Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. Get Ready for the Top Meeting Trends in 2018. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 1, 2018

Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Online Course. Starts June 19, 2018 | 10 Weeks | Online. Technical Meeting & Event Production Online Course. Starts July 3, 2018 | 5 Weeks | Online. The post Event Jobs | May 2018 appeared first on Event Leadership Institute. Check out our upcoming courses.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Meetingsbooker.com, the global leader in simple meetings management is delighted to announce its new Preferred Meetings Program at Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in Berlin 2018. The new ground breaking tool allows companies to develop a preferred program for meetings, via a fully automated system.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

From Cvent DoubleDutch to PREVENT event testing, these planning resources improve health and event safety and management—for every meeting format. Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. Check out our latest Smart Meetings webinar, “Backstage Pass: Producing Compelling Content That Drives Engagement,” for tips.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 10, 2018

Webinar live date: June 21, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Webinar live date: June 21, 2018, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Planning and executing international meetings presents a multitude of variables and challenges that meeting planners do not encounter on the domestic front. Sponsored by: .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Moscow, Russia (6/-). Barcelona, Spain (5/2).

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 21, 2018

It’s even tougher for those independent meeting companies that survive on commissions. rebates negotiated by a CVB/DMO to win business. Meanwhile, corporations and associations have increasingly outsourced non-core business functions, like hotel sourcing and meeting logistics. housing-reservation fees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. Internal meetings land on the lower end of the spectrum and incentives are the most costly.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 11, 2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018, is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a dedicated date to focus on and promote the meeting and event industry and enhance your planning skills through free or low-cost professional education (it’s time to get more strategic in your planning). One Principle That Will Make or Break Your Negotiations”.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. his building. The office’s conference space was flooded and unusable.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. Many of our Smart Women 2018 winners were focused on mentoring others, men and women. The post The Story Behind the 2018 Smart Women Cover Story appeared first on Smart Meetings. Rave Reviews.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2023

Since then, Parker has become a leading thinker, writer, and speaker on gatherings, exploring — throughout the months and years of the pandemic —what it means to meet with purpose online and what could change when we would get to meet again in person. And how we close — the last 5 percent of a meeting — really matters.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 31, 2018

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Plan Your Meetings Professional Development Guide ! Exploring the meeting and event industry publications landscape, we recognized the need for something more like a career resource than a newsy magazine. The post Meet the New PYM Professional Development Guide!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A union spokesperson cited lack of year-round health benefits for full-time workers as a major sticking points in contract negotiations. Each hotel company negotiates separately with the union. You can read more about trends playing a role in contract negotiations here. Our strike captains are trained and ready!

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. Virgin Islands, meeting professionals with future events booked in affected areas are grappling with a tough question: Should we stay or should we go? Will it be safe?

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

From fun incentive trips to spectacular galas, you can align the goals of an organisation with a huge variety of corporate meeting types. The statistic s reveal that corporate event planners will spend 22% more on product launches in 2018 than the previous year. Board meetings. How to plan a corporate event. Incentive trips.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 23, 2019

Average Daily Delegate Rates (DDR) rose 3% from January to July, compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Meetings Industry Association (mia). . Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Yes, I agree with the privacy policy.

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Even if your 2018 events made an incredible impression, in 2019–2020, you should learn how to make these experiences even more memorable and impressive. Future meeting environments to increase event innovation. Strategic meeting management is introducing more and more organisations into their work. The power of procurement.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. Many of our Smart Women 2018 winners were focused on mentoring others, men and women. The post The Story Behind the 2018 Smart Women Cover Story appeared first on Smart Meetings. Rave Reviews.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts about why certification has become so essential, the commitment required and specific areas where event professionals are focusing to achieve their A-game. Certified Meetings Experts. Pop Quiz for MPI Innovator Jessie States. Jessie States.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The niche between the proverbial rock and a hard place that event professionals often inhabit could be even cozier in the coming year, according to the results of a new American Express Meetings & Events study. A majority (65 percent) of respondents in North America said that contract negotiations are more challenging now.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using various methods, businesses seek out attendees and exhibitors to recruit or pull them away from official negotiated hotel blocks. In addition to incurred legal fees, planners will also have to face dissatisfied attendees and could have trouble meeting their minimums. Related : 6 Steps to Protect Your Social Media Data.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Lead time – work with your venue finding agent to understand the metrics of your booking patterns; what is the optimum lead time to source a venue, negotiate best value, retain space on option to allow for site visits and exchanging of contracts, that results in the best value per delegate? Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. 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! Less negotiating power. E.g. IT, Marketing, etc.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. 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! Less negotiating power. E.g. IT, Marketing, etc.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2017

When we receive the results to our annual Meetings Market Survey every year, we turn first to the responses to open-ended questions. We are expected every year to increase our attendance and improve our meeting, but without any budget increases.”). Negotiating with hotels in a seller’s market. Making revenue goals.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

IBTM’s much anticipated IBTM World Trends Watch report has been unveiled today to a global audience of meetings and events professionals at IBTM World in Barcelona. The report paints a picture of a changing world but one with myriad exciting opportunities for the meetings and events world to seize.

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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. She’s a past president of Meeting Professionals International, Chicago and has been named as one of the 40 under 40 in the meetings industry by Connect magazine in 2015.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Cities that devote funds and square footage to building, maintaining and expanding state-of-the-art meeting facilities reap rewards in the form of increased meetings and conventions bookings, room night sales and visitor spending. In addition to meeting space, accessible hotel room rates figure to play a significant role in the talks.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Cities that devote funds and square footage to building, maintaining and expanding state-of-the-art meeting facilities reap rewards in the form of increased meetings and conventions bookings, room night sales and visitor spending. In addition to meeting space, accessible hotel room rates figure to play a significant role in the talks.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

Give Your Meeting Audience a Pleasant Surprise. In a meeting, anything that hits home can be easily remembered as the defining moment for that particular event. That means knowing the non-negotiables like audiovisual, food and beverage, security, etc., Standout Booth Ideas From E3 2018. Click To Tweet.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

“That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” Flash Forward to 2018. A new industry group , Meeting Planners Unite, is looking for ways to develop new revenue streams for independents.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Let’s face it: This year will be tough for meeting planners. Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. So, what happens when an unstoppable force (supplier price increases) meets an immovable object (meeting planning budgets)? .

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

In addition to giving planners fresh choices for backdrops to meetings, the surge in new space can also lead to a decline in occupancy rates and hoteliers hungry to negotiate with planners who are willing to be flexible. The post Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities appeared first on Smart Meetings. markets in 2017.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Hiring the pros, you can put the burden off your shoulders because these people have the experience in keeping you under or in a budget as well as negotiating for the best prices. After all, running or attending an event in an unfamiliar place abroad is difficult even with great negotiation skills and years of experience in your industry.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

“That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” Flash Forward to 2018. A new industry group , Meeting Planners Unite, is looking for ways to develop new revenue streams for independents.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2017

A website in Alabama speculated state-funded California collegiate sports teams might not be able to travel to recruit athletes in banned states or attend major sporting events such as the 2018–2019 NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game planned for Dallas. Cancelled in Louisville. It just leads to more and more bad announcements.”

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