SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

On September 12, 2024, SpotMe Life Sciences took home the bronze award in the Pharma Technology Impact Category at the PM Society Digital Awards. This new category celebrates breakthrough solutions that empower pharma brands to engage with HCPs in more effective and valuable ways. “We’re honored to receive this award, as it highlights the strides we’ve made in reshaping how pharma companies engage HCPs.

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Skift Take: It’s not always possible to take time after a meeting to get back to equilibrium, but many planners consider it a must. Ten event organizers share their relaxation rituals.

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Event Age by Swapcard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Swapcard, the leading event engagement platform, today released its latest report, The State of Event Engagement , offering deep insights into how event organizers and exhibitors can unlock new levels of success by addressing often overlooked gaps in engagement. Analyzing over 2000 global events and 2.5 million participants, the report sheds light on underused strategies and surprising blind spots in event management and exhibitor efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Skift Take: Oak View Group, a company that has made its mission to positively disrupt the venue management sector, is entering the Mexican market.

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EventSource

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Some love stories are destined to unfold in a place that feels like it was made just for them. For Sophie and Mark, that place was the Beaumaris Yacht Club —a venue that offered not just breathtaking views, but also a sense of intimacy and rustic charm that perfectly matched their vision for a dream wedding. Set against the backdrop of a serene bay, the Yacht Club provided an idyllic setting where nature and elegance intertwined seamlessly.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Paul Harris brings over 30 years of catering and culinary experience to Conference Aston Birmingham’s leading residential events venue, Conference Aston, has appointed a new Executive Head Chef with an impressive career spanning 30 years in the catering and culinary industry. Paul Harris has honed his craft within privately owned and group hotels across the Midlands, earning a reputation for excellence in managing all aspects of food service operations.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has published the 2024 edition of the eGuide. First issued in 2007, the eGuide is an event industry-specific guide incorporating a wide range of topics related to event operation and management and an essential resource for UK venue, organiser, exhibitor and supplier companies.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Glasgow and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) are reporting the continued increase in delegate numbers across major European conferences. This growth is underlined by the recent success of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), which attracted over 7,000 participants. The delegation is the largest ESTRO congress held to date and underlines a growing trend of major congresses expanding in the city.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Glasgow and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) are reporting the continued increase in delegate numbers across major European conferences. This growth is underlined by the recent success of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), which attracted over 7,000 participants.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

On Thursday 19 September, DRPG hosted its annual BigTalk event where the anticipated launch of DRPG Labs – the global communications group’s innovation hub – took centre stage. At the company’s Midlands Studio complex, the event brought together over 150 clients and industry professionals, showcasing DRPG ’s commitment to advancing communication strategies and driving the future of creative comms across every sector.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Kayospruce is a leading supplier of fabric and accessories for marquees and tents, recognized for its excellence in providing high-quality materials and components crucial for the success of outdoor events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

d&b group announces the latest update to its SustainSymphony platform, a cloud-based sustainability management software designed for the live event industry. The update now closely aligns SustainSymphony with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations to address a wide range of global sustainability and equality issues.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Partnering with agencies can reduce cost and save time In many scenarios, planners have limited resources on hand. That often means seeking out third-party agencies and independent planners to attain their goals and create a stellar event. Smart Meetings chatted with Michelle Crosby, CMP, CITP, an account executive at Bright Spot Incentives and Events, and Yvette Campbell, CMP, a meeting broker at Meetings Made Easy, to explore how planners can seek out third-party agencies and independent plann

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Red Bull Technology Group is set to unveil the latest in a string of investments in MK-7, its Milton Keynes conference and event facilities. The new state-of-the-art 46.25 metre LED screen can be found in MK’7’s main auditorium and provides the perfect backdrop to its fleet of F1 cars, which frame the space and date back to 2005. To complement the 1,004 m² event space, which regularly hosts dynamic events, it was time to upgrade the static banners that stood alongside previous Oracle Red Bull Ra

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When you attend a meeting in Spokane, Washington, everything you need (or want) is all around you. Your hotel is close to the convention center, the convention center is close to great bars and restaurants, and it’s all close to unparalleled Pacific Northwest nature. Learn more The Convention Center, Connected Hotels and Riverfront Park The main meeting area in Spokane is located right on the riverfront downtown.

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Lasso

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

About the Episode In this episode of Corralling the Chaos , host Angela Alea and Thomas Hudson, LASSO’s Director of Implementation, dive into the complexities of software implementation. They explore why companies often struggle to fully leverage systems like CRMs and ERPs, despite heavy investments. The discussion highlights the importance of setting clear goals, ensuring effective communication, and involving key stakeholders from the start.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

MPI Academy shares insights into how planners can master their continuing education journey Ah, the continuing education conundrum. With so many options out there for credentials, certifications and courses—in an industry where everyone seems to have a mini alphabet behind their name—how do you know which one is right for you, right now? To find out more about the range of paths planners can take in their continuing education journeys, and why continuing education is so important to this industr

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) is set to unveil a free business support programme for multi-venue festivals. Supported by Arts Council England, the programme launches in October 2024 and is open to multi-venue festivals taking place in England. Through research, the organisation has found that as of 2024, over 70 of these events take place in this country.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

One of the most successful elements at Avalara’s FUSE conference was The Fireside Theater, where guests and FUSE presenters engaged in intimate conversations. In a recent nearly 40-minute conversation I had with Creative Director Bianca Ferrer about FUSE — a three-day partner conference her Houston-based company, madpot creative, designed last year for the software company Avalara — the word “networking” didn’t come up once.

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Special Events

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Our Fall Issue is ready to read!

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A CEMA Summit 2024 participant uses a hand crank to raise a balloon in order to vote on the answer to a question. The event company Projectory replaced app-based polling tools with the balloons at the event. (Whatever Media Group) Maybe you can relate: Over the last decade, the percentage of U.S. adults who said they use their smartphones too much climbed from 39 percent in 2015, to 58 percent in 2022, according to a Gallup survey.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Projectory mediator Jeffrey Rogers leads the opening Main Stage session at CEMA Summit in August. Participants used balloons to vote on answers to a series of questions. (Whatever Media Group photos) If you walked in on the opening Main Stage presentation at CEMA Summit, held Aug. 4-6 at the Seattle Convention Center’s Summit building, you might have thought the corporate event marketers in attendance were celebrating a colleague’s birthday.

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