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[Free eBook] 15 Event Technology Predictions To Help You Navigate 2015
Understanding the technological landscape that is awaiting us in 2015 will prove critical to the success of your event and meeting planning goals as the New Year unfolds. To help you navigate the road...
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The Many Types of Meeting and Event Apps
2014 was truly the year of the event app and 2015 is set to look no different as apps have become table stakes at most conferences, meetings and events – and each one can offer something different...
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Are You An Event Planner? How Using the Right Tools Can Offset Your Stress
Once again Event Coordinator has made the list of top ten most stressful jobs; moving up a notch from #6 in 2012 to #5 in 2014 – and then down three spots making the #8 spot for 2015 (right after...
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4 Ways Big Data is Driving the Events Industry
I am a firm believer of planning attendee-centric events. Regardless of what kind of event you are planning: a meeting, incentive trip, fundraising dinner, or industry conference – the barometer by...
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[Free eBook] The Comprehensive Guide to Meeting Optimization Software
The software platforms and technologies designed for the hospitality community to alleviate time spent on minor details by automating tasks and allowing planners to focus more strategically on their...
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Attendee Privacy & Venues: When Does Data Collection Cross The Line?
By now, we’re all well aware of the huge impact that data collection and tracking technologies have had on the events industry. Mobile apps, RFID, beacons, geofencing, – all of it can be a source of...
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Planning with Ray Bloom: How The IMEX Group is Creating Business...
In the second part of our series on strategic exhibition initiatives for 2015, Social Tables spoke with Ray Bloom, chairman and founder of The IMEX Group, to discuss the initiatives his team is...
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20 Creative Ideas for Content Creation at Live Events
Over 83% of all event organizers plan to use social media at their events in 2015 according to Julius Solaris’s report. While the advantages of integrating social media into live events are countless,...
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How to Measure ROI on Your Mobile Event App
Big data is all the rage these days in hospitality. Analytics help meeting and event planners better understand everything from buyer personas to attendee behavior, from inefficiencies in lead...
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Inside the Event App Engine: The CMS
At its most basic, a mobile event app is really nothing more than a shell. Without great content filling it, the app can’t do the job of enhancing your event experience like you want it to. What’s...
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[Free eBook] 73 Event Technology Tools for 2015
The software platforms and technologies designed for the hospitality community to alleviate time spent on minor details by automating tasks and allowing planners to focus more strategically on their...
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Attendee Privacy & Venues: Best Practices for Success
In the first post in our three part series on attendee privacy and venues, we tackled the many ways in which attendee concerns over the growing emphasis on data collection and tracking activities in...
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Live-Streaming: The New Frontier for Hybrid Event Content
“We’ve seen a lot of people taking it to conferences, streaming to more than 1200 people. Have you ever held your phone with 1200 people watching?” said Ben Rubin, CEO of Meerkat, the live video tweet...
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A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Leveraging Instagram for Attendee Engagement
Tweets, likes, follows, and replies: do you know how to leverage the many social media tools of the trade for your event marketing efforts? In this event marketing series, we’ll will give you the best...
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Fail Fast, Fail Often: How User Experience Can Shape Event Success
I used to work for an event technology startup for about two years. It was the best job I’ve ever had (next to The Event Nerd of course) and one of the most eye-opening times in my life. I’d...
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Macro Meeting Trends for 2015
At this year’s PCMA Convening Leaders, the organizers created unique presentation sessions in Tech Central, which gave attendees the opportunity for rapid-fire learning in between their standard...
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Four Ways Event Apps Rock Incentive Trips
Incentive travel planners have a reason to celebrate in 2015: according to the Incentive Research Foundation the trend of budget growth for incentive trips is expected to continue. But if you think...
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Attendee Privacy & Venues: Spotlight on Drones
In the second post in our three part series on attendee privacy and venues, we outlined some essential best practices that venue managers can use to guide their efforts in balancing the privacy...
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[GUIDE] No Really, THIS Is What You Need To Know About Event Technology
Remember that time you clicked on a great blog about how technology impacts events and meetings (and your gig), and told yourself you were DEFINITELY going to read it to sharpen your industry skills...
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How to Use Event Apps to Provide More Value to Your Sponsors
Being able to line up sponsors can make or break some events. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting said, “Sponsorship is the most sophisticated and emotional marketing-spend category of all.” He...
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