Flexible branded paper cubes served as easy decor throughout the conference. Custom USB cards included event information as well as all 250 attendees’ contact information, which avoided the need to pass out business cards.
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Name badges doubled as an icebreaker: the number of crystal charms on the tag identified how many times the badge-wearer had attended an Engage! conference. Veteran attendees had nine balls, while first-timers had only one.
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Kristy Rice of Momental Designs created programs featuring watercolor illustrations detailing the conference's various events.
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On the last evening, an “After Glow” kit was placed on guests’ pillows during turndown service. The pouch included a gel eye mask, a foot soak, and a box of hangover remedies like Tylenol, Alka Seltzer, eye drops, and ear plugs.
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After the conference, Engaging Concepts sent every attendee a thank-you gift of fortune cookies; the fortunes inside were printed with quotes from conference speakers.
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Botanical PaperWorks has customizable “plantable journals,” from $7.80 each. The books, which are embedded with wildflower seeds, contain 75 pages of postconsumer stock paper.
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In early April, attendees were sent a pre-arrival package that included a welcome note and a metal luggage tag.
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Based in Boston, SpeechBooth rents out lightweight video booths that can be delivered to conferences, trade shows, award ceremonies, and other types of events. The app-based video messaging recording unit does not need an attendant, and it allows guests to record messages in HD video. All recorded messages are professionally edited, then saved to an online user account.
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