Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

Sustainability has been a buzzword for the last few years. Rightly so, with the planet’s dwindling resources it is up to all of us to conserve it for future generations. But our Prestige Events System is different. It is a versatile, unique and budget-friendly solution which can be used over your whole exhibition calendar.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Resource Design SA we design, develop and provide innovative sustainable solutions that offer the exhibitions industry eco-friendly financially viable alternatives. We are introducing this unique product to the UK market to meet the growing demand for more sustainable products. Food and beverage events. Ideal for: Convex’s.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Corporate events serve an important purpose — they boost brand visibility, drive revenue, and strengthen relationships with customers and employees. However, executing successful events takes more than ordering catering and sending invites. Consider asking questions like: What is the primary purpose of this event? Educational?

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

The events industry has gone through significant changes over the past few years, with the pandemic forcing us to find new ways to gather and connect. While virtual events demonstrated the power of technology in bringing dispersed people together, they also proved the unmatched value of in-person interactions.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As we peer into 2024, two of this year’s most prominent trends, AI and sustainability, are set to become even more interconnected and influential. However, staying current with these tools and practices can pose a challenge for event marketers striving to craft strategies that yield maximum impact and ROI.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

What Twitter is now Ever since Twitter’s creation in 2006, people have used it in different ways. Many have striven for massive follower counts and social media “influence” Others, like myself, have enjoyed the platform’s often-strained ability to discover and sustain communities of interest on a myriad of topics.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. Here are two useful benchmarks: Overall, 61 percent of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). They come to our event and learn different ways to grow.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Hospitality in Toronto is placing sustainability front and center “How serious does this city take sustainability?” Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America, is a city deeply focused on sustainability and currently growing at a rapid pace, in its urban and nature-based development. (A In short, Toronto’s answer: Very.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events.

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Glow Global Events

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you have ever planned an event, you know how important it is to make sure your guests feel appreciated and valued. One way of doing this is by providing gift bags as a gesture of gratitude for attending your event. Are there alternative options for events that prioritize sustainability?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Event sponsorship can make or break the success of a corporate event. For corporate event planners, identifying and securing event sponsors is an essential yet challenging undertaking. This article will explore proven techniques and strategies for how to get sponsors for an event. Provide event details.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

You might think that, in 2022, shouting about your sustainability credentials as loud as you possibly can is a no-brainer. Power consumption is a huge factor in measuring the sustainability of any event. Is your event powered by generators? Many events go over the amount they actually need when it comes to power.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 3, 2024

For us at Expo Pass, it means looking back at the top event planning articles in 2023. The top 6 articles cover diverse topics from ChatGPT to sustainability and on-site badge printing. We’re grateful for the time you’ve taken and are proud of how we’ve been able to help you along your event planning journey.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Virginia Beach’s agricultural industry tells a story beyond economics Every morning David Trimmer wakes up thinking about the viability, sustainability and growth of the agricultural industry in Virginia Beach. We can use those resources in our menu planning and when we have conventions and guests coming to the convention center.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Tips and methods for producing greener events. Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Experts from around the world share what impacts global travel California may be the ultimate playground, but the reasons people come from all over the world—or don’t in the numbers they did pre-pandemic in some cases—vary by region. destinations around sports and entertainment, but vary in their dream event destination.

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GEVME

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Engamio , an easy-to-use platform to provide gamified activities and sponsorship solutions for virtual, hybrid and in-person events. At GEVME, we’ve always aimed to push the boundaries of digital event experiences. Veemal Gungadin, CEO of GEVME.

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EventMB

MAY 25, 2022

Covid pushed society a decade ahead in terms of digitization, and many technologies are here to stay in the events and trade show industries, said Corbin Ball, a meetings technology expert, and owner of Corbin Ball & Co. The use of QR codes is booming, as are touchless scanning devices used for self-service check-in or lead capture.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 19, 2019

I decided to travel down from Barcelona to find out how sustainable was COP 25? . So what exactly is the business of events, doing to showcase a sustainable future for our industry? The UN Conference on Climate Change was a massive event, by anyone’s standards. This was a huge event, but was it sustainable?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2023

Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report Offers Roadmap for More Climate-Friendly Practices We’ve heard it before: Climate sustainability is a pressing issue. Despite this, some sustainable venues are making huge strides in implementing more climate-friendly business practices—and it’s simpler than we think.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The idea of organising events virtually was always the second choice in pre-pandemic times. However, virtual events took the industry by storm during the pandemic. That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. The answer is yes.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Now associations have a new challenge: During the more than two years that associations have been forced to cancel their conferences and expos – or present these events virtually – due to the pandemic, sponsor companies were pursuing alternative ways to market their products and services. that can be of value to the association’s members.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 9, 2024

From AR to AI, it’s a whole new world for event planners. Regardless of your familiarity, these marketing trends will shape the event planning landscape for the coming year. This tactile marketing provides a more detailed look at upcoming events, creating a stronger impression on buyers. The result is increased conversions.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

isla – the events industry sustainability body – has launched an action-focused guide to support meetings and event venues in the transition to Net Zero. The framework acts as a practical toolkit, meeting venues where they are currently at on their sustainability journey, while stretching them to aim for more.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The event industry body isla has entered its second year and with this has welcomed in a new Advisory Board to facilitate the aims and ambitions of the organisation over the coming 12 months. Operating in a global role as COO, Carina Filek observes “We have a long way to go when looking towards a sustainable future in the event industry.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

The Complete Sustainable Events Course, The Meetings Show’ s online course for the events industry created in partnership with isla , is back for its second year. Enrolment will open shortly, but event professionals can register their interest now.

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Endless Events

JUNE 30, 2020

Over the past year, sustainability has become top of mind for planners. And the events industry as a whole has doubled down on efforts to become greener. It’s up to us as an industry that tends to create so much waste to improve. Part of this sustainability trend also refers to food waste in the events industry.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 17, 2023

The huge surge in Covid cases in China over the past two months is taking a toll on the volume of consumer products available in the U.S. MeetingsNet: How far out do you typically order merchandise for event clients, and has that changed recently to account for the uncertainty in China? Many of our U.S.-based

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Event Industry News

JUNE 24, 2022

Sustainability is now top of the agenda when planning events and experiences. Key concepts include the protection of the natural environment, choice of non-toxic materials, reduction and reuse of resources, waste minimisation, and the use of life-cycle cost analysis. BMA House – sustainable from every perspective.

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Eventscase Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The success of any event lies in its ability to attract and retain an engaged audience. In the digital age, online ticketing has become an indispensable tool for event organisers, providing global reach, transactional efficiency, and valuable data collection about attendees.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2022

For many event professionals, the journey to become a more sustainable experience can happen over several event editions. For others, the race is on to become sustainable and match industry audience expectations today. It was all in the attention to sustainable detail.

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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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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 30, 2023

The event industry is awash in sustainability issues, and everyone seems to have a “solution” to the fact that meetings and events are hard on the planet. Greenwashing refers to deliberately misleading sustainability claims. Three things to consider when partnering to achieve environmentally friendly meetings. or the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A quest to find sustainable event experts leads to an emerging wine region in California’s Central Coast It’s not your imagination. Then the bar was set on removing single-use plastic bottles in favor of branded, refillable jugs. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. Green meetings are here to stay.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. A successful event requires thoughtful organization, creative vision, and seamless execution. But dreaming up unique, inspiring themes and event ideas takes time and imagination. Let’s dive in!

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