Endless Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And as virtual events kept evolving, planners were bombarded with dozens of features and opportunities from platforms swearing they were the next big thing. Not only do we help each organization make the right choice for their perfect event, but we’ve also undergone the necessary training. Registration & Ticketing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Smart Meetings talked to leaders in the diversity and inclusion movement in 2018 to find out what strategies can help planners create a really big tent. Jessica Pettitt, author of Good Enough Now , reports that many planners ask about dietary requirements or physical needs on registration forms, but then don’t do anything about them.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning. Leverage meeting analytics.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2018

While travel might be exciting, event planners know that it can be tough at times. Training is an important part of exhibitions since they prepare your team throughout the off-season to deal with the rigors of the events themselves. Thankfully, there are ways to ease the burden of travel. And we’re also here to help!

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Destination Management Airlines Management Travel 209

Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs.

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Vendor Meeting Planner Events 246

Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

Several planners and tech companies already see hybrid as the certain future of our industry. Speaker Training: Bigger & Better. Planners can’t continue to expect speakers to just figure everything out for themselves. How can planners prepare for and make sure they meet these demands in a post-COVID world?

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

Most planners are now scrambling to figure out how to replicate the in-person experience in a virtual environment. What existing event technologies do you already have for registration and/or networking? Do you already have registration or networking tools? So hiring the best in the field is a big step towards success.

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Virtual Events Production Meeting Registration 347

Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Why Personalization Drives Results Meeting planners and corporate event organizers face tremendous pressure to create memorable experiences. Sustainability as a Value Proposition Meeting planners view sustainability as a primary factor when planning events. Generic proposals no longer suffice in this environment.

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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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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

But while it’s easier for planners to have control over their own connection and train the speakers in the same sense, it’s not quite as easy on the attendee side. When planning an in-person event, security is always something planners are mindful of. Cybersecurity Concerns. How To Price Your Virtual Event.

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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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Speakers Social Media Sponsors Communications 299

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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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

And then, when you walk up to registration that day, it says ‘Welcome Brandt’ in your native language. If you don’t require pre-registration for the breakouts, then you can start to actually gauge in real time how many people are going to go to each session and maybe even change things around.”

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. Project Management & Strategy: Includes trainings, meetings, reviewing content, post-event debrief, and more. Registration: Platform fee, service, charges, refunds, and more.

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Virtual Events Sponsors Rehearsal Events 334

Endless Events

JUNE 3, 2019

Because you actually interact differently with a bot, than you will a human” In reality, “people are much more accommodating of technology of bots than they are humans” Machine Learning Training. Unsupervised Training. These connections that you would never think about in advance” Supervised Training.

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Events Training Technology Technology 256

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In the August COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard, planners who seek attendee gender pronoun preferences said they collect the information to use on event name badges. Nearly nine out of 10 planners responding to the August COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard said they do not ask registrants to identify their gender with non-binary response options.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I think the issue though is a lot of people on the planner side don’t understand that they’re already using a lot of that already. To me, that is one of the absolute debilitating points when you talk to planners about whether they would want it, whether they want it at their event, whether they’d be open to it.

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Trends Events Technology Technology 328

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Tanenbaum Center is a secular nonprofit organization focused on training event and meeting leaders as well as working with them to brainstorm about strategies to increase widespread respect for religious and nonreligious beliefs.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here are three approaches event planners can use to build AI into conferences: 1. Micro-learning productivity hacks Nine out of 10 respondents say they would increase the amount of tech they use to become more productive, yet three out of five say their organization does not offer AI training programs.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 8, 2023

Catering and convention services managers, AV/production project managers/producers, general service contractors, and housing and registration service providers — these are the professionals who keep events humming. At times, these priorities compete against training inexperienced — or fixing issues with — vendors.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. These features can encompass e-books, white papers, video tutorials, training simulations or study guides. Make audience input easy.

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Social Media Remote Online Audience 246

Endless Events

JULY 19, 2018

How on-demand AI can be anything from a registration assistant to a comprehensive virtual concierge. Right now, the most successful chatbots use natural language processing, which are AI tools with human-driven training. Perks of chatbots for event planners. Perks of event apps with integrated AI for event planners.

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Event Apps Social Media Events Attendee 204

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Inspired by Burning Man’s “Net Positive” approach, planners are designing events that don’t just minimize waste but actively leave a positive impact. In the same way, AI and supportive administrative teams work behind the scenes, handling the details so planners can focus on the heart of the experience.

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Endless Events

MAY 14, 2018

Use an integrated platform that manages all your registration tasks at once. And of course, make sure your staff is trained to give a five-star check-in experience, setting the right tone for the process. Make sure your staff is trained to give a five-star check-in experience. Airbnb Focuses on Event Planners.

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Proposal Marketing Marketing Social Media 201

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We are trying to organize it to help event planners think about just seven. Planners don’t have control over every area of the production line, but they do have the power to look into the companies that are part of it. An interesting detail about both the UN SDGs and Impact XM’s action areas is that crossover is almost inescapable.

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Sustainability Transportation Venue Production 263

Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. We explore what vendors are, distinct types of event vendors, and where event planners like you can find them. Moreover, we examine the value of the planner-vendor relationship and its impact on event success. a musical festival).

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

As event planners worldwide shifted strategies to meet the ever-changing needs caused by COVID-19, virtual and hybrid events skyrocketed. Even as in-person events return, many businesses and event planners plan to keep the virtual event trend alive. Send virtual event registrants pre-event gift bags. . Get started free.

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Virtual Events Social Media Registration Audience 148

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

It will take a combined effort in order to restart the event industry, both from the planners and venues, in order to begin hosting in-person events again. Attendees can simply scan their face (if consented to during registration), and be granted access to the event once they are recognized. . And will virtual events be the new normal?

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Endless Events

JUNE 7, 2021

Then, you need the people that are actually a part of your registration staff that need a higher level of customer service and knowing the agenda. ” With that in mind, Brandt emphasizes that it’s important to train your presenters accordingly. .” Brandt elaborates further. They have to stay within a six foot box.”

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

So, first things first, what should planners keep in mind when it comes to kicking things off? “We aren’t expecting any planner to be able to do everything safety and security related on their own”, she says. According to Lori, “only 53% of event planners actually have an emergency plan in place.

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Communications Communications Certification Events 199

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Here are challenges and opportunities event planners can expect in the next decade. Event Planner Challenges. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds. Answer: 25% virtual participation and Europe arrives by train. Political Unrest.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Finally, well dive into proven strategies, like creating registration pages that actually work, sending emails that people want to read, using event apps to stay organized, and leveraging social media to reach your audience. It helps with things like managing registrations, selling tickets, and promoting your event.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Social Media 62

Endless Events

MARCH 5, 2020

“There was someone who was a wedding planner and then turned into a wedding planning trainer. There are people that find out that they’re really good at training other people” “And then Michael created this roadshow and then eventually an annual conference in the nineties”, he adds.

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Trade Show Speakers Education Conference 240

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

“Doing good” may sound like a stretch when event managers are already turning themselves into pretzels dealing with so many other challenges, including navigating rising costs, managing risk and picking a registration technology platform— all topics covered in Convening Leaders sessions , by the way. Cultivate Empathy.

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Speakers Social Media Sponsors Platform 227

Endless Events

OCTOBER 3, 2019

As event planners, it’s no secret that safety and security are things that we need to take into consideration. “I often feel like what happens is, both with clients and planners, everybody’s just doing the bare minimum to get through whatever the legislation is”, says Dustin. All firearms have to be registered.

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Endless Events

JULY 13, 2018

For example, repeat registrants would mean they are really engaged, and a high level of social media activity means they are spreading the word. This would extend into all sorts of emergency protocols that will be implemented by a highly-trained staff, who will, in turn, maintain constant communication with first responders.

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