Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Looking for a showstopping dining experience to feature at your next meeting? You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. of leisure and meeting spaces. Regis Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Ginori 1735 to offer your attendees a meal for the ages.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

When my plane touches down in Cleveland for the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in early August, it will be my homecoming. and later at Cleveland Magazine , the local electric company’s marketing slogan was Best Location in the Nation. The post ASAE Cleveland: A Prodigal Son’s Guide to The Land appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Read more: 5 Tips for Flexible Event Budgeting, No Matter the Format Sourcing for the Next Generation Since the pandemic, the industry has seen 68% of meeting professionals are new to the industry. Customers don’t want to be pressured into making decisions, but then we lose out on meeting space.” Compression of the market is huge.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue.

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EventMB

AUGUST 27, 2024

The renovation started in 2023 and will continue through 2026. This city is the most competitive meetings market in the world but what’s different about our approach is that we’re thinking about the entire experience and investing $1.5 billion throughout the resort.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Behind the scenes of The NAMM Show In January, Smart Meetings had the privilege of attending The NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California. Cindy Sample Smart Meetings: The NAMM Show has been in Anaheim for a while now. Cindy Sample : NAMM will celebrate 50 years in Anaheim in 2026.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

For travel managers (and meeting professionals), the job requires agility, delicate planning, awareness, intention over expenses and duty of care. GBT’s paper outlines several ways travel can reinforce this movement to revitalize connection and culture in meetings and business, further exemplifying the dynamics of business travel.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

. Offering everything from team-building exercises to meet-and-greet with legendary athletes, sports venues provide exciting, unique settings for meetings, special events and tours. Why are your venues a great place for groups to meet at or to tour? More : Los Angeles is the New Sports Capital of the World.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

To get in on the action, consumers in Trophy Tour markets could purchase specially marked FIFA World Cup Original Taste or Zero Sugar 20-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola. All 20-ounce products were served in the brand’s 100-percent rPET (recycled plastics) bottles, an offering that is typically exclusive to Texas markets.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Global meeting planners are exceeding expectations. Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. One of our biggest challenges is global competitionother countries are stepping up their game, investing heavily in tourism infrastructure and marketing, reported Dixon.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The airline pointed to its new United Club at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, its purchase of 200 four-seat electric aircraft for 2026 delivery and its Business Blueprint corporate customer platform as highpoints on its performance. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger Warns Against Pilot Inexperience.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

With a host of exciting new hotels slated to open throughout the next 12 months, plus some major strategic visions in the works at major brands, the opportunities for every style meeting are boundless. The property will also offer campus-style mini-wides as part of its collaboration with its partner hotels in the University Hotel Collection.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. She will lead the design and development of OVG’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino project, slated to open in 2026.

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Event Marketer

JULY 31, 2023

Your monthly event sustainability update In our April Industry Pulse Survey , 72 percent of event marketers said sustainability plays a role in vendor and/or material sourcing and selection, and half of the survey’s respondents said they are eliminating single-use plastic at their events and activations.

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

The total economic impact from cannabis sales in 2022 is expected to reach $99 billion, up more than 20 percent from 2021, eventually hitting $155 billion in 2026, according to MJBiz Factbook. “The legalization of cannabis in the State of New Jersey opened a new vertical market for meetings and conventions in Atlantic City.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? In this post, Ill break event marketing down into simple steps so you can plan successful events that get great results. What Is Event Marketing? Why Does Event Marketing Work?

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Meetings Show – the UK’s leading exhibition for the meetings, events, and incentives community – has signed a three-year deal to remain at ExCeL London until 2026.

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Python Events

AUGUST 17, 2021

The 20th century brought in a fresh approach to meetings and events. It is no surprise that the event management software industry is expected to witness a 10% CAGR growth during 2021- 2026 as per IMARC. Calendar management: Sets up meetings and automatically updates the calendars for everyone involved.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 10, 2017

Philadelphia’s prestige as a meeting destination dates to 1774, when the Continental Congress assembled in Carpenter’s Hall. In total, the meetings, conventions and events booked in 2016 are estimated to generate $1.3 In 2016, this segment of the market helped propel the city to a record-breaking hotel occupancy rate of 78 percent.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

the events industry contributes more to GDP than even movie production (source: A survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International). Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is expected that the events industry will generate employment at the rate of 11% from 2016 to 2026. whereas the lengths of meetings will increase by 0.1

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 14, 2023

How much will your meetings cost next year? As organizations build their budgets for next year’s meetings, they shouldn’t expect any relief from the increasing cost of airfares, hotels, and other services, according to the recently released 2024 Global Business Travel Forecast from CWT and the Global Business Travel Association.

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The MICE

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, it has a small event space with 3 meeting rooms accommodating up to 30 delegates. Starting in 2026, they plan to power a vessel with hydrogen. Professional Bids & Marketing Support: Assisting with bid books, presentations, and providing promotional materials like photos, films, brochures, and city maps.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Renovations on Duke Energy Center start this summer — from July 1 to a projected completion date of January 2026, the facility will be shut down. In the meantime, however, “we’ve got a couple of tricky years to get through,” Andy Conklin, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Visit Cincy, told Convene over a Teams call.

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

In fact, 60% of leaders believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals. Event technology statistics Since InGo’s platform is the #1 tool for scalable professional referral marketing, we had to start with some tech stats. billion in 2020 and is expected to reach a value of USD 16.71

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

In fact, 60% of leaders believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals. Event technology statistics Since InGo’s platform is the #1 tool for scalable professional referral marketing, we had to start with some tech stats. The event management software market was valued at USD 9.13

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 13, 2018

The marketing comes as a long-term project to high-speed rail moves ahead slowly. Birmingham is the first scheduled stop out of London once the project’s first phase is done in 2026. There are more than 100 meetings and conference spaces in the city’s limits. Manchester and Leeds also stand to benefit for the train in 2032.

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Nunify

MARCH 16, 2022

The global event management software market value is estimated to be a whopping USD 6.4 billion by 2026. There is a tool for almost all functions, be it app/website building, interactive/onboarding guides, project management, automation, analytics, customer service, marketing, and more. Email marketing tools. Customer.io.

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Management Events

AUGUST 5, 2024

There are plenty of affordable lead generation tools on the market that provide basic contact information of prospects and nothing else. However, services like ME Matchmaking not only generate high-quality leads but also arrange 1-to-1 virtual meetings with the leads of your choice. This can help spark conversations.

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Management Events

AUGUST 1, 2022

In fact, Gartner predicts that about 25% of people will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. In fact, it could even be used to elevate meetings, events, and conferences. The AR campaign also led to a 104% year-on-year growth for the brand in the US market, and an overall sales growth of 60%.

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Management Events

MAY 30, 2021

Offshore and deep fishing in ocean-going boats is delegated to male crews, while women work onshore carrying out skilled and time-consuming tasks such as processing and marketing catches. . Grieg Seafood has a goal of increasing the percentage of female employees at Grieg Seafood to 40% by 2026. A Competence-based Hiring Policy .

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

On some days, the map for the meetings and events industry recovery may look more like a Sorry game board winding back on itself with danger at every turn than a superhighway smoothly delivering delegates and ideas to their desired outcome, but meeting professionals are not alone on the journey back from pandemic times.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But with so many options on the market, how do you choose the right event management software for your needs? Cvent and Eventbrite are two of the most popular options on the market, each offering a unique set of features and capabilities. Can you customize the platform to meet your specific needs?

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The Castle Group

DECEMBER 5, 2023

About 60% of consumers agree that UGC is the most authentic way brands can market themselves and social media campaigns that include UGC see 50% higher engagement. Receiving 100 million sign-ups in the first week, many wondered if Threads was how Twitter (X) was going to meet its demise. for 2024.

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EventPlanning

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Billion by 2026. We need to look digitally, market ourselves effectively and pivot so that we inspire people to continue celebrating monumental engagements. Look Digitally, Market Effectively and Pivot. The key to marketing is exposure. The hackers would find their way into Zoom meetings in the beginning of the pandemic.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2022

We have profiles all over the web, we use ecommerce to make online payments, we have relationships with people online – people meet and maybe never meet face-to-face – but are still able to form real relationships.”. He added: “By 2026, 30% of the organisations in the world will have products and services ready for metaverse.”.

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