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Nine Ways to Make First-time Conference Attendees Feel at Home

Event Marketer

And that makes it critical for conference organizers to ensure that their first-time attendees are set up for successparticularly as a tidal wave of newcomers continues to flood the b-to-b event landscape. Post-event interactions should be targeted, too, the experts say.

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Podcast: Passion Projects—Helping Others Build Event Careers, with Sara Gorlick of Rakuten

Event Marketer

Starting as an event coordinator in the health care sector, Sara Gorlick discovered an unexpected passion for planning events and conferences. Now, almost 20 years later, Gorlick is vp-events at Rakuten, where she has worked for 14 years. I think as event planners, you’re always trying to improve upon your last event.

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Global Event Planning: How It Differs From Your Run of the Mill Event

SpotMe Blog

One of the trends to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased popularity and prevalence of global events. Virtual events became the norm when people were no longer able to meet in person for conferences, trade shows, and other events. What Are the Benefits of a Global Event? On-Demand .

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IBM Think Kicks Off a New Chapter with an Agile, Personalized Flagship Experience

Event Marketer

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you. It’s a curated experience unique to ‘me.’

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Vice President and General Manager Eric Spadafora said he is seeing requests for conferences for 100,000 or more people. These are not just big video conferences, but actual events,” he said. It integrates with any system, creating a global events wallet controlled by the attendee. Twine, which announced a $3.3

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14 Best Event Management Software Solutions for 2024

Eventmobi

The best event management software will act as your partner throughout the event management process. Whether you need an all-in-one solution or a tool for specific event needs, you can use event software for any aspect of managing your next conference, trade show, association meeting, workshop, or fundraising event.

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Maritz Is Reinventing What’s Next in Seattle

Smart Meetings

When Maritz Global Events decided it was finally time to get back to face-to-face, the experience-design company brought 500 people who represented the entire meetings ecosystem to Seattle—clients, employees, team members and partners—and focused on talking openly and solving shared challenges. By the time the group arrived Sept.

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