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!

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• Jeff Duncan of Meetingmax Inc. (@Meetingmax)

• Meetingmax Inc.

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!

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

• Core-apps, LLC

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!

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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!

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• Peter Poehle of SponsorMyEvent (@peterpoehle)

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

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.

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• Kelly Treadway of EventCurious (@EventProfsRUN)

• EventWell Ltd

Happy New Year!! This week we are celebrating the new year and looking forward to 2018  event industry trends. In this episode, our hosts – Brandt Krueger, Alex Plaxen, Tahira Endean & Audrey Gallien are here to talk about what is trending in the event industry in 2018. We bet you do not want to miss this episode!

Some topics they address in this episode include diversity, event safety, event apps, hybrid events and MUCH MORE! So, jump into the video below and watch and learn the 2018 event industry trends! PS have your seen our guide to 2018 Event Trends?

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• Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting (@BrandtKrueger)

• Intentional Event Design Our Professional Opportunity by Tahira Endean(Book)

This episode is the last episode of 2017!! In this week’s episode, we are celebrating the end of 2017 and sharing our favorite event prof tools of the year. In this episode, our hosts – Will Curran, Alex Plaxen, Tahira Endean & Audrey Gallien will be here to discuss about their personal favorite tools and resources from 2017! There are so many books, podcasts, tech, and blogs out there that you don’t want to miss. Tune in and we’ll give you full access of these resources.

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• Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie(Book)

Want to you know how to moderate an event panels? If you don’t know, then we will tell you how! This week, our ICONIC guests Hans Etman (Masters in Moderation) and Elling Hamso (Event ROI) are going to discuss all about Panels and Moderation. They are here to answer all of your questions about this hot topic. We’re excited to get their insider information and to share it with all of you.

In this episode, they will be sharing their tips and tricks on how to moderate your event panels. So, tune in to hear what they have to say as they share their combined wisdom and experience on how to build your event panels.

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• Hans Etman of Masters in Moderation (@Gastvoorzitter)

• Event ROI Institute

This week, we are are discussing everything you need to know about 2018 Event Industry Trends. Our ICONIC guest panelist Corbin Ball (Corbin Ball Associates), James Spellos (Meeting U.) & Nick Borelli (Borelli Strategies) are here to talk all about the hottest 2018 event industry trends. They are also answering all of your questions and sharing tips on event technology, influencer marketing, the future of virtual and hybrid meetings and much more! There is a wealth of information! You can’t miss this. So, jump into the video below and watch! This is your one-stop for everything you need to know about next years event trends! If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out our 2018 event trends blog as well!

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• Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball Associates (@corbinball)

• 2016 Event Trends – #EventIcons Episode 5

2 years of #EventIcons!! Yes, in this week’s episode, we are celebrating the two year anniversary of #EventIcons and looking back some of our favorite event professionals best moments on the show! This is very exciting episode of #EventIcons. In this episode, our hosts – Will Curran, Brandt Krueger & Alex Plaxen will be appearing and recapping interviews, guess, episodes, and favorite moments from the past two years. They’ll also cover who they’d like to have on the show in 2018! We are so excited for you to join us for this episode! This show is for YOU – and we want to hear what you, our viewers and our subscribers think.

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• Will Curran of Endless Events (@itswillcurran)

• The Tim Ferriss Show