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Tips for Corporate Event Planning, Enterprise Marketing, and Getting Event Sponsors

Endless Events

Top-level corporate event planning requires a certain skill set to pull off. You need to get sponsors to foot part of the bill for the event. You also need to do enterprise event marketing and take your management, analytics, and execution to a higher level. During the event itself, you need to accommodate VIP guests and influencers while also encouraging interaction among the other attendees.

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In the #MeToo Era, Is It Still OK to Hug?

MeetingsNet

People are pretty huggy in the meetings industry—but maybe it’s time to do a boundary check. At a session about sexual harassment at the giant hug-fest that is Meetings Professionals International’s World Education Congress, held this week in Indianapolis, Sarah Soliman, president and CEO of Soliman Productions said that a male friend greeted her with a hand out for a shake instead of the hug they’d shared for years.

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The declining influence of leadership positional power in a network society

Conferences that Work

Almost all organization leaders today wield positional power — the power of a boss to make decisions that affect others — and this is unlikely to change soon. But the growth of the network era , where leaders and workers need to connect outside the workplace in order to stay up to date professionally and to be open to new and innovative ideas, is creating a shift away from traditional hierarchical power models.

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How to Design a Beautiful Event Website for Your Attendees

Eventtia

Like it or not, aesthetics rule the internet. The event industry is not an exception. In most cases, the first contact people have with an event is through the website. Whether it’s the company page or a website you specifically built for the event, it must be highly attractive and friendly. If it’s not, you’ll […]. La entrada How to Design a Beautiful Event Website for Your Attendees aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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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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Conference Networking: How to Help Attendees Make Meaningful Connections

Endless Events

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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Get imaginative with MICE at Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach

Travel Daily Media

The post Get imaginative with MICE at Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach Swim Up Pool. When it comes to meetings and events Thailand is one of the leading players with an almost overwhelming range of hotels and conventions centres to choose from, especially in Bangkok, but now those MICE options have grown even wider with the introduction of Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin

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Why You Should Get Rid of the Business Cocktail Party

Eventtia

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about planning a networking session? Is it setting up different business categories for your attendees to ensure a better match? Or maybe you thought about finding ways you can guarantee valuable connections for your guests? Probably not. So what are you thinking about, then? […]. La entrada Why You Should Get Rid of the Business Cocktail Party aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Planning Sustainable Events: What You Must Know – #EventIcons Episode 116

Endless Events

Events can be super wasteful, from water and energy consumption to food waste there are a lot of areas we can improve upon in terms of planning sustainable events. What does planning sustainable events mean? What do you need to keep in mind when making your event more sustainable? Why should event planners really care? Can you really make a big impact on our world by planning sustainable events?

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Vienna House continues expansion with the signing of Frankfurt Airport hotel

Travel Daily Media

The post Vienna House continues expansion with the signing of Frankfurt Airport hotel appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Vienna House Easy Airport Frankfurt. Continuing its global expansion programme, Vienna House has announced a lease agreement with Argo Capital to open a new Vienna House Easy hotel in Raunheim, near Frankfurt International Airport.

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13 Stylish—and Functional—Ideas for Name Badges

BizBash

Event professionals’ opinions are divided on name tags: While some think they’re an efficient way to get attendees interacting, others.

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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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How to Design a Beautiful Event Website for Your Attendees

Eventtia

Like it or not, aesthetics rule the internet. The event industry is not an exception.

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Stay Connected: A Complete Guide to Conference Event Apps

Endless Events

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. Conference event apps are no longer a nice addition to your event, they are expected.

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Escape it or embrace it: How to watch or avoid the World Cup while in Dubai

Travel Daily Media

The post Escape it or embrace it: How to watch or avoid the World Cup while in Dubai appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. When the FIFA World Cup 2018 kicks off on 14 June, football fans in Dubai will be keeping their eyes peeled on where to watch the games. But we know not everyone is excited about the football frenzy – so we’ve got both bases covered.

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What Audiences Want: How to Maximize Attendee Engagement

BizBash

Want to make your attendees happy? Let Freeman show you how. Watch this video, then download our Engagement Guide.

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4 Surefire Ways to Measure Audience Engagement at Live Events

Social Tables

In this post, we’ll show you how to measure audience engagement using four very different tactics that any planner or event marketer can employ. Event planning isn’t easy. In fact, it takes our all sometimes: energy, time, effort, ideas, management, and even some sweat and tears. So when it’s all said and done, it’s only natural to that planners want to make sure that all of those efforts are validated.

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Conference Networking: How to Help Attendees Make Meaningful Connections/ ?Edit

Endless Events

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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Record breaking exhibitor numbers set to be smashed at ITB Asia 2018

Travel Daily Media

The post Record breaking exhibitor numbers set to be smashed at ITB Asia 2018 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. After the success of ITB Asia last year, the tenth anniversary event where over 940 exhibitors from 113 countries set up shop at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, it looked like 2017 was going to be a hard act to follow – but preliminary figures show ITB Asia 2018 is on target to smash that record.

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Go Beyond the Boardroom

BizBash

There's only one thing better than meeting in Bermuda: exploring an island full of mystery and charm at the end.

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4 Surefire Ways to Measure Audience Engagement at Live Events

Social Tables

In this post, we’ll show you how to measure audience engagement using four very different tactics that any planner or event marketer can employ. Event planning isn’t easy. In fact, it takes our all sometimes: energy, time, effort, ideas, management, and even some sweat and tears. So when it’s all said and done, it’s only natural to that planners want to make sure that all of those efforts are validated.

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C2 Montreal – Not Your Average Conference

Endless Events

Business and event planners around the globe are raving about this year’s C2 Montreal conference. There were over 6,000 participants that attended the C2 Montreal event this year and although the 2018 event was at the end of May, the groundbreaking is already planning for the 2019 conference with the theme of tomorrow. The C2 Experience. Most people go to the C2 event to experience the future of networking, but it’s completely different from any of the networking events most of us attend.

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American Express Canada Taps Local Artists to Launch Its New Campaign

BizBash

Last week, American Express Canada launched a new campaign that aims to highlight the brand’s commitment to having its customers'

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Why MoMA Switched Up This Event’s Layout for the First Time Ever

BizBash

This year, the Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden actually took place, well, in the garden. On May 31.

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