EventMB

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As organizers look to adapt to a new reality, industry leaders share their thoughts on the trade shows of the future. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A staple of European trade shows, coffee bars have made strong inroads onto U.S. show floors, much to the delight of the attendees needing that afternoon “hit.” Coffee is hot right now,” says Tracy Stuckrath, a food & beverage expert and founder of Thrive Meetings and Events. Frothy brand logos? Signature flavors?

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 27, 2025

A few other interesting notes: Several exhibitors noted that they added meeting space for this CES, sometimes at the expense of the demo areas. And for all our coverage from the show this year, click here. Additional reporting by Anna Huddleston, EM trade shows editor.) Experiences that fulfilled the promise of CES.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events. Guest line up for it.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

As the event-tech space continues to evolve with a number of mergers and acquisitions, I see four changes coming for larger annual conferences. #1. Software solutions built on older platforms and smaller companies with fewer resources are going to have a harder time meeting event organizers’ more stringent data-security requirements. #2.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 17, 2025

The 2025 HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition brought more than 28,000 healthcare and tech leaders from around the world to the Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, March 3-6, to explore the latest in healthcare innovation and the future of digital health. Nostalgia definitely met whats next in tech here.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Partner: Avenge Creative, fabrication) Photo credit: Line 8 Photography TECH WORLD ATTENDEES MEET AN ‘AI JOURNEY ACCELERATOR’ “Smarter AI for All” was the event theme at the Lenovo Tech World ’24 user conference in Seattle last month, but the host didn’t just want attendees to learn more about AI, it wanted them to interact with it.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

In this extensive guide to trade show booths, we provide ten creative examples in each of the following categories: 1 Trade show booth ideas for small budgets. Trade show booth ideas that attract visitors. Creative trade show booth ideas. Trade show booth ideas: 10×10.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Independent planners are looking beyond their industry associations for the resources and connections they need to build their small businesses.

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Eventmobi

JULY 31, 2024

An annual meeting is many things—a gathering, an experience, and a way to build connections. That’s especially true once you hit the trade show floor.) But an annual meeting is only three days out of the year, maybe four. Many organizations are producing better meetings than ever.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 16, 2025

At CES 2025, Accenture invited clients and guests to explore the AI-powered future, showcasing the power of new technologies, reinventionand trustthrough experiences that broke through even at the largest tech show of the year. Along with business-focused engagement, the area offered a place of respite from the busy show floor.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2024

Augmented reality, 3D Visualization and AI add branding, logistics and meaning to programs Could event tech end up being a meeting professional’s best friend after all? Read More : Can Event Tech Save the World? The post 3 New Event Tech Tools to Bling Your General Session appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But the autonomous driving and driver-assistance tech brand, which branched off from Intel last year, has steadily evolved its booth experience at the massive trade show to stimulate excitement and intrigue. Buzz minivan, equipped with Mobileye self-driving tech, which is arriving at dealers in 2024. market in 2024). “The

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Event Marketer

MAY 20, 2024

It wasn’t until Keri Ibbitson took what she thought was a step back early in her career did she discover everything that marketing is in the corporate world, and the impact of trade shows and events on a brand’s overall success. Companies show up playing to win with many impressive exhibit experiences.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 16, 2024

The newest audiovisual solutions dazzled at InfoComm 2024, the trade show for the pro a/v industry that brought almost 37,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 12-14. All tech was integrated into the structure, so other than furniture, it was all content, everywhere.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. The post Reinventing Business Models for Events appeared first on Smart Meetings. But the reality is that 80% of virtual attendance is free.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s the Next Big Thing in tech. All the media coverage has meeting and events pros wondering what the metaverse means for their world. Using AR in a meeting from home or wherever they are working, employees could project keyboards, lights, whiteboards and other tech accessories they need at any time. Gilles Bertaux.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Trade shows and exhibitions These large-scale industry gatherings allow companies to showcase products or services, connect with prospects, meet with partners/vendors, and assess competitors. Tech troubles can arise around platform selection, audio/visual quality, and attendee engagement.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. Here, we explore some of the latest facts and figures, and opportunities, surrounding business travel trends.

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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. Sophie Hulgard, Chief Sales Officer at Accor, says, “The total global meetings industry worldwide is forecast to be worth $1.78

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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

London and New York-based event tech company Glisser raised $4.9 based event tech veteran Matthew Donegan-Ryan joins as CEO with founder Trevor Gardiner, who was CEO, taking on the role of executive director of product innovation. A massive valuation of one of the largest event tech (and venue finding) vendors. May 17, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This is the tantalizing topic Brian Ludwig, senior vice president of sales for Cvent , tackles in Smart Meetings’ most recent webinar, “One Step Ahead, Predicting the Future of Event Technology.”. “It’s Five years ago, he showed images of a trade show heavily invested in hybrid. “I Teleportation?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. Start Date.

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EventMB

AUGUST 15, 2024

Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! At Marriott, innovation transcends all aspects of the global business.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

The annual customer gathering and user conference for the largest event tech company on the planet, Cvent Connect, is moving to Henry B. We asked Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings and events, what 3,500 anticipated attendees can expect in the new location and expanded agenda.

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EventMB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Skift Take: UFI CEO Kai Hattendorf shares key trends impacting the exhibition industry and paints a picture of what trade shows will look like in the future. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. Illustration by SHOUT). It’s nonsense. It does not exist.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Meeting days far exceed the battery life of phones, laptops and other electronics. of meeting space. It has all the comfort and practical features hoteliers expect from a high-use environment plus it adds conveniences that meeting delegates will enjoy—especially when sitting through a lengthy presentation.”. What to do?

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

Among insights, Aaron Conk, senior merchandising and trade show manager at Delta Faucet, explained why marketers need to hone in on the handful of KPIs that make sense for their particular exhibit strategy. If I need to be the mom that runs out at 5 on the dot, then so be it.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 18, 2024

Dubbed the “marketplace at the crossroads of pet culture and business,” the trade show was a launchpad for over 800 products, with some of the busiest categories on the show floor including natural, fashion, growing, and small animal and aquatic.

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EventMB

JANUARY 3, 2023

Skift Take: With attendee and exhibitor numbers getting closer to pre-Covid figures, the entire meetings industry is hopeful for a strong CES that sets the tone for the rest of 2023. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

From fun incentive trips to spectacular galas, you can align the goals of an organisation with a huge variety of corporate meeting types. While some corporations choose to entrust such meetings to an in-house event planner, others hire external corporate event professionals. Trade shows. How to plan a corporate event.

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