2020

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Events Of The Future: How To Plan A Virtual Event

Endless Events

This week we’re diving into the dozy topic of how to plan a virtual event. And we’re not strangers to futuristic events here at Endless! We’ve covered topics such as how to plan an event without visiting the venue , how Virtual Reality can impact the events industry , and much more.

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Episode 16: Diversity in the Events Industry with Leslie Short from The Cavu Group

Techsytalk

Let's talk about the elephant in the room - the lack of diversity in the events industry! I'm excited to be joined by LESLIE Short to talk about this topic and see how we can help make our industry more inclusive and diverse!

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE Blog

Angeles Moreno is the founder of the Creative Dots , a company that helps corporations design their customer journey and create a culture of customer-centricity. Angeles has been in the events industry for over 30 years and possesses international experience with a large network.

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Will Covid-19 kill Incentive Travel?

Pádraic Gilligan

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Will Covid-19 kill Incentive travel? Part of me loves the speculation, the permutations and combinations. The “if this, then that” logic that we indulge in on a daily basis.

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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 Commonsense Guide to Coronavirus for Events and Conferences

Bizzaboo

COVID-19 has landed. Here’s how to confidently communicate with your attendees, sponsors, and partners. Featuring examples from brands like Adobe, Google, and Qualtrics. Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises.

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7 Ways Businesses Can Approach Hybrid Events [Guest Post]

Eventtia

Hybrid events are here to stay—especially with the current state of the world. Event Planning

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Virtual Event Tech Playbook 2020 Free Report

Skift Meetings

A complex and evolving landscape of virtual event tech has left event professionals with a lot of questions. How long will virtual events last? How much should I charge for them? How do I fight Zoom fatigue and keep my virtual audience from feeling like an afterthought? What do I need?

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Summer Party Ideas: 7 Safe and Festive Ways to Host a Small, Outdoor Gathering

BizBash

Want to host a small gathering this summer? Follow these best practices to keep your guests safe and socially distanced

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Re-igniting the Travel Bug with One10 Travel and Events

One10 Marketing

While the pandemic drones on, some brave individual travelers have decided to remove the cobwebs from their passport and take to the skies.

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Mentoring Mentality

CSI DMC

Debi Kinney is an award winning business strategist and hospitality industry expert. She serves as General Manager and Director of Sales for CSI DMC, Las Vegas.

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All You Need to Know to Retain, Engage, and Energize Your Workforce

The Great Resignation and tight labor market make recruitment challenging and retention crucial. This eBook explains exactly how team building can improve employee onboarding and help you retain, engage, and optimize the performance of your teams.

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Presenters & Attendees: Creating A Smooth Virtual Experience

Endless Events

Virtual events might not be something completely new at this point. But people everywhere are still learning how to navigate all the tech aspects that go into it.

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Eventex Connect announces Liz King Caruso one of the Top 50 Virtual Meetings & Events Innovators

Techsytalk

Eventex Connect, the online trade show for virtual meetings and events, announced Liz King Caruso one of the Top 50 Virtual Meetings & Events Innovators in the industry today.

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The ultimate incentive experience A–Z: interview with Heidi Legein, Managing Director at The MICE Guru

The MICE Blog

Back in July, I hosted a week-long Instagram Live series with Heidi Legein, Managing Director at The MICE Guru , a destination management company (DMC) based in Norway.

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Prognosis on recovery for Incentive Travel: it’s a cruciate injury, it’ll take time

Pádraic Gilligan

by Pádraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & Managing Partner, SoolNua Prognosis for recovery of Incentive Travel Maybe it’s a lame analogy but here goes anyway. Today’s incentive travel industry is like an elite athlete who has just done her cruciate ligament.

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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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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzaboo

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.

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How to Get Your Speakers to Say Yes to Your Online Event

Eventtia

Running an online event comes with a set of challenges. Apart from deciding the structure of your online event and the way you’ll organize the online sessions, you also have to “sell” the idea to your potential speakers. Event Planning

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30 Tips and Tricks for Hosting a Successful Online Event

Eventbrite

Virtual events have quickly become the norm — and for good reason.

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How to Set Virtual Event Speakers Up for Success

Skift Meetings

Planners aren’t the only eventprofs getting used to virtual events — speakers also have a steep learning curve. One of the most important factors in keeping an audience’s attention is production value. Here’s how speakers and planners can work to deliver it.

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27 Ways to Avoid Burnout for Event Professionals

Maritz Global Events

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.

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Hotel Events & COVID – How is the Pandemic Likely to Impact MICE?

Ram's Blog

COVID-19 has no doubt put a dent in everyone’s business plans, but it has especially affected the hotel industry by taking away a major source of revenue that comes from events and travel. In part one of “How Things Are Likely to Be Post-Pandemic”, let’s discuss this topic in relation to MICE travel and events.

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What to Expect When Traveling During COVID-19

Brownwell Incentive Travel

New Business Development Executive Dawn Bridges shares what to expect when traveling during COVID-19.

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Event Pricing: Attendees Paying What They Choose

Endless Events

What are the odds you’ve been thinking hard about event pricing? With all that is happening in the industry right now, we’re guessing they’re high. Because virtual events are now the norm. And figuring out how much you should charge your attendees is a challenge.

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Episode 17- Lessons Learned as an Event Professional During #Covid-19

Techsytalk

The Event Hustlers Show is my opportunity to talk about hot industry topics, share what I'm learning, and encourage our industry to be better 1% at a time. Business Event Planning Podcast

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#RotterdamExperiment 1 – How global transformation in technology, organisations and values will impact the future of events

The MICE Blog

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Meetings & Events after Covid-19 – Looking in to the Crystal Ball

Pádraic Gilligan

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Who knew? Covid-19? Nobody saw this one coming. Not our cleverest crystal ball gazers. Not our sharpest soothsayers.

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Creative Event Themes | A Night with Alice in Wonderland

Just Right Destination Management

Creative Event Themes | A Night with Alice in Wonderland. Down the Rabbit Hole” may not initially sound like one of the most creative event themes, but there are so many ways to make it one! The Just Right!

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How to Create Attractive Sponsorship Packages for Your Online Events

Eventtia

Just when you thought you’d cracked sponsorship for your events, the pandemic comes and suddenly, it’s time to rethink how to move this over to a virtual setting. Event Planning

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11 Ideas for Virtual Events

Eventbrite

Do the words “online event” make you think of lengthy webinars or live streaming business conferences? You’re in the majority. But 2020 is changing the game when it comes to hosting events virtually.

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Three Things Every Virtual or Hybrid Special Event Needs

Special Events

Marketing expert D. Channing Muller shares three essentials to make virtual/hybrid special events successful

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6 Stage Design Tips for Livestreamed Events

BizBash

Production pros discuss what color schemes work best on camera, tips for spacing presenters apart in a natural way, why proper lighting is crucial, and much more

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Presenter Tips and Tricks for Your Best Virtual Event

Stova

Do you want to learn how to be a successful presenter at a virtual event? Or, maybe, you are an event planner and you’d like to know how to train your virtual presenters to create the best virtual experience?

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Hotels & Events: What’s it Going to be Like in a Post-pandemic World?

Ram's Blog

The hospitality industry has taken quite a beating in the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that things are starting to return to some semblance of normalcy, what will the new post-pandemic normal look like for hotels? In part two of the “How Things Are Likely to Be Post-Pandemic”, let’s discuss this in relation to the non-business event industry.

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Podcasting As A New Revenue Stream For Events: Learn How!

Endless Events

The events industry has been hit hard. Events need to consider new business models and revenue streams to keep themselves diversified and stable. Virtual events are one solution to the problem, but sponsors are rarely willing to pay the same rates for virtual events as they do for in-person events.

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Episode 18: Virtual Events and Tech with Brian Monahan with Prestige AV

Techsytalk

We are recording another episode of the event hustler show live and this week we are talking to Brian Monahan from Prestige A.V. We will check in with him and see how they are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and also learn about his interesting perspective on the “new normal“.