Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In business for nearly 30 years, GDS started as a publisher, producing B2B journals for select markets including retail and healthcare, before moving across to events in 2005. Harlan Davis is vice president of Product and Innovation at US-based GDS Group.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Validar was founded in 2005 based upon our Founders experience as a receiver of data from events. He used to manage a large sales team for a public company, and recognised an opportunity to help Event Marketers better understand and articulate their true value. We believe most Event Marketers do not get the full credit […]

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As an owner of a corporate destination management franchise in New Orleans, I saw the reality of ground zero as I worked to rebuild my business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Whether it is hurricane, earthquake, volcano or fire, the pictures of devastation are everywhere—but that negative news could have an upside. Welcome Empathy Tourism.

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Stova

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Stova, a leader in end-to-end event technology, has been recognized for its excellence, securing two prestigious badges in G2s Winter 2025 Reports: Highest User Adoption in Small Business and Best Estimated ROI for Mid-Market. 2008: Recognizing demand, the company commercialized its solutions, expanding to serve a broader market.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

They can provide everything from healthcare marketing services to digital media strategies, brand positioning plans to content development projects. They will also handle the marketing of your medical event, such as developing a website or managing social media campaigns.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 17, 2023

The Team’s Director of Events and Hospitality, Nick Kenton, commented: “We have seen continuous demand for our corporate event bookings and Factory Tours and 2023 is looking really positive for the luxury sector of this market. Across the site, Oracle Red Bull Racing caters for a variety of conferences and events.

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Event Industry News

MAY 1, 2024

Validar was founded in 2005 based upon our Founders experience as a receiver of data from events. He used to manage a large sales team for a public company, and recognized an opportunity to help Event Marketers better understand and articulate their true value. We believe most Event Marketers do not get the full credit […]

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Don’t Neglect AI In DMA West’ s first general session, “Your Introduction to AI for Tourism & Hospitality,” Brian Matson, senior director of strategy and education of full-service tourism marketing agency TwoSix Digital , began with a story about the discovery of the early internet’s ability to connect people. “I

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

Coiled , the software development firm, hired Catuogno as its director of event marketing. With over a decade of Ritz-Carlton experience alone and another decade in food and beverage management, Henriques joined Penha Longa Resort in 2005 as its director of sales and marketing, later becoming hotel manager and general manager of the property.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

Coiled , the software development firm, hired Catuogno as its director of event marketing. With over a decade of Ritz-Carlton experience alone and another decade in food and beverage management, Henriques joined Penha Longa Resort in 2005 as its director of sales and marketing, later becoming hotel manager and general manager of the property.

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Event Industry News

MAY 24, 2019

Nigel has been on the mia’s council for two years and has extensive experience working within the business meetings and events market.

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The Planner's Lounge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Thinking back to when I was started a wedding planning business in 2005, I can hardly believe I made it through 10 successful and profitable years with how little knowledge I had at the time. Then I spent the next few years trying to get out of that target market. 6) Read more business and marketing books.

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Event Planning BluePrint

AUGUST 19, 2019

Some work in marketing, some are administrative assistants, some are teachers or nurses. When I started my event business in 2005, I was working full-time and then worked contract jobs for a few years as I built my business and found clients who would hire me over-and-over again.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Managing Director Sharon O’Sullivan established Mabrouka Events in 2001 following a successful career in hotel sales and marketing. Sharon’s daughter Joanna Cartwright joined in 2005 and brought with her a wealth of knowledge from her advertising and event management background.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 18, 2017

Prior to Choice bringing him aboard in 2005, he worked with BearingPoint and Arthur Andersen in senior management consulting positions and was an officer in the U.S. She previously served as interim general manager and director of sales and marketing at the Cape Neddick, Maine, property in 2015 when the project began. Mai Johnson.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The MK-7 venue centres around a breath-taking auditorium that houses the Team’s collection of race cars dating back to 2005. Across the site are a range of innovative and immersive spaces able to cater for a variety of conferences and events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 21, 2021

Lodestar, founded in 2005, is an experiential and live events agency specialising in Automotive & Mobility, with an emphasis on innovation and technology.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 11, 2017

In 2005, the CVB made a purposeful effort to go after them, working to correct the issues that were turning those groups away. Many people don’t understand all the things going on behind the scenes—finance, marketing, sales, communications, accounting, etc.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 24, 2023

Having joined ADNEC Group in 2005, Humaid Al Dhaheri has contributed to strengthening the group’s position, by leading […]

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In 2005, more than 250 nonprofit CEOs told PCMA what they were looking for in their meeting-planner staff. Like the survey we commissioned in 2005, this year’s research was underwritten by a grant from the PCMA Education Foundation. Twelve years later, we wondered if more of them are pulling up chairs there today.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 17, 2019

2005: Glastonbury Festival. OK, so this one isn’t a ‘failure’ as such, but the organisers definitely could have done more to prevent the flash flooding that ran rampage throughout 2005’s Glastonbury Festival – shouldn’t we all be used to rain in Britain by now?! Yes, really.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Amanda Jennings, director of marketing live and local at Co-op , said: “Co-op’s popular festival partnership programme isn’t just about building and running a store in a field for the weekend, it’s about serving a specific community’s needs while also highlighting how Co-op does businesses differently.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I was building websites and was able to find a way to make money doing that for a guy who had a marketing company and was also the dean at our local college of communications.” . I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. Come 1993, and I was getting into web design. Network Early. “Be

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Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

Leadership: Managing Director Sharon O’Sullivan established Mabrouka Events in 2001 following a successful career in hotel sales and marketing. Sharon’s eldest twin Daughter Joanna Cartwright joined in 2005 and brought with her a wealth of knowledge from her advertising and event management background.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

MARCH 2, 2020

For over 10 years, Lea was an influential product leader at Adobe, notably guiding Adobe’s Creative Suite through a transition from a license-based to a subscription-based model after realising that the market was being disrupted by new players and seeing that customers were making a move towards creating across multiple devices.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 19, 2018

During that time, membership increased from 2,400 in 2005 to more than 7,000 today. In addition to the availability of on-demand conference recordings, the broadcast was delayed to play in prime time in Asian markets. Here are some of the impressive statistics: 13: Number of years Deborah Sexton served PCMA members.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 21, 2017

With a second office in Los Angeles and also known as MKG Marketing, it was founded in 2003 by Maneesh K. As brand management goes hand in hand with corporate events, with more than 20 big names like Google, Delta and Ray Ban, product launches and marketing events are surely as grand. MKG – New York. Wonderland – London.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

I also am involved in the marketing efforts and social media branding for our organization. I started working at AIST as a conference planner in January 2005. I eventually got involved with marketing in addition to meeting planning and have fallen in love with both aspects of my job.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 4, 2019

Julian joined Jack Morton in 2002 as director of operations in London and became managing director in 2005. We’re best known for event & experiential marketing, integrated campaigns, digital & content marketing, sponsorship marketing and employee engagement.

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Event Industry News

MAY 23, 2022

O2 first partnered with The O2 in 2005 and will celebrate 15 successful years of the venue in June. We’ll launch a market-leading gaming experience this Autumn and we’re delighted Priority is now available to all Virgin Media and O2 customers at The O2.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The above video powered by Splento features Richard Morey, Managing Director of Media 10 who explains a return to the core values of the show from when it first started in 2005.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. He was the guest speaker for the HT Brand Studio special on “Emergence of Vernacular Marketing” Where to Find him? Nir is an expert on product marketing and development. Robert is the Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at multiple universities.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 12, 2020

Media, LLC is a Brooklyn based marketing, branding, and events agency that specializes in creating strategic, one of a kind experiences for its clients. provides event production, public relations, brand imaging, and integrated marketing services to some of the biggest brands and celebrities in the world. Media, LLC. The Vanity Group.

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Vendini

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

His unique experience in Canada is helping Vendini better understand the market dynamics across the country and deliver the products and services needed by the arts and live entertainment community. Stéphane, Crowdtorch and Canada. Vendini in Canada. Just five years later, we decided Crowdtorch was the perfect addition to our Vendini family.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. He was the guest speaker for the HT Brand Studio special on “Emergence of Vernacular Marketing” Where to Find him? Nir is an expert on product marketing and development. Robert is the Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at multiple universities.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 10, 2021

She is convinced of the impact and potential of B2B influencer marketing and her mission is to create a global active community of influencers, content creators and ambassadors. Difficult to say, but one thing that stood out was the launch of Skype and I start using it since 2005. What are you most looking forward to at the ETAs?

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

However, when I met my (eventual) husband in 2005, I decided this was no longer the path I wanted to take. What are your business strategies when it comes to: finding/attracting clients, marketing/getting your name out there, networking, etc.? In those 3 years, I was trying to find a job that I really thought I would be happy doing.

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