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10 Ways Conference Planners Can Use Google Assistant
Launched back with the first Google Pixel in the old days of 2016 and now available to any Android Phone running Android 6.0 or higher and even on iOS, Google Assistant is one of those things that every conference planner should learn to use because it will make your...
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20 Great Social Media Tools for Event and Association Marketers
A little over a year ago, we posted a cool social media cheat sheet that helped event and association marketers understand the social media platforms that are effective with specific groups/demographics. After a quick review, the post is still pretty accurate and now...
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Find the Product Keys for Windows and Installed Apps
A kinda true story... There we were, event team ready, landing in Orlando for a huge client conference. Step off the plane and head over to the conference center and start setting up when BLAM... My computer gives me the blue screen of death. There was no amount of...
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Keeping Valuables Safe at the Reg Desk
Keeping my crap safe at the registration desk is a never-ending act of trial and error. In some out-of-the-way hotels, I have been known to live on the edge and just leave my stuff under the table, but in some high traffic conference centers, I don't bring any...
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Best Smart Luggage for Event Pros
I REALLY hate the term "smart" when applied to things like luggage. My phone is a "smart" device, so is my laptop, my tablet, and even my watch... Luggage, not so much. But we are stuck with the term so this is the term that we shall use. Sigh. Smart Luggage became a...
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Dropbox Smart Sync for Association Teams and Event Planning
This post is for people that are already using Dropbox or those that are looking for a storage solution and want to learn about Dropbox Smart Sync for association teams and event planning. When we last were talking about Dropbox, it was for a nifty Chrome add-on that...
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Create Easy Conference Time-Lapse Videos
If you are like me and many of our clients, we are always looking for something unique that we can bring to the conference experience that does not feel hokey or out of place and conference time-lapse videos are one of the coolest things an event team can put...
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What Are the Dominating Tech Trends In Events and Exhibitions?
Exhibitions and other business events provide marketers with a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable face-to-face time with potential customers or business partners, while also allowing those customers to actually experience a brand's offerings and form a deeper...
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PlanningPod: Getting the Planning Process “Down Pat”
When Jeff Kear and Steven Feingertz decided in 2007 to leave the marketing and ad agency they started in 2000, they felt burned out and wanted to create their own product to market and parlay into a new business. “We were asking our friends, most of whom are in the...
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