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How to Plan a Music Festival: 10 Mistakes You’re Making

Endless Events

There’s something about being in a wide open space that makes outdoor music festivals so special. But, while there’s a magical experience awaiting those who attend, are you all over the planning side of things? After all, music festivals are often large in scale, spanning multiple days and drawing huge crowds. But all those factors mean if you take a shortcut, a lot of attendees could be affected, and the success of your event may be a disappointment.

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Welcome back Traverse City Film Festival!

Motivation Excellence

The Traverse City Film Festival is back. Held every year at the end of July, this annual event was created in 2005 to help “save one of America’s few indigenous art forms—the cinema.” The mission of this non-profit organization, co-founded by Oscar-winning film director Michael Moore, is to show great movies that represent excellence in filmmaking; in particular, independent films and documentaries that make you think.

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5 Tips for Planning Fundraising Events That Exceed Expectations

Social Tables

Planning fundraising events successfully comes with it’s own unique strategy and plenty of moving parts. In this guest post, Accelevents co-founder and COO Zach Hagopian breaks down the five most crucial tips he’s learned from his own experience organizing an annual event in Boston. As a fundraising enthusiast, I’ve worked with thousands of fundraising events of all sizes to help create an incredible donor experience and raise more money.

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It's Time to Re-invent Networking [VIDEO]

Eventtia

“How to Overcome Your Fear of Networking Events,”. “5 Hacks for Overcoming Social Anxiety and Networking Like a Pro,”. “What To Say At Networking Events To Eliminate Awkward Moments”. … These are just a few of the 16,800,000 results you’ll see when you Google “ fear of networking.”.

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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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Motivate Your Event Staff With These Tips

Endless Events

You can’t have a top-notch event if you don’t have top-notch event staff. I think we can all agree to that. While you can do everything in your power to equip them for their work, the main driver of their performance is their motivation. Are you making sure to motivate your event staff to do their best? Is your staff happy at work? There are many ways to give your staff a boost like rewarding them with incentive travel.

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Create memorable learning experiences and connections at simple workshops

Conferences that Work

I often design and facilitate workshops for association members who mostly haven’t met before. The desired outcomes are for each participant to gain useful and relevant professional insights, and to make significant new connections. During the workshops each participant shares and receives consulting from a small peer group on a current personal professional challenge.

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China to host first World Food Tourism Conference

Travel Daily Media

The post China to host first World Food Tourism Conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The first World Food Tourism Conference will be held in China’s Panda paradise Chengdu on 5-6 September 2018 simultaneously with the Travel Trade Market 2018 (TTM). Co-organised by Europe Asia Global Link Exhibitions (EAGLE) a joint-venture of Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) and VNU Exhibitions Asia and Discovery MICE, the Chengdu Conference is ready to host 100 local and inte

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10(ish) Questions with a CrowdRiffer: Kiyoye, Product Education Manager

Crowdriff

Meet Kiyoye! Kiyoye joined CrowdRiff as our Product Education Manager in February, creating knowledge base content for customers, to help them make the most out of CrowdRiff. When she’s not creating educational content for our customers, she’s playing beach volleyball on our “Spike Up Your Life” company team! Get to know her more (and how to pronounce her name!

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Weird Science: 9 Rental Items for Setting a Morbid Mood

BizBash

From autopsy tables to floating heads in jars, here’s a look at some decorative accessories, seating options, and spooky props.

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The Role of A Creative In Events – #EventIcons Episode 123

Endless Events

Do you ever feel like your events are missing something but you aren’t sure what? Do you find yourself wishing that you had better content, interesting videos and more. If so you may be missing a creative role from your event team. They are visionaries who help tell your story, take your visions and make it a reality. On top of that, they make sure your overall concept is cohesive and all your details are covered.

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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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Despite Brexit, London is still Europe’s top city for MICE

Travel Daily Media

The post Despite Brexit, London is still Europe’s top city for MICE appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. London. Despite the uncertainty of Britain’s economy post-Brexit, felt by many within the travel industry, there is solace to be found in recent data collected by meetings and events specialists Cvent. This data puts the UK capital at the top of its list of Europe’s favourite MICE locations – for the fourth year in a row.

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Palé Hall hits the target with new MICE experiences

Travel Daily Media

The post Palé Hall hits the target with new MICE experiences appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Welsh five star hotel Palé Hall has announced the launch of its new series of bespoke corporate packages this week. Found on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, Palé Hall has upgraded its MICE offering (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) and will now host a range of action-packed activities to complement the natural beauty of its location.

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Venues Investing in More Sophisticated Virtual Site Visits

BizBash

This tour of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis starts out like a typical site visit. There’s the walk past the check-in.

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Bring a whimsical approach to your next off site event. fried chicken and doughnuts from Astro

BizBash

Big doughnuts. Small doughnuts. Doughnut-and-fried-chicken sandwiches. There's no such thing as a bad choice when we cater your next party.

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August 1, 2018: MGM Resorts Becomes First Gaming Partner of the N.B.A., Couples Are Turning Wedding Viewing Parties Into Lavish Events, Jennifer Lopez to Receive Video Vanguard Award at V.M.A.s

BizBash

1. MGM RESORTS BECOMES FIRST GAMING PARTNER OF THE N.B.A.: After the Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to legalize gambling, the N.B.A. announced it had formed a partnership with MGM Resorts.

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Why This Business Convention Encouraged Attendees to Bring Their Entire Families

BizBash

One challenge involved in multi-day conferences is convincing attendees the event is worth spending time away from their families. To.

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Make Your Meeting an Unforgettable Occasion

BizBash

There’s only one thing better than a group meeting in Bermuda; it’s discovering the island’s uncharted charm at the end.

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How Denver Is Becoming the Home of the Slow Food Movement

BizBash

Slow Food Nations returned to Denver for its second weekend-long festival, attracting more than 20,000 attendees, from July 13 through.

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See How This Whiskey Brand Transported Consumers to Scotland—Without a Passport

BizBash

Scottish spirits brand the Macallan is no stranger to launching tech-focused marketing strategies to connect with consumers. Last year, the.

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Why Spotify Put Music Fans In a Bubble

BizBash

Atop a hill at sunset with a backdrop of the Los Angeles skyline, Australian-South African singer-songwriter Troye Sivan began a.

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15 Ways Beauty Brands Play with Product and Color at Events

BizBash

Product displays at beauty events are a bit of a no brainer, but now brands are having fun with them.

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Panorama 2018: How Brands and Artists Engaged Guests Amid Festival Obstacles

BizBash

Panorama music and art festival returned to New York’s Randall’s Island Park for another year July 27 to 29, but.

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14 Noteworthy Event Ideas & Products From BizBash Live: Los Angeles

BizBash

This year’s edition of BizBash Live: Los Angeles took place on July 18, drawing nearly 1,500 local event and meeting.