Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hosts Global Forum convened in Athens to celebrate ferocious creativity Destination Management Companies (DMCs) embody a wealth of resources for planners, helping with access for everything from transportation and entertainment to decor and gifting. They are strategic partners who can help build a program based on client goals and budgets.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

Live Group , the UKs most experienced and visionary event agency, proudly celebrates a landmark 50 years at the forefront of the events industry. For five decades, the agency has not only weathered every shift in the landscapeit has led them, setting the standard for what an event experience can and should be.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

How event tech helped planners create better events in 2024 The secret sauce of any significant event is ultimately the event technology, which adds the finishing touch to the visual aesthetic. Whether it is the lighting, the video component or the AI app integration, every element shapes an events structure.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events. To consider attending a live event in 2021, we will need to understand how we will remain safe across the entire journey, whether a 3-hour or a 3-day event. Communication isn't only for professional organization or product management.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meeting Expectations specializes in designing and executing strategies to achieve event and association management goals. Their clientele includes organizations like the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-Atlanta). The Event Goal. Use a Short And Unique Event App Name.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With COVID-19 and the event industry pivoting from in-person to virtual formats, we saw a big shift from a pricing standpoint. Many events and conferences that used to have a high ticket value were now being offered in a virtual format for free (or for a fraction of the price of its in-person version). Price Design.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 20, 2024

Welcome to this month’s event marketing industry news digest, featuring updates on new hires, promotions, acquisitions, and launches. Promotions and Hires Allied Global Marketing has announced the promotion of Melanie Wills to managing director, EMEA. Submit your news here. Submit your agency news updates here.

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Attendease

MAY 5, 2021

As we continue to navigate the new normal, the discussion around virtual event engagement persists as a challenge that many event planners are facing today. That’s why networking has become an even hotter topic in the world of virtual events. How to make the most of virtual networking opportunities.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How much you decide to charge for tickets can make or break your event. In this guide we will cover proven strategies to help you determine your ticket pricing strategy, and ensure the financial success of your event. Determine your event’s value. what they want to get out of the event, and what value the event will bring them.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Live from Austin: Our Picks for Top Experiential Trends at SXSW 2024 We hit the ground in Austin during the 38th annual SXSW conference and festivals in search of fresh experiential marketing trendsand the brands activating around the tentpole event certainly delivered.

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Attendease

MARCH 10, 2022

When organizing an event, prioritizing a frictionless, successful registration experience will have a positive ripple effect that can be felt through the entire event and beyond. However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all. However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Over 150 delegates attended, making it a valuable and well-received event that set the tone for a year of collaboration, growth, and shared knowledge. With over 50 member venues, the Venues of Excellence consortium takes pride in representing the very best in independent conference and event venues.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Virtual events are not a product of the pandemic, but the pandemic has definitely pushed many organizations to rethink the format they run their portfolio of events. With that, finding event technology that caters to a varied portfolio of events can be a challenge. Meet Attendease’s Virtual Studio.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 13, 2025

Jonas Event Technology (JET), a leading provider of event registration services and technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Sarah Cox as its new Managing Director. With eight years in senior roles at Noble Events […] With eight years in senior roles at Noble Events […]

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2025

London-based event management company, Events by BFP is celebrating The BFP Collection being officially ranked No. 2 in the UKs Best Workplaces 2025, by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture. The announcement was made last […]

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Attendease

MARCH 10, 2022

When organizing an event, prioritizing a frictionless, successful registration experience will have a positive ripple effect that can be felt through the entire event and beyond. However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all. However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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2024 Event Technology Technology Social Media 277

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In the events industry, floorplans are more than just simple diagrams – they are essential tools for event professionals of any kind. From improving team efficiency to landing new clients, these designs and documents play a crucial role in the success of any event business. Get started today!

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Event Industry News

MARCH 7, 2025

Type of employment: 9am 5.30pm with flexibility when working from the UKOffice location: Hybrid working, with your main base at our office in central London (Old Street)Start date: ASAPAnnual salary: From 45,000 per annumBenefits: 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), Time of in lieu for weekend days worked, Company profit share scheme, Pension (3% (..)

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Using human spectrograms at in-house events Most organizations have an organizational chart that defines roles and formal relationships: “The organization chart is a diagram showing graphically the relation of one official to another, or others, of a company. There are a few exceptions: Large meetings (e.g., 500+ people).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

With over a decade of experience, MeetingPulse has evolved into a robust platform trusted by leading global enterprises for event management from registration to post-event evals.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Event professionals know what it is like to take high-stakes risks in public while struggling with our own negative voices. She learned that most of the time people are encouraging and the critic you have to manage is yourself. Strategies for producing memorable events boiled down to the following.

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Canadian Special Events

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In the heart of Montreal, the United Hatzalah Montreal Cocktail Event by C3 Events, a Montreal-based production company, transformed a luxury showroom into a beacon of hope. Known for their creative and customized approach to event design, C3 Events infused the space with elegance and warmth.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 12, 2024

I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. However there isn’t much academic research into event management, so I was happy to discover Ruth Dowson and Daniel H.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In 2024, we invited industry experts to offer their insights, tips and trends to help planners create the best event possible. Our February webinar highlighted the importance of incorporating mindfulness, physical activity, healthy food choices, relaxation spaces and wellness programs into an events structure.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2023

This historic and solemn event will be a singular challenge for them and other London hoteliers and the special event designers managing every detail. Today’s London hoteliers will be setting a few precedents, writing a new playbook and bringing that expertise to the creation of new and dynamic events and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“We tried to walk in people’s shoes and imagine what we wanted them to experience when they enter,” said Oliver “ Oli” Bailey, show experience/senior operations manager with IMEX Group. “We We are an event for event people, after all,” he reflected. It is an understanding that people are at the heart,” Bailey said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. 78% agreeing that attendance at these events is important for their industry. They’ve termed this concept Softer Productivity.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Before Ronda Keys was a CMP Fellow —and a CMM, CEM, DES, CTA, HMCC and the assistant director of events at The Universities at Shady Grove —she was a little girl planning events complete with themes, invitations and menus for her Barbie dolls. She says, “Event design was a passion of mine at an early age!”

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Attendease

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Our team recently attended ACTIVATE by Gleanin, a virtual event that helps event professionals improve their marketing efforts. ACTIVATE provides actionable tips, tricks, and advice that event marketers can put into practice immediately. Seth emphasized the need to “de-industrialize” and make events unforgettable.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

A meeting professional veteran share tricks for managing inflation, expectations and savings Money moves mountains. Money also is essential to getting an event off the ground and is the bones of an event planner’s budget. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A recent MeetingsNet webinar addressed the key duties of event technologists—and whether you’re the right person for the job. In her 12 years at event-technology firm Cvent, Allyson Keenan has risen from marketing intern to event planner to event-operations manager and event technologist.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Coupled with the increased desire for video game consoles during the pandemic, Sony nonetheless still managed to break its previous generation’s launch records despite the shortage. This often involves communicating with retail partners, event planning, and scheduling product availability dates long before the launch.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

Incorporating wellness into events authentically, rather than as a mere marketing strategy, requires thoughtful planning and a genuine commitment to the health and well-being of participants. Below are practical and affordable tips to embed wellness into your events genuinely, steering clear of “ wellness washing.”

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

3 Unexpected Reasons to Include Your Online Audience In the post-lockdown world, corporations, event organisers, and sponsors are eager to bring staff and audiences back to in-person events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! Contingency plans are the answer to your prayers. 29 to Oct 1.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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