7 Important Questions Every Event Marketer Should Consider In this guest column, Chardia Christophe-Garcia, the executive director of audience and community marketing at Forbes, shares what you should be thinking about while marketing an event in 2022 and beyond.
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How We Did It: Behind the Scenes of a Global Hybrid Event Many speculate about hybrid events yet few have done it. Let’s pull back the curtain and learn the art of the possible from the event planner who crafted, managed, and executed a globally successful hybrid event. Learn more.
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NATIONAL:Now through Aug. 8, KIND Healthy Snacks is partnering with New York-based experiential production company Tenure for its first-ever national tour. The “Better Than Ice Cream” truck will visit 10 cities across the country—including NYC, Nashville, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco—to introduce KIND’s new KIND FROZEN Treat Bar, a plant-based dessert. Upon visiting the truck, guests will be immersed in a unique snacking experience and surrounded by real plants to visually demonstrate the ingredients inside the Treat Bar. Check out KIND’s Instagram page @kindsnacks to see where the next stop is on the 11-week tour.
CHICAGO: Louvre Fantastique: The Exhibition will open to the public on July 15 at Chicagoland’s Oakbrook Mall. The exhibit will run through October and feature an interactive exhibit for all ages with over 70 masterpieces broadcasted using projection mapping, three-dimensional recreations, augmented reality, and hands-on features. Famous artwork includes Jacques Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii, Raphael’s Young Women on a Balcony, a three-piece animation of The Winged Victory of Samothrace, and more. The experience lasts around one hour, and tickets are available now. Group bookings are available for corporate events, school field trips, and more.
MIAMI: Donna Del Gallo has been named the senior regional director of convention sales for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), the city's destination marketing organization. Del Gallo will be in charge of promoting Miami and Miami Beach as a premier destination for conventions and meetings. Del Gallo brings more than 25 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. Most recently, she served as director of citywide accounts for the San Francisco Travel Association. NEW YORK: The East Hampton Antiques & Design Show, benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society, will return to Mulford Farm, in East Hampton, New York, for its 100th anniversary on July 16-17. Many antique and vintage offerings—including art, jewelry, textiles, furniture, and more—will be for sale. A VIP preview cocktail party will be held on July 15. General public admission to the show begins at $15, and tickets can be purchased online. Tickets for the VIP preview party begin at $175 and include return visits over the weekend. The Mattitaco Food Truck will provide food and light bites for the duration of the show. NEW YORK: This Independence Day, The Day Party returns to Coney Art Walls on Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn. Headlined by Meek Mill, the July 4 celebration will also feature performances by Kida the Great, Armani White, Journey Montana, and more, plus live sets from DJ Spade and DJ Case B. Tickets are available starting at $39 on The Day Party’s website for guests 18 and over, and doors open at 3 p.m., with fireworks to follow once the sun sets.
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