Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures. Her response: attendee education. We’re not educating our attendees about the destination enough. We forget about the hype up; our registration experience is really boring.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Tips & tricks for event planners. So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . Check it out for how-tos and guides, but also some insights into the life of being an event planner.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

When we talk about the most popular event platform features , we typically think of registration and ticketing , integrations, gamification, and analytics reporting, for example. But what good are any of those if event planners are not taught how to use them or if they stop working mid-event? Customer Support Should Be The Standard.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. This is a win-win for both attendees and planners. As planners we are responsible for the impact our events have on the earth. Tailored Break Out Session Paths .

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

He continues: “HubSpot Academy led me to understand that the academy was started for customer education, retention, and upselling. So as my journey at HubSpot unfolded, I realized more and more that creating demand not just through content but education sparks a community that gets people talking. Mark’s #1 Tip for Event Planners.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With a reported 350-400 registrants, the summit will be attended by planners, suppliers, domestic and international buyers, press and cultural heritage and climate community representatives. Downtown Richmond, Virginia How to Get Involved Registration for POPS is open now and the registration information can be found here.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. This is a win-win for both attendees and planners. As planners we are responsible for the impact our events have on the earth. Tailored Break Out Session Paths .

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

No wonder registrations soared off the charts. Conduct surveys, analyze behavioral data from past events, talk to registrants and read comments they post in chat. What if registrants are divided? We’ll talk more about ROI in a minute, but first let’s answer planners’ top questions about hybrid events. Know your audience.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

We have many planner friends who say the toughest challenge is planning two meetings in one. You can easily shift your live audience to attend online by adding virtual registration codes so check that your registration company can accommodate both. You can double the registration income. They are right.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 8, 2025

While weve made progress as an industry toward more sustainable event practices, how can planners assume a climate-focused role to help move the needle further? In the scientific community, for example, potential registrants are opting not to travel to in-person events because of their environmental impact.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. That should be the guide for determining the experience as a planner. What is the experience you would prefer as an attendee?

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether planning private celebrations, non-profit fundraisers, or corporate conferences, the goal of the event planner is to visualize their client’s idea and then bring that vision to life. But how do event planners accomplish this task? What does an event planner do, exactly? So what does an event planner do?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

After a year of virtual events, it’s no surprise that planners and attendees are eager to get back to in-person events. But even as things start to return to normal, health and safety will continue to be a top priority for meeting planners and attendees alike.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

While it’s hard to make absolute predictions of what we can expect from the future, we can absolutely make educated guesses. Several planners and tech companies already see hybrid as the certain future of our industry. Planners can’t continue to expect speakers to just figure everything out for themselves.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Whether event planners intentionally design them or not, attendees will have had an experience at an event. In a sense, all events are experiential.

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2021

As soon as attendees get access into the platform, they’re able to see what sessions would be most interesting to them based on how they signed up in the registration process. According to Will, event planners’ biggest nightmare is that platforms aren’t exempt from Murphy’s law. ” Personalization Is Key!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Smart Meetings hosted Emily Scheiderer, senior director of education, sales and services at Destinations International (DI), Michelle Moore, senior director of meeting sales and services at Experience Kissimmee and Rory G. She goes on to explain the three E’s: Examine, engage and educate. To educate, look to post-event reporting.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 30, 2023

A collaboration among several industry associations results in a three-day agenda in March for education and networking in metro D.C. On March 8, an event called Showcase, co-managed by PCMA and DI, will also bring together planners and suppliers for idea-sharing and networking.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With a passion for inclusive and accessible event content starting from the very beginning of an event team’s strategy and operations, the All In toolkit from Google and its partners can push the goal of DEI while spreading education and awareness.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Maybe you’re throwing a big educational summit. Pulling in your event planners and graphic designers to tour the venue with you is a good idea. Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

On the agenda was registration, set-up and lots of discovery during Smart Monday powered by MPI. Event planners may not realize it, but they are changing lives by bringing people together. Funds raised went to research and education for the benefit of the entire industry. Living Legacies.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

In some cases, event planners are fixing the plane in mid-air, but three key themes have emerged to define how events will continue building upon their own success: management, engagement and growth. Event planners will refer to event venues not as ‘online’ or ‘in-person’ but as hybrid. Evolutionary Changes.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 10, 2021

He’s all about building meaningful relationships and event planners staying in full control of their events. Event platforms unquestionably satisfy event planners’ needs, but are they really the only way to go forward? Press play and find out! Third-Party Event Platforms Rule The Industry.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. The deficiencies of meeting planning textbooks and education. Most assume that a meeting planner is all they need.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

Two out of five organizers said that staying within budget was one of their biggest priorities when booking a speaker, topped only by audience engagement (67 percent) and education for the audience (49 percent). Lack of timely communication was the second-highest complaint among speakers (16 percent) and the third among planners (14 percent).

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Meanwhile, the 800-pound gorilla in the streaming meeting space, Zoom, announced this month that it is launching Zoom events, an all-in-one platform that will include a “build your own event hub,” ticketing and registration and a management dashboard for multi-day and multi-track conferences. Not all will survive,” he warned.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2020

And even though planners have been avidly consuming educational content on the topic, there are still misconceptions going around. Just as planners are changing up how they bring people together, we, as a production company, are mixing up how we capture and deliver content. Confirmed registration numbers.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That included a gifting experience at registration that allowed all attendees to choose their own swag from a shopping lounge, feathered friends both evenings and a light show that highlighted the fun of the destination care of Go Drone Shows. Don’t forget to pamper the planner. James left the audience with one more piece of advice.

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Endless Events

MARCH 5, 2020

“There was someone who was a wedding planner and then turned into a wedding planning trainer. “You just volunteer at the registration desk and then you’ve got a full access pass to go attend all the educational events. And the education attendees seem like it’s been less and less.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As part of its efforts to educate its employees, clients and industry, the company created a list of seven sustainable action areas. We are trying to organize it to help event planners think about just seven. An interesting detail about both the UN SDGs and Impact XM’s action areas is that crossover is almost inescapable.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

They have arranged their busy home and work lives, traveled, and expended valuable resources to attend your conference, furthering their education about your products and the industry they serve. Though registration information is handy, it is far from comprehensive. They have already proven their commitment and excitement.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 3, 2024

Tanya Philyaw, CMP, senior meeting planner for Meeting Professionals International, shares her food-and-beverage planning experiences. Lesson learned: Interviewing a meeting planner while her conference is going on around her is practically inviting interruptions. Edamame for breakfast, anyone? Here's What I Have to Spend.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

February 2-3, 2017: RAI Amsterdam , The Netherlands 1½-day workshop, registration now open — €895. The first ten registrants will receive a signed paperback copy of The Power of Participation (€25 value). ASegar was the best facilitator/presenter…by far!” — De-de Mulligan, CMP, CMM, former Director of Education, Ohio MPI Chapter.

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Utilizing these tools to enhance the corporate brand, entice customers, re-energize employees and educate attendees are all great reasons to gather. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. More contacts, more choices.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the beginning of her career, as she began to gain experience in the industry, Mesmer noticed that all of the planners she admired had the letters “CMP” after their name. You join an elite group of meeting planners to accomplish this. She suggests getting started on the 25 required hours of continuing education right away. “As

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At events like IMEX America and MPI World Education Congress , we see this shift in action: virtual attendees aren’t just passive spectators but active participants, with real-time Q&As, curated meetups, and interactive content, creating a harmony across physical and digital spaces.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The global pandemic forced event planners to think differently and to embrace technology to offer an engaging online experience. Event planners must now find a way to meld best practices from online events with in-person to ensure access for all while rebuilding personal connections. Lisa Delpy Neirotti. Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Ph.D.,

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