Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

Every meeting planner we know is a great juggler. After all, you need the skills of a Cirque de Soleil performer to handle venues, schedules, suppliers, and social media all at the same time! Even the best #eventprof needs an assist every once in a while. So we have compiled our favorite meeting planner tips and few tricks to help you manage your time by using some classic event management shortcuts.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 5, 2018

Why companies struggle, and creative ideas to make your next campaign easier. Do you struggle to communicate your incentive programs? Read our latest blog article , which includes untapped resources to help your campaign stand out. Also, check out our article on marketing communications strategy. The post Incentive Communications appeared first on VIKTOR.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 30, 2018

Last Updated May 4, 2018. One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Here's a look at some of the top 2018 education events. This conference directory features over 60 must-attend education conferences located all around the world in a wide range of fields including higher education, education administration, education management and education tech.

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Eventtia

MARCH 29, 2018

Let me ask you a quick question: How do you usually communicate your event? If your answer includes sharing a few links on social media or reaching out to a few industry influencers, we need to talk. There’s a big difference between communicating and promoting your event. Although marketing the event can be part of […]. La entrada How to Design an Efficient Communication Strategy for Your Next Event aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 12, 2018

8AM (AST) UPDATE: Eye of #Irma directly on #StMartin , northern eyewall pounding #Anguilla , coms going down. It’s at its worst #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/nda2OJdjjb — Anguilla-Beaches.com (@anguillabeaches) September 6, 2017 On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma tore across the tiny island nation of Anguilla. Every power pole was destroyed.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 30, 2018

The post Nikki Beach Worldwide signs Dhara Devi Chiang Mai as part of “aggressive, yet well thought out, expansion plan” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Back at the beginning of March, Jack Penrod, founder and owner of Nikki Beach Worldwide, promised to take the luxury and lifestyle brand to a new level , “as part of an aggressive, yet well thought out, expansion plan”.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 5, 2018

Build Wellness into your meeting planning today. Click here to read how. The post Wellness & Incentives — Part I appeared first on VIKTOR.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 28, 2018

With a hundred glossy pages of vibrant photography, interactive content and articles that range from blurb to multi-page feature, it’s easy to think at first glance that Visit Milwaukee ’s visitor guide is a travel magazine. Produced entirely in-house by two team members (along with the support of other staff members) the Milwaukee visitor guide went in new direction 2 years ago following the hiring of Kathryn Lavey, the former Art Director of Milwaukee Magazine , as the Graphic Design Manager

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Eventtia

MARCH 27, 2018

Here’s one thing you probably won’t admit out loud: the word SEO makes you feel uncomfortable or nauseous. Fair enough. Besides, your responsibility is to plan events, not master the art of organic traffic. All that keywords-related craziness has nothing to do with running a successful event … does it? I’m afraid the answer won’t […]. La entrada How to Increase the Organic Traffic to Your Event Website aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 5, 2018

Most of the event technology I’ve been using for the last quarter century is hundreds of years old. It works incredibly well. So, when you’re designing your next event, bear in mind this observation of Seth Godin’s: You might not need more exposure to the new. Instead, it might pay to re-see what’s already around you. —Seth Godin, What do you see?

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Travel Daily Media

MARCH 30, 2018

The post Rotana brings culture and luxury to Saadiyat appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Rotana brand was launched with the opening of their first property, the Rotana Beach Abu Dhabi in 1993. This beach property has served as both a brand and a home market icon. 25 years later Rotana returns to its home market with a follow-up Abu Dhabi beach property.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

We all use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and even LinkedIn. But while you use those services a lot, do you really know how to engage your audience on social media? Attendee engagement is our main focus this year and part of that is interacting with them way before the event starts. Below we have a few tips for engaging with people at all stages of your event.

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BizBash

MARCH 22, 2018

San Francisco-based Glow Events regularly produces celebrations from weddings to corporate gatherings to bar mitzvahs, but founder Christina Millikin elevated.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 27, 2018

You might’ve heard the big news: Instagram now allows you to link hashtags and usernames in your Instagram bio. Some people might be thinking… what’s all the excitement about? So here’s a brief explanation: before this update, yes, you could still include hashtags in your profile — the difference is that they weren’t clickable and weren’t linked.

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Eventtia

MARCH 20, 2018

Why do we love to attend events? It doesn’t matter if you’re a knowledge seeker, a tech-savvy networker, an introverted professional, or a brand fanatic—we all experience the same excitement when registering for an event. Although we live in a strongly connected world where information exchange occurs faster than the blink of an eye, we […]. La entrada This is what Makes Events so Irresistible aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 26, 2018

One of the most satisfying outcomes of the peer conferences I design and facilitate is how they bring people together who would never otherwise have met — and in doing so change the world. This is obviously important, but why do world-changing connections seldom occur at conventional conferences ? Here’s an illuminating story from the pages of a New Yorker article about Jim Simons , the noted mathematician founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and a f

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 28, 2018

The post Hotelbeds group nets €110M from sales of Destination Management operations to TUI appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Vigilia Park in Puerto de Santiago, Spain, one of TUI’s hotel properties. Hotelbeds Group has announced the sale of its Destination Management operations for enterprise value of €110 million to TUI. .

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

Are you focusing on your events audience engagement this year? Well, you should! Of course, engaging a tired and jaded audience isn’t easy and that’s why we’re here to help. To find answers, you can dig into the science behind engagement. What makes our brain turn on for some activities and off for others? You also have to feed the needs of the audience to capture their attention and interact.

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BizBash

MARCH 12, 2018

If you're looking to improve attendance, increase engagement, and create an unforgettable experience at your next event, it's time to.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 22, 2018

Dan Holowack, CEO and CoFounder at CrowdRiff, was an invited speaker at the 2018 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO): Snow and Mountain Tourism Congress , held in Andorra. Now in its 10th year, the UNWTO Snow and Mountain Tourism Congress brings together tourism leaders from the private and public sector to share best practices, discuss issues and challenges, and learn about new technologies.

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Eventtia

MARCH 16, 2018

Throwing a stellar event is an excellent way to set your company apart and establish a brand identity. And exciting brand events aren’t just reserved for the consumer sector. According to Frost & Sullivan, B2B events account for over $500 billion in spending annually. However, there is a lot of work that goes into throwing […]. La entrada 4 Words You Never Want Associated With Your Brand’s Event [Guest Post] aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 19, 2018

Do your conference programs include pre-scheduled sessions you belatedly discover were of little interest or value to most attendees? If so, you’re wasting significant stakeholder and attendee time and money — your conference is simply not as good as it could be. Now imagine you could learn how to routinely create conference programs that reliably include the sessions attendees actually want and need ?

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 27, 2018

The post Visit Britain’s MICE campaign MeetGB “a great opportunity for British businesses” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Visit Britain, aka the British Tourist Authority, has released news of their push to make Britain a preeminent choice for MICE events on the world stage. By hooking up 80 meetings and event specialists and suppliers with 120 suppliers from buyers in France, Germany and North America as well as Belgium, Austria, Spain and Switzerland,

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

Networking is often listed as the number one reason people attend conferences and events. Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. But it shouldn’t. It’s a key part of ensuring your event is a success. In fact, 95% of people say that face-to-face meetings are a key factor in successfully building and maintaining long-term business relationships.

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BizBash

MARCH 15, 2018

Millennials and Gen Z audiences crave authenticity and innovation in their interactions—and know how to leverage social media to get.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 20, 2018

The explosion in discount airlines in Europe has made travel within the continent easier and cheaper than ever, at least to those cities with international airports. While the tourism industry is booming, many European countries are working to spread the good fortune beyond its biggest cities. For Holland, a country where one can drive from end to end in less than four hours, a huge marketing objective remains showcasing what the country has to offer beyond Amsterdam, its most populous city.

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2018

There’s nothing I hated more as an event professional than an exhausting and long-lasting event planning meeting. I could have up to five meetings in one day. I would interact with different clients and event suppliers, debating a multitude of challenges, issues, and new tasks, and having long hours of discussions, which often would translate […].

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2018

Something strange is happening in the world of Twitter. For well over a year my average Twitter impressions count has hovered at 2.0K impressions per day. (Twitter defines an impression as anytime a Twitter user sees your Tweet.) I’ve never seen that figure deviate by more than 5% (i.e. between 1.9 — 2.1K) for a long time. And then, starting at the beginning of March, I’ve watched my daily impression count steadily rise to 2.7K per day.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 27, 2018

The post MICE World: Singapore’s best meetings and event venues appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Like Bangkok , Singapore is one APAC’s best locations for hosting meetings and events, boasting umpteen hotels and dedicated conference centres, all vying for your attention and business. So, as a part of my series on the pick of SE Asia’s best MICE venues, I present my choice of the island’s prime locations.

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Endless Events

MARCH 28, 2018

If you are an event planner, you know that outdoor events and festivals have been, and continue to be increasingly popular venues choices. This is why we included unique outdoor venues in our 2018 event trends. While our trend guide listed unique event venues, we are breaking them down into two sections for an in-depth look indoor and outdoor. Today’s blog is dedicated to unique outdoor venues, part one of a two-part series for unique and memorable event venues.

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Carrousel Travel

MARCH 13, 2018

I am vacationing with friends in a private villa in Akumal, Mexico. Because I had just booked clients into the new Unico 20 87 adults only all-inclusive resort just a few minutes north of Akumal, I though it would be nice if I could do a sight inspection and the inside sales manager was gracious enough to arrange this for me. The name Unico 20 87 come from the fact that they consider themselves to be unique and also refers to the GPS coordinates.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 16, 2018

Each year Hornblower Niagara Cruises takes millions of visitors from every corner of the planet on an absolutely breathtaking tour of one of the world’s natural wonders: Niagara Falls. Prior to May 2017, the widely popular tourist attraction spent about $10,000 a year to produce visual marketing content — yet couldn’t quite capture that quintessential reaction of seeing the world’s largest waterfall up close for the first time.

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Eventtia

MARCH 8, 2018

The quality of your B2B dynamics or events isn’t entirely dependent on your planning skills. Yes, you are responsible for setting up and providing a stress-free experience for your attendees. But the success of your B2B matchmaking activities revolves around your guests’ genuine ability to connect with prospects. You may design a flawless brokerage event, […].

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BizBash

MARCH 8, 2018

Women are having a moment in the event world. From the visibility of the Time's Up anti-harassment movement during this year's.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 23, 2018

The post Dubai World Trade Centre crosses 3.3 million annual visitors, breaks 2017 record appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Having welcomed 3.3 million delegates and attendees last year, the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) announced a record-breaking year. In 2017, the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) hosted a whopping 353 MICE events including 103 mega-events that attracted 2.6 million participants.

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