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The Road to IMEX: Firing Up the Buzz

Smart Meetings

The free portal to monthly conversations, speakers, networking and some fun surprises is powered by Swapcard. We want to extend the content, conversation and the connections that happen at a physical show through the digital experience,” said Bauer. “We

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The Challenge of Virtualizing Trade Shows and Exhibit Halls

PCMA Convene

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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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

Gone are the days of static schedules, where speaker after speaker shuffle on stage while attendees remain seated. As Janet Sperstad’s white-paper Purposeful Meetings: How to Plan With Deeper Meaning, Innovation, & Insight shows, the concept of “purposeful meetings” became the theme of IMEX America 2017.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. Featuring 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, and even a full-on music festival, the Boston event — now in its fifth year — has more moving parts with each iteration.

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Fully Integrated: The Evolution of PCMA’s Digital Experience Institute

PCMA Convene

But then conferences, speakers, and festivals were tied for second. People are nervous about it, but when you’re looking at the success across the board, that’s proving not to be the case, as DEI showed in our The Power of Digital Events white paper released last year. What are they watching?

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Why a successful return to in-person events must include virtual elements

Socio Events

We’re seeing speakers work with organizers to say, “Hey, I’d like a couple of polls and maybe a quiz during my talk, and I’m going to encourage my attendees to take out their mobile phones and interact. Ultimately, they’re excited to show up, and the chance of not attending greatly decreases because they’re engaged.

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Future of Networking: 5 Ways to Drive Stellar Connections among Attendees in 2024

Stova

Attendees gathered to make connections and gain insights from knowledgeable speakers. Pro Tips For big annual trade shows and conferences, facilitate pre-event networking online. How do they rate speakers? Download our latest white paper with Skift Meetings, “ The Planners Guide to Proving ROI at In-Person Events.”

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