Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

While it is impossible to give event planners a generalized estimate of the budget for hybrid events, we can break it down into bite-sized items that’ll make the budgeting process much more manageable. Hybrid Event Budgets: How Much? The best way to get an estimate is to start calling vendors and building your event RFP.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It’s also a sign of a returned confidence in event planning. Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. After all, most events were virtual and demanded lower budgets. So, to make the most of your event budget in 2023, make sure you choose your vendors far in advance.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Today’s event attendee is looking for a unique perspective on the culture and creations of a city’s emerging maker community. Here are our top 3 best practices for finding local vendors: Instagram. Local Markets. We are luckily to live in a region with incredible markets that highlight the best-of small business in the region.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In the same fashion, planners need to do their research when hiring vendors. Too often, planners end up footing the bill for mistakes and mismanagement on the part of vendors, all of which could have been avoided beforehand. You hired the vendor. More : Is Your Event Marketing Plan Ready for GDPR?

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The experience of an event is often a fleeting one. If you want to truly discover ways to improve your event, you need to collect new data straight from your team, attendees, and vendors while it’s fresh in their minds. Let’s not forget the main reason to debrief: getting a head start on your next event.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

There will even be more content designed just for destination marketers. The annual Event Marketing and Management Product Roadmap will outline where the company is investing in development for the future. Spend the day meeting vendors and attending sessions. Check out the largest trade show with over 300 exhibitors.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2018

Another highlight is that the number of event-related careers is growing due to the sheer popularity and effectiveness of meetings as both marketing tools and revenue opportunities. Market integration and globalization are of course at the top, since innovation and competition comes from all over the world. Click To Tweet.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2021

, the reality is that you need great marketing to stand out from other event planners and attract new clients. That’s where this post on event planner marketing comes in. Discover 5 event planner marketing strategies you need to know: 1. This is the starting point for all of your marketing efforts. .

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Eventtia

JUNE 28, 2022

But you can’t afford to take any shortcuts if you expect your event to be successful. Enter event marketing automation — the marvel can help you eliminate tedious marketing chores and get things done in less time while helping you achieve more than you ever thought possible. What is marketing automation?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

The global event marketing agency Hamilton has been recognized with an EDDIE award for an exceptionally smart move in February. The company transitioned from immersive brand events to vaccination events. Feature photo by Courtney Cantor at Hamilton Exhibits.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

“It’s gonna create an ‘easy button’ that you can click, and boom, it will analyze years of unwieldy data, build an event based on those insights with suggested locations, amount of space, speakers, content, length of time for sessions and all the marketing materials you need to promote it. All of these things that take time goes away.”

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 30, 2024

Elizabeth Doll/PCMA) Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes You can take a page from Taylor Swift’s marketing approach in your attendee acquisition strategy plan. Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes is president and chief marketing strategist at mdg , A Freeman Company, a full-service marketing and public relations firm specializing in B2B events.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But even so, you’ve got to ensure your event is a money-maker for your company. After all, you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on a high-end event if it doesn’t move the needle for sales. In marketing, you always need to prove event ROI, especially if you’re accountable to higher-ups or the folks over in accounting. .

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Instead, they rely on key touchpoints to decide how they feel about your brand — primarily, marketing and in-person events. Corporate events provide one of the most important opportunities for interaction with your target audience. A successful event strategy can lead to a successful company: it’s as simple as that.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

CadmiumCD –a meeting room scheduling, resource management system and event logistic management platform. Radario –an AI event marketing and analytics platform. Event Tech Tribe –group marketing of cloud-based event tech products, including an appointment management system and a venue sourcing site.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

Due to the pandemic, many events are experiencing record numbers of attendees due to the return of in-person attendance. On the other hand, many hotels, venues and vendors that we have worked with are understaffed as a result of the pandemic,” said Ramos. “We I find myself always having to create my own marketing tools for my events.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jordan Kaye is the founder and CEO of Los Angeles–based Analog Events , an experiential marketing agency that has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by going through the rigorous process of measuring its entire social and environmental impact to become a B Corp–certified company. Work with vendors. “On

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Due to its potential, some folks even think ChatGPT may ultimately disrupt the conventional internet search market, toppling Google’s dominance. Although ChatGPT is likely the most popular tool of its kind on the market today, it’s not the only one. How To Use ChatGPT for Event Marketing Content. Got writer’s block?

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

They have breakout tracks where there are suggested sessions for each track such as a marketing and customer service tracks. With 377 sessions this year spanning everything from entry-level marketing, software deep-dives, leadership, and inspirational chats the options were limitless allowing attendees to get the value they desired. .

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Endless Events

JUNE 22, 2018

This guide lists two of the most common marketing tools and how to work with event marketing software. While closed-loop payments have the advantage of not including intermediaries such as banks, they also have the tendency to burden the customers by making them download individual apps for each vendor.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

In fact, event technology can not only reduce stress but increase planners’ productivity by 27%. Event automation allows eventprofs to automate tasks, create workflows, cut costs. Automation can even measure the success of event activities and marketing efforts. And that’s not all event automation does!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about the community model: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

AI, inclusive travel and an engaged workforce were top of mind in Lake Tahoe DMA West took to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada, this October for its 2023 Education Summit & Vendor Showcase. The event brought together 42 DMOs and 19 vendors, including Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2019

Consider the value of a deep dive into topics like profitability, labor best practices, or local marketing to multiple generations. That gives event marketing a powerful message to share. It also means you can keep the promise of an event that really reflects your audience’s needs and priorities. Give Franchisees Space.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

Gartner defines event technology platforms as “tools that enable B2B marketers to execute virtual and/or in-person events for external audiences. We are deeply honored to be recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s first-ever Magic Quadrant for the event technology industry. Truly great customer service.”

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 13, 2016

As you evaluate marketing and promotional strategies for your event planning business, it is essential to carve out time to consider your partnership marketing strategies, A.K.A. your approach to building and maintaining relationships among your peers in the event industry. ” “Your network is your net worth.”

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Bizzaboo

JULY 28, 2023

Regardless of whether you’re planning a dazzling conference, a mind-blowing trade show, or an interactive webinar, success starts with effective event marketing. But how do you market your event effectively? Well, that depends on the event marketing tools you use.

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Maritz Global Events

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Post authored by Jeff Fugate, CASE, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. As an event manager, you work with a lot of moving pieces and parts as you bring your event marketing strategy to life. That left no time to review the results of recent marketing campaigns, activate new plans, or react to new opportunities.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

They have breakout tracks where there are suggested sessions for each track such as a marketing and customer service tracks. With 377 sessions this year spanning everything from entry-level marketing, software deep-dives, leadership, and inspirational chats the options were limitless allowing attendees to get the value they desired. .

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Under this section of your list, you can add details such as research costs of rentals or negotiate a discount with vendors. The event budget isn’t a checklist line item that can simply be marked off. So make sure that visually laying out the event space is on your to-do list. Choosing an event theme isn’t just for fun.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2018

In essence, it’s what you want event goers to experience. To further explain, we’re going to break down: How to think about your event’s ‘why’. Why authenticity matters in marketing a purpose-driven event. How to use the event’s purpose to fuel the structure. Marketing in line with the ‘why’.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Marketing your venue will require far more than just word of mouth referrals, and requires you to actively market yourself to your local event planners. Whether they have hosted events with you in the past, or have yet to book with you—the venue marketing tips below will help. Use Your Venue To Help Market Itself.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You might be surprised at what the potential cost savings might be.” And as Will shares, finding a new vendor isn’t a quick fix either. But if you’re using the same vendor again, there might be a chance they don’t need as much time because they understand the technology even better. No,” he says. It isn’t going to work.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

BizBash Founded in 2000, BizBash creates print and digital publications, hosts events, and provides resources for corporate event and meeting professionals, event marketers, and executives. Stay involved and up-to-date with the latest in event tech by joining the ETL community.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Growth of the Event Management Software Industry First, let’s look at the context that has shaped the event management software market as we know it today. Here are some telling statistics about event tech: 68.9% wearable event technology) ( Bizzabo , 2023) 67.5% Do event integrations cost extra?

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Social media has long been an important part of event marketing and promotion. Facebook can be used to promote all kinds of events — from conferences and conventions to birthday parties and retirement celebrations. Co-hosting Facebook events can increase its potential to reach a wider audience, so it’s really a win-win.

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