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Destination Brief: Poland Emerges as Event Industry Powerhouse

EventMB

Skift Take: With industrial buildings transformed into state-of-the-art venues, a growing reputation as the “Silicon Valley of Europe,” and a blossoming tourism industry, discover why Poland is becoming a first choice for event and meeting planners worldwide.

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Collecting Event Feedback: How Free Online Tools Can Help

TicketBud

Event organizers face enormous pressure to gather a crowd and create memorable experiences that foster invaluable connections, all while working toward organizational goals. But their success cannot be measured simply on the execution of the event itself, rather it’s evaluated in the crucial step that follows: collecting feedback. Why Feedback is Important Gathering feedback after an event is not a box-ticking exercise; it’s an crucial exercise that provides insights on audience engagement

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Tulum Takes Flight as an Incentive Destination

EventMB

Skift Take: Tulum, a popular incentive destination, now has an airport. The Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport is open, with five daily domestic flights and numerous international routes coming soon.

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Seven Strategies to Plan a Year of Events

TicketBud

As the current year winds down, event organizers are gearing up for the next round of exciting programs and gatherings. And they’re right to do so. The success of an event often hinges on meticulous preparation and foresight. Planning your events calendar a year in advance provides the framework for a seamless and successful series of gatherings. It also reinforces marketing and branding initiatives geared toward creating cohesive messaging and consistent experiences for your audiences.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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The Legality and Ethics of Outboarding 

EventMB

Skift Take: Attendee outboarding during events and conferences has been all but condemned by industry associations that paint it as an unethical act, but is it just an attempt to protect an investment in an event against an otherwise legal activity?

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Omni Expands Online Small-Group Booking Ability

MeetingsNet

GroupSync Instant Booking for guest rooms now available chain-wide, while Instant Booking for meeting space is coming in 2024. At Omni Hotels & Resorts, the small-group booking process has just gotten a little easier. The Dallas-based hotel chain with 50 properties across the U.S. and Canada has expanded its use of the GroupSync Instant Booking tool from platform provider Groups360.

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Best of 2023: Event Safety

Smart Meetings

Event safety is a touchstone of a successful event. How can your attendees properly network and collaborate if no one feels safe? Over the year, Smart Meetings has covered several ways meeting professionals can ensure attendees feel safe in every aspect of their event. In the Cloud We Trust Preventing date leaks doesn’t need to be complicated. For those wanting a successful event, maintaining security and protection of your attendees’ information is a must.

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Hungexpo: Spotlight on Sustainable Event Production

Event Industry News

Welcome to Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Centre the largest multifunctional event complex of Budapest, and member of GL Events Group. The fully refurbished venue including a brand new congress centre is the perfect venue to host international conferences, congresses and other large-scale corporate and association events.

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No More Detours: How Traffic Management Keeps Your Special Event on Schedule

Smart Meetings

Everyone loves a special event, be it a parade, concert, street festival, marathon, sporting competition and so on. Planning and executing a successful large-scale special event can be an exhilarating experience, but one that comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to managing traffic and ensuring smooth transportation for attendees.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Amex GBT develops global accessibility solution for business travelers, launches with IBM

Event Industry News

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading B2B travel platform, today announced that IBM is the launch customer for its new global accessibility solution for business travelers. The first end-to-end accessibility solution of its kind supports travelers with visible and invisible disabilities on every stage of their journey.

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New Host Cities Announced for U.S. Travel Association's International Travel Trade Show

Exhibitor Magazine

WASHINGTON � U.S. Travel Association announced today the 2026-2030 host cities for its IPW international travel trade show: Greater Fort Lauderdale, F.

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Experiential showcase revolutionising Scottish events to take place next year

Event Industry News

EXPERIENCEit, a new initiative designed to support the growing market for experiential events in Scotland and beyond, will be held in Edinburgh early next year. The experience economy is a huge growth area set to soar in value to $12 trillion by 2028 according to the World Experience Summit.

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25 Valentine’s Day Events To Plan And Execute

Event Smart

Valentine’s Day is an event that people look forward to in a year. It’s an opportunity to express and celebrate love with special people. For businesses, Valentine’s Day events can be profitable. This special event is not only for couples. Families, friends, and event organizations create events out of this occasion.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Max Publishing has acquired London Stationery Show

Event Industry News

Max Publishing, known for its strong roster of B2B retail trade media and awards, as well as its Progressive Greetings Live trade show, has acquired London Stationery Show from Ocean Media Group. London Stationery Show is the UK’s only event dedicated to the stationery, arts, crafts, paper and writing instruments sector.

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Blackpool on the big screen

Prestige Events Magazine

When it comes to iconic British seaside destinations, Blackpool undoubtedly takes centre stage. With its lively promenade, stunning seafront and iconic skyline, this Lancashire gem has long been an inspirational backdrop for filmmakers and TV producers. Julie Vincent, Head of MeetBlackpool discusses the destination’s star-studded appeal and how the town is reaping the economic benefits.

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Amelia Shepherd joins Wonder as director of growth

Event Industry News

Amelia Shepherd, most recently MD of experiential marketing agency TRO, is joining Wonder, the business campaigns and experience agency whose clients include Google, Canva and Visa, as Director of Growth. Amelia’s role will involvedriving Wonder forward by unearthing new opportunities while helping to further build the agency and its reputation.

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Double win for Lincoln’s Inn at the London Venue & Catering Awards 2023

Prestige Events Magazine

On Friday 24 November, Lincoln’s Inn won two awards at the London Venue and Catering Awards 2023. Winner of Best in-House Caterer Bronze for the Best Historic Venue or Livery Hall As a 20/20 member we are quite familiar with Lincoln’s Inn, set in an impressive 11 acres of beautiful, maintained gardens, just a few minutes from Holborn Station. The venue provides a haven of creativity through the ages.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Skiddle’s New Year’s Event Checklist

Skiddle

Skiddle’s New Year’s Eve campaign kicked off in November. You’ll see adverts in the national press, with a focus on social media to promote our message to the Skiddle customer base. The competition will be fierce across the period, with promoters across the country doing as much as they can to spread the word of their event. That’s why it’s important to ensure that you’re promoting your event in the most effective way.

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SmartSource Adds Tom Boccard as Executive Vice President, Sales

Exhibitor Magazine

HAUPPAUGE, NY � SmartSource�, an ABCOM Technology Group company and a leading technology solutions company, is proud to announce the hiring of Tom B.

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Strategic Ticket Pricing: Improve sales and beat the competition this Festive Season

Skiddle

Ticket pricing is a crucial part of your event. If your ticket prices are too high, you may turn people away and lose out on ticket sales. If they are too low, you may fail to make a profit or break even, which limits your chances of achieving your future goals. There are several ways you can approach ticket pricing, and we’re going to look at a few of them in our latest blog post.

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The State of Event AI Survey

Smart Meetings

We’re seeking your insight! We are asking the Smart Meetings Community to share your perspective on how you are—or are not—currently using generative AI and why. You will be entered to win a $100 gift certificate and notified when the results are published. You might even be interviewed and featured in Smart Meetings magazine. The deadline for responses to be entered in the drawing is December 8, 2024.

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.

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Skiddle’s New Year’s Event Checklist

Skiddle

Skiddle’s New Year’s Eve campaign kicked off in November. You’ll see adverts in the national press, with a focus on social media to promote our message to the Skiddle customer base. The competition will be fierce across the period, with promoters across the country doing as much as they can to spread the word of their event. That’s why it’s important to ensure that you’re promoting your event in the most effective way.

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7 Social Media Trends of 2023 (the Current Social Media Trends Here to Stay) 

The Castle Group

In 2023, an estimated 4.9 billion people use social media across the world. Trends on social media spread like wildfire, so whether you’re scrolling your own personal feeds or creating content on behalf of a brand, chances are you’ve seen and used the popular platforms, types of content, and features we’ve outlined below. As this year comes to a close, we looked back on the 2023 social media landscape as a whole and what was trending.

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The industry wants a four-day week: Announcing the results from the 2023 Annual Events Industry Salary Survey

Prestige Events Magazine

The results of the 2023 Annual Events Industry Salary Survey show that the majority of employees in the industry (55%) would like to work a four-day week. Other key findings include: The majority of businesses are doing well, with just over half (54%) either at pre-pandemic levels or doing better than before. Three quarters of the industry are working hybrid or fully remotely with the majority of those people (54%) working either two or three days in the office. 80% of the industry say that a co

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Strategic Ticket Pricing: Improve sales and beat the competition this Festive Season

Skiddle

Ticket pricing is a crucial part of your event. If your ticket prices are too high, you may turn people away and lose out on ticket sales. If they are too low, you may fail to make a profit or break even, which limits your chances of achieving your future goals. There are several ways you can approach ticket pricing, and we’re going to look at a few of them in our latest blog post.

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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The Venues Collection announce ‘Connex’, the new event space at Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire

Prestige Events Magazine

The Venues Collection has launched Connex, a new event space with 18 meeting rooms situated within the grounds of Yarnfield Park, in Staffordshire. Connex is a purpose-built events, meeting and training space with 18 different event spaces spread over two floors and can host between 2 and 500 delegates. Each corridor has its own security door enabling organisers to hire a whole corridor of rooms to create their own private and secure multi room meeting environment.

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The Essential Role of an Event Organiser – Understanding the Profession

Eventscase Blog

What is an Event Organiser? Exploring the Definition To understand the essential role of an event organiser, it is first important to understand what an event organiser is and the part they play within their industry. So, what is an event organiser? To put it simply, it’s the person who is in charge of an event from beginning to end. Event organisers work across all industries to plan and carry out a range of events, from small-scale launches to large conferences.

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Nanolumens Shines the Spotlight on McCann Systems and Gensler with the Crystal Nixel Award

Exhibitor Magazine

ATLANTA, GA � McCann Systems and Gensler take home the Crystal Nixel Awards for their DraftKings Sportsbook project at Wrigley Field. brbr Nan.

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