Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. At Outlook Forum, Visit California’s recent conference for travel industry professionals, research showed that the Golden State continues to appeal to attendees.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Over the past nine and a half years, only three months have seen revenue per available room (RevPAR) decline, according to hotel research firm STR—and all three were within the past year, including September 2019, the most recent month reported. This trend “points to a continued slowdown for the U.S. Demand only grew 1.2

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Eventory

DECEMBER 6, 2018

So how to approach the event marketing strategy and the event calendar for 2019? When you should host an event in 2019? If you fill the event gap of the low season for the attendees they will be more than happy to visit your conference or party. How to choose the best events for employees to attend in 2019?

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

It takes account of the COVID-19 environment and global economic contraction predicted by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development over the rest of the year. The full report can be accessed from [link]. The research involved 675 survey respondents from 59 countries.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The following insights were derived from the Event Marketer x Mosaic EventTrack 2021 industry forecast, AnyRoad’s Experiential Trends 2021 report, Northstar Meetings Group’s May 2021 Pulse Survey and Bizzabo’s Q2 2021 Virtual Events Benchmark Report. Conferences remain the most popular virtual event type. Source: Pulse Survey).

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“Close to 70% indicated they wanted an in-person event, and a majority reported they would not participate in a virtual event,” Saunders said. In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. We’re moving into year three of what will most likely be a continuation of the dreaded ‘P’ word: pivoting.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Morial Convention Center over the near term is Smart Energy Week, a co-location of the Solar Power International show, the Energy Storage International show, and Wind Energy International show that in 2019 drew more than 30,000 total attendees. At that point, IASA canceled the in-person conference. The Latest Update from the Big Easy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Report from #IMEX22 : @MGMResortsIntl Stephanie Glanzer announced a $100 million renovation to @MandalayBay including new tech, security and reimagining of @FourSeasons. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 12, 2019

As part of the Hire Space professional offering, the account management team works closely alongside clients to provide an end-to-end venue-booking service, including bespoke proposals, the best prices, contract and payment services and more. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November. That is why NCBMP’s 37th Annual Conference was titled “Focused and Empowered.” Our interactions are bigger than booths and contracts. How did the pandemic disruption affect you personally?

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Eventsforce

JUNE 12, 2019

Usually when events or meetings are cancelled, the party that signed the contract is responsible to pay either a flat fee or a percentage of the revenue they were to bring to the contracted supplier. Then, potential buyers can contact the reseller and negotiate for the contract. MeetingsNet: A Craigslist for Cancelled Meetings?

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Most organizers can effectively sell these by offering them as a check-the-box, upsell opportunity during booth contracting.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 25, 2019

The organization also developed a systematic way for organizations to get involved, creating the ECPAT-USA Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct, known as The Code, a voluntary set of principles that businesses agree to adopt, which includes training employees in how to recognize and report suspected cases. Being Multipliers’.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Draft crisis communication messages for likely scenarios and define how they will be disseminated (conference app, texts to attendees, social media posts, etc.). For meetings outside the U.S., have attendees sign up for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) that the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Collision , an annual tech gathering that Forbes called “the best technology conference on the planet,” has welcomed tens of thousands of attendees to New Orleans for the past three years, but that audience may move north of the border in 2019. Exhibitors have already signed contracts, and people have made their travel arrangements.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Report from #IMEX22 : @MGMResortsIntl Stephanie Glanzer announced a $100 million renovation to @MandalayBay including new tech, security and reimagining of @FourSeasons. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference.

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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. And our city lost that business, plain and simple.”

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 10, 2020

One problem Rissi and his team will have to overcome is that planners are reporting their experience with PSAV at different venues is “uneven.”. 2020 is the year of integrating Encore Event Technology, which was acquired in 2019, and bringing the entire organization together. “We A More Consistent Experience.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

What do you do when you’ve booked your ambitious biennial conference just as your country’s economy slips into a serious recession? According to a 2017 report by We Are Social, an estimated 122 million people are active on social media in Brazil, representing nearly 90 percent of all internet users in the country.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In response, Disney launched the #DreamBigPrincess campaign, which contracted 19 different female photographers from 15 different countries to "create a series of powerful images showcasing real-world girls and women" and inspire people everywhere. Source: Hollywood Reporter. Disney in the West End. Source: Campaign US.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software is a broad category of applications devoted to applying project management principles and processes to planning, promoting and running events of all kinds, including meetings, conferences, corporate events, galas, fundraisers, parties and weddings. Up-to-the minute reporting and analytics.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software is a broad category of applications devoted to applying project management principles and processes to planning, promoting and running events of all kinds, including meetings, conferences, corporate events, galas, fundraisers, parties and weddings. Up-to-the minute reporting and analytics.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 29, 2024

She walked us through the new guide’s evolution and development process, as well as highlights from the report and best practices marketers can start to incorporate into their event programs. In 2019, I set out to create a new set of guidelines—one focused on any guests that would attend our events.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. From budgeting, reports, and task management to attendee registration, check-in, floor plans, and everything in between, they have you covered… what what you need without the soul crushing cost and long term contracts that the other platforms suck you into.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. From budgeting, reports, and task management to attendee registration, check-in, floor plans, and everything in between, they have you covered… what what you need without the soul crushing cost and long term contracts that the other platforms suck you into.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. From budgeting, reports, and task management to attendee registration, check-in, floor plans, and everything in between, they have you covered… what what you need without the soul crushing cost and long term contracts that the other platforms suck you into.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. From budgeting, reports, and task management to attendee registration, check-in, floor plans, and everything in between, they have you covered… what what you need without the soul crushing cost and long term contracts that the other platforms suck you into.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

At CES 2019, Omron, the electronics company, grabbed the attendees’ attention with a product specialist perched on a second-floor podium who described the robotic demonstrations taking place below. The estimate from the NAIAS Technology Report is that it cost the car company $250 per person. Change the Perspective: Go High.

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Socio Events

MARCH 21, 2023

The differences between B2B marketing and B2C marketing B2B event marketing concentrates on generating B2B sales and finalizing contracts, but it also includes fostering connections with fellow industry professionals. Conferences A B2B conference is an event where organizations gather to discuss topics relevant to their specific industry.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Planning Pod’s all-in-one platform gives new event facilities 20+ easy-to-use tools to set up systems for managing booking calendars, sales, client communications, contracts, billing, payments and more. For example, we closed our staffed commercial kitchen in 2019 because we had been losing money,” said Dianne. “It

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Bizzabo

JUNE 20, 2018

Although the community started online, it has since grown into the world's hottest conference for business software in the world. A promotional video for SaaStr 2019. More infographics, maybe putting out some type of industry report at some point, building out our video content library. I think that there's a few of reasons why.

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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

We also looked for any complaints or drawbacks/issues reported by the customers. Attendees can easily schedule one-on-one meetings via chat or video conference. Offers all features from the Digital Plan plus custom integrations, dedicated account manager, advanced reporting, and more.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

We were just talking with a bunch of those guys up in Edmonton for the Go West Conference. And now here we are finally January 2019 where they’re announcing Encore Event Technologies. You can negotiate these contracts. But it’s in the contract is exclusive provider and that was non-negotiable.

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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

We also looked for any complaints or drawbacks/issues reported by the customers. Attendees can easily schedule one-on-one meetings via chat or video conference. Offers all features from the Digital Plan plus custom integrations, dedicated account manager, advanced reporting, and more.

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Eventtia

JUNE 20, 2023

Hopin: An Overview Hovin is a relatively new player in the event management software niche, having founded only in 2019 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Analytics: Hopin offers robust analytics, insights, and reporting features. Despite its young age, however, Hoipin has grown very rapidly in recent years.

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Attendify

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The technology allows brands to identify influencers, launch campaigns, track performance and report results. TAMI NEALY: In 2019 Find Your Influence worked with Pizza Hut here in Scottsdale, Arizona, to promote a one-day event. Find Your Influence is an all-in-one influencer marketing platform powered by proprietary technology.

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