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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

I joined the social media platform Mastodon a year ago. Given recent turbulent social media trends, I’m glad I took the plunge. It was the first major social media platform where the majority of posts were public and searchable. (In What do I mean by that? Since then, Twitter began a slow decline.

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Guide: How to Plan a Successful Product Launch Event

Attendease

billion in 2018, having increased from $57.7 These keynotes, referred to as the Stevenote after former CEO Steve Jobs, are where almost every popular Apple product to date has been introduced, including the very first iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, and — more recently — Apple Music, the Apple M1 Chip, and more. Pre-Launch Promotion.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S. 2018 attendance vs. 2017 attendance — +5 percent compared to +3.6 30 — is that the U.S.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry. From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. Transient Room Stays Rising Fastest. percent in the United States. Millennials Will Check In.

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Stretch Shapes supplies custom structures to Insomniac’s HARD Festival

Event Industry News

HARD Summer Music Festival first premiered in 2007 and has rapidly gained nation-wide recognition within the American dance community for its upbeat music, energetically charged atmosphere, and bigger than life performances.

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New Year New Tech: What You Will Need to Get 2019 Started Right

Expo Pass

5G may turn out to be the Big Thing for 2019 , as smartphones were in 2007. A Chinese-built app that serves as an alternative to social media platforms like Snapchat and Vine. New social media platforms are hit or miss. Top Posts of 2018. We’ll highlight both below: 5G.

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Agency Spotlight: Smyle Creative

Event Industry News

Formation: Founders Matt Margetson and Rick Stainton ran separate technical production and events companies as sister operations before formally merging into Smyle Group in 2007 in order to facilitate growth as an integrated creative agency. Make it smart, make it bold, and make it matter. Founders: Matt Margetson & Rick Stainton.

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