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Virtual Event Timeline: How Long Does It Take To Plan?

Endless Events

In good old Endless fashion, it’s time to get real. Today we want to tackle the issues pertaining to a virtual event timeline. And there’s a reason we’ve been holding out on this. You see, it’s been a crazy year – no need to dwell on that or explain why. In the early stages of COVID-19, as an industry, it felt like we were slapped across the face and thrown into a fire pit of despair.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE Blog

Angeles Moreno is the founder of the Creative Dots , a company that helps corporations design their customer journey and create a culture of customer-centricity. Angeles has been in the events industry for over 30 years and possesses international experience with a large network. Entrepreneurship is in her DNA. She has launched and run two companies during past crises and was able to overcome the obstacles they presented to her.

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Hotel Events & COVID – How is the Pandemic Likely to Impact MICE?

Ram's Blog

COVID-19 has no doubt put a dent in everyone’s business plans, but it has especially affected the hotel industry by taking away a major source of revenue that comes from events and travel. In part one of “How Things Are Likely to Be Post-Pandemic”, let’s discuss this topic in relation to MICE travel and events.

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COVID-19, in-person meetings, and wishful thinking

Conferences that Work

This is not an easy post to write. The pandemic’s impact on lives and businesses has been devastating. COVID-19 has virtually eliminated in-person meetings: our industry’s bread and butter. In order to overcome the many significant challenges created by the coronavirus, the meeting industry has made valiant efforts to rethink in-person meetings.

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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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Why Hybrid Events Are Our Immediate Future

Stova

As nearly every industry attempts to shift its processes in response to COVID-19, event planning has been particularly shaken by the pandemic. While there’s no telling what will happen in the long-term future, it’s clear that hybrid events are an immediate solution to the question of how to return to a “new normal.”.

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Three Things Every Virtual or Hybrid Special Event Needs

Special Events

Marketing expert D. Channing Muller shares three essentials to make virtual/hybrid special events successful.

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Homebuyer Interest in Rural Areas Rises, With Prices Up 11% in July

Redfin

There’s more demand—and less supply—for rural and suburban neighborhoods than cities as the pandemic influences homebuyer preferences. Still, prices are up 6.7% in urban areas. The housing market is hottest in less densely populated areas, with July data showing more buyer interest in rural and suburban neighborhoods than cities. . For homes in rural areas nationwide, the median sale price increased 11.3% year over year in the four weeks ending August 2, and it rose 9.2% in suburban areas.

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How to Plan Multilingual Virtual Events

Stova

Virtual event software is becoming more and more sophisticated, enabling experiences that surprise and awe audiences. With this, organizers are doubling and in some cases, tripling their pre-COVID-19 events attendance, attracting international participants from across the globe. In addition, historically global events, such as Spark AI , are switching to a full-virtual solution , becoming more accessible than ever to their thousands of attendees.

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Training Your Events Sales Staff for Success

Special Events

Event rental expert Lisa Krumm Anhaiser shares tips for developing a successful sales team

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New Integration: Embed Zoom into Eventtia's Virtual Stage

Eventtia

Eventtia is delighted to announce that it has a new integration which allows Zoom to be embedded into Eventtia’s virtual stage.

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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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Luxury Home Prices Bounce Back, Rising 1.2% in Early Summer

Redfin

High-end home prices are showing strength during a recession as the coronavirus pandemic drives demand for extra bedrooms, home offices, big backyards and pools. The median sale price for luxury homes in the U.S. rose 1.2% year over year to $825,000 during the three months ending July 31. The rebound comes after a record decline in the spring, when luxury prices dropped 1.7% as the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. economy into a standstill.

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#ThrowbackThursday: 12 Event Design Ideas from Past Summer Benefits

BizBash

While this summer's philanthropic galas and balls were taken off the calendar, that doesn't mean we can't revel in the steal-worthy design ideas of past events.

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Marina Bay Sands unveils industry’s first hybrid event broadcast studio

Travel Daily Media

The post Marina Bay Sands unveils industry’s first hybrid event broadcast studio appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Marina Bay Sands has launched a state-of-the-art hybrid event broadcast studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in a first for the industry, as the award-winning venue paves the way to redefine the future of meetings.

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Here’s Some Hybrid Event Inspiration For You!

Endless Events

?? The Best of the Best: Hybrid Inspo: 5 Hybrid Event Examples To Inspire Your Process. ? With everything going virtual, make sure you’re up to date with all the information you need to plan a virtual event by downloading our Virtual Events Handbook! Exploratory Events ??. With each passing day, I see a new “type” of event pop up that blows my mind.

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How to Make an Offer on a House

Redfin

Purchasing your first home is a big move. For some, it represents the independence they’ve been striving for, while others see their home purchase as a path to financial security and a way to create a safe haven for their family. . As a homebuyer, you have choices about how you approach the transaction. You can go it alone, without representation, or you can have a real estate agent assist you through the homebuying process.

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Home Improvements and Modifications for Aging in Place

Redfin

Now more than ever before, we’re seeing more adults choosing to live at home as they grow in years, or what is known as aging in place, and maintain their lifestyle for as long as possible, rather than moving into a nursing home or assisted care center. In fact, three-quarters of adults 50 years and older would prefer to remain in their homes as they age, according to a survey by AARP.

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How to Transform a Shed into the Perfect Backyard Office

Redfin

As working from home continues to become the new norm, you might be feeling like your current home office just isn’t making the cut anymore. If your office doesn’t let in much natural light, or you’re lacking the space for a dedicated work area, or you just need a change of scenery, a backyard office is a perfect solution. Moving your office from the indoors to the outdoors can give new life to your work day, especially as the weather cools down.

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Unseasonably Hot Late-Summer Housing Market: Prices Up 10%, Pending Sales Up 13%

Redfin

Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 9: Home sale prices were up 10% year over year—the largest increase in over six years—to another new all-time high of over $314,000. Prices keep climbing month over month, bucking typical seasonality. 46% of homes had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market, the highest level since at least 2012 (as far back as our data on this measure goes).

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Just 6% of Homes Held Open Houses During First Week on Market in July, Down From 16% a Year Earlier

Redfin

Surging homebuyer demand has prompted some sellers to host open houses during the pandemic, but group showings remain much less common than normal due to coronavirus risk, Redfin agents say. Nationwide, 6% of homes that were put up for sale in July held an open house in their first seven days on the market. While that marks a rebound from 1% in April, when millions of buyers and sellers across the country were placed under stay-at-home orders, it remains below the 15-20% levels we saw both a yea

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Health and safety top concerns for Asia Pacific business travellers in post-COVID era

Travel Daily Media

The post Health and safety top concerns for Asia Pacific business travellers in post-COVID era appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. New research commissioned by SAP Concur in May-June 2020 provides important insights that are shaping a new normal for business travel. The data suggests travel will continue to play an irreplaceable role in meeting critical business needs.

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RNC Goes In-Person: Hope Or Mistake?

Endless Events

It’s recently been announced that the Republican National Convention will take place in-person. So not virtual, not hybrid , but fully old school. Understandably, this has been received by people all over the country with mixed reactions. Some are in chock. And some are in agreement. Others simply don’t know what to think anymore. But what we want to discuss today is how we should feel from the perspective of event professionals.

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