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6 Steps to Bring Your New Product Launch Event Ideas to Life
A launch event is an excellent way to showcase your latest product, build hype around it, and even acquire some sales right at the event. The more you can get people talking about the product, both at the event and via social media, the better it’s going to do. Here are a few tips to bring…
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The Ultimate Guide to Theater Seating for Events
Theater seating is a style of commonly used event layout, comprised of chairs aligned in consecutive straight rows, generally facing a single direction. It is sometimes called stadium seating or auditorium seating. Here we explore the types of events during which theater seating is best to use, standard setup formats, a variety of customizations you…
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16 Newsletters Every Hospitality & Hotel Professional Should Subscribe To
In an ideal world, we’d all start our day perusing industry news websites and trade publications to catch up on the latest trends. But we know that this isn’t how most hospitality pros start their day. Staying informed about trends and improving your skills is a necessity for event planners, hotel sales managers, and other…
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The Next 5 Years: Future Hospitality Industry Trends You Need to Know
The world is undergoing a major shift in decision-making and buying power, and it’s changing the hospitality industry. The only way to see continued success is to prepare for these inevitable changes. So what’s coming up in hospitality in 2020, 2021, and beyond? We’ll show you. P.S. In this post, we’re focusing on future hospitality…
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5 Must-Watch Event Webinars to Sharpen Your Planning Skills
As a meeting and event planner, you know that to stay competitive, you need to stay ahead of event industry trends and deliver cutting-edge events for your clients. One of our favorite ways to stay on top of the game is to turn to webinars for planners. When done right, event planning webinars are jam-packed…
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Top 5 Event Planning Companies in Orlando
If you’re hoping to create an event, meeting, or conference in Orlando, we’ve compiled a list of the best event planning companies to help you out. Discover the Best Event Planners in Orlando to Help with Your Next Event: 1. Just Events! Group This team has been planning and implementing award winning events for over…
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20 Creative Ideas for Marketing Content Creation at Live Events
According to a recent survey by the Content Marketing Institute, 88% of marketers in North America use some form of content marketing to promote a product or service. Out of those marketers, 76% of respondents say that they plan to produce more content this year than in previous years. That means it’s time to hop…
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The Ultimate Guide to The World’s Top Hotel Brands and Their Properties
Living in today’s noisy world of hotel mergers and acquisitions, it’s hard to keep track of the top hotel brands and their properties. We put together this list of some of the most Google-searched brands so you can understand the landscape of the hospitality industry today. Continue reading to discover the breadth of properties associated…
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5 Unique Event Venues in Las Vegas You Need to See
An adrenaline junkie’s dream, Las Vegas offers round-the-clock thrills in every possible dimension. And for event planners, it’s always a question of, What’s new and different?. Unlike some other convention cities, where beaches or mountains are an ever-present natural draw, Las Vegas makes its own appeal by constantly reinventing itself. If you haven’t been in…
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Event Vendors: 4 Steps to Cross Promotion Success
Your event is a revolving ecosystem. In order to get everything to run smoothly and work together you need to have a plan in place. Thinking back to our last post on how to attract a sponsor, we learned how to get sponsors to invest by showing them a mutually beneficial relationship. The same can…
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3 Small Ways for Venues to Work Better with CVBs for a Bigger Impact
In this industry, relationships are everything. The teams at your local Convention & Visitors Bureau or Destination Management Organization are like networking hubs. They’re doing all the heavy lifting when it comes to building your city’s brand, and driving major groups to the destination. It’s their job to know a city inside and out, including each hotel, venue and the unique features that…
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How to Study for the Certified Meeting Professional Exam
When it comes to the event & meetings industry, it’s all about education. As professionals, we have an obligation to keep up with industry trends so that we can provide the best service for our company, employer, members, and attendees. One industry designation that stands out in the crowd is the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Understanding…
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