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Events Industry Council Releases 2024 Q2 Report

Smart Meetings

Strong gains indicate a return to pre-pandemic stability Global business events entity Events Industry Council (EIC) has released its Global Events Barometer for the second quarter of 2024, with results showing positive growth in nearly every region around the world. recession show the results as tentative.

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Hot Flavors: Six Brands That Crushed Sampling at NACS 2024

Event Marketer

The 2024 NACS Show, a global event for the convenience store industry, brought together over 26,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Oct. At the conclusion of the NACS Show, exhibitors donated thousands of pounds of food to Three Square, a Las Vegas-based food bank. 8-10, setting a new record with attendance up 8.5

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Barbican to showcase London’s Destination City at IMEX America 2024

Prestige Events Magazine

As the birthplace and beating heart of historic London; and today, its financial, legal and commercial epicentre (home to the Old Bailey, Bank of England and Fleet Street), the Square Mile is known for being one of the most important and influential areas of the UK.

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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

Smart Meetings

Miller is the founder of Zero Waste in DC and author of “ Zero Waste Living, the 80/20 Way: The Busy Person’s Guide to a Lighter Footprint ,” as well as the former director of Climate Business at the World Bank Group. She has served as an ardent steward of climate-positive business.

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Should You Break the Bank to Hire a Celebrity Speaker?

PCMA Convene

(Whatever Media Group) Event organizers who are considering straining their budgets to hire celebrity speakers — or who feel pressure to do so — may want to think again.

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How Lacoste’s Miami Open Sponsorship Mixes Tradition with New Experiences

Event Marketer

A multipronged sponsorship spanning almost a decade has led the luxury sports fashion brand to bank some annual traditions while bringing forward new experiences this year for tennis fanatics under its Le Club Lacoste membership program. Lynch says Lacoste sees the Miami Open as a global event, with the U.S.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

During last year’s event, 97 education tracks were offered under the Respect for People and Planet umbrella topic, 155 attendees pledged to champion social equity and environmental responsibility by taking the People & Planet Pledge and 112 booths committed to exhibiting more sustainably.

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