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The Do’s and Don’ts of Responding to Online Reviews and Comments

Dana Communications

Yelp, Facebook, Google, TripAdvisor and other websites are hotspots for online reviews and comments that can either dramatically increase or wreak havoc on your business, your brand and ultimately your image. It’s the time to remember that the way you handle this situation can either gain the respect of prospective customers or lose them.

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Building Events That Reflect Genuine Human Interactions With Steve Gottlieb

Endless Events

And most importantly for this podcast, he is the founder and CEO of Shindig , a virtual conference, event, and meeting platform that has mastered the art of online engagement. There are going to be companies who’ll say that the pandemic taught them what is possible online. We can achieve miracles online!

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7 Tips for Driving Attendee Engagement at Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

Seven key tactics event marketers can use to promote virtual networking opportunities include: Conference website: Even when prospective attendees are first exploring your conference agenda and speaker list, you want to make the networking opportunities clear on your event site. Adam Riggs is CEO of Frameable and Social Hour.

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5 New Marketing Strategies You Should Be Using

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Look for Ways to Increase Online Exposure. Since people are more hesitant about their travel plans, they’re doing more online research before committing to a place. That includes looking at online reviews on travel sites and other user-generated content to see what others have experienced.

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Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention

Smart Meetings

Committing to the purchase of something—especially jewelry—before actually seeing it is a risky prospect, something the two were not particularly keen on their members doing. It is the same for a consumer buying jewelry online. The beauty of jewelry items online cannot be as fully appreciated as it is in person.”.

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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

Smart Meetings

Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience. Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist.

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Next Conference

Smart Meetings

Provide an all-inclusive online shopping cart experience. In the end, however, you’ll reach far more prospective attendees who will hopefully become attendees. By offering refund insurance at a nominal rate, you can give each person peace of mind that they’ll receive their registration fee back in the case of an emergency.