Attendease

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Our Professional Opportunity, 2017. Unless vendors can come up with a way to make that affordable, the large in-person meetings will continue to languish as it’s not commercially feasible to do both well right now.”. Why are you meeting? Meetings, typically more of a business focus are easier to translate.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 13, 2017

Those larger event industry shows like IMEX and the Meetings Show are increasingly being seen as London and the South of England centric shows. The post EventIT 2017 Review appeared first on Gallus Events. Event companies within smaller geographical areas are creating smaller versions of the larger London based trade shows.

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BizBash

JANUARY 6, 2017

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 24, 2017

If you work for a membership organization, whether or not you use technology to deliver or enhance your learning products , we’re asking for your participation before June 1, 2017 in a survey that our friends at Tagoras undertake every couple of years – 2017 Association Learning & Technology Survey.

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Technology 2017 Sponsorships Consulting 255

Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

To provide clarity for the sector, the Meeting Industry Association (MIA) has produced a practical guide to help the business meetings and events industry navigate the forthcoming Martyn’s Law.

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Meetings Risk Management 2017 Government 104

BizBash

JANUARY 4, 2017

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Skift Take: Since joining Maritz Global Events in 2017, Jill Blood has tackled everything from international privacy laws to the legality of renting blimps. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Blood's artful navigation of the legal middle ground is as thrilling as it is crucial.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Because of that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. labor force , at 35%.

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BizBash

OCTOBER 31, 2017

C2 Montréal is one of those rare events that has established a distinct identity through constant innovation—and a faithful following from.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

The post Buckaroo Breakaway Cadillac Conference Programming Trends Looming Your Way In 2017 – Part 1 appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. How could you get your planning teams to partner with you to embrace one or more of these trends?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

.” — Max Cohen de Lara and David Mulder van der Vegt , “ These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs “ , The Washington Post, March 4, 2017. How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

destinations vs. nearly 8 percent in 2017. Eighty-eight percent of respondents said that it was more difficult for potential registrants to obtain visas in 2018 than in 2017. I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. percent in the 2017 survey.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Eventinterface has been selected as one of the finalist for the renowned Tech Watch Awards by ibtm, the leading exhibition for the meetings industry. The winner will be announced at ibtm world 2017, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, November 28 to 30. We simplify the many tasks you must do as a meeting planner.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Eventinterface has been selected as one of the finalist for the renowned Tech Watch Awards by ibtm, the leading exhibition for the meetings industry. The winner will be announced at ibtm world 2017, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, November 28 to 30. We simplify the many tasks you must do as a meeting planner.

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2017 Tech Social Media Sponsorships 100

Eventinterface

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Eventinterface has been selected as one of the finalist for the renowned Tech Watch Awards by ibtm, the leading exhibition for the meetings industry. The winner will be announced at ibtm world 2017, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, November 28 to 30. We simplify the many tasks you must do as a meeting planner.

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2017 Tech Social Media Attendee Management 100

Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

I’ve been doing a lot of research and have learned that personalization can be achieved in a number of ways: Individualized — The customer gets exactly what meets their preferences or needs. Configurable — The customer can make certain choices that best meet their preferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 23, 2017

to present and lead discussions at your board or leadership meetings. Invite recognized experts and professionals from various fields — talent management, economics, learning, science, technology, etc. — Ask leaders to connect the dots of what’s happening in the larger world to where your profession and its workforce are headed.

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Conference Consulting 2017 Technology 315

BizBash

JUNE 14, 2017

Now in its seventh year, our list of innovative people celebrates creative minds and strategic thinkers pushing the event industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The business events and meetings industry drives $1.03 Collecting data from 2017, Oxford Economics found that the meetings industry had 1.4 The post Economic Impact of Meetings Industry Tops $1 Trillion appeared first on Smart Meetings. billion participants, across 180 different countries.

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Meetings Tourism 2017 Travel 108

Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

The first heat map shows the percent of loyal attendees by region, who tend to go anywhere your meeting is being held. Heat Mapping — There are lots of ways to heat-map your audience. We often use a heat map that divides the country into six large regions. Next, we create three heat maps — one for each year — of the non-loyal attendees.

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Conference Education 2017 Speakers 288

Social Tables

DECEMBER 22, 2016

More than 220 million meetings are conducted in America each month. Because I’m an entrepreneur who’s providing the fastest-growing network of meetings and conference venues in the U.S., While this may be true, problematic meeting trends are still troubling the industry. Click To Tweet. Defining Meaningful Experiences.

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Meetings 2017 Technology Meeting Planning 122

Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category. After studying 100 or so meetings’ profit and loss (P&L) statements in great detail, I can confirm that this expense line item varies greatly.

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Marketing Food and Beverage Attendance Marketing Conference 80

Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2017

Personalization—it seems to be the 2017 buzzword for nonprofit associations and conferences. Personalized learning at it basic level is designing learning experiences that meet a learner’s individual needs while incorporating their interests, preferences, social-emotional factors, goals, aspirations and ongoing progress says RAND.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. Demand continues to outpace supply of meetings-eligible hotels.

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2019 Meetings Hotels Venues 167

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 21, 2018

It’s even tougher for those independent meeting companies that survive on commissions. Meanwhile, corporations and associations have increasingly outsourced non-core business functions, like hotel sourcing and meeting logistics. Marriott’s has already begun for most intermediaries. Who Really Calls the Shots?

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

Sponsors/education champions don’t have to buy stage time in order to meet their thought-leadership objectives. If it bombs and comes across as a sales pitch, we either don’t want you back or you lose your place in line to select the most highly valued opportunities. Alternatives to Stage-Time Sponsorships. They can: 1.

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Conference Sponsorships Education 2017 283

Attendease

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In order to measure if your event planning efforts are driving the desired results, including high engagement levels, meeting registration goals, and building relationships, you may have considered incorporating data into your marketing strategy. Author: Gabrielle Perham, MBA, Director of Marketing. She earned a B.S.

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Marketing 2017 Events Event Planning 369

Eventinterface

JUNE 25, 2017

The hotel has 272 guest rooms and 12,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. MEETINGS AND EVENTS. Please do us a little favor and share this post with others, for there’s a good chance that it will help them as they go about planning meetings and events. Guest Room. RELATED POSTS.

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2017 Hotels Sports Travel 113

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The days of boxed-in, windowless meetings are officially a thing of the past. More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature. And when stress is low, focus is possible, which fosters more productive meetings. Add a touch of green.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 17, 2016

To give you a preview into the series, we’ve compiled a list of the top six trends for event and experiential marketing in 2017 and beyond—keep reading to learn more, and if you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the series.

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2017 Marketing Event Marketing Technology 100

Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S.

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Hotels Meetings 2019 Travel 98

Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. According to a recent survey by The Exhibitor Advocate, exhibitors are seeing increased labor rates and material handling and shipping costs between 20-30% since 2017.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2019

Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings. Where ideas become legend”.

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Association Meetings 2018 Meetings 2017 93

Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2017

So the quality of our conversations — especially those participants have with others at conferences and meetings — has a direct chemical impact on them, those around them, and therefore on the organizations they belong to. A high-sharing culture needs to be part of your meeting purpose. To best accomplish this: 1.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 23, 2020

From 2011 – 2017 I hosted a weekly online Eventprofs Happy Hour, first on Twitter and then Google Plus. We used the #ephh hashtag, and announced meetings via the @epchat Twitter account. It was an opportunity for meeting professionals from all over the world to meet and connect. I hope to hear and see you there.

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