#EventIcons

Whether you spend hundreds of dollars of hundreds of thousands of dollars on event entertainment, this is a must listen episode for you. Today, the stakes are higher than ever with technology, big name acts and beyond. On this week’s episode of #EventIcons, we feature Anthony Bollotta of Bollotta Entertainment, Nicole Bernardi of Innovative Entertainment, and Paul Creighton of T. Skorman Productions. These guys are legends in producing iconic event entertainment and you’re going to want to hear about their stories of the best and worst of event entertainment and how you might be able to bring even more life to your next event. Enjoy!

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Anthony Bollotta

Nicole Bernardi

Paul Creighton

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

Wham City Lights

ILEA

BizBash

Keep your eyes and ears open! Event inspiration is everywhere.

America’s Got Talent

The CMAs

The Today Show

Academy Awards

Ellen

Drift

This week, we take a look at the new industry event, Ctrl Alt Del, which has risen from the cancellation of a major industry conference. From their website:  [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] will transmit the amazing energy of events world movers & shakers across the globe, hitting a mental reboot to evolve our industry. With some of the strongest voices we will address critical topics that keep us up at night, talking through and finding solutions for New Breeds of Event Planners & Event Strategists, ROI on Networking, Integration Power to Improve Event Performance, Digital Transformation, Community Building, Digital Engagement, and Diversity at Events. This week, we feature the planners behind the conference as well as some of the amazing people who support it through speaking, hosting pop-up events or promoting on social media. If you have not heard about Ctrl Alt Del, it will be hosted worldwide on Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET. You can register to attend for free on their event page.

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Dahlia El Gazzar

Aaron Kaufman

Tess Vismale, CMP, DES

Samira Salman

Anthony Vade

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

Ctrl Alt Del Registration

Ctrl Alt Del Atlanta Pop-Up

Ctrl Alt Del DC Pop-up

How To Fascinate

#eventprofs and #meetingprofs hashtag

Top 7 Podcasts For Event Planners

Notion.so

Feedly

Obi4Wan

Want to Get Massive Attendee Engagement? Join us this week along with our amazing special guests: Julius Solaris (editor of EventManagerBlog.com), Dan Yaman (CEO of Live Spark), and Jose Gallegos (Content Marketing & Community Manager at TINT). We’re going to tell you how! What are the secrets to getting audiences and attendees to engage? What are some examples of creative ways facilitators integrate audience engagement? What are some popular and effective ways to measure audience engagement? These topics and more will be discussed. Join us, bring your questions, and learn how to get massive attendee engagement at your events!

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Julius Solaris

Dan Yaman

Jose Gallegos

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

HubSpot Marketing is our topic this week and we will be discussing how they use events to get more customers. We’re very excited about our guest this week! We are featuring Bridget Zingale who is the Senior Marketing Manager and Senior Field Marketing Manager of Christies, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Enterprises, and HubSpot. Bridget is prepared to answer your questions about inbound marketing, sales and marketing strategies for events, and other related topics. This is your chance to get answers to your questions from a true industry leader in marketing. Join us and bring your questions for Bridget!

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Bridget Zingale

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

How can I get more event sponsors? If you have asked yourself this question (and we know you have) this is the episode you have been waiting for! Our industry-leading #EventIcons this week include Meg Fasy of FazeFWD, Jacque Duhame of Duhame Event Group, Courtney Bosch-Tanguy of MarketingProfs, and Peter Poehle of SponsorMyEvent. We’ll be discussing where you can find sponsors, creative ideas to activate sponsors, how small brands can get big name sponsors, and more! Log in and join us!

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Meg Fasy

Jacque Duhame

Courtney Bosch-Tanguy

Peter Poehle

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

DropBox

Evernote

OneNote

Wix – Free Website Builder

Opus Agency – A Brand Events and Marketing Agency

MPI – Meeting Professionals International

Join us this week for our Ask Us Anything & News Edition! #EventIcons Laura Lopez of SocialTables and Sean Holladay of Crowd Mics will be catching you up on the latest industry news and answering your questions – LIVE! In this episode we are tackling topics such as: how new technology will affect event management (RFID, VR, etc), the latest craze – PokemonGo, and much, much more! Log in and ask your questions, and our #EventIcons will do their best to answer them.

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Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Events Improving Local Economies – At what point does an event truly impact a local economy and tourism? How can event planners help improve a local economy and tourism? How can planners involve the city and community to capture the most out of the event? If these are questions that you have ever considered, this week’s episode is just for you! This week we’re featuring three amazing panelists. Innovative leaders, Sara Hunt (Vice President of San Francisco Giants Enterprises and Director at Large for the International Live Events Association Board of Governors and Leadership San Francisco), Rachel Pearson (Vice President of Community & Government Affairs at the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau), and Andrew Van Luchene (CEO of JackRabbit Systems and Zerista), will be answering these questions and more. Join us and let’s discuss Improving Local Economies Through Events!

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Sara Hunt

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

Zerista – Event Apps for Conferences and Meetings

GoToMeeting – Attend Meetings From Anywhere

GoToWebinar

ILEA

Trello – A Web-based Project Management App

Zoom – Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing

InsightDirect – Office Software Solution in the Home Service Industry

NewsBlur – Personal News Reader

TripAdvisor

Osprey Waypoint Backpack

How do you measure event ROI? In this week’s episode that is exactly what we’re going to address. Our event icons this week are Josh Dry (Business Development Manager at ShowGizmo) and Alex Patriquin (Creator of EventGeek). On this show, our panelists will lend their knowledge and expertise to address such topics as measuring ROI when you aren’t charging for entry, using technology to measure ROI, and ways to make your event truly memorable. Our industry experts are ready and willing to share all of their tips, tools, and resources with you. You won’t want to miss this! Join us and bring your own questions too!

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Josh Dry – ShowGizmo

Alex Patriquin – EventGeek

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

Utilize the hashtag #EventProfs.

Corbin Ball – Meetings Technology Headquarters

Event Manager Blog – How To’s, Event Technology & Trends

Beacons and iBeacons

Periscope – Live Video Streaming

In this week’s episode we will be revealing the Secret to Event Engagement! How do you measure event engagement? What’s the latest exciting trend or technology for event engagement? Our guest panelists will be covering these questions and more! We are featuring Heiner Koppermann, CEO of SwarmWorks and John Federico, Co-Founder of EventHero. You are in for a treat! These Event Engagement Experts will be speaking and answering questions about measuring and increasing event engagement. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Heiner Koppermann

John Federico

Sean Holladay

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

SwarmWorks – Bringing Excitement and Energy to Your Events

SwarmGaming – The Revolutionary Way of Entertaining People

EventHero – Real-time Event Management Software That Works With Your Favorite Registration System

The Event Tech Podcast

Catchbox – The Throwable Microphone for Audience Engagement

Boomerang – Email Management for Gmail

Sanebox – Email Management for Any Inbox

Decathlon Tribord Easybreath Mask

We have an AWESOME show set up for this week! We are featuring DoubleDutch and focusing on the Perfect Event App! Our panel will include Jan Sysmans (Head of International Marketing), Emily He (Chief Marketing Officer), and Nick Clark (Chief Technology Officer). Some of the questions we will be asking include: What does an event app cost? and What are the biggest trends and cool new features in event apps? This is an amazing opportunity to get a behind the scenes look into event apps and to learn more about DoubleDutch and its services. Join us and let’s check it out!

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Jan Sysmans

Emily He

Nick Clark

Laura Lopez

Will Curran

Epic resources mentioned:

DoubleDutch – Live Engagement Marketing

VentureBeat Article – “Google unveils Android Instant Apps that launch immediately, no installation required”

WeChat App

YouTube – “7 Big Rocks” (Productivity and Time Management)

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman

Spotify – Music for Everyone