people attend an event with certain expectations. But that doesn’t mean they’re don’t want to be surprised. A shockingly good meal or craft beer, a mainstage experience that’s worth the ticket price and beyond, or even a delightful interaction or two with a sponsor that brings them closer to the brands they love. As […]. The post 14 Brand Activation Ideas Attendees Will Love appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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

MeetingsNet

MARCH 8, 2019

Statistics from a National Sleep Foundation report and an Edelman/Cvent attendee study show that promoting sleep to businesspeople could bring meeting-related benefits. The National Sleep Foundation is holding its annual Sleep Awareness Week from March 10 to 16, with this year’s theme “Begin with Sleep” highlighting the importance of good sleep habits for achieving personal and professional goals.

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Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2019

5G is the next mobile leap in technology. It will reshape how we use our mobile devices and 5G at events is going to be a huge deal. Do you remember when we all had flip phones with green and black screens? If you downloaded anything (and there wasn’t much to download!) it would take forever. With great improvements in tech, we moved on to smartphones and 4g allowing us to be connected to pretty much anything we desired in the palm of our hands.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2019

The hospitality industry is filled with brilliant women who give their all to make sure every guest has an exceptional experience. To mark International Women’s Day , Smart Meetings has been asking some of these powerful ladies to share how they found this career, what inspires them and their vision for the future. Read on and you may just find your inspiration. .

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 18, 2019

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g., clowns walking around or chairs suspended from the ceiling) onto a conventional format (e.g., a social or a group discussion) and claim their event is now “experiential” So what are the differences between genuine and a phony experient

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 5, 2019

Post authored by Donna Kastner, Founder of Retirepreneur. “Same is lame.”. So says Jay Baer in his latest bestseller, co-written with Daniel Lemin, Talk Triggers: The Complete Guide to Creating Customers with Word of Mouth. To win the hearts, minds, and loyal attendance for your event crowd, event professionals will need to set aside the predictable “Rinse & Repeat” playbook and serve attendees a few new experiences they won’t expect.

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Eventbrite

MARCH 14, 2019

The major stages of event planning have stayed pretty much the same over the past decade — but the technology and planning itself? Not so much. Now, there are all sorts of new tools available that make the process faster, more collaborative, and easier to manage. From email marketing to social media advertising and partnering […]. The post Event Life Cycle: Before, During & After an Event appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2019

Freeman cites six main areas of focus where event planners should benchmark their efforts and implement concepts that tap into present momentum. Experiential marketing giant Freeman has released the 2019 version of its Trend Lab, which presents trends in the events marketplace that can be leveraged to grow audiences over the next two years. After examining the behavioral, societal, and technological shifts taking place around the world, Freeman grouped the dozens of trends it found into six ar

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2019

Is your event safe from major event cybersecurity risks? Are you doing everything you can to secure your online data from attacks? As event profs, we hold so much data within our registrations, software, and events. We have peoples addresses, credit card numbers, emails, phone numbers, even flight, and hotel information. If you aren’t protecting people’s information you are making yourself and your clients an easy target for a cyber breach.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2019

A new Wi-Fi advance could significantly increase the speed at which planners and attendees communicate with their tech at events. Wi-Fi 6, the newest generation of broadband could be coming to a ballroom near you. Wi-Fi 6 will have a much higher data rate than Wi-Fi 5—three times faster. Improved Capacity and Battery Life. Speed alone doesn’t mean much, as the average tech consumer is unlikely to achieve Wi-Fi 6’s top speed in daily life.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Stay on time! Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. So one of the agreements I always ask for at the start of a session or conference is for organizers and participants to stay on time.

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MeetingPool

MARCH 13, 2019

Hot tech is taking hold in the event space. Are you ready to try something new for your participants? Here are 6 different ways to leverage one of the newest trends in event tech — AI. Take a quick read and click through to learn more from some of the companies noted below. Chatbots Chatbots […].

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BizBash

MARCH 11, 2019

Get inspired by the color schemes, floral decor, and other design trends that have emerged from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Emmy Awards.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 19, 2019

7 ways to measure your academic conference success beyond revenue and attendance. When it comes to academic conferences, measuring the success of your event is an essential part of ensuring it improves year-over-year. While revenue, number of tickets sold, and feedback from attendees are obvious ways to determine how well your event went, there are many other important data points that can provide a holistic overview of its reach and relevance.

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Endless Events

MARCH 27, 2019

How often do you wonder what’s the best video format for events? What may strike as a very simple matter, actually has quite a bit of juice to be squeezed! Choosing the best video format for events can get quite confusing, and here at Endless Events, we’ve kept our ears and eyes wide open. It’s a very common question, and it’s more than time it gets a valid answer!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Cities across the United States are going green this weekend—not of the eco-friendly sort. They will be sporting all shades of green in celebration of the annual St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. If you find yourself in one of these cities during the holiday, throw on some green, head to a pub, enjoy the festivities and embrace the culture. Chicago. Line up along the Chicago River at 9 a.m. to watch as it’s dyed an emerald green in celebration of the Irish holiday, followed by a parade —beginning on

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 11, 2019

For three months now, I’ve meditated for twenty minutes every day. Personally this is a big deal, as I’ve struggled to maintain a regular meditation practice for decades. I’ve resolved countless times to meditate daily, and fallen off the mindfulness wagon over and over again. Three years ago, I began attending silent meditation retreats and continue to do so a couple of times a year.

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Meeting Tomorrow

MARCH 21, 2019

Every event has it’s pros and cons and as a meeting planner, event manager or marketer that runs events you know that the days can be long and challenging. They can also be engaging and energizing. Which way an event feels to you at the end of the day is all about the choices you make, the mental approach you have, and your preparation for the event.

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BizBash

MARCH 6, 2019

From cookie bars to acrylic invites, here are some ideas for tabletop, catering, florals, and more that corporate event planners can borrow from the wedding industry.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 15, 2019

A recently released meetings-focused workbook for hoteliers can also help planners understand the negotiating leverage they have for each of their events. SocialTables—a Web-based event platform now under the Cvent corporate umbrella—recently published a guide aimed at hoteliers titled The Hotel Market Segmentation Workbook. Inside are tips and advice on how they can identify and court the types of group business that match the specific strengths of their property, and which will bring the most

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2019

Event planners everywhere now have the power of harnessing the immense potential of event apps. These handy platforms are great tools to help attendees engage with each other and make the most out of what you’re offering, but doubts on how to increase the adoption rates, and how to successfully implement the apps still loom over the industry. While the use of an app can be a particularly valuable addition to an event, the lack of knowledge when deciding to go for it might prove to be too m

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2019

When the going gets tough, event professionals with an ownership mindset get going. Attendees at Smart Meeting Northwest at the year-old Hotel Interurban in Seattle learned how to shift from a victim mindset to that of a thriver by adopting the attitude of and being a powerful giver. The day started with Dr. Dan Diamond, a former street mime who now works as part of a disaster emergency response team deployed to places such as Haiti and New Orleans.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 31, 2019

The post Marriott launches “one-stop-shop” for MICE planners in APAC appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Great Room at W Kuala Lumpur . Marriott International has launched Marriott Events Asia , a dedicated meetings and events website for the APAC region, designed for MICE professionals. The new website offers a comprehensive resource hub, developed with the end-user in mind.

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Amara Marketing

MARCH 27, 2019

1. The power of Smarketing team. Most of the tourism sector professionals are aware of the consumer habits changes of the last decade. Your potential customers are increasingly informed about holiday destinations, products and services and, within their relationship with hotel brands , require more and more personalized attention.

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Brownwell Incentive Travel

MARCH 13, 2019

Planning the perfect incentive trip comes naturally to Brownell’s experienced team of program managers. But what happens when there’s a bump in the road during your hard-earned getaway? Take a look at some real-life examples of how our team can ensure that your trip remains smooth, even when unexpected issues arise. Rain, rain, go AWAY! While we do our best to maintain every detail of our client’s trip, we haven’t been able to master controlling the weather yet.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2019

The tools and knowledge you need to become a meeting strategist for your organization. Sponsored by: Successful meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholder's expectations and reach your goals. From tools to assist with budget creation to meeting approval workflows and cost-effective venue sourcing, a great meetings management program takes a lot of effort.

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