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Is paid influencer marketing ethical in the event industry?

Conferences that Work

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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3 Ways to Engage Your Audience at Your Event

Social Tables

. — Choose Chicago (@ChooseChicago) December 28, 2014. casesmc pic.twitter.com/o3A6ZcPJ7E — Christine Tempesta (@ctempesta) November 7, 2014. BizBash Live (@BizBashLive) October 28, 2014. ibtm world (@ibtmworld) December 31, 2014. Room diagramming is the cornerstone of meeting planning. Who’s with me?

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10 Fun Facts About Incentive Travel

SmartMeetings

Since fall 2014, the average per-person spend has risen 5 percent annually. Based on fall 2016 data, incentive travel budgets typically range from $3,000 to $4,000 per person. Approximately 40 percent of businesses spend more, however. For example, per-person incentive travel budgets exceed $5,000 at 20 percent of firms.

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Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

Interprefy has essentially been a hybrid events service since the company’s genesis in 2014, long before the pandemic turned the industry upside down. But in the recent years of increased meetings behind screens, Interprefy has expanded its global team, software and interpretation services.

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5 Smart Moves at Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Choice Hotels and More

SmartMeetings

He’s held the title of president since May 2016 and COO since January 2014. He previously worked at The Ritz-Carlton’s properties in the Caribbean and Mexico region, Naples, Georgia and Orlando. Patrick Pacious. At Choice Hotels , Patrick Pacious was promoted to CEO four months ahead of schedule.

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Eventinterface vs. Eventbrite and Cvent

Eventinterface

In 2014, the team decided to make an effort and build a community, opening up the conference post-event to the 380 prospect attendees not able to join in person. One company using Eventinterface attracts on average 120 attendees to their biennial conference. They invite 500. Save Save

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Meet Our Top Smart Women at Smart Woman Summit 2017

SmartMeetings

Last week, Smart Meetings announced the winners of the second annual Smart Women in Meetings Awards. The summit is a very special opportunity for women in the meeting-planning industry to unite for an empowering event. Despite dominating the event-planning industry , women still grapple with gender-based wage gap.

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