Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Winners of the prestigious 2018 Crystal Awards were honored at the SITE 2019 Global Conference in Bangkok in January. Program: Salad Master India 2018. The post PRA Orlando, Destinos India Among Winners of 2018 SITE Crystal Awards appeared first on Smart Meetings. Best Destination-Based Experiential Incentive Travel Program.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 12, 2022

From 2001 to 2018, he led the Registration and Housing teams for Experient/Maritz. In 2018, he relocated his family to Seattle and joined the leadership team at Eventcore. David has over 20 years of experience leading service delivery teams, including for some of our industry’s most innovative events.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In 2018, 95% of events that used video said it was effective. This is a guest post by Megan O’Neill, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Animoto. Yet 57% of events still aren’t using video, according to Eventbrite’s 2019 Pulse Report. Video offers a world of opportunity when it comes to marketing events, but getting started […].

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BizBash

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Each year, the event industry sees a number of prominent practices that serve to elevate events—and an equal amount of.

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JUNE 21, 2019

In 2018, 281 billion emails were sent and received. That causes a problem for event creators trying to compete for attention in event-goers’ cluttered inboxes. There are many email marketing strategies you can use to stand out in event-goers’ inboxes, but the most important is your email copy. Here’s what you need to know to […].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Here’s how to master your event budget in 2018. Event budgeting can be tough, especially if you hate working with numbers. The good news is you don’t need to be a math whiz to succeed. The post Event Budgeting: The 2019 Guide to Master Your Event Budget appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2018

It’s about atomizing the content you’re already creating said Convince & Convert President Jay Baer during his 2018 PCMA Convening Leaders session—The 365-Day Event: Using Digital Content to Drive Year-Round Engagement. Read Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi’s Content Marketing Trends to Watch for 2018.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Smart Meetings talked to leaders in the diversity and inclusion movement in 2018 to find out what strategies can help planners create a really big tent. And that’s a good thing: Studies have repeatedly shown that more voices in the conversation make for more profitable companies. Initiating Active Listening. Moving on to #UsToo.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? 80% of meeting professionals prefer f acilitated workshop-style, participatory sessions [ survey by M&C Research, April 2018 Meeting and Conventions magazine ]! What’s an Ideal Meeting?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For an example of just how extreme event personalization can get, consider the C2 Montréal 2018 event – attended by more than 7,000 participants. Or, take the example of Forbes’ 2018 Under 30 event in Boston. Finally, there’s the demand for data and intelligence capabilities I identified as a 2016 trend.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

will be held in California, where the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants consumers certain rights over the personal information that businesses collect about them. An added complication is that the 2024 IAEE Expo!

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute’s 2018 B2B Trends Report , blogs are used by 79% of all respondents as one of the top formats to distribute content. I reiterated that their conference needed a home base to optimize. Later, I did some research to determine if there was any validity to her question. Outbound Marketing.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2019

Learning conferences are havens where participants consider, assess and practice new patterns of thinking, while nurturing new mental models on how to do their work. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

— Chautauquahhotel (@Chautauquahh) September 21, 2018. — Chautauquahhotel (@Chautauquahh) October 9, 2018. The rooms also include luxurious bedding, wood floors, plush bathrobes “green” amenities and refrigerators. NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/Qdva5UwMZi.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

27, 2018–Jan. 21–27, 2018 and use the code CYBER2018. 23, 2018 and April 25, 2019. 23 and 26, 2018, and use the code CYBER18. of total meeting space. Offer Details: Book a two-night group stay for travel between Nov. 29, 2019 to receive unlimited complimentary golf on the resort’s two championship courses. 21 and Dec.

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EventMB

MARCH 10, 2020

billion in 2018, giving planners a key opportunity to maximize their relationships […]. Offering functional experiences for sponsorship is one of the most straightforward ways to ensure high brand exposure that really stands out from the sea of logos while providing real value for both attendees and corporate sponsors alike.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A post shared by Hyatt Regency Lake Washington (@hyattlakewash) on Jul 17, 2018 at 3:12pm PDT. A post shared by Hyatt Regency Lake Washington (@hyattlakewash) on Aug 14, 2018 at 11:28am PDT. A post shared by Hyatt Regency Lake Washington (@hyattlakewash) on Apr 23, 2018 at 8:37am PDT. Meet in earshot of nature. In Wallace J.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, only one-third of Americans trust their government to do what is right. As such, you’ll need to earn more trust and loyalty from your members, attendees, and suppliers, who now have higher expectations for transparency, authenticity, and value. Who Do You Trust?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 1, 2019

A January 2018 report from WeAreSocial and Hootsuite explains just how important social media is in the average internet consumer’s life. The report from WeAreSocial and Hootsuite shows that in January 2018, Facebook dominated the list of top social media platforms with 2.17 The Facebook Effect . billion active users.

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Attendease

JANUARY 28, 2019

It should come as no surprise that the 2018 Event App Bible produced by Event Manager Blog reported that 91% of 1,000 survey respondents believe that event apps are still relevant, or that a study from Global Experience Specialists found that “91% of event planners who have incorporated an event app have experienced positive event ROI.”.

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APRIL 17, 2019

This 40,000-square-foot “campground,” which Salesforce brought to life at the 2018 Dreamforce Expo, […]. Imagine stepping foot outside a conference: You’re greeted with ambient wilderness sounds and surrounded by real trees, woodland creatures, and even a small mountain range — but inside four walls.

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EventSource

JUNE 9, 2020

de-Souza (@cakesbymavis) on Aug 6, 2018 at 5:22pm PDT. A post shared by TemsDelight Events 🇨🇦🇺🇸🌎 (@temsdelightevents) on Oct 16, 2018 at 9:50am PDT. A post shared by Toronto Wedding Florist (@bluumblvd) on Feb 21, 2020 at 12:29pm PST. Cakes by Mavis. View this post on Instagram.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 20, 2020

Photo attributions: 2018 “QA or the Highway” software testing conference {top}. As a result, the guide is a compact resource for anyone with little or no experience who wants to offer a great, well-run, conference. So I strongly recommend this free guide to creating peer conferences. Did I mention it’s free?).

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Headquartered in Birmingham, CSE was initially established by Managing Director, Simon Hainsworth, and has firmly cemented itself as leaders in delivering solutions for large-scale and mass participation sporting events, notably World Athletics Championships 2017, European Championships [multi-sport] 2018 and World Cycling Championships 2023.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

In fact, Adobe’s 2018 Digital Trends Report found that content and experience […]. Every time an event-goer sees a Facebook ad, event listing, or promotional email from your seasonal event is an opportunity to inspire them to attend.

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EventMB

APRIL 26, 2021

A 2018 study showed that only 3 percent of venture partners are Black, but event tech company Bevy’s latest funding round sparked change with a 70 percent Black investor pool. This initiative leads the way for organizational success and inclusive solutions. It has been over a year since our industry was unexpectedly hit with a […].

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 12, 2022

Visible launched its brand in 2018 by making good on a billboard typo that promised consumers unlimited m a ssages rather than messages. Founded in 2018, Visible was in year two of a marketing trajectory designed to explain its unique offering when the pandemic hit.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A post shared by Las Alcobas (@lasalcobas) on Nov 24, 2018 at 10:54am PST. A post shared by Hotel Villagio (@hotelvillagio) on Aug 13, 2018 at 5:14pm PDT. A post shared by Vista Collina Resort (@vistacollina) on Mar 15, 2018 at 10:48am PDT. Why not hold it somewhere memorable—say, the rolling hills of California’s Wine Country

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 26, 2018

We need to do a better job of designing learning experiences that offer all of our attendees the opportunity to share in small-group conversations. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 18, 2024

percent higher than the previous record in 2018. The 2024 NACS Show, a global event for the convenience store industry, brought together over 26,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Oct. 8-10, setting a new record with attendance up 8.5 percent compared to last year and 3.8

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

While some may believe these seemingly progressive actions will simply restore the travel and tourism industry to the way it was in 2018, the concept of travel from our pre-Covid days no longer exists. We can not hop in a time machine and return to the pre-pandemic world of 2018 travel and tourism. Going Back To Nature.

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EventSource

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Next time when their paths crossed each other was at a concert in 2018 where they danced all night. They first met at a bar in May 2017 through their friends. But at that time, Braden was in a relationship and Lauren was getting over a tough break up. This time they were both single and instantly hit it off.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 26, 2021

From 2014 to 2018, Caesars Entertainment invested $250 million in its AC resorts, including construction of the East Coast’s largest event facility, Waterfront Conference Center , and renovating Harrah’s Coastal and Harbour towers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Only 65 percent of companies plan to host a party this year, according to the 2018 Holiday Party Survey Report released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. If companies seem a little less jolly this holiday season, it may not be your imagination. This is the lowest number since 2009. It may not be because your boss is a Scrooge.

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EventSource

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Steven proposed to Hannah at TerreB leu Lavender Farm in 2018, which inspired her to create her candles to the same scent of Lavender. A neutral palette paired seamlessly with DIY items that Hannah created herself, including table numbers, a menu card with guests’ names, the guest book canvas and welcome sign.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

We asked Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM, director of client services and events with Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and a 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Award winner, to share her perspective as a native Mexican who grew up in the hospitality industry. As a newly naturalized U.S.

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