Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

If you read our last piece on why collaborative learning is the future of event-networking , you are already familiar with e180 as the creator of Braindate , an online platform and an in-person experience that helps participants at events meet for topic-driven, knowledge-sharing conversations called braindates. Since our founding, we have created collaborative learning experiences at iconic events around the world.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Pay-at-risk pay is also called variable pay ; the model connects employee pay to the financial health of the company, paying out more when the company is doing well and less when the company is struggling. Across the country, up to 90 percent of companies are using some form of pay-at-risk compensation plan. The intention is usually to offer an incentive: if employees work harder, the company does better, and everyone makes more money.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Why would you want to share information, not hoard it? In today’s cutthroat business environment, isn’t exclusive knowledge synonymous with power — and the ability to make money? Well, if you’re a stock trader or house flipper, maybe. But I’m a consultant who has long subscribed to Jerry Weinberg’s Seventh Law of Marketing : “Give away your best ideas” and Credit Rule : “You’ll never accomplish anything if you care who gets the credit̶

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year.

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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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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Ever feel like events are causing a big black hole in your marketing budget? Unable to trace all of your expenditures without seeing any ROI? No way of seeing where every dollar you spend is going?

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Stova

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

While you and your teammates are busy setting up, testing equipment and greeting vendors for your event, frequent and open communication is critical. During the event itself, communication only becomes more important. There are a bunch of apps out there designed to help you talk with your team while onsite (or between different sites). So many, in fact, that it's becoming difficult just to research them all!

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Special Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This social media expert discusses the fine line between being authentic and over-sharing for event professionals.

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Maritz Global Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In such a demanding industry, it’s important for meeting and event professionals to find new ways to destress and avoid burnout. It’s not a secret: event planning is a hard career. Event planning is consistently ranked at the top of the Most Stressful Jobs list, right behind active military, firefighters, pilots and police officers. With that kind of pressure, it’s important to find helpful ways to fight the urge to flame out.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Whenever I open a meeting I run a human spectrogram map, allowing participants to quickly discover everyone at the meeting who lives (or works) near them. This is one of the most useful things you can do for a group of people who don’t know each other — and it only takes a few minutes! Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How to run a human spectrogram map appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Planning one event alone is never plain sailing. So imagine planning multiple events in a short space of time spread out in different cities or countries ??. Sounds daunting, right?

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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.

Stova

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Booking the right speaker is critical to the success of your event. If you’re wondering where to begin when it comes to how to find a speaker or just looking for some new ideas, you’re in luck! We turned to our panel of experts and asked them: Have you seen any dynamic speakers recently you would recommend?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Negotiating Prices: How to Win at Negotiating AV Prices for Events. Questions Questions Questions: The Best Questions to Ask Your AV Company For An Amazing Event. AV Labor: How A Long Event Day Can Turn Into An Expensive Bill. ? Believe it or not, we actually made an entire webinar all about how to negotiate AV prices. Check it out!

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Special Events

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Great catering salespeople share 12 essential traits--here are skills that anyone can develop.

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Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As February, the month Carter G. Woodson established as Black History Month in 1926, comes to a close, we have been reflecting on how we can continue to honor and recognize black history makers throughout the year. These are just a few of the countless black creators bringing communities together through unique live experiences. We’re […].

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

“How old are you?” All of us have wondered about the age of someone we’ve met, but asking this question can be awkward, even during a one-to-one conversation. Making public the ages of hundreds of people in a meeting room — well, that’s even more awkward! Body voting (aka human spectrograms) can uncover this information in a few minutes , but because age can be a sensitive subject, I’ve always demurred requests to have participants line up by age at a meeting.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It should come as no shock that brands such as Salesforce, Apple, and Tesla are investing big in events ????. Every year we see these events, with their own dedicated followers, capture the headlines with product launches, speakers, and exclusive brand elements.

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Stova

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The event world is booming in North America. Last year, Las Vegas, New York, and Orlando, FL were the top three cities for which events were held. However, as 2020 takes off, planners are mixing it up — and getting more bang for their buck — in these 5 U.S. destination cities on the rise.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It’s the conversation you always wanted but never had – wages in the events industry! Because we all know that in this industry, this topic is very taboo. And what do we do better than anyone else here in Event Brew? We talk about the sensitive topics that everyone is too afraid to tackle. So, just in case our episode about controversial speakers wasn’t enough, we’re going after the money.

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Special Events

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This social media pro gives tips to wedding professionals on turning their social media efforts into business leads.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The post The effects of ITB Berlin 2020 cancellation appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. It’s official! ITB Berlin 2020 is cancelled. In a post on the official Facebook page of ITB Berlin, organisers have announced that the event will not take place this year. ITB Berlin 2020 is cancelled.The ITB Berlin team deeply regrets the circumstances.

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Atlas Travel

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

By Jennifer Murphy. As a provider of recognition products and services, I am always very excited to read the Incentive Research Foundation’s Trends Report. The data comes from extensive surveys conducted in the marketplace across a large number of corporations practicing recognition within their own organizations. As such, The IRF 2020 Trends Report highlights key recognition practices that will affect organizations, their products and services, and the workforce in 2020.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Every event needs to be educational, meaningful, and above all engaging. But the challenge of delivering this to your attendees has never been greater. Especially when you consider that attention spans are decreasing, competition is intensifying, and attendees are expecting more.

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Stova

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Event planning consistently ranks as one of the most challenging — and yes, sometimes most stressful — jobs. In large part, this comes from managing so many moving pieces and parties. We’ve all found ourselves in what can feel like a vicious cycle of solving one problem after the next. But many of these problems stem from common, easy-to-make-mistakes.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Today’s episode of Event Brew will tackle the impact of the coronavirus on the events industry. As we’re all aware, the outbreak has been making headlines for a while now. And it seems only pertinent that we zoom into how this potentially affects our industry. Because as event profs, there are a million things we need to mindful of. This includes, of course, health-related issues, what our role demands in such situations, and what responsibilities we must keep in mind.

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Special Events

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This top event professional shares his toolbox to get distracted event guests engaged.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The post TD holds first-ever Thirsty Thursday in Manila appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Great Filipino street food, overflowing booze, and mingling with like-minded individuals best described the first-ever Thirsty Thursday in the Philippines held at the beautiful property of Hilton Manila last night. Hailing from the yuppies’ term Thirsty Thursday, it is a pseudo-holiday celebrated on Thursdays involving drinking alcohol and partying.

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MTI Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The incentives that we offer members of our team, whether during the recruitment process or as a motivator for high-standards of work, play an important role in shaping the workplace culture.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

We often hear the comparison that managing an event is like a juggling act, and no more is this accentuated than when you’re working with external event providers such as planning agencies, catering services, AC companies, the list goes on.

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Stova

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If you’re an event planner, you need to understand Google. With the search engine giant accounting for over 85% of all global mobile search traffic and growing in reach every year, you need to be on Google's radar to get more visitors to your event. Whether you’re organizing a conference, launch or any other event, learning how to get on Google events can ensure your event gets seen by more people.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Get your green smoothie ready to go, because it’s time to talk about staying healthy in 2020! So, it’s no secret to anyone that event planners have one of the most stressful jobs in the world. And it’s not uncommon for the events industry to be considered one of the most draining. But our health is something we should always prioritize.

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Special Events

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

A brick-and-mortar operation can help your event business along with an online presence--here's how.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The post Deutsche Messe inks pact with STB to set up new regional headquarters appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Deutsche Messe, one of the world’s leading exhibition organisers, and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish its first Southeast Asian headquarters – Hannover Fairs Asia-Pacific in Singapore.

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Peak Performance Meetings and Incentives

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

In a world which is growing increasingly unstable due to terrorism and civil unrest, many people don’t feel as confident about traveling as they once did. But there are some key actions employers can take to help their road warriors feel more at ease while they’re out there. Let’s look at 5 ways to keep employees safe while traveling. 1. Information.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

A quick search on Google for ‘Event Software’ yields a lot of results, almost 11,000,000 to be exact. Evidently, it’s fair to say there’s a lot of event technology platforms that promises it all.

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Stova

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Libations have been a part of social gatherings for ages, and have certainly been a big to-do in event planning of all types. However, as we continue to shape this new millennium, it’s time to reconsider how we include a growing number of attendees who don’t consume alcohol. Read on for our thoughts on why mocktails and/or booze-free drinks are important, and how to serve them at your next event.

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