Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Day two kicked off with a keynote speech from author and public speaker Lisa Braithwaite, M.A., who specializes in mentoring purpose-driven business leaders to deliver their own meaningful presentations that help grow their businesses. Also offered was a workshop called, “The Artful Conversation.”

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Here, we offer a preview of what we’ll explore at the show—tactics and trends that are helping event marketers to level-up their events, campaign strategies, revenue and careers this year. THE EXPERIENTIAL EXHIBIT Trade show strategies, exhibit portfolios, on-the-floor booth experiences—they’re all changing.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Just because you’re hosting a trade show in an exciting new hybrid format doesn’t mean you can’t rely on traditional virtual event elements. One of the big benefits of hosting a hybrid or virtual trade show is that it’s easy to increase accessibility. They can identify which user profiles attended which presentations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? What if you and your audience and speakers lack experience with hybrid events?

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Endless Events

JUNE 26, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Engaging Your Audience: Virtual Event Speakers – The Ultimate Hacks For Success. One of the posts that I am sharing today is about speakers and the critical role that they play during events. It got me thinking about what exactly makes a great speaker compared to a mediocre one. Make sure you do.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Want to gain added exposure at a trade show? Smart Meeting Northern California speaker Eileen McDargh says, “don’t settle for just a banner on the stage with your company’s name.” Consider sponsoring a professional speaker and get creative about partnering. Make sure the speaker is versed in your product or service.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Trade Show at Meet with Momentum The panel discussed at length how to curate experiences that are not cookie-cutter—it gives planners a reason to stay on property and is an opportunity to involve the local community. Insights from the Team at Atlantis Michelle Liu led a comprehensive presentation on Atlantis’s sustainability programs.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

The tricky part about hybrid conferences and events is making them equally as engaging and fulfilling for people who are attending remotely as it is to those who are physically present. Those attending in person can go to workshops, engage with each other, interact with speakers, and ask questions. Trade shows.

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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. It’s up to trade-show organizers to keep that spark alive.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Behind the scenes of The NAMM Show In January, Smart Meetings had the privilege of attending The NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California. We have had the opportunity to present at their meetings, which has helped to improve communication with the city and businesses within the community.

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Eventinterface

MAY 7, 2018

Selecting the right speakers can make or break your meeting. The bad ones see themselves as the star-of-the-show, with little consideration for the needs of other (often non-professional) speakers on the program. Mountain Time, presented by Orvel Ray Wilson,CSP standing-ovation keynoter, best-selling author, elite speaker coach.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2024

. “Our platform allows event organizers to seamlessly integrate interactive elements into every aspect of their event, from signage and presentations to trade show booths and even everyday objects like cups and napkins.” How do you ensure attendees understand the ideas being presented?

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Enter: Well in the Future, a message the brand presented at CES encompassing products and solutions supporting environmental and family wellbeing that paved the way for the introduction of Panasonics new venture and business incubator, Panasonic Well, which will leverage AI and advanced tech to enable healthier lives.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

If we look at trade shows (trade fairs or exhibitions, if you prefer) over the past decades, the reality is that not much has changed. Take a look at the following picture of a trade fair back in 1979: National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association Conference & Trade Show 1979. Sounds far-fetched?

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

Through a digital exhibitor booth, the audience will be able to view the booths just like how they would be present in a physical environment. You should then be able to see how many people are present at the event at a given time and the total attendance rate at that moment. Real-Time Interactive Tools. Virtual Event Builder.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 3, 2025

Event marketers are more conscious than ever about excessive waste, and that has led to all-new thinking, and engagement strategies, around a quintessential event and trade show activity: the giveaway. With each question, winners earned a raffle ticket to enter to win a JBL Bluetooth speaker, neck massager or wine tote.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

As event marketers work to attract traffic to their trade-show floors, it’s common to tailor messaging based on where those prospective attendees live, what type of companies they represent, their age, and a number of other demographic factors. Age, though, is an important factor in understanding the makeup of trade-show audiences.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Meanwhile, it’s clear from a review of industry conference programs that large numbers of presentations are accepted from employees of sponsors or trade show exhibitors. This further biases session submissions in favor of sponsors and corporations who are attending the event anyway for marketing purposes.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Here are our suggested lead times for various types of events: Large-scale events (like conferences and trade shows): 9-18 months in advance. These are presented to the client for approval, ensuring clarity and avoiding confusion post-event. Medium-scale events (such as company retreats and client dinners): 4-6 months ahead.

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EventTechBrief

APRIL 18, 2019

In the beginning, developers focused on core logistical tasks, such as agenda building, project management, speaker and content management and (for meetings with a trade show component) floorplan and booth sales. Attendees can set reminders, customize their schedules, rate speakers and sessions using the bot.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2020

Your event flow and interaction between attendees, speakers, and sponsors will be dictated by the capabilities of the virtual event platform you choose. In an in-person format, technology is often peripheral to the hustle and bustle of the on-site activities. In a virtual format, your event tech will take center stage. You’re planning….

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Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

Maybe it’s venue rental, marketing expenses, speaker fees, technology requirements, accessibility support, or catering costs. Session introductions Boost their brand exposure by allowing sponsors to introduce speakers or sessions. In return, your sponsors can present the awards to gain visibility during the ceremony.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. This is stimulation overload,” she said, indicating the trade show floor around her.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As marketers take cues from the sect of Buddhism, which focuses on meditation, mindfulness and maintaining a state of calm, theyre creating sanctuaries where attendees have an opportunity to get present with themselves and leave their worries behind, if only for a short time. Brand ambassadors were nearby to answer questions.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a leadership summit is often a loss leader, association events are usually events that break-even, and trade-shows are often the best opportunity to yield a profit. For example, an event tech app can help with marketing and promotion by allowing event planners to push notifications about keynote speakers and registration.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

They are a great option for various types of events, from conferences and trade shows to networking sessions and webinars. Luckily, there are some innovative tech ideas that you can incorporate into your next virtual event to ensure your audience remains attentive, interacts with the speaker, and leaves inspired.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2023

Trade shows are the perfect place to inadvertently get yourself over-exhausted because you just stay out—going out with clients, talking all day and then going out to dinner. “I talk a lot in my courses about personal and social competence. Personal competence means being self-aware of how am I feeling right now? Colliver says.

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Core-apps

JULY 24, 2017

Association: Usually a non-profit trade group designed to further a specific profession, by providing education and networking for members. Attendee: A person who participates in a conference, industry trade show or other meeting. this kind of feature allows speakers or presenters to interact with audiences in real-time.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

or clients (trade shows, charity events, etc.). Here are the main reasons why corporations put so much effort into planning and executing corporate events, along with the types of events they usually correspond with: Raise brand/product awareness (trade shows, conferences, product launches). Trade show.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

While workshops provide a hands-on environment, seminars offer a more structured format that might include keynote speakers and panel discussions. Outside of the main conference sessions or presentations, organizers might set up special luncheons or after-hours social events to help attendees network.

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Marketo Events

APRIL 21, 2020

For those who specialize in events, trade shows, or field activities, making the pivot from in-person to virtual events is likely unchartered territory. Shelve the Presentations. If your event involves external speakers, I cannot stress enough the importance of testing. Finally, invite your outside speakers for testing.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 27, 2018

RFID attendee tracking systems make use of RFID technology to store useful information at various types of events, such as the following: trade shows. By estimating the number of participants at a session and how long they stayed, you can determine which speakers or points drew in a bigger crowd. conferences. corporate events.

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Event Age by Swapcard

AUGUST 29, 2018

Ask any seasoned presenter and she’ll admit a simple truth. They barely keep in mind a figure or two a speaker mentioned, usually right and at the start or the end of a presentation. But it’s not the most powerful way to make sure an audience will take away a lasting memory from a conference or a trade show.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

If there is one thing that the Covid-19 lockdown has taught us – it is that we are able to collaborate, work, and even celebrate together despite not being able to be physically present together. Many of the more experienced tech teams, online speakers, moderators, hosts, and panelists are booking up well in advance.

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GEVME

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The virtual audience can have access to the talks and presentations happening at the event’s central location. This team ensures that the speakers’ timing, the presentation, the audio, the camera set-up, etc. The essential part of any event is its speakers. The Different Types of Hybrid Events.

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Momencio

APRIL 11, 2023

The global trade show revenue market stands at $50.6 Billion , which means hundreds of businesses rely on trade shows to generate leads. To make it more effective, you can use trade show lead capture apps instead of using pen and paper and toiling for hours. Takes your trade show ROI to the next level.

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