Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. Over the course of these challenging months, many event profs came to us with a series of different problems and doubts. These went from all things attendee engagement to more specific tech-related issues. But without a shadow of a doubt, the most common misconceptions all surrounded the same thing – the virtual event budget.

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The Abbi Agency

APRIL 9, 2021

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and its consumer-facing product, Nevada Health Link is leading the charge on an aspect of our lives that is increasingly vital: health insurance. The Abbi Agency intimately understands the Nevada community and our state’s healthcare landscape, and with a diverse portfolio of such projects under our belt, we are proud to say that we have been chosen as the agency of record for the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange/Nevada Health Link.

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Social Tables

APRIL 6, 2021

Skip to content Menu Solutions Interactive Floor Plans Collaborative event sales software that increases qualified leads and drives direct revenue. Event Diagramming Collaborative event management software that saves time, boosts revenue and drives loyalty. NEW Sales & Catering CRM Seamlessly manage and optimize group sales performance across your entire portfolio.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. On Thursday, April 8, Global Meetings Industry Day featured several in-person and virtual events that highlighted the importance of the meeting, incentive, convention, and trade-show industry, while also educating planners on the new landscape they will operate in going forward.

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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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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2021

Talking about event budgeting can understandably seem daunting and confusing. What even goes into budgeting for an event and how can we know for sure that we can trust a certain event production company? The trusted hosts of Event Brew are not afraid to talk about budgets, though, so neither should you! In today’s Event Brew podcast, Will encourages Dustin, Nick, and Thuy to talk candidly about event budgeting.

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The Abbi Agency

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s been 13 years since our founder, Abbi Whitaker , struck it out on her own to start our scrappy, fierce agency. Since then, we’ve grown from a single-digit team to an award-winning powerhouse made up of 30+ marketing experts. Today, we’re happy to announce that our team’s grown even bigger and better with the addition of three new hires.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 9, 2021

Omni-channel designer? Technical event producer? A GMID session dives into the changing meetings-department landscape. As meetings departments react to the rise of virtual events, jobs are evolving. Howard Givner, founder of the Event Leadership Institute, took a look at the roles and skill sets now in demand during a virtual session at Meeting Professional International’s Global Meeting Industry Day program on April 8.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2021

This week’s #EventIcons episode is particularly special because Sarah welcomes four of her amazing coworkers from Endless Events to the podcast. They are here to talk about virtual fatigue, one of the first and most talked about challenges of going virtual. As the first point of contact for event planners, Syd Griffith, Karmen Jericevic, John Pistotti, and Ambre Wade know how to decipher what their needs are and how to create solutions for better virtual audience engagement.

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Stova

APRIL 8, 2021

It may sound challenging to brand a virtual event in the same way as you would a live event, but it’s easier than you might expect. You can forgo the physical banners, signs and branded pens, instead harnessing the power of smart technology on virtual event platforms like MeetingPlay Virtual to bring every aspect of your live event to life through a screen.

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Special Events

APRIL 5, 2021

Gladiator Productions held a COVID-friendly event for the launch of Ole Henriksen’s newest product.

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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

APRIL 6, 2021

As of June 15, indoor gatherings can take place with participants wearing masks. Convention centers and other venues hosting 5,000 or more will need attendees to be tested or show vaccination proof. With California’s Covid-19 outbreak dramatically improved—average daily cases are at about 2,000 from more than 40,000 in January across a population of 40 million—Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that June 15 is the date when indoor gatherings greater than 100 people will be allowed, provided tha

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Achieve Incentives

APRIL 5, 2021

The role of an event planner continuously lands among the top five most stressful jobs in the United States. That was pre-COVID-19. Today, meeting professionals are tasked with leading health and safety risk mitigation at a brand new, monumental level. In a post-2020 world, the health and safety of attendees is priority number one. That’s why we are here to share how you can ensure YOUR self-care and sanity is also a priority as you make endless critical decisions to lead a safe event.

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ITA Group

APRIL 6, 2021

7 Things That Cause Nurse Turnover (and 8 Things That Stop It). Nurse turnover has been plaguing the medical industry for decades, and as years pass, the concern remains costly and harmful to hospitals and patients alike: According to the 2020 National Healthcare Retention & RN Staffing Report , each percent change in RN turnover will cost/save the average hospital an additional $306,400/yr.

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Special Events

APRIL 8, 2021

Fundraising galas are turning to the power of virtual.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 9, 2021

A recent survey finds greater demand for touchless experiences, less emphasis on healthy food choices, and more. Meeting professionals are changing their thinking about food and beverage as the return to in-person events arrives. While the quality of offerings remains their top concern, safety procedures are a near-equal priority in today’s environment.

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Redfin

APRIL 9, 2021

We all have spent a great deal of time in our homes over this past year. And like the rest of us, you probably spent a good chunk of time browsing your favorite real estate app. If so, it’s probably safe to say you have been inspired by looking at the interior of hundreds of houses and now you’re considering ways you can improve your own space, right?

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Eventtia

APRIL 8, 2021

Launching a new product is a momentous occasion for any company. You’ve spent months fine-tuning prototypes, the launch strategy and the product road map.

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ITA Group

APRIL 8, 2021

Examples of Adding Personalization to Channel Incentive Programs. Personalization is one of the ways to make a stellar partner experience inside your program. New research tells us it also happens to be one of the single most important things you can do to increase the amount a partner sells or influences your brand ( check out the research for yourself ).

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Ulterior Events

APRIL 9, 2021

This week we gain an Industry Member Insight as we talk to new SITE member, Graham Alderman , owner and Managing Director at UK-based Ulterior Events. Founded by Graham’s father in 1991, Graham is proud to be able to continue his father’s legacy as this year they celebrate 30 years in business. Graham’s passion for travel and delivering once in a lifetime experiences has seen him driving classic cars across Provence, Bollywood dancing in Jaipur and masterminding safaris in Botswana.

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Redfin

APRIL 8, 2021

As we grow older, our needs and capabilities change, and not all homes are designed to support this change along with us. It’s common to upsize your home when your household is growing – whether to accommodate children, pets, or simply because you need an extra room for a home office. But what once was the perfect home, may now be too hard to manage and maintain in your golden years. .

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 6, 2021

The post Maiden edition of ITB India opens today appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The first edition of ITB India and South Asia, an all-virtual event, is opening today, and over the next three days, it will present a virtual business-to-business travel and tourism trade show platform for India and South Asia through to closing ceremony 9 April.

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Global DMC partners

APRIL 6, 2021

GDP stands by its partners, helping them to expand and strengthen despite the challenges of the global pandemic, while growing its presence both in the U.S. and internationally Global DMC Partners (GDP), the premier global resource for virtual, hybrid and in-person events, has recently welcomed new.

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Ulterior Events

APRIL 6, 2021

Check out the 8th edition of inCONVERSATION Vodcast series. Graham spoke about the history of the family business, special event memories, and working together to rebuild destination trust. The post Graham Alderman talks to inVOYAGE appeared first on Ulterior Events.

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Meet Green

APRIL 5, 2021

In this month’s #MeetGreenChat we discussed Earth Day! We had fun with some trivia questions and then share our own thoughts around Earth Day and celebrations. What year was the very 1st Earth Day? Almost! 1970 is the correct answer!!! #MeetGreenChat [link]. — MeetGreen (@MeetGreen) April 7, 2021. Why was it created? A2) Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, after he noticed people protesting the Vietnam War, but not putting any pressure on government about the damage being done to the p

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 5, 2021

If people come to meetings to learn, how can we create the best environment for them to do so? It turns out that trust and safety are prerequisites for optimum learning at meetings. Let’s explore why. How we learn at meetings. For over twenty years, we’ve known that adults learn 90% of what they need to know to do their job via informal learning.

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