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

MAY 17, 2021

High-tech vending machines have been a staple in many experiential activations over the years and while most were a pure social media amplification play—tweet with a hashtag within a geofenced area to receive dispensed goods—their touchless nature could solve a few different pain points on the show floor moving forward.

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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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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

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Pop-up meeting spaces and meeting rooms were available for a deeper dive into analytics and digital solutions. The icy-cold vibe of the exhibit did right by the cool tech, and pouring the samples into the ice sculpture to chill made for an engaging and delicious experience. Perhaps a Belvita with your coffee?

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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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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For many meeting professionals, taking a well-deserved breath after a year of planning large conventions, attending the International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Expo! Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration.

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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

JULY 21, 2022

A long-anticipated reckoning after the boom of investment in virtual meeting platforms during Covid and an aggressive return to in-person events has sent many streaming platform companies scrambling to position themselves in the best light for a possible looming merger and acquisition season.

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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

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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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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Event Marketer

JANUARY 9, 2025

As vp of startup programming and investments, she oversees the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP trade show and events program, among other aspects. Were seeing hologram tech gaining ground. Celebrating her 20th year with AARP, Amelia Hay has held multiple roles in the organization. Im always looking for unusual startups.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In this, our ninth annual editorial listing of the top fabricators serving the event and trade show industries, we salute the award-winning designers, strategists, producers, technologists and other miracle workers that make magic out of raw materials on a daily basis. . Meet the Fab 50. We see you, builders.

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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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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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SmartMeetings

MAY 22, 2020

Tech companies tested virtual meetings before they were cool. Smart Meetings talked to the planners behind the alt-launch and a bevy of other experts in streaming meetings and found out the answer is: “A lot.”. Most face-to-face meetings embody three major components: education, networking and commerce.

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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 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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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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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

29, is International Coffee Day—an unofficial day of worship for many meeting professionals. Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. Seriously— Coffee Fest , the B2B trade show for coffee professionals, is coming to Indianapolis in May 2019. This Saturday, Sept.

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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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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. There are all types—tech, soccer, rope climbing camps—to name a few. appeared first on Smart Meetings. For some, the solution may be to bring the family along. Create a kid’s camp.

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