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This is How Biometrics Will Change the Event Industry
You don't have to work in Silicon Valley to understand how new technologies will shape the future of the event industry. As event professionals, we see it up close every day by experiencing the effects of new digital solutions that are gradually taking over the logistics.
How to Manage Conflict with Difficult Event Clients
We've all been there at least once: we receive an angry call (or email) from an event client, bombarding us with accusations or demanding explanations.
How to Reinvent Your Conferences with Progressive Pedagogy
There's no shortage of articles advising people on how to get the most out of attending conferences. However, there's one piece of advice these articles tackle the most: how to acquire new knowledge by attending conferences. Nothing unusual, right?
How to Save Time and Energy When Planning Your Next Event
Most organizers would agree that when it comes to planning events, time and energy are the scarcest resources. From juggling multiple tasks to facing unexpected situations, event professionals usually end up feeling burnt out with almost no downtime (not to mention zero family time).
How to Learn More about Your Attendees Preferences and Needs
Being data-wise and making event-related decisions based on your attendees’ profile is not something to do on a whim. It's the same thing as understanding the needs of your potential customers before launching a product.
How to Efficiently Manage Your Event Team
Are you the lucky one who feels part of an organic group that acts as one? Are you communicating with your team through quick glances and head movements? Most important, do you enjoy working with these people? If not, this article is for you.
4 Tips on How to Always Stay Up To Date in the Event Industry
The event industry is constantly changing and at a very rapid pace. New trends and technologies follow each other up at lightning speed. Staying up to date constantly is a must for every ambitious event professional.
5 Practical Steps on How to Build Up Your Event Community
Here's a universal truth: you can plan and run an event without caring about building a community. But if you're using events as a marketing tool and you ignore the necessity of growing a community around your brand, services, or products, then you can forget about positive ROI.
5 Factors to Be Aware of When You Schedule the Event Date
What does everyone do before purchasing an event ticket? Check their availability on that day(s). Obviously, if their schedule is packed with important commitments, people will probably decide not to attend your event.
The 5-Step Guide to Generating Memorable Event Experiences
Do you know what the best indicator that attendees loved your event is? They still remember it for days (or weeks!) afterward. Successful events are transformational and help attendees get out of their comfort zone by experiencing something different.
How to Deliver Content to Engage Your Attendees
If you want to engage your guests, there are also other ways to do it than through event management apps. Many digital tools promise flawless and immediate attendee interaction and engagement, yet some 'traditional' strategies with a little twist can work better than you think.
How to Provide an Easy-to-Understand Event Sitemap
Have you ever had to rush to catch a flight in a big airport with many levels, checkpoints, and gates? How did you feel? Most probably, you were stressed and frantic. However, chances are you made it and caught the flight.
How to Set Up a Successful Meeting Design
Have you ever stopped to really wonder if traditional meetings or events work well? Sure, you may run a cool event, schedule an interesting agenda, and invite well-known speakers... but is that enough?
5 Reasons Why You Should Engage With Your Attendees After the Event
Your last attendees just left the building, and you're ready to turn off the lights and go home. The event was a success, and the only thing left to do is congratulate yourself and go get some rest. You're ready to close this chapter and move on to the next event. Not so fast!
Ultimate Tips on How to Add Value to Your Attendees
Your ultimate goal as an event planner is to create value and help your attendees optimize certain aspects of their lives, businesses, or careers. Whether it's through education, networking, entertainment, creativity, or active engagement, your guests should notice a certain improvement in their lives after attending your events.
How to Plan and Run a Powerful Hackathon
If you think that organizing a hackathon means putting on a clever geeky T-shirt while checking the Wi-Fi connection, you are terribly wrong. To set up a hackathon, you'll have to engage all of your planning skills and tack on one sleepless night (yes, hackathons usually run for 24 hours without a break).
The Best Way to Promote Your Event (It's Not What You Think)
Picture this: you are in charge of planning and running an event. You designed a compact event program, invited a bunch of amazing speakers, and booked the best venue ever. Apart from that, you had time to set up a promising social media marketing strategy that will definitely boost your event promotion.
5 Ways Live Streaming Will Make Your Events Successful
No doubt, you can list countless reasons why to not live stream your event. Maybe you've convinced yourself that live streamed events symbolize the death of face-to-face meetings. After all, who would come to your conference, workshop, or seminar when they can just 'tune in' via live video?
5 Ways to Engage your Participants Even More
"This was the best event experience ever." That is what you as an event planner would like to hear from your participants. Only then are you truly satisfied. Engagement is one of the tools that can help you achieve that goal.
How to Communicate Efficiently with Guest Speakers at Events
There's no doubt about it: guest speakers are the stars of your event. Nothing will define the attendance rate or the way your audience feels more than your guest speakers.
