Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. Gain the trust of your audience by learning the ropes and getting an event planning certification.

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

Human effort is still very much a part of the event planning process. In fact, AI is one of the fastest-growing technologies event planners trust to plan, promote, and analyze their events. Check out these five tips to use the combined power of AI and data to make your next event a smash hit.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

You have traditional advertising, paid search, organic search, social media, content marketing, and email marketing to promote events at your disposal. With a limited marketing budget, how do you know the best way to digitally promote your event to attract the most attendees? Sephora follows this exact plan.

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Techsytalk

JUNE 13, 2016

You got to fill seats for your upcoming event; otherwise, you’ll have a half-empty venue. As an event planner, it’s highly recommended that you acquaint yourself with some of the lesser known features of the primary social networks. These can be used to help get the word out about your event.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S. Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Follow these six tips to blend event promotions with your 2023 marketing plan seamlessly. Create a Launch Plan Leading Up to Your Big Event Treat your event like it’s the biggest product launch of the decade for your company. Take time to outline the necessary steps to plan a successful event.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s been nearly two years since event planners first witnessed mass event cancelations and scrambled to plan virtual events. Since then, we have seen the landscape of the events industry change dramatically. Event planners essentially have three options: to cancel, to postpone, or to pivot.

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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?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So, you want to plan an event. Take the event planning process one step at a time. How about you start with creating an event timeline? Event timelines help you stay on track and get you excited about the event you’re going to throw together. Events are never a one-person job.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

When you start planning an event, one of the first things you should do is figure out your event planning timeline. The next time you start to plan an event, consider using this helpful guide to create an event planning schedule that works for you. What is a long-term event planning timeline?

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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? Who will enter the data?”

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. F&B / Catering.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If you’ve been paying attention to the event trends set to redefine the industry, you’ll know that hybrid is up there with the most relevant. In fact, according to our State of The Industry Survey , 64% of planners believe hybrid events will be the most common experiences in 2021. Answering Hybrid Needs.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The year-round community model offers a new way to view events. Perhaps one of the biggest perks this paradigm shift brings along is continuous audience engagement – one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners. People are increasingly relying on the virtual world to connect, make plans, and learn.

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InEvent

AUGUST 16, 2023

Likewise, in event planning, it can do wonders. The power of social media is undeniable; we all know how powerful and to what extent it can outrage its horizon.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

Event sponsors are often crucial contributors to event budgets and therefore highly affect the overall attendee experience and the overall success of the event. However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. It might take more time, but it will pay off.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 3, 2017

So be sure to always include these features in your event planning contract. Verbal agreements are not enough: an event planning contract will outline specific terms. Most event planning work includes an initial deposit, with the rest paid after event completion. Click To Tweet. Payment Schedule.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Event gamification has revolutionized the way we plan events and measure their success. It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms !

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In a recent strategic planning worksheet, “ A Planner for Cultivating Better Events ,” brand experience company Freeman lays out the strategy behind creating a brand experience that makes attendees feel valued, while also providing value. For an event planner, the planning never really ends.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

To kick off a new week, we’re going to lay out the most common virtual event mistakes. Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. There are still plenty of misconceptions flying around in regards to virtual events. 6 Wrong Sponsors.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2024

Most recently, she served as the events and sponsorships coordinator at the Terra Bella Institute, in which she managed the coordination, budgeting and implementation of various events. Grant Hart Grant Hart, Fenway Hotel Hart is promoted to the role of director of sales at Fenway Hotel.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We thought a good way to mark the month would be to ask Jacquelyn Denise Reid, area event planning manager with Hyatt Centric French Quarter Hotel and Eliza Jane Hotel; president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary award winner , how she marks designated Black History Month.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2018

While travel might be exciting, event planners know that it can be tough at times. Check out our free event planning checklist to make sure your next event runs smoothly and stress-free. Of course, the obvious place would be setting relevant goals, which should span not just one event but the whole series of them.

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

So in the spirit of continued growth for all of us in the crazy world of event planning, we’ve rounded up slideshares of the 12 event management powerpoints (which we’ll abbreviate ppt) that every pro can learn a little something from. Looking for an event planning ppt?

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Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

Sustainable events are one of our top choices for 2018 Event Trends.The sustainable event trend is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping so it’s time to get on board! Many businesses and event planners have already begun brainstorming how to implement ways they can make their events environmentally friendly.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

For the most part, when event planners engage with attendees it is primarily after the event, in the form of surveys to see how attendees felt about the event. Knowing the audiences’ wants and needs gives meeting planners the chance to reconfigure the usual general session. Remote Flexibility and Autonomy.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To her, being an event professional is much in the same vein. You need creative vision, planning and organization, budget management, marketing, promotion, collaboration, adaptability, time management and, of course, the ability to create a memorable experience,” she says. Desireé Dolecki, CMP, has always been an artist.

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Endless Events

MAY 25, 2020

When an event reaches the end, most planners forget all the amazing content opportunities it can still provide. And especially now with virtual events , the possibilities are endless. And how can you harness it into a digital marketing tool to promote upcoming events? The results? Are you curious? Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

PRA , a corporate event planning company in Chicago, has promoted Breining to global sales director. Lindsay Breining. Breining has a long, accomplished history in marketing and management, previously PRA’s director of sales. She has also been PRA’s national sales manager, as well as account manager.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

Check-ins will help filter out the no-shows, and net promoter scores will show just how share-worthy the event is in the eyes of participants. There are also metrics related to email, social media, and others that can guide you to creating a praiseworthy event. Have you ever used VR for event planning?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Garcia will work to further elevate the company’s reputation as a leader in the experiential event and entertainment industry. She possesses fine-tuned expertise in strategic event planning, experiential marketing, brand activation and working with the media, lifestyle and entertainment sectors.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2019

First, we welcome Tracey Smith, a l ongtime meeting planner who now leads the world’s largest association of senior-level meeting & event planners, SPIN. Are you looking to create a more engaging event? Click here to download our free event planning checklist. Press play and find out!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

What do planners need to know before dedicating their time to creating such an environment? This insight is particularly relevant to event planners who produce events at the same venue year after year. Planners can embed these different environmental learning options in design elements. Researcher Ken A.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2024

Although problem solving is a part of a meeting planner’s arsenal, this can still be a pain. As in, what actions a planner should take, what they should ask and what they should expect when booking well-known names —people like Martha Stewart , Shaq, Mark Cuban and Warren Buffett—for keynotes? What Does that Mean for Planners?

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 2, 2021

Ever wonder how CMP, CSEP, CPCE, CGMP prepare you for event planning? Curious if event planning certifications can actually help you learn more about the industry or take your career to the next level? We'll also show you how to use online event planning classes to your advantage at the end of the article.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. But here’s the situation: the events industry is not going back to how things used to be. Which virtual event platform features to look for? Albert’s Aha!

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Endless Events

JUNE 11, 2018

Then you feed the data into amazing algorithms which translate boring ol’ numbers into insights – insights that allow event planners like you to mold and refine the event so attendees have the best experience possible. After all, event planners have been crowdshaping for years, from their gut feelings.

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