Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The moniker doesn’t matter and whether you call it event planning, conference planning, meeting planning or meeting management, the facts are the facts. Significant business decisions, undertakings and solutions will transpire during meeting and event planning conferences that occur outside of work.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Here’s a simple annual meeting churn formula: (Attendance at last year’s conference – Attendance at this year’s event)/Attendance at last year’s conference = Churn Rate. Do you always have your event in tier-one cities and stay in downtown properties? What “churn challenges” does your event face? You’re raising rates.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Event professionals have a multitude of host cities to select from, but more and more are making San Jose, California , their top pick. From June 5 to 9, Apple triumphantly returned its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to San Jose, where it hosted the inaugural event in 2002. What an honor to be selected to host the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

An experiential event strategist for an association for the past five years, she’s just become associate vice president overseeing events at Women in Cable Telecommunications, in Washington, D.C. in meeting and event management. based Events Industry Council (EIC). Kiersten Walker. Kiersten Walker is a believer.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You need to be able to stop it from killing your event’s future. As we know, attendee churn is your event’s failure to retain guests year over year. Not only is it important to understand what churn is, but you also need to evaluate your event to see why it’s happening. Drill down on your niche.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. However, the United States took home the most gold during the last summer games, in 2012 (France was only a few spots behind, in fourth place). JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. When a city is preparing to host a sporting event, they invest in improving their infrastructure, building and renovating hotels and expanding their public transportation routes.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to the CIC, Convention Industry Council, there are roughly 14,000 meeting planners in 36 countries that have earned the CMP designation since it began. How Do You Prepare for the Certified Meeting Planner (Professional) Examination Studying for the CMP designation will require a commitment of both time and study on your part.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Maritz Global Events

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Do you need to find new sources of income for your events? 31% bought an ad that went on the event or organization’s website. Give attendees a deal on your next event. On the last day of the conference, let them know if they sign up and pay for the next meeting on that day, they will receive a significant discount.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. Some of them are focused soley on events, others are full-service agencies.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Similarly, the chief indicators of the business-events industry continued to reflect a healthy economic environment, with mostly positive increases. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

He was named General Manager of the Year for four consecutive years (2012–2015) by Hilton’s Luxury Division. The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) named Alexis Dinyovszky as a new member of the board of directors. Chambers most recently served as general manager of The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Bloom founded IMEX Group, which organizes international trade shows for meetings, events and incentive industry. Bloom built European and Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM) and Incentive World before selling both to Reed Exhibitions in 1997 and 2000, respectively. 2016 DMAI Hall of Fame Inductees.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Nichols’ pioneering writing in the field — she edited the first version of Professional Meeting Management , published in 1985 — turned her into a teacher, she said. She was invited to speak at industry events, where she met a number of planners who were new to the profession. The More Things Change. “It From Old Boys to Young Women.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

of versatile indoor and outdoor event space, with event planning and catering services available. Cars Land Cars Land zoomed into Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, in 2012, and has been a fan favorite ever since. Disneyland Resort provides event space spanning 180,000 sq.

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