SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Plus, check out our list of the best virtual events and conferences to attend and be inspired by in 2021. Conferences tend to be larger events that can last days or weeks, depending on the purpose, as opposed to shorter events such as webinars. In addition to conferences, other virtual event types include: Webinars.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2021

When the pandemic struck and in-person events were suspended in early. 2020, a number of BPA-audited trade shows pivoted to become virtual events. However, organizers soon found they needed guidance on reporting metrics for digital events since there did not seem to be any “industry standard.”

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Four Best Venue Management Software Solutions of 2021. #1 When we built Planning Pod, we set out to solve a big problem that many event venues, restaurants and hotels face … juggling too many applications, emails, documents, spreadsheets and even notes, folders and whiteboards to manage their event bookings. Primary Focus.

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Event Industry News

MAY 14, 2019

The GSMA, organiser of MWC Barcelona (formerly Mobile World Congress), has re-appointed Giant iTab as one of its recommended ‘event technology’ suppliers for its 2020 and 2021 events following the success of the partnership at this year’s event.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Leading event technology innovators have today announced the launch of Twigged, a brand-new technology product which aims to enhance attendees’ experiences at events. . ” Twigged will be a game-changer in how attendees and organisers experience events. To find out more head over to twigged.io

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2021

The hosts of Event Tech Podcast, Brandt Krueger and Will Curran, certainly do. This year, however, they had to content with visiting CES 2021 virtually. Brandt’s mantra of the year is “design first, then think technology” And the same goes for exhibitions. Events are going to be like movies.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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ePly

AUGUST 30, 2021

With so few hours in the day, it’s been impossible to attend all the webinars you may have wanted to, so that’s why we gathered together some of our best webinars of 2021. Rich Vallaster, Director of Client Relations and The Trade Show Wonk at Personify, shared critical considerations when developing plans for a hybrid 2.0

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 14, 2025

The 2020 pandemic forced the event industry to rely on new event technologies to survive. Now, event organisers are left wondering: What went wrong with the event technology that was supposed to revolutionise everything? The goal is to learn from past mistakes to avoid repeating them in the future.

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Nunify

AUGUST 3, 2021

Online exhibitions & trade shows. Virtual trade shows have virtual exhibitor booths that help businesses connect to their customers. What are event success metrics? Where to host my virtual event ? The heart of every virtual event is the underlying event technology.

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GEVME

JANUARY 12, 2021

We have now just entered into 2021, and despite all that most of the companies in this industry have been through the last year, we would still consider the year 2020 to be wholesome. Internal hybrid events are usually held for people within the company, like employees, staff, internal stakeholders, etc. trade shows.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hopin and RingCentral serve various industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, education, government, retail, and hospitality. Both platforms offer tailored solutions for organizing events such as conferences, trade shows, training sessions, and more across these sectors.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For the first time since the pandemic started, South by Southwest® Conference and Festivals (SXSW®) is going back to in-person events, selecting Grip, the AI-powered event, networking and matchmaking platform as its event technology partner. It is open to registrants who are interested in event technology and innovation.

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Event Industry News

MAY 19, 2022

OurAfrica.Travel is a global virtual travel trade show, originally launched in 2020 to fill the void left by the cancellation of all African trade events during the pandemic. The entire travel trade show was available on-demand too. 8-12 March – North America and South America.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2020

NCBA was able to implement the HealthShield in a matter of days because the group had partnered with 42Chat earlier in the year to produce a chatbot for its Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show , which was held Feb. Known as CattleCon, the annual citywide event drew 8,000. “We CattleCon 2021 is scheduled for Feb.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Bizzabo will use the investment to meet surging demand for its platform globally and expand its category-leading capabilities as COVID-19 reshapes the future of the professional events industry. With the round, Bizzabo sets a new precedent for the largest private investment in an event technology platform.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Hugh Brasher, Event Director, London Marathon Events and James Rees, Executive Director, Conferences & Events, ExCel London / President, ICCA will talk about adapting and evolving in the current climate. Delegates can begin scheduling these sessions approximately one week prior to the event date.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

“We need to remind decision makers who book events of the importance of live event experiences and the value they bring to their businesses, encouraging them to look ahead to 2021 and commit budget to events.”. What to do on 7 December.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Not that it’s new news, but live events are back and nobody knows this better than Showcase as in the past two weeks they’ve been in Manchester, Birmingham, London and Amsterdam, where they have created five hybrid events. A relief then that Showcase understands that technology is only as good as the person operating it.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Vii Events is The Best Exhibition Technology 2021 according to the ETL awards. In the UK & Ireland, we have a strategic partner Stuart Mitchell from Catch The Mice , our boots on the ground, and an experienced event professional with deep knowledge of the UK & Ireland markets.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This exciting event trend has been around for ages, but thanks to the speedy development of event technology solutions, it has now reached brand new heights. Gamified challenges typically live on event platforms and can be translated well into virtual, hybrid, and in-person environments. Gamified Polling & Feedback.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Global destinations from across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East make a significant return to the show, many having been unable to attend in 2021. Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, says: “Our 2021 come-back show was invested with an air of sheer celebration and excitement as the global industry reunited.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2022

And that’s exactly what happened when RE-AK Technologies, also based in Montreal, applied its technology to measure the emotional and cognitive engagement of participants during a two-hour-long online session for event professionals held in April 2021.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2021

The cornerstones – focus, intuition, response time and ease of use – are as crucial as ever but, inside them, there is more reach, more capacity to make a difference for people on either side of the doors, in the run up to the show, during and afterwards. Here we profile some of the best apps to take your 2021 events to the next level….

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GEVME

JANUARY 13, 2021

We have now just entered into 2021, and despite all that most of the companies in this industry have been through the last year, we would still consider the year 2020 to be wholesome. Internal hybrid events are usually held for people within the company, like employees, staff, internal stakeholders, etc. trade shows.

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GEVME

JANUARY 13, 2021

We have now just entered into 2021, and despite all that most of the companies in this industry have been through the last year, we would still consider the year 2020 to be wholesome. Internal hybrid events are usually held for people within the company, like employees, staff, internal stakeholders, etc. trade shows.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

After all, what makes an incredible event is not the stage and the logistics, but the atmosphere and the positive emotional state of the attendees. Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events. Here are some of the most essential ideas in the events industry.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2021

Swapcard, the leading AI-powered event and matchmaking platform for global virtual and hybrid events, has today announced it has reached an agreement with Informa to serve as the preferred platform partner for its exhibitions, trade shows and a number of other events across the US and the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“[This] is why the next five to 10 years is going to be so fascinating for the event industry — we’re in a bit of an unbundling phase,” Ali said. This is good news for event and trade show organizers, as “at the end of the day, they still may win out but will have a completely different offering.”.

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Event Industry News

MAY 7, 2021

Messe München, one of the world’s largest trade fair companies has partnered with Grip a leading market engagement platform built to support event professionals on a series of events throughout 2021. transport logistic will be the first event, running from 4th-6th May 2021.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. A list of best event platforms to use in 2022 !

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

SKYLINE WHITESPACE – Skyline’s exhaustive list of eco credentials is exemplary from a CO2 absorbing roof, recycling over 90% of their waste and using 100% renewable energy to planting 400 trees via ‘One Tree Planted’ to cover work output in 2021 and donating redundant custom furniture and materials to local charities and schools.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals will return next month. billion business events and meetings industry. The themes of these sessions will be sustainability, building back better and event technology.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2021

If you consider popular event concepts such as workshops, conferences, and seminars, the advantage is that this content can be provided online as well and attendees can respond to it from whatever location they wish to. An event management platform from Verizon, BlueJeans is known for its easy to use interface with tons of features.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 13, 2021

Budgets are expected to reflect this change immediately as investment in virtual events will be three-times more than physical ones in the next 12 months. The research also finds that a third of event budgets (29%) will be spent on virtual platforms in 2021.

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Eventtia

MAY 27, 2024

Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, the company underwent its second initial public offering in December 2021 following a multi-billion merger with San Francisco-based SPAC Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. What companies use Cvent Many companies across various industries use Cvent for their event management needs.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

The pandemic served to make sustainability more of an imperative for events,” Hansen told Convene. During COVID, people tried virtual trade shows and organizers saw revenue streams rapidly disappearing if that became the way of business going forward. If it’s a trade show, there’s a lot of stuff that moves in and out.

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