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44 articles in Tips for Event Organizers.
How Big Is the MICE Market in 2026? The Honest Numbers for Event Organisers
MICE market estimates for 2026 range from 1.03 to 1.34 trillion dollars. Why the figures differ, where growth happens and how organisers should quote them.
How to Run a Virtual Networking Event That Produces Real Meetings
Virtual networking events are back on B2B agendas in 2026, but attendees no longer accept breakout-room roulette. This guide covers four formats, a seven-step plan, a 60-minute agenda and the KPIs that separate a tired video call from an event that produces business meetings.
How to Attract International Buyers to a Tourism Trade Show: A Five-Lever Playbook
International buyers choose fewer events and expect more from each one. This playbook covers the five levers organisers use to win them: incentive packages, hard qualification, regional sourcing, guaranteed meeting diaries and published proof, with benchmarks from IMEX, IBTM, WTM and ITB for 2025 and 2026.
25 Networking Event Ideas That Actually Lead to Meetings: A B2B Organiser's Guide
Half your attendees come to meet new people, yet most receptions produce small talk. 25 networking event ideas in six families, from speed networking and games to quiet formats and structured matchmaking, with a framework to choose and the numbers to measure success.
Why ISO 27001:2022 Should Matter to Event Organizers (It Does!)
B2B events involve sensitive attendee, corporate and payment data. Here is why ISO 27001:2022 certification should not be optional when choosing event software, and how to verify it is genuine.
How to Diversity: Best practices for inclusive events in 2023
Inclusive events let everyone take part. Learn what inclusive events are, which seven diversity dimensions matter and 8 practical tips to make your event more diverse.
The Event Community Trend you don't want to miss in 2023
With 365-day events you create a platform that keeps customers active all year round. Here is what an event community is, why it pays off, and how to build one.
Why host a digital event ? A decision-making guide for event planners
Over the past two years, attendees have gotten used to the drill: log into the event from wherever they are, network with participants from any country, and attend seminars from the very best speakers.
An Event Speaker Guide: 8 Tips To Finding The Right Match
Good speakers sell events. Here's how you can find an all-star line-up of speakers and give your audience an unforgettable event experience.
A 12 Step Guide To Build Your Event Landing Page On Converve
Create an event landing page that turns visitors into attendees in 12 simple steps. Here's a step-by-step guide to nailing your event website goals with Converve's page builder.
Virtual Event Sponsorship: 7 Tips To Get Your Sponsors Onboard
A well-built sponsorship package can attract the right sponsors and fund your virtual event. Here are 7 tips to craft a winning package sponsors cannot resist.
Hybrid Events: The Pros and Cons
A hybrid event offers advantages such as greater reach and more planning security, at the cost of organisational effort and technical investment. Weigh up the pros and cons.
What should my (live) stream setup for virtual events look like? - Everything you need for a professional event stream
What a professional live stream setup for virtual events really takes: how audio, recording quality, lighting and audience interaction shape your stream, and which service providers you need.
Who Should Meet Whom? The 3 Mistakes Business Matchmaking Organisers Should Avoid at All Costs
Structured matchmaking has arrived at B2B events, but many organisers roll it out too hastily. Avoid these three mistakes around free-riders, participant types, and communication timing to make your platform a success.
37 Creative Sponsorship Ideas for Events (with Examples)
Many events live from offering an attractive environment for sponsors. Here are 37 exciting sponsorship ideas you can implement for your next events.
Why Event Apps can Harm the Success of Your Event
Native event apps seem like the obvious answer to mobile attendees. Here is why they are often more of a barrier than a help, and which alternative actually works.
Event Planning: 5 Reasons Why the Event Programme and Matchmaking Go Hand in Hand
People who visit B2B events want to network and learn new things. The best way to do this is by linking the matchmaking platform and the event programme. Here are 5 reasons why.
10 Reasons Why Business Events need a B2B Matchmaking Platform
Today, exhibitors, sponsors and visitors alike use B2B events mainly for networking. Here are 10 good reasons why a matchmaking platform makes sense for your business event.
Matchmaking-Workshop Review: 4 Learnings for Your Success!
At Converve's workshop during TechXperience 2018, event professionals developed exciting ideas for successful matchmaking. Four key findings: dramaturgy, casting, monetisation and gamification.
Business Matchmaking at Events - 18 Success Factors
52% of trade fair, conference, and B2B event organisers consider matchmaking a crucial success factor. Here are the key components of a successful event matchmaking strategy plus 18 best practices.
5 Reasons Why Experience Design Is So Important For Trade Fairs And Events
The trade fair, event, and conference industry is being reinvented: the customer experience now decides between success and failure. Five reasons why experience design matters for organizers, and how to get started.
Facial Recognition at Events: A Blessing or a Curse?
Facial recognition is becoming part of everyday life, from unlocking smartphones to passport control. What can face detection offer the event industry, and where are the risks?
GDPR for Event Managers: An Expert Opinion
On 25 May the European General Data Protection Regulation comes into force. We asked data protection expert Dr Ralf Schadowski what it really changes for event managers, and how to prepare without panic.
The 10 Steps to Deliver Successful Event Newsletters
Event newsletters are an important tool in online marketing to generate registrations for your event, if they are well planned.
Matchmaking Software: Avoid These 5 Typical Mistakes
Business matchmaking gives exhibitors and sponsors measurable results, but rolling it out comes with common pitfalls. Avoid these five typical mistakes when using matchmaking software at your event.
Offline Reading Tips for Event Managers
Sometimes a printed book just feels good. Four offline reading tips for event managers, from experience design to the Event Canvas.
The Best Event Videos
Event videos communicate impressions of the event, transport emotions and whet the appetite for the following year. Here are 9 examples, from B2C music festivals to B2B corporate events, where this has been achieved particularly well.
The Most Important #Hashtag Rules for Event Managers
#Hashtags brought a system to chaotic social worlds. Follow these easy rules to elevate your social media game and spread the word about your events.
Top Performance under Pressure: Stress Relief for Event Managers
Event managers juggle deadlines, clients and constant conflict. Here are practical strategies to relieve stress and stay centered, even in the biggest chaos.
Mid-year Statement: Exciting Blog Articles for Event Managers in 2017
A small reading and link list for the summer: the most interesting topics in the event blogosphere in the first half of 2017, from live streaming and VR/AR to security and the Oscar fail.
Go home with 30 new business cards from your next business event, guaranteed!
Despite digitalisation, business cards remain a key networking tool. These checklists show what to keep in mind before, during and after a business event so you collect as many new contacts as possible.
The 11 Worst B2B Networking Mistakes at Events
Trade fairs, congresses and events are top occasions to expand your business network. Here are the 11 networking mistakes you definitely need to avoid.
The 5 'hottest' Icebreakers for Business Networking
Creating new contacts at trade fairs and congresses isn't easy for everyone. These five icebreaker questions help you get any conversation at a business event going.
A Solid Argument: Why Should Your Exhibitors Use a B2B Matchmaking Tool?
B2B matchmaking professionalizes the exchange between exhibitors and trade fair visitors. Here are 8 arguments you can use to motivate your exhibitors to embrace a matchmaking tool.
Conflict management at events: How do I deal with difficult customers?
Events are fast-paced, high-pressure environments where emotions run high. Seven practical tips for event managers on handling conflicts with upset customers.
More Team Productivity With Podio
E-mails and Excel no longer suffice for managing event team collaboration. Here is why and how Converve uses the Podio online platform instead.
20 Sources for Free Photos, Videos, Graphics and Music
Online marketing for events needs a lot of audio-visual content, and producing it is expensive. Here are 20 sources for free music, video, photos and graphics you can use right away.
8 Tips for Sustainable Events
A lot of people talk about sustainable events these days, but few actually know what that really means. Sustainable events are more than just „green“. Here are 8 tips on how to organize your trade fair or congress sustainably.
The 5 Biggest Pitfalls of Hosted Buyer Programs
Matchmaking of event participants is becoming ever more important for trade fairs and congresses. Hosted buyer programs can help, but they are not easy to devise and implement. Here are the five pitfalls organizers should avoid.
Work-Life Balance Tips: Especially for Event Managers Plagued by Stress
Do the usual work-life balance approaches even fit the hectic events world? Tips for event managers and their executives to keep stress in check.
Five tips for successful event networking
Whether you are an organiser or a participant: the Converve platform helps you prepare for exhibitions and meetings. Five practical tips for making the most of an event.
Graphics Software Shootout: Where Does Canva Beat InDesign?
The brave new colourful marketing world of content and social media is very demanding for graphic designers and marketing managers. We compare free graphic tools like Canva against pro gear such as InDesign and Photoshop.
Time Management: Don't Get Overwhelmed By Your E-mail Inbox
Drowning in e-mail? With clear routines, fixed inbox-checking slots and the right tools, event and marketing managers can take back control of their working day.
5 Tips to Market Your Event Apps
Building a great event app is only half the job. These 5 tips help you market it well and secure a strong adoption rate.