B-to-B Events
How Hospitality Workers are Creatively Filling Event Roles Amid the Labor Shortage
Signing bonuses, valet parking, all-time high wages and greater flexibility on scheduling. These are just some of the enticements for hospitality and other service workers in a labor market where demand is exceeding supply. At a time when many marketers begin returning to in-person events and venues start to reopen, they’re being confronted with a...
How Salesforce is Embracing Safety, Tech to Elevate its Dreamforce Event
Salesforce’s Dreamforce returned Sept. 21-23, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, one of the city’s largest in-person events held since COVID-19 began. Themed as a “global family reunion,” the hybrid event offered panels hosted by Soledad O’Brien, cinematic live broadcasts, entertainment, including a performance by the Foo Fighters, celebrity speakers Will Smith, Jason Sudeikis and...
Eight Tips and Takeaways for Pivoting From Virtual to In-person Events
If you didn’t produce or attend a virtual event in 2020, are you really an event marketer? The industry has spent the better part of the last year and a half perfecting digital engagement and catering to audiences at home. But as in-person experiences make a comeback, many event professionals are tasked with a new...
Winners Announced: The 2021 Ex Awards and EDTAs
The editors of Event Marketer magazine have announced the winners of the supersized 2021 Ex Awards and ETDAs, the world’s largest and premiere recognition program for experiential marketing. The winners were announced live and in-person on Oct. 6 during a gala luncheon at the Experiential Marketing Summit in Chicago. Known for 19 years as the...