Event Marketer

APRIL 18, 2024

But beyond the music is a swell of brand activity that may serve as a barometer for festival trends to come, so we rounded up some of the top Coachella 2024 experiential marketing ideas. Agencies: Inspira Marketing, strategy and activation; Hunter, p.r.) –R.B. More on Festival Sponsorship: How American Weed Co.’s

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Event Marketer

MAY 5, 2022

From the buzz on the expo floor to the lively session Q&As to the countless “How the hell have you beens” in the halls, the sentiment among attendees and partners of the 20 th annual Experiential Marketing Summit was one and the same: We’re back. As experiential marketers, for a long time we have thought about that physical engagement.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Promotion and marketing: Spreading the word about your event to the right audience is key. Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

You have to consider the costs of: Venue rental Catering Transportation and accommodation for attendees Marketing and promotion Staffing and event production Technology like Wi-Fi, audio/visual equipment, and live streaming The total cost can easily reach tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for large events.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With COVID-19 guidelines loosening up this year, it’s time to tighten up your 2023 marketing plan. 60% of business leaders and 80% of marketers believe that events are critical for success. Want to plan a superstar event that fulfills all of your marketing goals? People are aching for events. Ask yourself: Who are you?

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Socio Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether it’s marketing to attendees and driving registration or establishing a budget and securing a venue, event planners need to navigate a host of responsibilities—each one as important as the last. At this stage, you’ll finalize deals, make deposits, formulate a marketing plan, and start pitching to sponsors. VIP tickets?

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nicholas Rowland, Senior Marketing Manager, Seedlip As an event marketer, you’ve likely been exposed to an array of non-alcoholic (NA) spirits, wine and beer products over the last 12 months—the industry’s explosive growth has been hard to miss. “We’re It’s good as a brand to be able to kind of control that.”

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 6, 2024

And, as always, the Forecast includes our Annual Meetings Market Survey , which gives us a strong sense of where we stand at this moment in time the ups, the downs, the challenges, and our overall mood. Weve sifted through the research to come up with a few signposts to help you navigate the year ahead, whatever course it takes.

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Event Marketer

MAY 1, 2023

Last year may have marked the post-pandemic return of Coachella, but 2023 signaled its renaissance. Attendees apply sunscreen at one of many Neutrogena kiosks located on the festival grounds. Now, ready to see how sponsors struck a chord? Let’s raise the curtain.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In advance of IMEX America 2023 coming to Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment, the largest gaming company in the world, launched its Wellness Menu during a one-day Wellness Day that included tai chi classes in Valley of Fire State Park led by Pink Jeep Tours. Why stop there? billion in 2022 and is projected to grow to $1.2 trillion by 2030.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Fine dining, diverse cuisine and unique culinary experiences When traveling internationally, one of the ways in which visitors can tangibly absorb the culture, personality and literal taste of the destination is through food. Dinner entree from Ginza Toyoda But travelers to Tokyo can expect more than traditional Japanese food.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Ahead of Earth Day 2024, James Bogle, Head of Marketing and Communications, The QEII Centre details the top five sustainability practices the venue uses to help them run the centre, and its events, in the most environmentally friendly way possible. This is supported with the use of climate labels to highlight environmental impact.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 21, 2020

We need a stimulus from the hotel community to prod organizers to book these events for the future, knowing the uncertainties of the market,” he said. Work on future years: 2021-2023. By April it was clear that hundreds of thousands of dollars in business were lost and wouldn’t be coming back, Bruce noted. Use the time wisely.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Now, particularly with properties that made contracts pre-Covid or before the recovery gained steam, when the rates were low compared to the current market, I’m seeing properties just cancelling on a group in order to take another piece of business where they're going to make more money.”. The problem, he says, is two-fold.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 18, 2024

No one understands the importance of proper cultivation better than those who work in the food and agriculture sector. Grow-NY 2023 was held on Nov. In 2023, Grow-NY received 323 applications from startups in 49 countries, but only 20 made it through to pitch live during the annual summit.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Chase’s key objective for the 2023 US Open, which ran from Aug. Returning for 2023, the Chase Pass is a digital pass that consolidates all customer-exclusive benefits on-site under one umbrella. 22 to Sept. 10, was to take those spaces and evolve the experiences to bring more value to attending customers.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

We would sell stuff at markets and we would sell it through stores and sell it through wholesalers,” he says. Why don’t we market it and bring the people to our farm, [and] bring them to our winery.’ He recounted last April when he visited a farm and had a meal where all the food was local.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

She suggested that attendance at conferences in general be allocated to Human Resources budgets rather than marketing because they are powerful tools for employee development, retention and mental health. She is eager to get back in the market and put the skills to work in the field. You can’t learn to drive in a parked car,” she said.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 14, 2025

Afterward, participants could enjoy live music and wellness-enhancing food and beverages (assuming they could still feel their limbs). Photo credit: Jeremy Cohen IKEAS SLEEPEASY Following its Art Week debut in 2023, IKEA returned to Miami Beach with a big, bold brand experience that was open to the public.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

Angela Blackstock Angela Blackstock, Limelight Boulder Limelight Hotels ’ forthcoming property, Limelight Boulder, has appointed Blackstock as director of sales and marketing. When Convene acquired etc.venues in 2023, she played a key role in integrating the sales teams. Porcelli will serve as head of sales.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Mercedes Miller Mercedes Miller, The ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau Miller takes on the role of president of The ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau , the destination marketing organization for the cities of College Park, Hapeville and Union City, following Cookie Smoak’s retirement.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How to prepare for 2023 contract negotiations Yes, we’re out of the pandemic shutdown, but it’s not back to “business as usual.” From workforce shortages to inflation worries, what should event planners be looking for when it comes to 2023 contracts? This article appears in the January/February 2023 issue.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2023

The foundation for providing top-shelf catering was laid by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, who believed that catering services shouldn’t be mired in mass-produced batches of food in hot boxes and served in chafing dishes. They were really interested and willing to change it up,” Brunson said.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2024

Back-to-school season is upon us, and smart marketers are accounting for today’s fast-paced culture and shoppable world through campaigns and activations designed to equip, inspire and engage students, parents and educators, alike. Roll onto campus with something extraordinary. Consider what is at eye level.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Muhly is director of sales, events and marketing for Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. Before working in sales and marketing, he spent 15 years in food and beverage roles with Hyatt. She comes from nearby destination organization Visit Dana Point, where she worked as director of sales and marketing.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Learn more : How to Promote Events with Social Media in 2023 Crypto Giveaways Cryptocurrency giveaways continue to gain momentum for their novelty and valuability. Virtual Food Tastings Enhance virtual events by arranging to send attendees curated food and beverage tasting kits.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

The Diner Bar and The Grey Market riff on traditional Southern dining experiences with a full-service restaurant and lunch counter. It combines remixed comfort food with a chic mid-century modern indoor and outdoor seating. A skyline pool and private cabanas are served by Wax Myrtle’s, an all-day restaurant and bar. With 799 sq.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This aligns with Convene ’s results in its 2024 Meetings Market Survey, to be published in the November 2024 issue, which found that almost half of respondents have made sustainability a priority — and they’re increasingly baking it into their events from the start.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

Ask if food and beverage spend above the contracted minimum could count toward the room block minimum. Melissa McCray, Bishop-McCann strategic account manager, is a marketing and meeting industry professional with more than 25 years of experience in operations, finance, process improvement and project management.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

percent) in 2024, compared to a strong 2023 that saw pent-up demand unleashed after the Covid pandemic. Research conducted in Q4 2023 by hotel-industry analyst firm CoStar finds that the upper-upscale segment, which contains the bulk of meetings-focused properties, has done better recently than other segments.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Whereas, I think a lot of event marketers get so caught up in acquiring fans’ data. At the booth, festivalgoers (who refer to themselves as “Bonnaroovians”) could either walk up and grab a complimentary Slush, which came in exclusive flavors, or opt to participate in a two-hole mini golf game before snagging their beverage.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

17, 2023, appoints Pinette as Lodge Manager. He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles. Mark Ley Mark Ley, Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica Ley joins Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica as director of marketing.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Participants tracked steps and earned points for eating plant-based food or taking a walking tour using an app. Bartenders often had non-alcoholic, functional juice-based beverages available. Read More: Planning Starts for IMEX America 2023. Finding food on the floor is often the hardest thing,” he said. Plan Ahead.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The report notes that even with Boeing’s difficulties in delivering new planes to the major airlines in 2024 and 2025, there is still excess capacity due to a softening leisure-travel market. Average daily rates for business-focused properties rose from $178 in 2023 to $184 in 2024, an increase of 3.4 percent. . percent to $162.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Third party legwork can consist of registration, promotional items, air manifest, air bookings, transportation, food and beverage, audiovisual production, collection of information, collection of speaker notes, agendas, and on-site logistics. Compression of the market is huge.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 24, 2021

When fully built out, Resorts World will house more than 40 F&B options, touching on nearly every type of food you and your group could possibly want, from sugar boba milk at Tiger Sugar and Singaporean snacks at Mamak to Chef Ray Garcia’s Latin cooking at ¡Viva! Resorts World features a whopping 250,000 sq. Hilton Suite. More in Store.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

These are just some of the enticements for hospitality and other service workers in a labor market where demand is exceeding supply. Business travel is down and not expected to return to 2019 levels until at least 2023 or 2024. Signing bonuses, valet parking, all-time high wages and greater flexibility on scheduling.

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