Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2022

The Wisconsin Center District is located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, placing attendees within walking distance of top attractions, dining, and nightlife. Taste it all at the new 3rd Street Market Hall featuring local vendors, games, activities, and a selfie museum. Learn More. Old World Third Street Entertainment District.

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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. CES wants all attendees to be safe and healthy, and participate in the best way for them. Safe Travels.

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Meeting Sponsors Travel Safety Retail 265

Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

These went from all things attendee engagement to more specific tech-related issues. How many days/hours & attendees are you expecting? What does your sponsor forecast look like? Did you have sponsors in your previous event? Includes everything from Google ads to vendor and sponsor associated costs.

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Virtual Events Sponsors Rehearsal Events 334

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

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

My company, Go Leeward Agency, worked with a 10,000-attendee event that utilized dozens of speakers. With the uncertainty of safe travel in the coming months, previous attendees expressed interest in attending virtually. But even with an overall increase in attendees, the added expense wasn’t covered. Bottom Line.

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Remote Speakers B2C Sponsors 280

Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. “An Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. Virtual attendees were able to see the general sessions and the main education rooms.

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Logistics Vendor Education Trade Show 315

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.” Bizzabo has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Event Technology Platforms.

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Event Technology Platform Technology Technology 69

Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

As event professionals, we’re constantly striving to create meaningful experiences for attendees and stakeholders while working within limited resources and a budget. In-kind sponsorships are relationships where a business sponsors an event by providing free goods or services rather than a financial contribution.

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Sponsors Events Attendee Audience 177

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Catuogno explained that despite Zoom fatigue, he was going to make the experience festive and compelling by staging it in a virtual world with help from sponsor Allseated ’s exVo 3D tool. First, he secured the date with the wine vendor, who helped keep costs down by shipping boxes with miniature bottles.

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Meeting Rehearsal Sponsors Virtual Events 265

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

On top of these impressive facts, they hold an annual trade show and conference with approximately 5000 store owners, 100-200 international partners, 150 different vendor companies and 2000 vendor staff. We consistently come up with fun and creative ideas, and we share those with our vendors. JudyRAnderson Click To Tweet.

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Retail Sponsors Vendor Trade Show 209

Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

First of all, think about the purpose of an exhibit hall for your attendees. Because far too many people think it’s just about putting up a bunch of pages and make the attendees click around it. Well, that’s like saying, let’s just put a bunch of booths up and hope our attendees walk through it.

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Trade Show Virtual Events Vendor Production 248

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. All attendees can then see who else “like them” is present.

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Meeting Vendor Sponsors Attendee 118

Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning.

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Meeting Social Media Trade Show Technology 307

Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2019

You’re dealing with vendors, speakers, performers, caterers, marketers, the media, you name it. Airtable is an excellent resource for event managers who need to track attendees, press releases, or marketing materials. As an event planner, you’re juggling a dozen or more balls. There must be an easier way, right? Good news: There is.

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Event Planning Vendor Sponsors Events 222

Convene by PCMA

MAY 9, 2024

Re-evaluate show-management benefits — Many exhibit-service contractor and registration/lead retrieval vendor agreements include significantly reduced costs for show management. They’re enlisting the help of their key vendors to provide advice for better budgeting and controlling of show expenses.

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Vendor Sponsors Registration Consulting 59

Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Its loyal attendees come year after year, enjoying space to meet and network, and learn about the newest technologies and innovations. But by doing so, they lose an opportunity to market to freshly-inspired attendees who, if they had a positive experience at the event, feel far closer to your brand or organization than before. .

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Events 347

Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Making sure attendees use the event app you’ve created requires your organization to market the app before your event takes place. Your organization has created an event app that will seamlessly integrate with the in-person experience — but how do you encourage attendees to use it? Show off its features. Keep engagement strong.

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Event Apps Marketing Marketing Registration 111

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. Your attendees are now playing a role in the story rather than just watching it.”.

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Trends Virtual Events Platform Vendor 156

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. If I can create a memory, I can get more attendees excited about attending future events. The proposal has not delivered any creative new ideas, no understanding of the scope of attendees and no feel for the program.

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Meeting Proposal Contracts Contracts 265

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Continue to focus on the ever-changing expectations of venues and event attendees, as they often fluctuate with the times. Agreeing to a date and booking a venue without further research could cause complications that harm event success, accommodation availability, and the attendee experience.

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Event Planning Rehearsal Vendor Social Media 141

Endless Events

JULY 11, 2018

Finding sponsors for events can be difficult especially if you don’t have a core set of sponsors established. What are your attendees interested in? 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 Location Attendee 189

Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Will the event require sponsors? Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization. Are you selling tickets to the event?

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Event Planning Social Media Vendor Advertising 78

Bizzaboo

AUGUST 3, 2023

of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year ( Bizzabo , 2023) 72.5% of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. In Q4 2021, 54.4%

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Management Registration Vendor Event Apps 98

Endless Events

MAY 28, 2021

And while many planners and attendees alike are more than ready to return to live events in full swing, there are a few things to consider. As easy as it is to get swept up in the joy of it all, managing attendee expectations is crucial to ensure a smooth transition back into live experiences. What is required from attendees?

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Management Venue Events Attendee 334

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

. • Rather than group shuttles, ask attendees to use ride-share services like Uber to get themselves from the airport to the hotel or from the hotel to off-site venues. Arrange for a discount code with the ride-share company and send the code to attendees ahead of the event. Try getting a sponsor for this. •

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Transportation Sponsors Vendor Venue 95

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year 72.5% of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. Event planners used to draft the attendee list contact by contact.

Event Technology 105

Event Technology Technology Technology Registration 105

Stova

JUNE 22, 2023

But attendees’ expectations have changed a lot during the past few years. It can be about connections among stakeholders or between attendees and your brand. As a result, attendees became more tech-savvy. Attendees today are more sophisticated and have higher expectations for audience engagement.

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Attendee Audience Social Media Networking 52

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 17, 2023

With Chinese factories producing less and freight trips across the Pacific being cancelled more often, meeting hosts, sponsors, and exhibitors might want to rethink their approach to attendee gifts and giveaways this year. and around the world, according to this article on CNBC.com.

Apparel 97

Apparel Sponsors Trade Show Events 97

Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

Although the content of the conference is what should take center-stage, sometimes attendees need a helping hand to get over the line and engage with what’s being said. For instance, the on-stage branding should serve to remind attendees why they are there. Remember, this applies to the branding of event sponsors as well.

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Conference Vendor Production Speakers 391

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fifty-six percent of respondents in Eventbrite’s annual Pulse Report said that recruiting attendees for events was one of the top three most challenging part of the planner job in 2018. Rounding out the top three challenges: working with a tighter budget and locking down sponsors. Marketing and promotion. percent used video.

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Social Media SEO Planner Sustainability 256

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Whether they’re exhibitors, sponsors, vendors, the B2B partners that are interested in these live events, how to better match them with the live event organizers and with the event properties” “The other piece of what we do is, we have a marketplace”, he continues. I would break it into attendee and marketing.

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Production Management B2B Meeting 282

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

CES , formerly the Consumer Electronics show, is going forward as planned at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center with some sponsors, including Amazon and Meta, participating virtually. Our industry propels all other industries, building communities and careers,” he said in a statement to attendees. “The Staying the Course.

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Preparation Contracts Contracts Online 246

Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

When designed and executed correctly, an event website can attract more attendees, increase engagement and participation, and ultimately lead to a more successful event. According to a recent study, 80% of event attendees consider the event website as a primary source of information for the event.

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Website Online Social Media Registration 130

Social Tables

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It can be difficult to find fundraising event ideas that are both affordable for hosts and attractive to attendees, but we can help. Which corporate sponsors do you need to participate? What will fundraiser attendees get out of the event: fun, food, entertainment, or recognition? How many new donors would you like to attract?

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Organization Social Media Sponsors Events 78

Bizzaboo

MARCH 18, 2024

With their deep dives into market trends, product evaluations, and vendor landscapes, analyst reports offer invaluable insights for decision-makers. They evaluate vendors against various criteria and provide a visual overview of the market and its players.

Technology 59

Technology Technology Vendor Event Technology 59

Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

So what I want to do is talk to you a little bit how you can save money when it comes to that hotel wifi and for your events and how you can get by making sure you’re getting exactly what you need for the right price and that you’re not forced, again, into any conversations where you have to choose one vendor just to save $30,000, right?

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Vendor Trade Show Venue Conference 222

Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

of their marketing program budget to hosted and sponsored events. . Networking tools : 1:1 messaging, community search and navigation, and the ability to book meetings with all attendees. Broadcasting tools : tech to record sessions so attendees can watch on-demand. Not sure you need event technology?

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Event Technology Technology Technology Registration 98