Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Creating experiences, setting the stage for networking opportunities, and fostering connections among colleagues and association members are what the meetings and events world is all about. Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract Cheryl M. In short, think big. Time to Adopt a Barrister Pricing Model?

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The day opened with a summary of the 2023 Agency Business Outlook Report, which attendees received following the event. Check out scenes from Agency Forum 2023: The post Gallery: Talking Business Growth and Culture at Agency Forum 2023 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Business of Events can announce an outline of its planned activity for 2023, which will see an increase in the number of scheduled events and reports as it works towards building a policy agenda ahead of the next UK General Election. Content will relate to policy initiatives.

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Corporate event trends have changed rapidly in recent years. And with 2023 just around the corner, you need to be ready for what’s in store. There’s so much at stake when you host an event. So it’s important to keep up with new corporate event industry trends to make your events more successful than ever. .

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Considering Saudi Arabia for a future event? You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. An upcoming $156 million incentive program will debut in 2025 to support marquee events, and rapidly expanding infrastructure projects will provide improved access to travelers.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Click to vote for The Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 2023! Dear colleagues and friends, I hope this message finds you well and thriving in your event industry endeavors. Here’s what you need to do: Visit the Eventex Index Voting Page for 2023 : Votes must be cast this week , by 6 P.M.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. So I’m pleased to discover an academic research article paper about unconference — especially since its title is: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences !

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

More than 60 conference sessions have been confirmed for this year’s World Travel Market London , bringing together leading experts and ministers, helping WTM cement its reputation as the world’s most influential travel and tourism event. Every year WTM strives to make the conference programme indispensable.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

IStock Photo by cyano66 Before the pandemic, one could argue that jobs with life-and-death consequences were surely more stressful than planning an annual conference. According to a study by the World Scholarship Vault , event planner stress levels are hitting a new high — the third-most stressful job in the world for 2023.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Read More: First Business Events Industry Week Showcased Purpose. Read More: First Business Events Industry Week Showcased Purpose. Read More: National Harbor Site Inspection.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“We brought our first-ever AI Studio into the conference this year, and that was a great opportunity for us to introduce attendees to diving deeper into the topic, the demos and interactive experiences. The invitation-only conference, hosted Sept. The invitation-only conference, hosted Sept. Hello, captive audience.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 27, 2020

The harsh reality of an elongated recovery for the live events industry has settled in, as we wrote about back in March when we crafted the Event Recovery Food Chain. conference organizers going out of business. Do you have high confidence that conference and show organizers will all survive this crisis?

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The conference and events arm of the cinema chain has recently made a series of hires and promotion ahead of a promising start to 2023. Rachel Macaulay has been promoted to head of corporate sales and new hire Simona Negretto takes on the position of national conference and events manager.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This is expected to continue well into 2023, according to a new report, “ 2023 Global Meetings and Events Forecast ,” by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). Although all meeting types are expecting increased attendance in 2023, in-person meetings in particular are expected to see the greatest.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 4, 2024

What can event marketers expect from the next generation of event attendee? The event grew 30 percent year-over-year. The post Conference Programming: Six Lessons from 4-H’s Ignite Summit for Teens appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It didn’t always go by the name Leaders Conference. Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is hosting its annual 2023 conference at Nashville’s Music City Center with a change in how it approaches the in-person event. What about that line staff who are no longer in the Leaders Conference?

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Barbican has appointed two new team members to support growth across its Business Events team. Prior to Searcys she focused on selling and planning events at an independent Amersham based venue. January 2023 also saw the Barbican once again achieve AIM Gold accreditation.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

At Connect 2023, Cvent showcased new features planners will love Opening the first day of Cvent Connect 2023 with a Broadway performance by experience company Broadway Plus was fitting. You don’t have to overburden your internal events team. You can allow end users to have some of that content.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In recent years, many event organizers have observed a notable trend: despite offering enticing early bird registration discounts, many attendees are hesitant to commit to conferences well in advance. Let’s delve into the reasons behind this hesitancy and what event professionals can do about it.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Let’s Grow at the 2023 Experiential Marketing Summit, May 9-11, in Las Vegas. From workshops offering deep dives, to provocative keynotes, to breakouts led by brand-side marketers, to peer-to-peer huddles, there are more than 50 opportunities to connect, learn and grow woven throughout this year’s event. You can’t do everything.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Its chapters are holding individual in-person events, as well. PCMA Southeast partnered with MPI’s Carolinas Chapter to hold an event at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. PCMA PCMA chapter events across the U.S. are taking place, via networking events and presentations from industry professionals.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2023

INSIDE THE BEST B-TO-B EVENTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF The Hidden Gems awards program, recognizing small and mid-sized b-to-b events, returns amid a pivotal moment for the industry. CHECK OUT THE FULL COVERAGE The post Winners Announced: The 2023 B-to-B Hidden Gems appeared first on Event Marketer. Sparkle on.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Event Marketer’s 2025 B-to-B Dream has been unveiled. Valerie Strehle, Senior Director-Global Events, Workiva When an event organization operates under the code name GSD, or Get S**t Done, you know it has some serious momentum behind it. “We often talk about whats really driving people to events, Strehle says.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. Strategies for producing memorable events boiled down to the following.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

INBOUND, HubSpot’s annual Boston-based conference connecting business, marketing and sales professionals familiar with its marketing software, welcomed 11,000 global attendees Sept. There’s even a pre-event survey that helps the team accommodate last-minute requests, if at all possible.)

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. The New Normal Is Here.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center represents the first dual-brand concept for Marriott International. Top choice for large events in Europe The location of both hotels is highly strategic, because it offers easy accessibility for international events.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2024

During a 1992 conference, I created the first of what I now call spectives. Over the last 32 years, I’ve led hundreds of spectives and introduced the format to many event professionals and facilitators. the 2015 PCMA Education Conference ) and small (e.g. the 2023 BizBash Leadership Summit ) conferences.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

ICC Wales will welcome more than 1,900 delegates, 320 exhibitors and 90 speakers when the venue hosts the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference and Exhibition in October 2025.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The hot news today is that Ohio native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist John Legend will perform during PCMA Convening Leaders 2023 Networking Reception on Jan. In the business events space, there was a realization of the need for being together and we are all determined to build back stronger than 2019,” he said.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 21, 2023

The post SXSW 2023: White Claw’s Marketing VP Talks Activating for Music Fans at the ‘Shore Club’ appeared first on Event Marketer. It feels like the closer we are to what the consumer cares about, the better the results are. Head to Chief Marketer for the full interview.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

They actually don’t even have the opportunity to engage with their own team members within their organizations that often, and so AfroTech events serve as an opportunity for the larger community and for employees to see each other. Simone White, SVP-AfroTech and Live Events at Blavity Inc. How did it go?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2023

Flexible event space gives broadcast convention more with less The pandemic forced cinephiles to wait two years to reunite in Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show in 2022. The conference is slated to return to Vegas in April for its 100th anniversary with an expected 65,000 people.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Higher air fares are replacing the flight delay challenges of 2023. The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. percent increase in hotel rates.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Networking events are the lifeblood of professional growth and relationship-building. Hosting different types of networking events benefits not just your attendees but also your organization! According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field.

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