#EventIcons

VR at events is a hot industry trend right now. The goal of virtual reality at events is total immersion. You want your attendees to feel like they are in a completely different world. But you also want to make sure your event still involves a human experience, so how do you marry the two? How do you use VR as a group experience and not have it be isolating? What are the challenges of virtual reality at events in the events industry? We will discuss all of this and more in today’s episode.

Joining us today is the ICONIC Jonah Brotman of House of VR. Along with our hosts,  Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting and Tahira Endean of BCIC they will discuss the challenges VR brings to the event industry, differences between AR and VR, advice for using VR in brand activations and experiential marketing and so much more! You can’t miss this!

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Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

Tahira Endean of BCIC (@TahiraCreates)

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What Do You Know About Virtual Reality For Events? – #EventIcons Episode 64

The All-Inclusive Guide to Virtual Reality At Events

HOUSE OF VR

HOUSE OF VR(Instagram)

Samsung Experience Store

Samsung Gear VR

HTC Vive

UploadVR, Inc

Road to VR

HexaVR Ltd.

WEARVR

Upload, Inc

AWE USA 2018

Social media can be a challenge. With all the options available it can be overwhelming finding the right places to be or learning the tools. However, social media can be a great place to find community via social media groups. But how do you decide where to spend your valuable time and effort? What can you do to keep your group engaged?

In this episode of #EventIcons our iconic panel,  David Adler of BizBash, Brittany Bucceroni of BizBash, Lotfi SENHAJI of Event Pros will be weighing in how to find the right social media groups for event profs. They will discuss why you need to be in social media groups. How to find the right groups for you. And how you can build your community through them plus so much more! You don’t want to miss what we have in store so jump into the video below!

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David Adler of BizBash (@davidadler)

Brittany Bucceroni of BizBash (@britbucc)

Lotfi SENHAJI of Event Pros

Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media (@APlaxen)

Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

Birth of BizBash – #EventIcons Episode 6

#EventIcons

Event Pros group

GatherGeeks Podcast by BizBash

Event Planners Gather(Facebook)

Event Planners Gather(LinkedIn)

#EventDigest

Event Manager Blog

The 2017 BizBash Best

BizBash Best Guide 2018

Event Professionals’ Group (EPG)

EventProfs Mastermind

Sales Navigator tool on LinkedIn

Events & Promotional Marketing Professionals

Event and Hospitality Industry Network by Cvent

Video Scribe

Event Peeps: For Experiential Marketing Industry Professionals

Ever feel like event professional associations are all the same? Just pay your fee and boom you are in without any vetting. How do you know if the other members are actually good enough to refer clients to and work with? Are you looking for an organization that is truly full of professionals and high-quality partners? Look no further than Creative Event Team. Currently consisting of only 12 (by choice) of the top leaders in the events industry this is a group you want to strive to be a part of!

In this weeks episode, Terry Quick of ENTCO Intentional, Inc., Tracy Fuller of InnovativEvents Corporate and our very own Will Curran of Endless Events give you the inside scoop on what it is like to be a partner with Creative Event Team. They will discuss the differences between Creative Event Team and other organizations. How you become a member of Creative Event Team, as well as what the requirements are to apply. If you are a highly skilled event professional looking for an amazing tribe you can’t afford to miss this episode!

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Tracy Fuller of InnovativEvents Corporate (@InnovativEvents)

Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

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ENTCO Intentional, Inc.

ENTCO Services

InnovativEvents

InnovativEvents Blog

Event Heroes Inc.

Event Heroes Blog

Free resources: Drink Guide for Live Events

How to Price Your Services

Best Seating Options for Your Event

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary by Mark Sanborn(Book)

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller(Book)

The evolution of event tech and the evolution of event planners go hand in hand. Technology has completely changed the role of an event planner. In today’s world, you need to be a great event planner. But that is the tip of it, you also need to a marketer, a web developer, and tech guru.  If this overwhelms you, you are in the right place!

In this weeks episode, our iconic guests Liz King of Liz King Events,  David Epstein of Bizzabo, and Michael Judeh of Convene join us to reflect on the evolution of event tech in the last 8 years. They will discuss where they believe tech is heading, onsight engagement tools you can use to enhance your events and so much more! This is an episode you can’t afford to miss.

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Liz King of Liz King Events (@lizkingevents)

David Epstein of Bizzabo (@Bizzabo)

Michael Judeh of Convene (@Convene)

Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

Event Tech Rising – #EventIcons Episode 3

Content Marketing In The Event Industry – #EventIcons Episode 11

Ctrl + Alt + Del – #EventIcons Episode 24

Picking The Perfect Event Venue – #EventIcons Episode 35

Meet The Experts In Event Tech, TechsyTalk – #EventIcons Episode 52

Bizzabo – The world’s fastest growing event tech company – #EventIcons Episode 83

Tips For The Perfect Event Website – #EventIcons Episode 88

techsytalk, Inc

Bizzabo

Convene

Event Farm

Slido

Social Tables

Bizzabo Event App

Microsoft Surface Pro

Catchbox

Glisser

Crowd Mics

Intel’s new smart glasses

iPhone X

Slido Switcher

AccessFuel

Radario

Catersource

Udemy

Hotjar

Proof

Stripe

Convene Resources

Livestream

Mevo

TECHSYTALK LIVE 10: THE GRAND FINALE

Diversity at events is a crucial part of any successful event. There is more pressure than ever on event organizes to make their events diverse and inclusive. While it may feel overwhelming to do so, we can assure you diversity at events is a great thing. By taking the steps to make a diverse and inclusive environment your event will flourish. Furthermore, when there is diversity and inclusion at events the interactions are more authentic and conversations will bring innovation and challenge naturally.

So how do you ensure diversity at events? How can we take what is unique about every individual in attendance and use it as an advantage? What can you do to leverage diversity at events to make your programs and panels better? Our iconic guest, Adrienne Trimble of Toyota Motor North America and, Audrey Gallien of Catalyst Inc., answer these questions and more in our episode today! You can’t miss it!

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Adrienne Trimble of Toyota Motor North America (@Aceytrimble)

Audrey Gallien of Catalyst Inc. (@CatalystInc)

Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media (@APlaxen)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

Diversity in Events – #EventIcons Episode 46

Catalyst Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

HubSpot, Inc.

Knowledge Center Of Catalyst

Engaged, Diverse and Inclusive Environments for All

The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior: John Perry Barlow

Top Dog – Impress and Influence Everyone You Meet by Andy Bounds(Book)

The Snowball Effect: Communication Techniques to Make You Unstoppable by Andy Bounds(Book)

The Jelly Effect: How to Make Your Communication Stick(Book)

With the shakeups in event housing recently you may be scrambling to figuring out how to keep event housing profitable. How do you incentivize attendees to stay in your hotel block? What can you do to foster community? Would you like to know how to leverage your locations and negotiate terms? You are in the right place.

In this episode of #EventIcons Jeff Duncan of Meetingmax Inc. and Nadine Spitteler of A111 Power of Conference Service join us to cover everything you need to know to keep your event housing profitable and a great experience for your attendees. They will answer questions about various issues within event housing such as how to encourage attendees to stay in your hotel blocks, how to keep event housing profitable in light of recent events, and how to create a sense of community within your event housing so attendees can find community. You cannot miss this!

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know!

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Jeff Duncan of Meetingmax Inc. (@Meetingmax)

Nadine Spitteler of A111 Power of Conference Service (@A111PoCS)

Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

Tahira Endean of BCIC (@TahiraCreates)

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Meetingmax Inc.

A111 Power of Conference Service

Airbnb, Inc.

Meetingmax Blog

Sailo

A111 Blog

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute(Book)

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)

PCMA Convene

Meetingmax Whitepaper

Tuesday Tips by Andy Bounds

Top Dog – Impress and Influence Everyone You Meet by Andy Bounds(Book)

The Snowball Effect: Communication Techniques to Make You Unstoppable by Andy Bounds(Book)

The Jelly Effect: How to Make Your Communication Stick(Book)

How do you help first timers at your event feel more comfortable? What are you doing to showcase new parts of your event to reoccurring guests? Are you really showing your attendees what they need to see? We will talk about how to build a community, direct attendees to where you want to showcase, and how to give them the best information without constantly having their phone in their face. We also will touch on how to monetize through sponsorships without sounding like an infomercial. 

In this #EventIcons episode Jesse and Wayne will tell you all about Core-apps, what they are doing, what technology they have available to turn a show floor into a museum-style audio tour and much more! Tune in and enjoy this week’s technology-packed #EventIcons!

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know!

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Jesse Snipper of Core-apps, LLC (@Coreapps)

Wayne Crawford of Core-apps, LLC (@WayneManor007)

Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

Taryn Johnson of Endless Events (@helloendless)

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Core-apps, LLC

What You Need to Know About Apple’s Updated App Store Guidelines by Jesse Snipper and Jay Tokosch of Core-apps.(Webinar)

Core-apps Partners with McCarran Int’l Airport and SHOT Show 2017

Core-apps Mobile Event Apps

IMAX

Google Glass

Google Maps

TripAdvisor

Apple airpods

Do! – Simple To Do List

Calm App

Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card

A team building event can give you a chance to get to know your team better. You can find out teammates strengths and weaknesses and develop better relationships. What does a great team building activity look like? What are the elements that make a great team building experience? If you are curious to know how to create a great team building experience then look no further! This week, we will give you our best ideas! This is your one-stop for everything you need to know about creating an epic team building event!

In this #EventIcons episode, we have two ICONIC guests Sydney Wolf (metroConnections) & Roger Haskett (Engagement Unlimited). They will be discussing their best tips for creating team building events. They’ll be answering all of your questions and sharing their secret tips for developing team events and much more! So listen up!

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know!

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Sydney Wolf of metroConnections (@sydneywolf)

Roger Haskett of Engagement Unlimited (@rogerhaskett)

Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media (@APlaxen)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

Engagement Unlimited

metroConnections

Infographic: The Fascinating Neuroscience Behind Engagement

INFOGRAPHIC: The Active Participatory Model

metroConnections Team Building

metroConnections Team Building Webinar

The Essential Elements of Facilitation by Simon Priest & Michael A. Gass(Book)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari(Book)

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath(Book)

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor(Book)

Event Sponsorship is most essential part of every event. Organization can build a brand by making sponsor in live event which is engaging and driving business results. But how can an event prof make sure the sponsor aligns with the needs of the event? Join us today to find out.

This week, We have a special guest Peter Poehle, CEO and Co-Founder of SponsorMyEvent. He is here to tell us about the current state of sponsorship, what to look for in value alignments with a sponsor, the connection between lead and sponsor, and much more. Everything you need to know about sponsorship is right HERE!

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know!

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Peter Poehle of SponsorMyEvent (@peterpoehle)

Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media (@APlaxen)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by Oren Klaff(Book)

ARKit

LumaFusion

Hubspot CRM

Asana

What is Inbound Marketing?

GoPro

Linkedin

Facebook

Twitter

State of Event Sponsorships 2017 – #EventIcons Episode 66

Event Profs RUN

Event Professionals Run The World

Healthy EventProfs? – #EventIcons Episode 47

Whether there is an event or not, event profs always face lack of sleep, long days and late nights of work!  How can you stay healthy as an event prof when you feel like you are constantly running down the clock? It may seem daunting but we can teach you how! This week, we invite the ICONIC Kelly Treadway (EventCurious) and Tracy Stuckrath (Thrive! Meetings & Events) as our guest panelists to talk about healthy tips for event profs. They’ll be discussing this hot topic and answering all the questions that you have to help you on the road to a new and improved healthy you!

In this episode, our ICONIC guests will be sharing their tips and practical tricks on eating habits, natural ways to sleep better, stress management and beyond.

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know!

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Kelly Treadway of EventCurious (@EventProfsRUN)

Tracy Stuckrath of Thrive! Meetings & Events (@tstuckrath)

Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

Tahira Endean of BCIC (@TahiraCreates)

Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode:

EventWell Ltd

Lose It!

HEADSPACE INC.

Aaptiv

Garmin watch

Strava, Inc.

Best Self (SELF Journal)

Stop, Breathe & Think

Oh She Glows

FARE

Meal Cards

Event Profs RUN

Event Professionals Run The World

Healthy EventProfs? – #EventIcons Episode 47

Tuft & Needle Mattress

White Noise Lite (iTunes)

White Noise Lite (Google Playstore)

7 MINUTE WORKOUT

Treadmill Desk

dōTERRA Peace Reassuring Blend Oil

Why All Event Planners Need A Standing Desk