Eventtia

AUGUST 16, 2022

Yet, it’s no secret that attracting new sponsors for virtual events can be easier said than done. Proving a virtual event’s value to potential sponsors can be easier said than done, and making the right impression to prospective new sponsors for your event is crucial (and challenging).

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Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

Event planning and organizing a fairly small meeting involving just five participants can be quite a challenge, especially if this is your first time. Based on the purpose of the event, you might be able to decide on the type of event you are going to organize, but it will especially help in dictating the objectives of the event.

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Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Additionally, event audiovisual tools such as lighting, sound, and video production can enhance the event’s atmosphere and create visual and auditory stimuli. Event technology provides a plethora of advantages and opportunities to event organizers, who seek to create memorable and engaging events.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Social Media 130

Meet Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Future-Proof Your Organization Now. Annual conferences have long been a significant revenue source for host organizations and associations but can no longer be counted on to produce the revenue. It’s time for host organizations to work with key stakeholders to design the experience to be: Resilient. Forward-thinking.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

These platforms provide native capabilities to engage and communicate with prospective attendees, registrants, and sponsors, manage logistics, deliver content, and enable attendees to engage with other participants.” Our experience to this point has been great, both from a product execution perspective, but also an account management one.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Smart Meetings looked at the range of ways meeting professionals are elevating the productivity of the humble name badge. Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Companies and customers have utilized these exhibitions to buy and sell products and exchange ideas globally. Additionally, EIC introduced a new certification for event professionals interested in promoting sustainability and social impact in their organizations and global business events. On average, events produce 2.5

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 14, 2021

They need the support of destination management organizations (DMOs) to help market, manage, succeed. DMO stands for destination management organization, though these are often referred to as destination marketing organizations. What Are the Responsibilities of a Destination Management Organization? But how and why?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. Meanwhile, Amazon has opted out entirely.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

In-kind sponsorships are relationships where a business sponsors an event by providing free goods or services rather than a financial contribution. Mine is: that’s what I always try to do rather than give money as a sponsor,” says Will. On the flip side, Deanna has worked for organizations that always paid to be a sponsor.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Applying for sponsorship is just the first step; after that comes nurturing and cultivating the relationship so you have a sponsor that you can work with long-term and for subsequent projects. How and where the sponsoring company will be promoted. That is, whatever the sponsor is asking for in return, give that and then some.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It begins, as always, by understanding the outcomes an organization seeks for its events and setting key performance indicators around them. Most organizations also have goals around revenue, and the new environment we find ourselves in requires us consider other ways events generate short- and long-term revenue.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

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. So you need new revenue streams and new opportunities for your sponsors! Podcasting can be a new place to give value to your sponsors, year-round. Seek Out Sponsors.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

She will receive a $5,000 cash prize, and her property will get a product, training and consultation package from Cintas and its business partners. They are donating products and services said to be worth $11,600 to Alvarez’s property. Of ten finalists, the first recipient of the S.H.I.N.E.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This type of sponsorship can include offering products for giveaways, providing services like catering or transportation, or supplying equipment for the event. In-kind sponsorships can help companies showcase their products or services and build relationships with event organizers and attendees.

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Sponsors Promotion Events Sustainability 86

Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

These simple messages can have a profound impact on the way folks view your organization, the success of future events, and even your bottom line. This allows you to build and nurture a trusting relationship between your audience and your organization. Event marketers must segment audiences by role (e.g.,

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Over our 23 years in the professional event production industry, we’ve identified several key elements that often prevent our clients’ events from achieving outstanding success. This timeline ensures both the production team and speakers are adequately prepared, contributing to a smooth event flow.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Planning a conference, planning an event for a huge crowd, an event where you are supposed to present your company, products, services, etc. In order to reduce the chances of that happening to you, take a look at some tips and tricks that will help you deal with stress better and boost your productivity. That isn’t easy.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2024

From the tight-knit camaraderie within my team, the quiet hum of the hotel staff, the energy of the production crew and the excitement among the attendees, all this energy under one roof is where I thrive best.” Today, Carvalho serves as senior event manager, national sales events at Kaiser Permanente.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

It went hybrid for one year and the organizers said, “Never again.” The cost of production, between software and other resources needed to pull off a simultaneous virtual immersion experience, increased their budget by more than 30 percent and the work to plan a hybrid was like planning two entire events at the same time.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

These platforms provide native capabilities to engage and communicate with prospective attendees, registrants, and sponsors, manage logistics, deliver content, and enable attendees to engage with other participants.” Our experience to this point has been great, both from a product execution perspective, but also an account management one.

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Event Technology Platform Technology Technology 69

Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2024

Ask it to make the event more sustainable, design a networking event for people who are not outgoing, incorporate a sponsor in a meaningful way or mark up a contract as if it were a lawyer. AI Productivity Tools to Try Time to get your hands busy testing the AI waters? How can you refine the question to get what you really need?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 15, 2023

It will also conduct data-driven matchmaking between attendees and exhibitors/sponsors, and then predict attendee-engagement levels for educational sessions, networking events, and exhibit-hall experiences. After beta testing concludes, the Eventcombo product will likely be available to organizations sometime in Q3 2023.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s conference successfully attracted the highest attendance that ADMEI has seen in years with nearly 250 in attendance , from sponsors and exhibitors to speakers and attendees, including 91 first-time attendees. We left inspired by meaningful connections and equipped with industry best practices. Want to delve deeper?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Meeting Social Media Trade Show Technology 306

Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Post-Event Debrief Questions For Sponsors. Why You Need A Follow-Up Meeting After Events.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

On the last episode of #EventIcons, Erica Bishaf said , “A lot of organizations put about 60 – 80% of financial risk into one live event.” Today, hundreds of organizations use Event Farm. I came across a nonprofit organization I wanted to help raise money for. My sponsor dollars went through the roof.” .

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Attendee Sponsors Registration Audience 315

Stova

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

New year, new look, new sponsorship packages… To get the best sponsors, you need enticing packages that reflect the trends shaping events in the year ahead. Attracting sponsors is more critical than ever. The good news: Great sponsors are like magnets, drawing the right people to your trade shows and conferences.

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Sponsors Prospect Automation Trade Show 59

Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

One of the biggest challenges when running an event is the planning stage: even organizing a fairly small and seemingly simple event can be a very challenging task with all the different details to consider and adjust. By following these steps, you’ll be able to consistently organize a successful event and attract more attendees in no time.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Additionally, they are much more likely to spend money on experiences rather than products. The job of an experiential marketer is to make that experience unforgettable and enjoyable, prompting the customer to develop an emotional bond with the product or brand. Give them a chance to try your product or interact with it tangibly.

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Marketing Marketing Audience Social Media 296

Endless Events

JANUARY 5, 2023

Event organizers turn to gamification to try and drive engagement and rally excitement around an event. But more often than not, it’s just a thinly disguised tool to get attendees to do what organizers and sponsors want them to do. Spoiler alert–it’s because of misaligned priorities between attendees and organizers.

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Events Sponsors Virtual Events Attendee 177

Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This type of sponsorship can include offering products for giveaways, providing services like catering or transportation, or supplying equipment for the event. In-kind sponsorships can help companies showcase their products or services and build relationships with event organizers and attendees.

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Sponsors Promotion Events Sustainability 52

Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

As such, it’s only natural that production and management companies everywhere are already adapting. Hybrid events offer the opportunity to expand an event’s reach, engagement, and return on investment for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. But first, you might be wondering why it matters. But how, you may ask?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2023

Sponsoring the “Conscious Voices” area where attendees enjoyed yoga, meditation and sound healing also promoted SCP’s mindful mission. Many spaces featured eco-forward messaging or activations touting green practices/products as well as earthy visuals. These elements respond to the environment by expanding space for a modern look.

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Healthcare Sustainability Proposal Trends 240

Endless Events

JULY 15, 2021

” Will’s Critique Of The Production. “Obviously, I’ll be really critical of the production. Some organizations don’t have millions of dollars like CES or SXSW. Sometimes, they have to work with in-kind sponsors, especially coming back from the pandemic. ” A concrete example?

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 13, 2023

Treat your content like a product and adopt a product lifecycle. That content still holds significant value, and it will pay dividends if captured and repackaged into new digital products for audiences to consume later. Eventually, that series turns into a membership product. Focus on exhibitors and sponsors.

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