Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

Activating outdoors may come with its share of obstacles, but as the industry navigates year two of the pandemic, brands continue to prioritize outdoor events as a safer alternative to engaging their audiences in enclosed spaces. More Insights on Outdoor Events: Five Insights on Producing Outdoor Experiences Amid COVID-19.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A meeting planner will have much more bargaining power for room rates, food and beverage etc. Off-Site venues (museums, galleries etc.) With the exception of school breaks, airlines are willing to negotiate with groups to fill their seats. Here are a few suggestions of winter activities for groups: Sporting Events.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Operationally, your favorite venues may be much different as well. Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? Events Industry Council (EIC)’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce is navigating the turbulence by collecting accepted practices in one place. For highlights, read on. Amy Calvert.

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Conference Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It seems a bit strange opening a blog about events by talking about Tesla and electric cars but be patient. With all the current discussion about COP26, sustainability and a real focus on Carbon Footprints, both business and personal, do you as an event organiser, want to be a pioneer for the Meeting and Events industry like Tesla?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 19, 2022

Rising inflation for everything from venues and staffing to chicken and eggs is a recipe for overages. In fact, the reported 25% increase in average airline ticket prices has given many attendees pause. The experience your attendees have during your event “is the most memorable,” she said. The First Cut. Same goes for meals.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Dominguez joined Smart Meetings for a conversation about the future of the industry from PCMA Convening Leaders event at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. A thoughtful approach to safety at those events is keeping people healthy while they get business done, but the threat of variants present and future is holding some organizers back.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Recently, our events team sat down to discuss the top challenges facing our industry today and how to address them. While many industries were able to shift to a remote workforce, hotels, restaurants and airlines faced major layoffs and demand fluctuations and are now playing catch up, hiring and training staff in a tight market.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

This has especially been the case for businesses in the events, hospitality and restaurant industries, which have suffered much more than others when it comes to staffing shortages and employee retention for both management and service workers. Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back.

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Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

A meeting and event planner is one busy person. When I started to compile an outline of all the items that you would find on an event checklist I started to realize that there’s no way to cover all of it in one article. As the title says, it’s imperative that a planner establishes his or her event objectives. But it’s true.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Setting up/breaking down the auction at the venue. Auctions require donations : physical items (airline tickets, hotel rooms, food, beverage, sports memorabilia, jewelry, children’s items, pet products, electronics), experiences (lunch with the Mayor, golf clinics, riding lessons, spa days), or live animals (puppies).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Airline satisfaction is down, according to a new study by J.D. Minneapolis is home to the largest event space in the Upper Midwest, the 1.6 Beyond the convention center, Minneapolis is home to eye-catching venues for both tight-knit and sizable groups. The 17th-annual study, “ J.D.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 9, 2015

In preparing the content for my upcoming Venue Sales Accelerator course, I interviewed dozens of planners and asked them what their pet peeves are when it comes to venues. Planners want to see these visual aids while they are in the specific rooms, to better help them picture their events taking place there.

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zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

“The decisive way the UAE has handled the pandemic, including boasting the world’s highest vaccination rate, provided certainty for brands, giving them the confidence to host special events there. One notable example is Chanel , which hosted its Cruise 2021/22 fashion show in Dubai in November 2021.”. DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the world of events, technology has helped everyone to become more organized while keeping vendors and clients on the same page. With AllSeated VR technology, you can even virtually tour venues in 360 degrees from wherever you are! Everyone is looking for the best deal when it comes to airline tickets to hotel rates.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

In other words, hotels and resorts saw what airlines were doing and started figuring out their own ways to increase revenue beyond the basic fare —or, in this case, the room rate. ” Kear also advises that planners bring along their financials from previous years’ events to show their hotel spend and P&L.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Austin: This lively city is best known for its 250 live-music venues, but that only begins to tell its story. of event space. It features 2.6

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

Atlanta and Palo Alto, California, Smith is serving up Southern American food with a bit of an Italian flare. The door-to-door experience includes luxury coach pick-up and drop-off from participants’ hotels and venues, with food and wine dining tours, as well as sightseeing and shopping excursions. Just go west.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

The tent, set up in Arsenal’s big backyard, was surrounded by food trucks, sponsor lounges tucked into shipping containers stacked three stories high, and collaborative sessions, including some held aboard boats on the adjacent canal. It brings a bit of fun and a relaxed approach to the discussions that are programmed into your event.”.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I Tate is one of the lucky ones: Because Petco’s events department predates its procurement department, her team is mostly left alone to spend their multimillion-dollar budget how they see fit. Possibly. “I LEAN AND (NOT SO) MEAN.

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