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Planning a Safe Event: Back to Basics

Endless Events

Although planning a safe event has always been part of the event industry, it’s at the forefront of event organizer’s minds now, more than ever. Around the world, tragic incidents at events like the Las Vegas shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, and natural disasters have shown that we aren’t prepared for every type of security and safety issue in our industry.

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Three ways to create truly surprising meetings

Conferences that Work

CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. The young first-time volunteer staff had forgotten to brew it. Three days later, people were still grumbling about CoffeeGate. I’ll bet that even today, if you asked attendees what they remembered about the event, most would immediately recall the There Was No Coffee moment.

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Networking at Trade Shows: This is How You Can Make it Work

Eventtia

Trade shows are complex. From booking stands to planning the knowledge sessions, you are accountable not only to your sponsors and attendees, but also to your exhibitors. After all, they’re the ones who should get out the most out of attending your trade shows. The event itself is built for helping exhibitors showcase their services […]. La entrada Networking at Trade Shows: This is How You Can Make it Work aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Ten Portland Instagrammers We Love

Crowdriff

Everyone loves seeing the top Instagram accounts in their city, and also in the cities that they are about to visit. It helps give visitors an idea of what there is to do, see and eat in the destination, and of course, help them find that perfect Instagram spot. For destinations, finding local influencers can be the key to reaching a larger group of people and increasing your social reach.

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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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Trade Show Ideas For Better Planning, Payments, and Promotions

Endless Events

Running out of trade show ideas for improving your B2B events? Well, we’re here to help. If you want to see your trade show attendance and exhibitor count to grow, you need to focus on the experience of the show. Participants need to make more quality connections. Exhibitors need to showcase better products and services. Of course, your event has to run smoothly so as not to distract attendees from why they are in the trade show in the first place.

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Upcoming Edinburgh Marina Spa & Conference Hotel “great for local community and Scottish tourism”

Travel Daily Media

The post Upcoming Edinburgh Marina Spa & Conference Hotel “great for local community and Scottish tourism” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Artist’s impression of Edinburgh Marina Spa & Conference Hotel. The Edinburgh Marina development project received a shot in the arm this week when it was announced that, after months of discussion, Edinburgh Marina Holdings is close to signing a deal with a “major international hotel partner” for the Edinburg

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10(ish) Questions with a CrowdRiffer: Garrett, Software Developer

Crowdriff

He’s the original ideator behind our weekly Salad/Sandwich Club… owner to a magnificent dog named Samson… and our wittiest Slack participant — Meet Garrett! Garrett has been with CrowdRiff for over two years now, as one of our first few developers. While he actually started out doing front-end work, he’s had the flexibility to transition to work on the back-end side of things now.

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Chatbots: Everything You Need To Know ? #EventIcons Episode 118

Endless Events

What are chatbots? More or less a chatbot is a program which takes a process that is chat driven and makes it consistent for a user (they give the same answers each time unlike a human would) and a well-programmed bot allows easy interaction with a human. You typically see chatbots disguised as “live chats” on websites. It feels like a human speaking to you, but it’s a chatbot!

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Networking at Trade Shows: This is How You Can Make it Work

Eventtia

Trade shows are complex.

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Coach's First External Activation Invited Guests to Explore a Cosmic-Fueled Playground

BizBash

A Coney Island-like fairground, a white subway platform with graffiti, a fortune-telling forest, and a homage to David Lynch’s Twin.

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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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How Georgia Attracts Chinese Tourists by Highlighting Key Americana in their Marketing Visuals

Crowdriff

China is emerging as one of, if not the most, vital markets for international travel. The country’s growing economic power has resulted in a higher proportion of business partnerships, international education and tourism opportunities around the world, but especially in America. In 2016 there were approximately 2.97 million visitors to the U.S. from China, according to Statista , which predicts that number to reach 4.54 million by the year 2022.

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Why Adding Local Flavor to an Event is the Best Way to Wow Attendees

Endless Events

As an event planner, the last thing you want your attendees to feel is that your event could have been held in any city in the world, and they wouldn’t have noticed any difference. After all, every city has quality hotels, so what else can you offer? Adding local flavor to an event helps to create an experience that sets it apart from any other your event goers have been to.

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How W Hotels Plans to Reinvent Music Festivals With Its Wake Up Call Series

BizBash

Today, W Hotels announced the return and expansion of its music festival concept titled “Wake Up Call.” The hotel brand’s first.

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Podcast: Effective Ways to Promote Face-to-Face Interaction at Meetings (Episode 103)

BizBash

Host: David Adler. Guest: Maarten Vanneste. In this episode of GatherGeeks, David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, sits down with Maarten.

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3 Reasons to Plan a Corporate Event at Cirque du Soleil

BizBash

Whether you want to treat your clients or plan a teambuilding activity, Cirque du Soleil offers unforgettable corporate V.I.P. experiences. Exclusive.

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How This Food Award Show Channeled Art, Music, and Political Activism

BizBash

After 36 years, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington has figured out the key to its annual Rammy Awards Gala format:

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Nostalgia Alert: See How a Mattress Company Recreated the Loft from 'Big'

BizBash

The 1988 fantasy comedy film Big—in which 12-year-old Josh Baskin ages to 30 overnight—produced a number of memorable pop-culture moments.

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11 Rad Ways to Incorporate Surfboards Into Summer Events

BizBash

In addition to fun inflatables and sand pails, beach-theme events are getting an upgrade thanks to the use of life-size.

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June 22, 2018: Why This Reporter and Editors Conference Is Compared to a Music Festival for Journalists, Organizer of Charlottesville White Supremacy Rally Gets Approved to Hold Event in Washington, Speakers Bureau Drops Corey Lewandowski

BizBash

1. WHY THIS REPORTER AND EDITORS CONFERENCE IS COMPARED TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR JOURNALISTS: Last week, hundreds of reporters.

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E3 2018: 18 Unconventional Booth Ideas From the Splashy Video Game Expo

BizBash

E3 kicked off on June 12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The three-day video-game expo from the Entertainment Software.

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High Fashion Discovered Brooklyn at the C.F.D.A. Awards

BizBash

More meaning, less waste, and a trip across the East River paved the way for the 56th annual Council of.

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June 19, 2018: Warner Bros. Cracks Down on Harry Potter Fan Festivals, Wedding Catering Is Becoming More Visual, Live Events Get a New Emmy Category

BizBash

1. WARNER BROS. CRACKS DOWN ON HARRY POTTER FAN FESTIVALS: Warner Bros. has started to crack down on unauthorized, local.

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4 Event Production Tips for Winning Sports Celebrations

BizBash

There’s a sports superstition that no one should speak of a celebration before the team has actually won. So the.

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June 18, 2018: 1 Dead and 22 Injured at New Jersey Art Festival, AMC's Chris Hardwick Dropped From Comic-Con Following Sexual Assault Allegations, A Record Number of Songs Compete to Be 2018 World Cup Anthems

BizBash

1. 1 DEAD AND 22 INJURED AT NEW JERSEY ART FESTIVAL: Twenty-two people were injured and one gunman was killed.

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Instagram’s New @Mention Stories Reposting Offers an Added Element of Real-Time Sharing

Crowdriff

Did you hear? So Instagram already allows you to share regular feed posts to your Instagram Story… but now you can now also repost Stories you’ve been @mentioned in too! From Instagram’s announcement : “When someone mentions you in their story, you’ll be able to share that photo or video into your own Story. So, when you’re caught up in a soccer game or focused on a big project and you don’t take out your phone, you can still share the moment.”.

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June 20, 2018: Protests Against Trump's Family Separation Policy Planned in 132 U.S. Cities, What Goes Into Britain's Most Luxurious Horse-Racing Festival, More Hotels Are Adding Onsite Breweries and Distilleries

BizBash

1. PROTESTS AGAINST TRUMP'S FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY PLANNED IN 132 U.S. CITIES: Protests are planned in 132 cities across the.

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June 21, 2018: Trump Postpones Annual Congressional Picnic, Amazon Creates an Alexa for Hotels, Instagram's Cannes Lions Experience Highlights History of Storytelling

BizBash

1. TRUMP POSTPONES ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL PICNIC: President Trump postponed today's annual picnic for members of Congress, saying it "doesn't feel.

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