PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 1999, Mark Heflin waited patiently to see if he was going to get into the first national Illustration Conference (ICON). This was a business conference. But as the illustration industry evolved, so did the now-biennial conference, and ICON’s board of directors decided to broaden its scope. It was very nuts-and-bolts.” .

2009 40

2009 2012 2014 Entertainment 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 1999, Mark Heflin waited patiently to see if he was going to get into the first national Illustration Conference (ICON). This was a business conference. But as the illustration industry evolved, so did the now-biennial conference, and ICON’s board of directors decided to broaden its scope. It was very nuts-and-bolts.” .

2009 40

2009 2012 2014 Entertainment 40

Bizzabo

MAY 25, 2018

Their annual flagship event Consensus was estimated to host more than 8,000 attendees in 2018—an exemplary case of how a publisher can use events to grow their event brand. Since 2009, Gainsight’s customer success software has enabled organizations to do just that. 5) SolarWinds - Sometimes you need to bring the event to them.

Event Marketing 67

Event Marketing Marketing Banking B2B 67

Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Is it time you discovered a new approach for that annual conference or general session? IBM Impact Conference. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. Organizers assigned each conference topic a color. Sony E3 2012 Press Conference.

Corporate Events 128

Corporate Events 2018 2016 Conference 128

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees.

Meetings 158

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2019

Organisers behind the Conference & Hospitality Show (CHS19) are predicting a record-breaking number of exhibitors, event space and visitors for its tenth-anniversary show, on Tuesday 30 th April, at first direct arena, Leeds. An economic impact survey estimated the show attracted £0.5m

2009 69

2009 Hospitality 2018 2023 69

Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In 2009, having a website that could register attendees was really all you needed from your event management software. According to research by Cramer and Event Marketer , the number of event technology vendors grew from 144 in 2014 to 245 in 2018 — a growth of over 70% in just four years!

Event Management 272

Event Management Technology Management Event Apps 272

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S. percent compared to +4.9

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

Bizzabo

APRIL 4, 2019

After all, if your company doesn't experience any benefits from hosting a conference, expo, or similar gathering, why do it? Let's start with one of the biggest software conferences in the world, Dreamforce, an event put on by B2B tech giant, Salesforce. Gainsight Pulse is the world's premier customer success conference.

2017 58

2017 Social Media 2019 2018 58

Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

This month we spoke with Vasil Azarov, Co-founder of Growth Marketing Conference, about starting a career in events, building an event brand from scratch, and how to be smart with event partnerships. At the core of Growth Marketing Conference’s success is its event community. How did your career lead you to Growth Marketing Conference?

Social Media 74

Social Media Negotiating Consulting Marketing 74

The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I listened to speakers discuss efforts to make the city livelier for its residents. To cater to this, the V8 Superior Hotel was added in 2018 with an additional 153 rooms. Since its reopening in September 2009, the venue has expanded its facilities. Today, it has 14 conference rooms and 6 theme-based restaurants.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Venues Automotive Hotels 52