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How to use AI to build your own event management tool

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
6 things to know before planning your first marketing event

Sonal Nain
Updated 8/27/26
76% of B2B buyers say events influenced a purchase — here's what that means for your strategy

Jay Fuchs
Updated 9/1/26
How to use in-person events to drive B2B pipeline

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
Visibility is a byproduct, not a goal

Brianne Garrett
Updated 9/1/26
The 45-min rule for better events

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
3 community-building lessons from a LinkedIn group that went from TikTok joke to 5k members in 60 days

Brianne Garrett
Updated 9/1/26
Community is the strategy, not the add-on

Brianne Garrett
Updated 9/1/26
What Partiful's growth strategy teaches marketers about product-led distribution

Cyan Zhong
Updated 9/1/26
The real cost of content: She's So Lucky podcast host on community and creativity

Brianne Garrett
Updated 9/1/26
How Brands Can Act Responsibly During a Crisis

Curt del Principe
Updated 9/1/26
Lessons from CultureCon that will change how you build your brand

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
Why creative teams need the safety to fail [according to a senior director for Magic: The Gathering]

Curt del Principe
Updated 9/1/26
Why creator marketing works for any business [Tips from a creator consultant]

Curt del Principe
Updated 9/1/26
Main Character Energy: What Black Panther Can Teach You About Inclusive Marketing

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
Be a Knock Out in Small and Local Business Marketing

Curt del Principe
Updated 9/1/26
Marketing Like a Castaway

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
One Question That Will Reinvigorate Your Approach to Marketing

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26
How to Turn Virtual Teams into Tight-Knit Communities: Radha Agrawal’s Proven Tips

Caroline Forsey
Updated 1/15/26
“This is disgusting, try some”: Marketing Chicago’s vile-tasting liqueur

Laura M. Browning
Updated 9/1/26