Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Her trick when using numbers: Use data to tell a story.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Mastering Professional Development Keys first entered the realm of meeting planning by volunteering at her church to organize meetings and events. In 2022, Keys went on to earn her CMP Fellow status. “It was my CMP designation that helped me feel confident in any endeavor that came my way,” she says.

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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. Las Vegas can often be found within the Top 10 because it’s a city built for meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

Through December 2022, they can also get $100 off the first month of any Talkspace Plan, and Kimpton employees will receive a free one-year Talkspace subscription. 23, Kimpton began offering 1,000 complimentary virtual therapy sessions with licensed counselors to guests over 18 at more than 60 participating properties.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore, stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10, about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

Read More: 25 Pivotal Hospitality Trends from 2022 1. Trend Spotting One side effect of the evolving database is that it tracks what is resonating with groups. We asked Volmrich to share the trends PURE Local Services is seeing. Giveback programs are very important to clients.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

“ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. Plan for future COVID-19 variants (and new pandemics). To date we’ve had several COVID-19 variants play havoc with our in-person meeting plans. We all know this yet we are all still doing it for the most part.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

sports venues—including Dodger Stadium—in Dan Johnson’s story, “Win the Local Game with an Action-Packed Backdrop: Sports Venues are Offering More Authentic Experiences for Attendees” in the January issue of Smart Meetings. Read more about U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As a member of the 2022 cohort, Aviva Wolf a HI Hub Incubator program finalist created Shred, a fast casual eatery that serves healthy menus with fresh ingredients made to order using state-of-the-art food processors in order to eliminate food waste. Covid-19’s impact on the hospitality industry has pushed the industry to get creative.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients. In the fourth quarter of 2022, business travel intentions as measured by the Business Travelers Survey found that levels exceeded 2019 and intention to go to conferences was 10% higher than three years prior.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Pharmaceutical meeting planning is a complex task often requiring months of detailed preparation and immense pressure to rigorously respect compliance regulations. Whether it’s a small investigator meeting, a medium-sized medical standalone, or a large congress. We are creating a pharma meeting planning checklist.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The demand for the convenience and flexibility of virtual events isn’t going anywhere,” he said upon the release of the company’s “ Hybrid Event Planning in 2022: The Complete Guide.”. But he is seeing an ongoing need for an alternative engagement tool. There are many reasons for the residual digital.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

2022 contracting will require going back to basics. The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. How do we navigate this ever-changing environment?

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Loudermilk Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Just as event planners were starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel for resuming meetings, conferences, and other events, the Omicron variant showed up, along with another round of uncertainty and doubt as to what that might mean for upcoming meeting plans. Meetings and Events in the Era of Covid-19.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Mexico: Hyatt Zilara and Ziva Cancun , Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos and Ziva Puerto Vallarta , Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya (coming December 2022, booking now), Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun . Mexico’s Riviera Maya region is home to two brand-new all-inclusive resorts, designed with meetings and incentives in mind and the Caribbean Sea as the backdrop.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Read More : Hubilo’s MIX 2022 Asked Enduring Experiential Questions. The answer you receive will give you two perspectives on your vendor: how effectively the next set of stakeholders are prepared to manage your account/event and where you may need to avoid gaps in the knowledge transfer.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 3, 2022

Here’s one astounding statistic: 42 percent of the 175 planners who answered the survey seriously considered leaving the meeting planning profession altogether because of workplace stress during the pandemic. We also asked how often they’re frustrated at work and whether they’ve considered leaving their jobs as a result.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

If approved, Mayor Eric Garcetti would like the projects to be complete by 2022. When Summit opens in 2022, it’s expected to attract more than 400,000 additional convention attendees annually, generating more than $19 million in tax revenue. Remember, Los Angeles is hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2028. Sacramento. We know.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The latest MPI Quarterly Meetings Outlook sees more contractor usage, less staff travel, a hunt for new event-revenue streams, and other adjustments going into 2023. For instance, far more are looking for new revenue opportunities around their meeting activities (78 percent) than they were just three months prior (34 percent).

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

According to a report from TripActions , business trip bookings for fall are up in 2022 nearly six times year-over-year, with team travel playing a lead role in that boost. This article appears in the December 2022 issue. The post Five Tips to Manage Travel in Turbulent Times appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2023

Wondering how artificial intelligence can actually make a difference in the meeting planning process? Meet MeetingsNet Changemaker Maxwell Kelly and read up on the lastest industry A.I. ChatGPT, launched in November 2022, is the impressive, free generative A.I. initiatives and tools. on the business-events industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. That includes new booths from U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. That includes new booths from U.S.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

From a frantic switch to online events and now a pivot back to in person, the meeting planning industry continues to need agile and creative leaders. They bring an extensive knowledge of the best venues for meetings and events of all sizes. This article appears in the October 2022 issue.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2020

We would have had 400 people” at the in-person meeting planned for Auckland, she said, “and we had more than 1,300 people watching on day one.” The content can live there for as long as organizers want, and if they choose, bring in revenues from viewers who continue to access it.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Events were starting to come back in 2021, but TED didn’t come back until 2022 virtually. Having the space to be creative and to just think is a big deal in the meeting planning world. Tell us about your experience working for TED so far. What was it like working through the pandemic?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

Plan ahead and partner for best results When you’re looking for employee motivation, think far away. In the 2022 Incentive Research Foundation Report (IRF), “the percentage that found group incentive travel to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very motivating’ increased to 91%.”

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

This article appears in the August 2022 issue. The post Partner Your Way Through the Post-Pandemic Surge appeared first on Smart Meetings. Cathy Mariano , CMP, HMCC, Bishop-McCann Head, Pharmaceutical & Medical Client Group, brings more than 17 years of industry experience to her role. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Although we have had a particular struggle in the Northeast so we are going to put the spotlight on the value meetings bring to our communities. The agenda for MMB 2022 will be “Meet Safe.” How will that impact meeting professionals day-to-day? This agenda aligns perfectly with what we are doing in Boston.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Here are three ways in which industry sustainability experts told us that event sustainability isn’t business as usual in 2022. “I think we are in a situation where the events sector is becoming more cognizant of vulnerabilities that we have.” ” — Shawna McKinley.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment. In fact, in March 2022—one year ago—a record 4.5 Meeting and convention departments powered through these macro workplace trends. workplaces.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

These enhancements, plus the fact they are trusted cities to accommodate massive amounts of people, are attractive to meeting professionals to book the same locales. Last week, Visit Indy announced that Indianapolis was selected to host the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 10, 2022.

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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In fact, more than two-thirds of events in 2022 were either hybrid or had the option to attend remotely, according to Skift. Do you want to work in multiple facets of the event planning industry or just in one particular niche? Look into different event formats: in-person, hybrid, and virtual. Spoiler alert: In-person events are back.

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Stova

MAY 4, 2023

Examples include solutions for: Venue sourcing Event marketing Registration Onsite event management Engagement Networking Sponsor management Analytics and reporting Why Event Technology Is a Big Deal Skift Meetings, 2022, shows that 78% of event professionals are using more technology after the COVID-19 pandemic. And for a good reason.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2021

We plan to launch some incredible offerings in 2022 and beyond,” added Zamora. With over 25 years of experience in the meetings and events industry, Zamora honed her skills with positions at Motorola, the Henry B.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds.

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