Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Among brands embracing the micro-event trend of 2022 is Subaru, which has reimagined its WinterFest platform as a music and mountain lifestyle adventure tour featuring small, curated and high-touch experiences under the umbrella of its large presence at eight resorts across the country. Agency: Powdr.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. We want to believe that, at some point, in-person meetings like the ones we’ve held for decades will return. Such areas are already holding local in-person events, but safe inter-regional meetings are not possible.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. The COVID19 pandemic created an explosion of interest in hybrid meetings, and the marketplace and event professionals are still defining what “hybrid” means. (No, Want to read my other posts on hybrid meetings?

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

ECOsmart by Greengage is the leading certification system for hotels, meeting venues, short stay apartments and pubs with meeting rooms. The Wesley hotel has also set up with EVENTsmart,Greengage’s carbon calculator, which lets venues track the carbon footprint of all meetings and events happening on their premises.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers. Why the Rapid Growth in International Travel?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Meeting venues, airports, car manufacturers and hotels have all been making efforts to tackle the question of climate change and longevity in the hospitality industry. Some meeting venues just dabble in sustainability, while others make it their MO. Some meeting venues just dabble in sustainability, while others make it their MO.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At a private event in Las Vegas, a group of researchers found a hacking technique called Unsaflok, allowing hackers to open several models of Saflok RFID-based keycards, putting meeting planners and their attendees potentially at risk. Although the hack was discovered in 2022, researchers hadnt come out with the news until this year.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Now, more than ever, meeting professionals need timely updates about how evolving technology can help them deliver smoother registration, better engagement and more valuable data insights for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. State of Virtual Meeting Tools. How to Harness the Lasting Power of Virtual Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11 th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. meetsmart pic.twitter.com/xY7qsyppLz.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

London Hotel Group, The Wesley, has two sustainable hotels based in Camden and Euston, that serve as the perfect location for delegates looking for a corporate event, training, conference or meeting space in Central London. Bloomsbury – An intimate meeting space with a large LED screen. This room can also be partitioned.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. See some highlights below on the highs (and lows) of the travel scene in 2022. Fasten Your Seat Belts. Flight Plan.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Many of the shops honored in our 2022 list view today’s challenges as creative opportunities. Congratulations to all of the 2022 Top 100 agencies. . MEET THE TOP 100 EVENT AGENCIES. The post The 2022 It List: Recognizing the Top 100 Event Agencies appeared first on Event Marketer. And our editors took it from there.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2022

In fact, Netflix is extending its ticketed ($59 per vehicle) “Stranger Things” drive-through experience into a third year in 2022, with iterations planned to take place this spring in New York and San Francisco. More on This Topic: AT&T’s Four Tips for Elevating Engagement to Meet the Needs of the COVID-era Consumer.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This can take the form of private meetings or limited capacity Q&A sessions where guests can connect with people at the very top of their field for an opportunity to pick their brains. The post Event Ticket Pricing Strategies [2022 Guide] appeared first on Attendease. Download our ticket pricing strategies guide today.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Though I don’t teach college anymore, I’m interested in educational class design because a class is a meeting. And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post A class is a meeting appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. Counting the Sustainable Event Measures IMEX America 2022 , which took place Oct. The post New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 10, 2022

The new year offers organizations a chance to reset and reevaluate, and AT&T has wasted no time in reshaping its approach to experiential marketing to meet the needs of the modern COVID-era consumer. Following are Ward’s tips and insights on winning consumers’ hearts and minds in 2022. Brands must offer choice.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In 2022, Eventurous decided to take the leap and shout about their decade long sustainability efforts, in aim of inspiring others to achieve their own green goals. In November, to finish off a busy awards season, the team headed to Liverpool for the Meeting Industry Association List Awards held at the Hilton Liverpool City Centre.

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

of meeting space; great for small events, the space can accommodate up to 40 people. Meeting professionals can also book a private chef and live entertainment for dinner. of meeting space in its Marina Tower, which includes a 20,000-square-foot addition with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooks the harbor and downtown San Diego.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

Corporate Events (meetings, conferences, tradeshows, product launches, brand activations, consumer shows, company parties). An award-winning industry leader, Wendy was recently honored with the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award. What Is the Live Events Industry?

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Suffice to say 2022 was quite the boom year for the wedding planning industry. Reviews | 20 Blog mentions Photos Courtesy of Liza Litvinovich “Jamie and Dean’s beautiful wedding at Fairmont Royal York was one of our favourites from 2022. We wouldn’t have had it any other way. .”

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2022

While 2022 is in full swing, the meetings and event industry is continuing to navigate best practices regarding safe meetings and social gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. One trend that we are continuing to see is that of outdoor meetings. The benefits of hosting a meeting in nature are many. Keep It Down.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

We’ll Always Have Paris…Until Beijing Takes Over A new study from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) shows Paris is the world’s most powerful “city destination” with almost $36 billion USD in 2022 in terms of direct GDP contribution to the city, but it also reveals that Paris will cede its place to up-and-coming Beijing by 2032.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. Holding in-person meetings: what do we now know? It’s time to take another look. Accommodations.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Meeting planners can use wellness as a vital tool for their teams and attendees. Smart Meetings explored the report to determine which aspects are most relevant to meeting planners, from their immediate teams to event execution. The ROI of Wellness The big question: What does an organization gain by prioritizing wellness?

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 8, 2024

They’re often built around specific locations or causes, with a narrower focus than you might get at an annual meeting. Meanwhile, Region 3 is based around Toronto, Canada’s largest city, making it possible not only for regular chapter meetings, but frequent regional meetings. In some cases, they’re even walkable, per Hoff.

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Event Marketer

MAY 9, 2022

Doja Cat herself stopped by to meet the BMW Road to Coachella influencer crew and shoot social content. The post Coachella 2022 Experiential: From Cryo-facials to Four-course Chip Sampling appeared first on Event Marketer. The event additionally featured a display of the Doja Cat-wrapped iX complemented by a curated neon experience.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Hoppers busiest airport data Travel agency Hopper ’s Memorial Day and Summer Travel research posts say that domestic airfare dropped 26% or $100 per ticket from 2022 and are a further 6% below 2019 levels. Hotel prices in the United States have dropped from 2022 down to $208 per night over Memorial Day Weekend, -6% from this time last year.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. Now all variations of meeting delivery are on the table.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Predictions of a mass consolidation of the meetings industry have been swirling since the World Health Organization started advising lockdowns in early 2020 to “smooth the curve” of what was then known as novel coronavirus. The post A Unique Meetings Consolidation Model Grows appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

This is the second consecutive year of waning passenger satisfaction, following a 22-point decline in 2022 from 2021. The biggest factor driving this year’s decline in satisfaction is cost and fees, which has fallen 17 points from 2022. The study was fielded from March 2022 through March 2023.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Promenade, a hub experience at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2022, in Las Vegas. It should be a place that attendees frequent to meet up with each other. What roadblocks do you see, if any, to creating a hub experience at your next meeting? Here’s what we came up with. 7 Ways to Pull Attendees into Your Hub.

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