Endless Events
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The Live Events Coalition has been making waves around the industry. After a pandemic almost put a complete stop to the industry, a group of people knew something had to be done. And so, they rallied together in the name of the events industry and all of the people who found themselves jobless and hopeless without a single warning. But what exactly is the Live Events Coalition?
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 31, 2020
Please stop treating adults like children at your conferences. (For an exception, see the end of this post.). With children there’s an argument for broadcast-style learning. Schools originally developed as establishments for improving the efficiency of oral communication of information. They did this by bringing many students together, so they could learn simultaneously from one teacher.
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Special Events
AUGUST 31, 2020
Wedding pro Kinsey Roberts shares tips on how event professionals can add new revenue streams successfully.
Stova
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
A hybrid event is one that combines a face-to-face (F2F) event at a physical location with a “virtual” online component for remote attendees. Hybrids will likely see widespread adoption as F2F meetings reemerge from the pandemic for a number of reasons: Some attendees may not wish to travel to the event for fear of contagion or other health and safety concerns.
Join us and connect with experts at the 3rd International Conference on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases”, scheduled on May 05-06, 2025 in Dubai, UAE with the theme of “Novel Progression Towards the Heart and Cardiovascular Research”.
Endless Events
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
?? The Best of the Best: Drumming Up Business: Virtual Events For Lead Generation: A Powerful Tool You Should Use! ? Are you struggling with virtual attendance? Maybe you’re not successfully integrating your event into people’s lives. You should watch our Virtual Event/Life Balance webinar to find out how to achieve attendee bliss! Inside Lands and the VMAs show us how it’s done ??.
Redfin
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 23: New listings of homes for sale were up 4% from a year ago—the largest increase since the four-week period ending March 15—but active listings continued to fall, down 28% from 2019. Pending home sales rose 20% year over year, even while continuing their near-term seasonal descent. This was the largest year-over-year increase since the four weeks ending October 25, 2015.
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Savannah DMC
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
After months of quarantine, it seems that the world is slowly but surely opening back up. And with the holiday season just around the corner, many are planning events and gatherings to celebrate. However, the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much alive, so how do you host or attend an event while protecting the safety of yourself and your loved ones?
AltexSoft Travel
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Online travel agencies are some of the youngest players in the travel market. Since their appearance in the 90s, they flipped travel distribution, became hotels’ biggest enemies , and changed how people research, plan, and buy their trips. And they’re not planning to stop with new startups emerging every year and massive businesses growing even more.
Redfin
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Meanwhile, San Francisco has experienced a flood of homes for sale as Americans flee dense, expensive cities. America’s housing shortage was intense before the coronavirus hit, with the number of homes for sale slumping 7% year over year in February. Now it’s even more acute: Supply dropped for the twelfth-straight month in July, plummeting nearly 20% to just 1.9 million homes—the lowest level of any July on record.
Special Events
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Longtime Special Events Magazine editor Lisa Hurley says good-bye.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Eventtia
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
When it comes to ticketing for events, it’s fair to say that Eventbrite is the go-to platform. In fact, given its huge popularity there’s a high chance that you’ve either hosted or attended an event on Eventbrite.
Meeting Tomorrow
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
SXSW. Google’s developer conference. Adobe Summit. One by one, the headlines rolled in as major companies cancelled their events in early March. As an audiovisual production company, our alarm bells grew louder and louder. We were hearing stories of events in hotel ballrooms being set-up and ready to go, only to be completely abandoned shortly before the event.
Redfin
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
You’ve been house hunting for weeks, possibly months, and now you’ve finally found a beautiful home that would be just perfect for your family. Already familiar with how to make an offer on a house , you submit what you believe is a competitive offer and anxiously wait for a response. After all, this could mean the end of your search if the home sellers accept your offer.
The Black Box Events
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
A short guide to getting to know your BEO. Answers to some questions you might have.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Hello DMC
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
While we may not be able to meet together for live events just yet, we’re using this time to be inspired and to expand and enhance the offerings in each of our markets, diving into the unique experiences that await our guests. We may not know the far-reaching effects and adaptations that live events will need to accommodate as we move to our new normal, but we will continue to use the guest experience as the primary driver of the services we offer, adapting our operations to meet the dynam
Meeting Tomorrow
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
You remember early March. Tom Hanks. The NBA shutting down the season. Toilet paper. In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 upended every facet of society — including, critically, education. At first, schools around the country were closing temporarily. Then, they were scrambling to teach students remotely through the end of the year. Many schools were finding it difficult if not impossible to buy computers and iPads for students because of a shortage in the supply chain.
Redfin
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Historically low rates are motivating homebuyers even though prices were up 8.2% year over year in July, effectively cancelling out the 6.9% increase in purchasing power. A homebuyer with a $2,500 monthly housing budget can afford a home priced $33,250 higher than a year ago, thanks to historically low mortgage rates. At a 3% mortgage interest rate—roughly the average 30-year fixed rate for July and August 2020 —a homebuyer can afford a $516,500 home on $2,500 per month, up from the $483,250 the
Redfin
AUGUST 31, 2020
After lots of thought and consideration, you’ve started to look for a new place to call home. As you spend time searching the housing market , you’ll need to know what your current home is worth. Knowing how to determine your home’s value will not only help you decide whether you should sell your home, but it will give you a guideline for the price your home may sell for once listed.
Redfin
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Nearly 55% of Redfin offers for homes faced bidding wars in August. Competition is still fierce in coastal California, and the market is also hot in more affordable places like Sacramento and Phoenix. Nationwide, 54.5% of Redfin offers on homes faced competition in August. Though that’s down from a revised rate of 57.3% in July, it’s the fourth month in a row that more than half of Redfin offers encountered bidding wars. .
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