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Planning Sustainable Events: How We Can Solve Global Issues – #EventIcons 176

Endless Events

Here at Endless, we figured it was more than time we talked about planning sustainable events. As an industry, it’s extremely important that we are involved in the discussion of topics that matter for the world. And it’s even more significant that we choose to look at the bigger picture and think globally. Both as human beings and event professionals, we must be aware that our actions have a certain impact in the world.

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Top Planners Use These Event App Features to Drive Engagement

Stova

Our recent whitepaper, Tech-Savvy Planner Secrets , surveyed planners to find out how they use event apps. The results offer a unique window into how top planners strategize when it comes to apps. Specifically, when asked about which features they use to drive engagement, clear patterns emerged, revealing how planners use features to keep their attendees engaged.

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What You Can Learn From the World’s Largest Trade Shows

Eventtia

Looking to turn your small-industry trade show into a world-renowned event? In this article, we explore learnings and best practices from some of the world’s largest trade shows on how to organize a successful large-scale event.

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Adventure is Out There: The Life of a Strategic Account Management Director

Maritz Global Events

When most people find a job they love, working alongside people they truly care about, they feel settled and they’re not going anywhere. For Karla Bauman, however, that means it’s time to find a new, exciting challenge. 2019 has been a transformational year for Karla: she made the difficult decision to leave her role as Director of Event Management after four years.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

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

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What is a DSM? – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

It’s Wednesday, so you know what this means – it’s time to talk DSM! Well, actually, it’s time for another episode of Whiteboard Wednesday. And today, we just so happen to be tackling DSM or Downstage Monitors. As you know, very rarely we come across planning an event that doesn’t involve at least one presentation. And a very important part of this is making sure that the presenter gets to interact with the audience!

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Planning an event? Check out Reykjavík

Travel Daily Media

The post Planning an event? Check out Reykjavík appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Harpa, Designed by Henning Larsen Architects and the Icelandic architectural firm Batteríið Architects. As a destination Iceland sits in the imagination almost like a distant planet, a notion only heightened by the spectacular light shows of the aurora borealis, its stark beauty and the grandeur of its landscape — it’s no surprise that has been featured in some of Hollywood’s

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Kickstart Your Event Marketing Funnel with These Lead Gen Strategies

Special Events

You don't want a ton of leads; you want qualified leads. Jake Anderson shares tips on bringing them in.

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Goodbye Quicken 2007 – Hello SEE Finance!

Conferences that Work

I have switched my personal finance software from Quicken 2007 to SEE Finance. For twelve years, I used the venerable Quicken 2007 to manage my personal finances; a lifetime for software these days. Later Quicken versions never matched the functionality of the 2007 version, which has consequently remained extremely popular. But software platforms constantly change, and Intuit recently announced the functional death of Quicken 2007 in two ways: one that can be worked around, and one that really

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How one Bangkok luxury hotel puts artists in the picture

Travel Daily Media

The post How one Bangkok luxury hotel puts artists in the picture appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. This week saw the launch of the fifth round of 137 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok art rotation exhibition, the swanky property’s passion project devoted to the arts. This time the exhibition will feature the work of Thai art duo, Prasert Yodkaew and Suttikiet Pumpoung, whose work takes over the spotlight from previous incumbent, multi-award winning artist Jirap

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How to Build Authority for Your Events When You Are Just Starting Out

Eventtia

Everyone wants to hear from industry experts. The trick is gaining brand recognition for your expertise. In this blog post, we will discuss how to gain authority in a saturated event market when you are just starting out.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

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

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The Best Defense to Shooters at Events: Know and Control the Open-Air Environment

Special Events

In the wake of heartbreaking shootings, this event expert shares tips on making open-air environments safer.

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Podcast: The New Rules for Creating "Buzzworthy" Events (Episode 158)

BizBash

Alison Slight, co-owner of event firm Candice & Alison, discusses her event work in Toronto and Dubai.

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Portugal launches MICE incentives to promote inland corporate travel

Travel Daily Media

The post Portugal launches MICE incentives to promote inland corporate travel appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Portuguese government has announced the launch of a new incentive programme to promote the support for inland MICE events across the country, including the mainland and autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira.

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Designing for Your Event Objectives & More: 5 Key Takeaways from e4 2019

Maritz Global Events

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge. Particularly for e4 , our annual invite-only educational event for clients and prospective clients.

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This Is How To Do Event Tech On A Budget

Endless Events

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to talk event tech on a budget! Obviously, if you got this far down the road, you already know what this podcast is all about. And if the Event Tech Podcast is your Bible on all things technology related to the industry, today we bring a brand new gospel. As we all know, technology can get quite expensive. Not to mention the sort of technology you’d want for a large scale event!

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Growing the game: Qatar showcases golf offerings to UK

Travel Daily Media

The post Growing the game: Qatar showcases golf offerings to UK appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) co-hosted a golf day along with its partners Discover Qatar, Qatar Airways, Education City Golf Club and Doha Golf Club. Held at the prestigious Royal Mid-Surrey course, the event welcomed 40 UK trade and media guests.

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15 Meeting Management Tips: How to Run an Effective Meeting

Motivation Excellence

How to Run a Painless Meeting. There are two ways to run a meeting. The first is probably the most common—you sit at the head of the table, open the meeting, and then the meeting just starts, the same way it did last time, and the time before that, and the time before that. This might not be the way you’d like to run your meetings, but it can be hard to shake things up.

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The AV Audit 3.0: Breaking Down AV Quotes

Endless Events

Another month, another AV audit. Here at Endless, we’re all about helping you get better at event planning. So we’ve come up with the AV audit, where we dissect bids live, on air, and inspect every single aspect of each individual quote. Even though you’re in the industry, that doesn’t mean you’ll be familiar with everything that’s on the technology side.

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Family, ninjas and a top-notch day out

Travel Daily Media

The post Family, ninjas and a top-notch day out appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In part one of my interview with Sarah Somerville, Hilton’s senior director of customer engagement, loyalty and partnerships in Asia Pacific, we put the brand’s recent study into the travel habits of APAC’s 20-45 year olds, the regions most zealous travel demographic under a microscope, looking at their devotion to getting out and discovering the world , today I grill the loyalty big cheese on

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