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Vote for The Top 100 Most Influential People in the Event Industry for 2023: Let’s Make It Five in a Row!

Conferences that Work

Click to vote for The Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 2023! It’s with pride and gratitude that I share that I’ve been nominated once again for the prestigious Eventex Index as one of The Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 2023. Eastern Time, Friday, October 27. and click to vote.

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Five New Event Planning Trends to Watch in 2019

Attendease

The new year is well under way, and all of us in the event space are watching out for the new trends that’ll continue to influence our work throughout 2019. of respondents cited “shrinking budgets” as a concern in 2019 – the highest response rate out of any concern reported. Event Personalization. Adoption of Advanced Technology.

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Time to Audit Your Sponsor Offerings

Velvet Chainsaw

If your sponsorship menu and prospectus look similar to 2019, a refresh can help you seize this growth opportunity. On a spreadsheet, list every sponsor item that you offered for your 2019 and 2023 major conference. Conversely, sponsorship revenue is back to pre-pandemic levels and has upside potential. Itemize your inventory.

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Event Planning Has Risen in the Ranks of Most Stressful Jobs

Velvet Chainsaw

According to a study by the World Scholarship Vault , event planner stress levels are hitting a new high — the third-most stressful job in the world for 2023. When you combine that with soaring cost increases — around 20 percent higher than 2019 levels — the bottom-line result is a significant reduction in net income.

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Business Travelers to See Travel Price Increases Through 2023

Smart Meetings

Rising prices for business travelers are predicted to continue in 2022 and through 2023, according to a report, “ 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast ,” by travel management platform CWT and Global Business Travel Association. This growth is expected to slow in 2023, with the greatest decrease seen in air fare. to $435 in 2021.

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Two Tensions Keeping Senior Event Professionals Up at Night

Velvet Chainsaw

The bad news is that full year performance for 2023 participation and revenues is expected to be 9.5% below 2019. The good news is that 2024 is expected to eclipse 2019 results by 3.6%. According to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), the business-to-business exhibition industry is still in recovery mode.

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2023 business events revenue will be the first year to surpass 2019 according to IACC’s 2022 Meeting Room of the Future Barometer

Event Industry News

Two-thirds of venues say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023, with Danish and Australian venues predicting the fastest recovery, according to IACC’s annual Meeting Room of the Future Barometer 2022 , which was released today.

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