Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. Meanwhile, Amazon has opted out entirely.

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Meeting Sponsors Travel Safety Retail 264

Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Competing on product is also getting tougher and tougher, as even the most innovative companies in the world—like Uber or Snapchat—eventually get copied. The emcee should generally not be an executive, a vendor or anyone who is not a trained public speaker. So what’s left? The experience. The Best Speakers.

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Speakers Social Media Sponsors Communications 299

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

One final disclaimer before we dive in: this is not sponsored content ; no event platform paid to be featured on this list. A note to planners : The virtual booth offerings for exhibitors and sponsors are limited, but the built-in floorplan amplifies traffic to the onsite booths. Albert’s Aha! Building events since : 2015.

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Platform Registration Sponsors Events 334

Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

“We start planning next year’s parade before this year’s takes place,” said Ray Pulver, owner and president of Upbeat Parade Productions. 2023 Festival of Lights Parade, Palm Springs, California, photo: Upbeat Parade Productions Pulver has been producing parades for more than 30 years. Sponsors require special attention.

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Sponsors Production Entertainment Sports 203

Endless Events

MAY 28, 2021

Vendors and partners are on your side. Venues have been building their own studios and preparing to host both the physical and virtual portion of a hybrid event for months, and production companies like Endless have been busy doing the necessary homework so that you, as a planner, don’t have to worry about a thing.

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Management Venue Events Planner 334

Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Trade Shows: Showcasing the latest products, services, and technologies, trade shows provide a platform for businesses to connect with potential customers and partners. From selecting the right vendors to managing on-site operations, every detail plays a vital role in delivering a smooth and impactful conference.

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Conference Management Automation Social Media 105

Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings. Cvent: New Vendor Marketplace.

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Meeting Platform Vendor Networking 246

Endless Events

JULY 11, 2018

Finding sponsors for events can be difficult especially if you don’t have a core set of sponsors established. Sponsorship is the activation of marketing a product. When businesses agree to sponsor your event they are wanting to increase their sales and build their brand. The example provided was set around food sponsors.

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Conference Sponsors Vendor Location 189

Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

It may be listening to a certain speaker, visiting a particular sponsor, connecting with colleagues, or attending a new product demo. Be sure to partner with sophisticated virtual meeting technology vendors that feature AI-based tools. Personalize the meeting as much as possible.

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Meeting Social Media Trade Show Technology 306

Social Tables

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Planning a conference, planning an event for a huge crowd, an event where you are supposed to present your company, products, services, etc. In order to reduce the chances of that happening to you, take a look at some tips and tricks that will help you deal with stress better and boost your productivity. That isn’t easy.

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Production Planner Events Venue 121

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In every contract, an Audio Visual (AV) quote is the piece of a vendor agreement that has the dollars attached to it that breaks apart the projected cost of different materials. So, we recommend that all AV vendors make their quotes 100% inclusive of all of the costs so you, the client, can see the real cost of the event.

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Vendor Contracts Contracts Speakers 339

Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

“Bringing your events into a community allows for all of your attendees, sponsors, or vendors to play a bigger storyline in your overall event strategy. These are not incredibly expensive things, but the community that they’re putting together there is the cream of the crop of media production and live streaming.

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Platform Events Trends Attendee 317

Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2020

I, happily, if I get beat by them, I’m happy to admit that there are times where they are a great vendor. And the same way that I hope as well that any vendor would also want to keep my company in check. “ We had this conversation recently on the show about the difference between a production company and an AV company.

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Vendor Contracts Contracts Website 271

Social Tables

JULY 31, 2018

Regardless of how productive you may be, running a successful fundraising event is a team effort. This team will get deep into the details in order to plan every piece — from searching for venues to working with vendors and sponsors. Vendors (decor, AV, F&B, security). Build a great team. Branding/Design. Sponsorship.

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Sponsors Logistics Vendor Events 149

Endless Events

AUGUST 10, 2021

“Event organizations spend a considerable amount of money investing in those events, from production to lighting and speakers. Some vendor organizers who are really savvy with their business discuss it, but on a whole, the events industry doesn’t recognize the value that event attendee data holds. Why are they doing that?

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Platform Events Website Sponsors 317

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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Trends Virtual Events Platform Sponsors 156

Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

Remember, this applies to the branding of event sponsors as well. Can be part of your event production package – fewer vendors to coordinate with, equals one less thing to worry about. You see, your regular AV/production company may be able to rent it anyway. But, don’t worry.

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Conference Vendor Production Speakers 391

Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

These platforms provide native capabilities to engage and communicate with prospective attendees, registrants, and sponsors, manage logistics, deliver content, and enable attendees to engage with other participants.” Our experience to this point has been great, both from a product execution perspective, but also an account management one.

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Event Technology Platform Technology Technology 116

Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

In-kind sponsorships are relationships where a business sponsors an event by providing free goods or services rather than a financial contribution. Mine is: that’s what I always try to do rather than give money as a sponsor,” says Will. On the flip side, Deanna has worked for organizations that always paid to be a sponsor.

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Sponsors Events Attendee Audience 177

Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Additionally, event audiovisual tools such as lighting, sound, and video production can enhance the event’s atmosphere and create visual and auditory stimuli. It can also provide a valuable opportunity for sponsors and partners to reach a wider audience, as well as generate post-event content.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Social Media 130

Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

By “suppliers” I mean vendors of products or services, and sponsors. Often, vendors meet with practitioners at a tradeshow, and sponsors (who are usually vendors too) get opportunities to address practitioners. May not want to talk about supplier products and services when suppliers are present.

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Meeting Vendor Sponsors Attendee 118

Endless Events

JULY 26, 2018

Or improving product knowledge at a launch. You see, millennials are inspired more by experiences than material products. But the product or service they sell isn’t something obviously related to sustainability. You must look for brand alignment when choosing event sponsors. Building customer loyalty.

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Speakers Audience Events Event Apps 185

Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

A great app will also allow you to track your ROI and monetize sponsors. How can you leverage your app to include sponsors? All three of these event technology companies have a variety of levels and tools that will assist you and your attendees and they all have a range of companies that stand behind each product. CrowdCompass.

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Event Apps Conference Sponsors Audience 184

Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 12, 2024

Vendor-sponsored dinners allow participants to have access to product managers, and vice versa. Whether you are putting together a program for employees, channel partners or favorite vendors, we can help you personalize the program so that every participant feels like the experience was made just for them!

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Travel Travel Incentives Vendor 130

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Needed Partnership Shawn Anderson, divisional vice president of sales and marketing with Remington Hospitality, agrees, “There is great opportunity to collaborate with local businesses, sponsors and vendors to create mutually beneficial relationships that enhance attendees’ experiences.”

Meeting 264

Meeting Proposal Contracts Contracts 264

Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 12, 2024

Vendor-sponsored dinners allow participants to have access to product managers, and vice versa. Whether you are putting together a program for employees, channel partners or favorite vendors, we can help you personalize the program so that every participant feels like the experience was made just for them!

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Travel Travel Incentives Vendor 130

Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Event lead retrieval is the process of collecting and organizing contact information and insights about attendees who show interest in your booth, session, or product during an event. Interactive exhibitor booths Offering interactive vendor booths opens the door to all sorts of gamification possibilities.

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Automation Social Media Sponsors Attendee 59

Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

From securing sponsors to organizing the AV and production needs, the planning process seems endless. Will the venue be somewhere your stakeholders, sponsors, and employees will be proud to go to? Are their restrictions on outside AV vendors? From the offset, you start to think of all the things that need organizing.

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Venue Conference Entertainment Audience 246

Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2020

You’re talking, maybe you have to pay an extra a hundred bucks for the extra bandwidth of those folks” Production Goes Up, Costs Go Up. Because where a conference vendor might’ve once said the 15-minute speaker slot on stage, I think there are some mixed reactions to that. There’s really not a fixed cost.

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Virtual Events Events Platform Sponsors 265

Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

Provide really good learning opportunities, great content, great opportunities for sponsors. “Just ask that one simple question to every vendor, every venue, and every organizer or connection that you have within the sector. “Maybe that’s product services, or maybe that’s just culturally within that business.

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Sustainability Events Platform Venue 267

Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

This can vary from anything including: To support a new product launch. Sell more of your products/services during the event. Here are some SMART goals examples for event planning: Receive 100 purchases for products promoted in the event. You can then start planning for the target sponsors, event speakers, and exhibitors.

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Event Planning Sponsors Registration Events 123

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Today, Eventbrite continues to expand its products and services despite increased competition from services like Facebook (which is continuously rolling out event-focused tools), Evite, and Live Nation. Blackstone Acquires PSAV to Help Energize Event Production. PSAV is known for its many innovative AV-related services.

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Trade Show Technology Technology Events 159

Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, what happens when you realize your current event management software vendor is no longer meeting your needs? of organizers are either switching or planning to switch their event software vendors within the next year, underscoring the dynamic nature of this industry. We just ran our conference with a new vendor.

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Vendor Management B2B Training 59

Endless Events

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As a vendor, I love large events because they have big budgets, and there’s a lot of scale that allows you to do some cool, unique stuff,” he explains. Sponsors are looking to make a big splash within a broad spectrum of people and use it as a kind of R&D to determine if their products are commercially viable and at what scale.” .

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Regulations Social Media Events Publishing 177

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Not starting early enough Leah McCrae, Director of Strike Productions, believes one of the most common mistakes event planners make is failing to allot enough time to successfully plan and execute an event. Complicated vendor setup. Event insurance can help protect event planners from vendor-related liability and expenses.

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Event Planning Rehearsal Vendor Social Media 141

Social Tables

JUNE 22, 2022

Market the event on social media , create online event pages, send invitations, and ask participating vendors to promote it as well. . Entice visitors of all types to attend by including a variety of vendors, activities, and entertainment options. Sponsored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital and organized by DeKalb Corn Fest Inc.,

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Events Seminar Sponsors Promotion 147

Stova

JANUARY 9, 2025

Grouping cybersecurity vendors next to cloud storage providers and IT management software exhibitors not only enhances attendees understanding of the tech stack but also positions these exhibitors as essential components of a cohesive solution. Which technologies, services, or products naturally complement one another?

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