Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 29, 2017

Showing up to your trade show booths with company collateral and a stack of business cards isn’t going to earn you any ROI. Attendees want innovative, eye-popping concepts with wow factors they’ll talk about long after the show—like these five attention-getters, for example. VR To the Max. Bangle Jangle. A2z, Inc.,

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

In the interview, Brown talked about how AWEA integrated education and exhibitions for the organization’s 2016 meeting. “We really wanted to create more of a unified experience on the show floor,” which has more than 400 exhibitors, Brown said.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 15, 2016

Promotional products adorned with logos are an affordable way for businesses to increase brand awareness and create memorable impressions during meetings, trade shows and events. With so many options and various budgets to consider, exhibitors should decide which branded items make the most sense for use at upcoming trade shows.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 26, 2016

Lucky for you we have compiled a list of event statistics and trends that will be important to your events and attendees for 2016 and beyond! Airfare prices are estimated to be about 15% lower in 2016 compared to 2015 due to drops in oil prices and increased competition. A large new supply for meeting planners.

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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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Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Corbin's November/December 2016 TechTalk Newsletter. 18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. 18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Or helpful business or meeting planning links? 6 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: ebook from Julius Solaris: The Future of Event Marketing. Volume XVIII, Issue 6. NEW ARTICLE: xx.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Here are six highlights from IMEX America 2016: Innovation & Technology.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and business events in 2016, it generated an additional $1.60 In 2016, six million international attendees came to the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe. Las Vegas No.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. She truly loves her job!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Meeting days far exceed the battery life of phones, laptops and other electronics. The chair actually made its big debut nearly two years ago at HX: The Hotel Experience in New York City in November 2016, but Anaheim Marriott is the first to put them to use in the United States. of meeting space. What to do?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2016

The 2016 Hall of Fame inductees represent the very best in thought leadership and investing in our future ,” says Don Welsh, president and CEO of DMAI. 2016 DMAI Hall of Fame Inductees. Bloom founded IMEX Group, which organizes international trade shows for meetings, events and incentive industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. Most recently, he served as general manager at Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara, successfully overseeing the hotel’s 2016 launch.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 15, 2016

Smart Meetings Copy Editor Dan Johnson and Publisher Eric Haase are attending ASAE 2016. Last Updated August 15, 2016 – 3:50 PM. Visit Savannah's Jeff Hewitt tells Smart Meetings' Dan Johnson about the city's lure. — Dan Johnson (@SmartMtgsDan) August 15, 2016. ASAE16 rocks!!

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. So when we decided to do something different for the fifth year of our Best in Show awards, it didn’t take long to figure out what. Our readers did not disappoint.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. December 2016. It represents the ownership group’s entry into the global trade show market and accelerates its expansion into live experiential events.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

And specific to the trends that were emerging in 2016, we are now wading waist-deep in most of them. The post Welcome to the Age of Intelligent Reduction appeared first on Smart Meetings. Instead of finding some embarrassing miscalculations, I was delighted to see that our foundational ideas were fairly prescient.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2017

Recently, Smart Meetings had the pleasure of attending the Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado’s first-ever two day annual conference. MIC of Colorado is a coalition made up of 13 organizations involved in the meetings and events industry.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

At the beginning of 2017, trade-show organizers were forced to confront an unfriendly adage: All good things must come to an end. After posting 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) revealed that overall performance of B2B exhibitions declined in the final quarter of 2016.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Cindy Sample might have fallen into the trade show industry by accident, but two decades on show floors have reinforced her belief that the job is a perfect fit for her. I got hooked after my first show,” says Sample, who experienced her first trade show in 1995 when she worked in the action sports industry.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 28, 2017

When Maureen Morgenthien joined the Emerald Coast (Florida) CVB as deputy director of sales and marketing in July 2016, she had her work cut out for her. “I Almost a year into her new role, Morgenthien shares about her plans to develop the Emerald Coast into a top-of-mind meetings destination. We’re kind of new to the industry.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a survey conducted by Meetings Mean Business (MMB), 91 percent of small business owners plan to spend as much or more on travel for meetings in 2017 compared to 2016. “Meetings have helped Social Tables expand our customer base, enhance our software and ultimately grow our business,” Berger says.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Smart Meetings is on the scene at IMEX America 2016 in Las Vegas! The meetings and events industry’s biggest trade show in North America runs Oct. Stay tuned for Smart Meetings’ coverage of the event live from Las Vegas. Last Updated October 18, 2016 – 10:53 AM. Which way to go?

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The newest study from Oxford Economics on the economic significance of the meetings industry is out, illustrating the size and impact of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs, and trade shows. in 2016, there were: • 1.9 million meetings • 251 million meeting participants. In the U.S.

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a2z Innovation Insider

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Meet Kendra Smith, Project Manager with a2z, in our ‘Meet the Team’ series. I’ve been so blessed with the opportunity to travel, meet wonderful people, and share so many great memories. A: My typical workday consists of pre-planned work, scheduled meetings and responding to email/phone inquiries.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 14, 2018

Within the Myrtle Beach area’s 12 distinct communities, meeting planners are sure to find a meeting facility and accommodations to suit their needs. More than 30 of the area’s hotels and resorts offer functional meeting facilities for groups of 10 to 2,000 attendees. Great Facilities. Abundance of Amenities.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Company name: Experience Engine Founded: 18 th November 2016 Web address: www.expengine.co. Type of events served: Awards Brand activations Concerts Conferences Exhibitions Experiential Festivals Galas dinners Incentive programmes Meetings Outdoor Parties / functions Sporting events Tours. Experts in tech and placemaking.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Las Vegas is one of the world’s top destinations for trade shows. 1 trade show destination for the 22nd consecutive year in the Trade Show News Network’s (TSNN) “2015 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows in the United States” list. In 2015, the city was named the No.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

As people have grown accustomed to these personalized suggestions at home, Chris Cavanaugh, chief marketing officer at Freeman, believes they will come to expect similar intuitive, one-size-fits-you-only suggestions from conferences and trade shows they attend. People,” he said, “are looking for highly curated experiences.”.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Similarly, if you want people to network, set up missions around meeting new people. Here are some of the most popular ways of implementing gamification at conferences, trade shows, and corporate events. How To Gamify Events? For reference, check out InEvent’s gamification presentation. Gamified Polling & Feedback.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 25, 2017

More and more, organizations are moving their large meetings away from the traditional convention-center setting and hosting them in hotel and resort meeting space. This year, MGM Resorts will be able to accommodate even more meetings after several of the hospitality company’s properties undergo massive expansions.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 8, 2016

Halfway through 2016, the demand for meeting space has reached levels “we have never seen in our lifetime,” says MGM Resorts International Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Michael Dominguez, CHSE. What’s a planner to do?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

When Hostess, the venerable snack food’s parent company, declared bankruptcy five years ago, it was an indicator of larger forces at work, nibbling away at the triennial wholesale-baking show’s attendee and exhibitor bases. And yet the most recent show—IBIE 2016, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Oct. GLOBAL FLAVORS .

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2017

percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. These new numbers give meeting planners reason to be optimistic about the continued growth of trade shows and exhibitions. Declines were seen in the sectors of education and nonprofit; consumer goods and retail trade; and business.

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The Modern Event

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Las Vegas turns into a fashion feast, as you never know whom you will see – Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Britney Spears – and meet and connect with. MAGIC committed to Las Vegas in the early years as we were evolving into a meetings and convention destination,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the LVCVA.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As Bent began looking for a way to sell his app — which he founded in 2016 and came up with the name “Piccles” as a combination of “pictures” and “pixels” — he began to see its potential for creating not just art, but connections between people. Chris Bent. The collaborative drawing created an instant community among its users, Bent said. “It

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2019

Charlie returns to the Barbican, where he worked as an account manager for two years between 2016 and 2018. Prior to working at the Barbican Jenny spent four years developing industry knowledge and expertise at Park Plaza Hotels. Other experience includes time developing sales skills at both Dreamland and HMS President.

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