How to
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How to Use Crowdshaping
Feedback is an invaluable tool in the hands of an event organizer.
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4 New Ideas for Sponsorships
Longtime sponsors are the foundation of successful trade shows and events.
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Does Force Majeure Cover Baltimore Cancellations?
As association and specialty groups begin to cancel conferences in Baltimore over the next few days due to riots over the death of
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How to Fend Off Airbnb to Fill Room Blocks
As business travelers look for ways to cut costs, they’re turning to the sharing economy to meet lodging needs.
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How To Wash Your Hands
If clean hands garner a 20 percent increase in attendance for school children, imagine what it could do for association or specialty conference attendance.
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5 Ways to Maximize ROI
Your entire year has been leading up to this one day. The sun is shining. The tables are set. People are flowing through the doors.
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5 New Rules for Surveying Attendees
When used strategically, survey feedback can give a detailed picture of your attendees and what motivates their decisions.
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10 Steps to Build an Online Community
Associations are one of the oldest forms of community.
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How to Set Up a Panel Session
Planners have various presentation methods to consider for event speakers.
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How To Add Dimension to Events
Attendees are all you really need to have a meeting, right?
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7 Ways to Stay Organized with Evernote
Keeping track of the massive amount of documents you may have for an event can be a challenge for even the most organized planner.
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How to Leverage PR to Grow Your Event
Let’s face it: Your event needs publicity so people will pay to attend, sponsors will invest in it, and you’ll be able to run a successful business.
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How to Manage Your Business from the Cloud
Smartphones, tablets and an ever-growing selection of intuitive web applications make migrating one’s business to the cloud easier than ever.
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How To Become an Industry Thought Leader
The moniker “thought leader” boils down to one basic quality: opportunism.
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How To Find Perfect Sponsors
You have an event and want to get sponsorships for it. But where do you start?
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How To Be Your Own Boss
Owning your own company and working for yourself isn’t easy. In fact, it’s downright difficult.
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How To Create a Social Media Policy
Social media policies come in all shapes and sizes.
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Make the Most Out of Connect Sports Marketplace
While many attendees of this year’s Connect Sports Marketplace are seasoned trade-show veterans, it’s ne
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5 Questions to Ask When Booking a Non-Professional Event Speaker
There are a lot of things to consider when booking an event speaker—everything from cost to topic.
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How To Avoid a Bad Site Visit
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” – Henry Winkler (The Fonz, if you will) I was a bit hesitant when Connect Sports asked me to write an a
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How To Avoid Hotel Rate Piracy
A few years ago, exhibitors and attendees of a conference in Fort Worth, Texas, were just looking for a deal to save a few bucks on their stay during the event,
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How To Deal With Uncertain Weather
From a polar vortex and blizzards to hurricanes and tornadoes, Mo
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How To Negotiate Hotel Room Blocks
When J.R.
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How To Negotiate Convention Center Contracts
The start to negotiations between events rights holders and convention centers begins before the parties speak. Do your homework.
