When it comes to managing a conference, there are so many tasks on your plate. From securing sponsors to engaging attendees, the process can quickly become overwhelming. Amidst all the conference chaos, however, remember that data is the key to unlocking important insights about your audience and improving future events. To ensure your conference data is useful and error-free, follow data hygiene best practices and build these strategies into your conference management plan from the beginning. Keeping your data clean and actionable doesn’t have to be a time-consuming or labor-intensive process ..read more

When designing the attendee experience for your next conference or meeting, creating a seamless and quick check-in flow is crucial. Upon their arrival at your venue, enabling attendees to check in and collect their badges without waiting in long lines will make a lasting positive first impression that sets the tone for the entire event.  Not to mention, a pain-free experience can also significantly impact interest and registrations for all the other meetings and events you host throughout the year.  How you manage badging will make or break your check-in experience. One essential too ..read more

Every event planner knows that audience engagement is key to event success. There are a few tried and true strategies: book top-level speakers, invest in an event app to increase engagement onsite, and provide them with plenty of networking opportunities. But what if you’re looking for something different? You’re in luck! Karen Hill is the Director of Meetings and Events & Engagement at Barcami Lane, an Association Management Company (AMC) that works with national and regional nonprofit associations. She recently spoke at EventMobi’s ‘The New Rules of Engagement’ webinar, where she shared ..read more

When planning a conference or other large event for your association, determining how to engage attendees from start to finish is essential for success. At the same time, you want to make sure your event comes across as professional and represents what your organization stands for. After all, your main goal is to keep members coming back and taking advantage of all the professional opportunities your association has to offer! Consistently branding your event helps address all of these factors. Your organization’s brand reinforces its mission and values while emphasizing the professional aspect ..read more

From securing a venue months in advance to hiring entertainment to choosing the event app you’ll use on the big day, event staff must juggle many tasks to ensure their events run smoothly. However, the multitude of responsibilities can make the role stressful. With nearly 3 in 5 employees reporting negative impacts of work-related stress, event planners such as yourself need to take ownership of their mental health and seek out stress relief strategies that work for them. That’s what this guide is for! Here, we’ll cover the top stress relief strategies. With them in mind, you’ll be able to con ..read more

A well-planned and executed conference will do wonders for your organization. Want to establish authority in your field? Generate quality leads for your sales team? Drive legitimate revenue? A conference can help you achieve these things—if you host it correctly. To ensure your conference is a smashing success, invest in conference management. Doing so will lead to greater attendance, better experiences, and happier sponsors. Keep reading this comprehensive guide to learn: What is a Conference? Common Conference Types Why is Conference Management Important? Conference Management Types T ..read more

Event management is the process of overseeing and coordinating all aspects of an event, from conception to completion. This process includes planning, organizing, and delivering the event to ensure it runs smoothly and successfully meets your objectives.  With so many different tasks on your plate and stakeholders to cater to, managing events is a tall order. To stay on top of everything, you need a clear strategy that incorporates event management best practices to guide you. Curious to learn how you can use event management best practices to create more impactful events in the long term ..read more

Selecting the best event technology for your association is crucial for creating engaging events and meetings for your members. But with so many different vendors on the market, trying to make sense of all your options is often overwhelming.  That’s why asking the right questions upfront is essential to finding a provider that aligns with the goals and objectives of your events program. Looking for guidance in choosing your association’s event technology provider? This guide will equip you with 16 key questions to ask potential vendors, ensuring you find the perfect partner and the best e ..read more

If you plan events for B2B companies, you know that exhibiting at industry events is critical to driving brand awareness, generating new leads for your sales team, and engaging with existing customers. And the bigger the event, the larger your potential pool of valuable contacts–but bigger events also mean more competition for the attendees’ attention. However, turning attendees into qualified leads for your organization requires more than just nabbing a prime spot on the show floor and hoping people flock to your booth. It’s not about having the biggest space or the flashiest booth design (th ..read more

As an event organizer, part of your job is to inspire your audience to not only sign up and show up, but to actively participate in your event experience. And if you can engage and excite them in the days, weeks, or months leading up to your events? Well, imagine how much more engaged, excited, and invested those folks will be once they finally arrive onsite. As the President of KEL Consulting, a client-driven event and project management company, Kelly Legris has planned everything from luncheons fit for a queen (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, no less!) to conferences, trade shows, and meetings ..read more