Sat.Sep 19, 2020 - Fri.Sep 25, 2020

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Why You Need A Virtual Event Strategy

Endless Events

It’s time to talk strategy – and virtual event strategy, at that! So here at Endless, we’ve been helping planners produce some very exciting digital experiences. And our lovely host today, Sarah Christl, is one of the amazing people who hop on calls with people to learn more about their events. And she noticed something during these chats.

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5 Ways to Encourage Pre-Event Networking For Virtual Events

Stova

One unique challenge of holding virtual events is the lack of in-person pre-event networking. For event attendees, a major draw of trade shows, business conferences, and other such events is the ability to network and speak with other professionals in their fields. At a virtual event, there is less of an opportunity for face-to-face interaction, so it can be difficult for attendees to know who they’d like to connect with before and after the event.

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A standing invitation for event and hospitality teachers

Conferences that Work

? ? Here’s a standing invitation for event and hospitality teachers. I will meet online with your class for free. During the COVID-19 pandemic, much education has moved online. One small silver lining of this disruption? It’s a good time to invite guest presenters into your online classroom. As an experienced facilitator and designer of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings, I love to share what I’ve learned during my four decades in the meeting industry.

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Sacramento, Austin and Phoenix Are the Most Popular Destinations For People Searching For Homes Outside Their Metro Area

Redfin

Remote work is accelerating the trend of migration away from expensive places like New York and San Francisco toward relatively affordable inland areas, where out-of-towners are winning bidding wars and driving up home prices. Nationwide, 28.7% of Redfin.com users looked to move to another metro area in July and August, up from 27.4% in the second quarter and the highest share since we started tracking migration.

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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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Hybrid Event Mistakes Can Happen To The Best Of Us

Endless Events

?? The Best of the Best: Mistakes Happen: The Hybrid Event Mistakes You Want To Avoid! How It’s Done: Tomorrowland 2020: The Virtual Event of The Year? Virtual Engagement: More Engagement At Virtual Events With The Sketch Effect! ?Make sure that you’re up to date on this year’s Virtual Event Trends. Fortnite is the new Madison Square Garden?

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How Here2Start increased attendance by 250% at its first online event

Eventtia

Here2Start is an initiative that helps and promotes international entrepreneurs to get their business started in the Netherlands. Launched in 2019, Here2Start runs a yearly international entrepreneurship festival with a guest country which for 2020 was Colombia. The aim of the festival is to put both the Netherlands and the chosen country on the map by gaining exposure and nurturing a community across both locations.

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Sustainable Living: 10 Tips for a Greener Home

Redfin

Imagine a house where every electronic component and device is powered by the sun. Where every raindrop that hits your roof is used to water the yard, even on dry days. Where your trash is turned into fertilizer, which in turn is used to grow produce for your dining room table. Surprisingly, this idea of sustainable living already exists for many homeowners and can also be a reality for your home.

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Education Essentials: September 2020

FICP

Partnerships and Collaboration. [ pahrt -ner-ship]. 1. the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest. . 2. an association of persons joined as.

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8 Best Lead Generation Strategies for Online Events [Guest Post]

Eventtia

It’s easy to think of the popularity of online events in isolation. As if their rise was due to something specific. Nothing’s farther from the truth.

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Your Guide to Holidays at Home

CSI DMC

Your Guide to the Holidays at Home. Only 68 days until December 1st! As we make our way into the colder months, we expect that a little extra seasonal magic would do a world of good this year. With that, we bring you CSI DMC’s guide to the holidays at home, featuring considerations for celebrations in the time of COVID-19 and a little inspiration to get you started.

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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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Affordable Areas Outside Big Cities Are Heating Up the Fastest As the Pandemic Changes Homebuyers’ Priorities

Redfin

Relatively inexpensive areas outside major cities—like El Dorado County, just east of Sacramento, and Camden County, across the river from Philadelphia—are gaining ground with homebuyers as New York City and San Francisco lose steam. Housing markets that offer homebuyers more bang for their buck and are located outside of major cities—but within driving distance—are heating up, with relatively affordable places including El Dorado County, CA and Camden County, NJ rising in popularity as house hu

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On recovery track: Slow but steady rebound of corporate travel

Travel Daily Media

The post On recovery track: Slow but steady rebound of corporate travel appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Over 50% of organisations have begun travelling again but with stipulations, according to the third phase of the ‘State of the Market’ survey by FCM Travel Solutions. Conducted by FCM’s consulting arm 4th Dimension (4D), the final phase of this survey consisted of one-to-one interviews in August 2020 with 250 of FCM’s multi-national large-scale clients globally in over

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Hotel Buyouts – Creating the Bubble

FICP

In light of current travel standards and expectations brought on by the global pandemic, we must embrace enhanced cleanliness and physical distancing requirements to do our part in stopping the.

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The Role Gastronomy Plays In Travel

Incentive Meeting Services

Gastronomy is one of the hottest buzzwords out there these days, but what exactly does it mean? The technical definition, per Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “the art or science of good eating.

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10 Cute Homes For Sale Under the National Median Price of $328.4K

Redfin

When you think about a cute home, you might imagine a small and cozy cabin perched on the side of a river, or maybe you picture a modern condo with a quaint patio overlooking the city. We view cute homes as any home that’s cozy, quaint, and has plenty of character — whether large or small. Whatever your definition, we think “cute” homes are even better when they’re affordable. .

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Send Off Summer With Inspiration From This Outdoor Social Event

BizBash

New York-based event designer David Stark soaked up the last moments of the season with an all-out summer-inspired theme for this private backyard birthday celebration.

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Who's News for September 24, 2020

Special Events

Special events business news this week includes two retirements and a new website

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Trends in Gastronomy

Incentive Meeting Services

Every year, people are constantly coming up with new ways to consume foods in a healthier, more sustainable, or more satisfying manner. While some trends crash and burn, others take over the industry and reshape how we l.

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Home Prices Just. Keep. Climbing. National Median Now Up 14% from Last Year

Redfin

Pending sales rose 29%, and new listings jumped 6% from last year. Key housing market takeaways for 434 U.S. metro areas during the 4-week period ending September 20: The median home sale price increased 14% from 2019 to $319,978—the highest on record. The 14% year-over-year increase was the largest since August 2013. Since the four-week period ending July 5, home prices have increased 6.6%.

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Fine Dining vs. Fast Casual

Incentive Meeting Services

Living in a COVID-19 world, we’ve had to change our everyday practices and adapt to a new lifestyle, of which a big portion includes how we eat. While the contents of what we eat haven’t changed drastically (though we’ve.

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SmartSource IT and AV Solutions Offering Two New Kiosks to Help Organizations Contain the Spread of COVID-19

Special Events

SmartSource is now offering two new kiosks designed to help organizations contain the spread of COVID-19.

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New-Construction Home Listings Drop 4% in August, Reversing Course From July’s Rebound

Redfin

The new-homes market is recovering—with sales on the rise—but hurdles including a lumber shortage are still hampering builders. New listings of newly-built homes dropped 4.1% year over year to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 74,000 in August, reversing course after a 3.8% gain in July. Meanwhile, new listings of existing homes grew 5.2%. “There’s plenty of demand for new homes, but builders are facing a unique and costly set of hurdles as they attempt to satisfy that demand,” said Redfin chief eco