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Marriott Announces ‘Bridging the Gap’ Program to Support Minority Franchisees

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The National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers (NABHOOD) received a founding sponsorship from Marriott to support its goals. In 2018, the company gave $500,000 to groups and individuals that promoted diversity in travelers and hotel operators.

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Top onsite trends for exhibitions in 2019

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In 2018, Evolution Dome helped over 50 organisers host over 200 events worldwide. For many organisers it can be a challenge to provide seminar content, networking facilities and meetings space live on the show floor. UFI & Explori Global Visitor Insights 2018/2019 Edition. Playing with venue infrastructure.

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12 Imaginative Events and Activations from Netflix

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In this article, we'll take a look at 12 of them and pull out key takeaways you can use to improve your own conferences, training seminars, and trade expos. Bird Box, a Netflix movie starring academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock, was released in 2018. Event participation gets you many of the perks of event sponsorship.

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12 Imaginative Events and Activations from Rakuten

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Take your conference, training seminar, or trade expo on the road and host it in multiple cities around the world. You'll also have help marketing the conference or seminar, which could lead to better attendance. November 29, 2018. Have you ever considered event sponsorship? Of course you do! PI Live Advanced.

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12 Imaginative Events from Salesforce

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In 2018, Forbes named it the best company to work for and the organization is regularly commended for its support of women in the workplace. The 2018 event welcomed over 170,000 attendees, well-known speakers (like former U.S. May 16, 2018. Key Takeaway: We really like Tableau Conference's approach to event sponsorship.

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3 Ways to Foster Better On-Site Engagement

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Most people who attend events – especially corporate seminars, workshops, and educational conferences – are used to sitting in a conference room and quietly listening to someone shuffle through a PowerPoint presentation; they may even have grown to expect that! Everyone will have their phone with them – that’s a given in 2018.

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12 Imaginative Events from Intuit

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They'll help garner your conference, seminar, or training session more respect and prestige. Intuit: A Giant Story was a marketing initiative that the company embarked upon in 2018. Sponsorships can offset costs and the goodwill you receive from attendees will likely lead to additional profits for your company in the future.