Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

Mobile apps for conferences are becoming staples. If you don’t have one yet for your future events, it’s high time to give some thought to if an event app is a fit for you. Are you able to keep your audience’s private information secure before, during, and after the event?

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Endless Events

APRIL 18, 2022

First, Brandt tries to answer the difficult question about the potential digital divide in the events industry. This goes back to the early days of event apps. “The quick and easy answer is don’t do a virtual event,” adds Will. “Plan an in-person event instead. They will not forget that.”

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

Technology is starting to play a big role in event planner networking. And that trend is expected to continue in 2018. From event apps to and matching software to wearable technology and private social media groups, there are a ton of different ways to use technology to enhance your events. Personalized agendas?

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Endless Events

MAY 2, 2022

But as always, what matters the most is that event planners know their stakeholders well. Don’t force anything they do not like or know on them just because it’s the newest event tech trend. Emails: Overused Event Notifications. Will and Brandt first talk about notifying event attendees via email.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Event marketing is a type of marketing that leverages the power of human connection and experience to reach a pre-established set of goals. Organizations can entertain, educate, inspire, sell, or do all of the above simultaneously. Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

A Primer to Enterprise Event Marketing. Enterprise-level organizations are marketing behemoths, especially when they get the experiential side of the equation correctly. However, there is a lot that goes on behind these types of events. AI and Event Apps: Are They the Future? Click To Tweet.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Technology-enhanced networking can offer your attendees networking opportunities that go above and beyond traditional mix and mingle events. Here’s how each of these technologies—matching software, event apps, and networking apps—can help your attendees form more concrete connections. It’s a win-win-win-win-win.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Shawn Cheng The companies participating in the Tech Playground at Convening Leaders 2024 in January are introducing creative solutions for event organizers powered by AI. These include live session summaries, intelligent attendee matching, customized event pathways, and AI-powered insight generation for delegates, Dawson said.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Y ou need to see into the future and stay ahead of the event trends that will inevitably make or break your business. Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. You can get to personalizing events long before the big day.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jennifer Beindorf Research over the past two years shows that event attendance continues to increase—from business/industry events to music festivals and sporting events. One of the biggest reasons for this trend is that people desire to share meaningful, unique experiences with others—aka their “tribe.”

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Endless Events

MAY 6, 2021

In this past year, the events industry has been through quite a shakeup. New trends emerged: we embraced hybrid events , put safety first, and saw an incredible surge in event app platforms. Young professionals as well as seasoned event profs are migrating towards technology companies!

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Industry Performance Trends. Attendee Experience Trends. Holy moly.).

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Highlight your sponsors in organic ways. For example, be mindful of pop culture trends or references that your target audience might appreciate and incorporate them into your experiential strategy. Similarly, the experience itself should stretch out beyond the event itself. social media wall). Then, tell them that story.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ideal for hybrid events, simulive is a streaming solution that enables organizers to pre-record their event content and schedule it to go live at specific times. Event organizers can create challenges where attendees earn points for answering trivia questions or visiting a booth. Multi-use branded event apps.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike. Immersive Technology One of the big takeaways from the survey was that attendees want events to get with the times in terms of technology.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Long-term, we are attempting to fuse virtual and physical together so it is organic.”. Read more about event tech consolidation in Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management. As we come out of the pandemic, event organizers and companies have a tremendous opportunity to integrate this capability into their workflow.”

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. Case in point: On the Bizzabo platform, 51% of events in January 2023 were virtual. Bizzabo , 2020) 80% of event professionals report measuring event success based on attendee engagement and satisfaction ( Bizzabo , 2020) 39.5%

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ADMEI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Welcome to IMEX America 2024 , the premier exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events. It's a goldmine of networking opportunities, cutting-edge trends, and invaluable insights. I'm here to share seven tried-and-true strategies to help you not just survive but actually thrive at IMEX America and other big industry events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Engagement tools like smart tags and mobile event apps generate a goldmine of data. Using real-time analytics platforms, planners can passively track activity and gain a clear picture of event performance in real time. Personalized Experience. The result is more personalized, VIP experiences.

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Endless Events

APRIL 24, 2023

Because event platforms were more focused on the event side, the platforms Will worked with weren’t a perfect match for the community platform he was trying to build. “We We are switching from an event app to a platform designed for communities and only for communities,” explains Will. “I That was my first learning.” 2.

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 7, 2024

This blog will provide you with unique and impactful networking event trends that are taking the corporate world by storm. The Latest Trends for Events in 2024 Gamification Gamification is undoubtedly going to be one of the most significant trends in corporate events in 2024. Let’s dive in!

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Let’s start at the beginning and take a look at some standard considerations for safety and security for event organizers. Have a risk management plan in place for each event. Did you know that these experts will predict the weather not just for the city you’re in, but for the exact GPS location of your event?

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ITA Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

2021 Event Catering Trends. For the event catering industry, it was our most challenging time to date. The fear of exposure and catching the coronavirus is top of mind for both attendees and event organizers alike. But in order for events to once again flourish a vaccine won’t be enough.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Event branding also helps to convey the event’s purpose, message, and values, making it easier to communicate with stakeholders. Additionally, a well-defined brand strategy helps event organizers create a cohesive visual and verbal identity, including logos, slogans, website design, and marketing collateral.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Technology-enhanced networking can offer your attendees networking opportunities that go above and beyond traditional mix and mingle events. Here’s how each of these technologies—matching software, event apps, and networking apps—can help your attendees form more concrete connections. It’s a win-win-win-win-win.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Brought to you by: The role of the corporate event planner today is more important than ever — shifting from a focus on procurement, planning, and logistics to becoming a key orchestrator of unique and memorable experiences. Meeting planners of the future will need to become community change agents within their respective organizations.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

And when you measure that amongst the whole groups of people, then you start looking at these trends. There are a ton more opportunities to do that now with further and further sophistication of event technologies. Including things like event apps. Finding The Patterns. How they’re voting with their feet.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2018

We’re seeing a 2018 event trend for creating a personalized event experience. That means understanding what the individual (or attendee profile) wants and tailoring aspects of the event to suit them, rather than the general crowd. Why this trend? Events attended so far. Events attendees have ‘favorited’.

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Endless Events

APRIL 22, 2022

Since it’s such an amazing addition (or should we say foundation) to an event planner’s event strategy , event profs must learn how to build an event community. . Even though it’s only become a hot event trend recently, an event community is by no means a revolutionary idea.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. 16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months. Graphics from the Freeman report.

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Below we will work through the perks of adding breakouts to your next event, how to organize conference breakout sessions, the importance of adding tools that foster engagement, and most importantly we will go over 8 ‘Out of This World’ breakout sessions to include at your next event. Organizing Conference Breakout Sessions.

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InEvent

JANUARY 26, 2024

These apps have transformed the way events are planned, executed, and experienced, whether they are in-person, virtual, or hybrid.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Smart Meetings’ visual storytelling immersed planners in the trends and news of the year. Smart Meetings TV host Mike Lyons explored how an interesting and unique destination can lead to fun and intriguing events. Related : World’s Top Trending Destinations. Related : 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized.

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Endless Events

JUNE 11, 2018

Considerations when implementing crowdshaping at an event. According to a recent report by Cvent , only 20 percent of event planning organizations are integrating data effectively, despite 80 percent being aware of just how crucial it is to gather that data. This is like having a grand event strategy that you don’t implement.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Should I Gamify My Events? A great way to add a huge serving of engagement to your event is through gamification. In fact, this is one of our biggest 2018 Event Trends. At its core, this simply means incentivizing people to act in ways beneficial to the event in exchange for rewards that they’ll want to earn.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ranked) • How useful was the event app? Ranked) • How well-organized/scheduled was the event? Ranked) • What could we include or improve to make the event better? Open ended) • Is there anything you would have liked to add to the event or your experience? (Yes Ranked) • How useful was the event app?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Since its founding in 2010, EventMobi has expanded its reach to over 30,000 corporate and non-profit event planners. Its full suite of event management tools includes event registration and check-in, advanced analytics, mobile event apps, customizable branding and design, engagement and networking tools and more.

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