In This Issue: May 22, 2013
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- 2013 Tradeshow & Event Marketing Trends
- Social Media Tools You Can Actually Use
- The Biggest Event Marketing Mistake I've Ever Made
- Design Inspiration: 10 Ways to Turn an Average Event into a Memorable Experience
- Chicago Chatter
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Chapter News
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Tomorrow's Event Marketing Trends
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2013 Tradeshow & Event Marketing Trends
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By: Matt Alderton - SuccessfulMeetings.com
Live Marketing, a Chicago-based event marketing agency, has released its list of the top trade show and event marketing trends of 2013. Published in the form of a Pinterest-like “pinboard,” it’s intended to provide visual inspiration for trade show and event organizers.
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Social Media Tools You Can Actually Use
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By: Selvis Morales - International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
Nowadays it seems like the social media market is overrun with pretty, shiny but inevitably useless gadgets when it comes to work applications. I'm hoping to give you insight to social media tools that actually help you get stuff done behind the desk.
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The Biggest Event Marketing Mistake I've Ever Made
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By: Julius Solaris - Event Manager Blog
More than 10 years ago I worked as marketing manger for a conference. One small mistake cost us a lot of attendees. Want to know what it was?
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Chapter Events - Looking Back
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Design Inspiration: 10 Ways to Turn an Average Event into a Memorable Experience
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By: Barbara Rozgonyi - CoryWest Media LLC
On May 7, I attended my first MPI-CAC Educational Program. While I didn’t expect to meet folks from Canada and around the US – what a pleasant surprise! - I did expect to learn more about a topic that sounded intriguing: event design. Along with a presentation by Jeff Guberman and Carvie Gillikin of Fourth Wall Events, the day included time to interact collaboratively on an event design project.
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Chicago Chatter
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Chicago Chatter
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By: MPI Chicago Area Chapter
Two of our MPI-CAC board members, Lisa Meredith, CMP and Sonal Sullivan, CMP are on the move.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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New Sponsorship Opportunities Offer Year-Long Exposure
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Do you want to build brand awareness for your company? Would you like a marketing partner that can guarantee a full-year of exposure? Then search no further. The new MPI-CAC cash sponsorship program provides 20 organizations a marketing partnership opportunity. The generous benefits include Event Recognition, Event Registration, MPI Membership and Advertising throughout the 2013-14 program year. The benefits are offered on a first come, first served basis.
Explore the Completely Redesigned Sponsorship Packages for 2013-14 Program Year
We also invite you to view these remaining sponsorship opportunities for the current 2012-13 program year.
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Host an Upcoming MPI-CAC Event
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Would you like to showcase your Chicago area venue to MPI-CAC members and guests? Please consider hosting an upcoming chapter educational and/or networking event and enjoy sponsorship benefits in addition to the opportunity to demonstrate your venue's capabilities first-hand. We invite you to view and respond to the following RFP's for upcoming chapter events.
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| Chapter News |
2013 EdCon Call for Presentations
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MPI-CAC is hosting the 2013 Education Conference (EdCon) on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Marriott Naperville. We invite presenters to provide current and original content proposals in a variety of targeted areas of interest.
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WEC 2013: Spark Your Transformation
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Transformation can happen in many ways, through many means, and in all shapes and sizes. But all transformation shares one thing in common —it starts with a single spark; a catalyst that ignites the change and sets it on its course. MPI’s 2013 World Education Congress will provide you with that spark; the spark of insight, inspiration, or imagination that can transform you and the way you plan meetings. WEC features the programming and people that will allow you to think and grow in new ways, and change how you do what you do. A great meeting can change the world, and change begins with a single spark.
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| Register Now for the 18th Annual Golf Classic |
Come be a part of the summer’s biggest and most enjoyable networking event - the 18th Annual MPI-CAC Annual Golf Classic & Summer Soiree at the beautiful Mission Hills County Club in Northbrook, Illinois. New this year, if you are not interested in golfing join us for the Summer Soiree which includes breakfast with the golfers, a tour of Chicago's North Shore and return in time for the networking reception and silent auction. Early bird 4-some registration ends tomorrow, May 23.
Register Now
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| Update Your Profile in Time for the 2013-14 Printed Directory |
In July the chapter will be compiling the content for our annual printed membership directory. Take a few minutes now to ensure that your listing is complete and accurate in a few easy steps. As a reminder, you will need to update your profile with the MPI Chicago Area Chapter as well as with MPI International since the two directories are not connected.
View Detailed Instructions for Updating Your Profile
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