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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Hotels are raising rates for both leisure and group business as they are currently experiencing strong demand in many markets. exhibitors are funding these higher expenses by sending fewer staff, opting for smaller booth space and/or decreasing their sponsorship investment. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Targeting Golf Fans, Hilton Plants a Luxury Hotel Pop-up on the Green

Event Marketer

It’s the kind of strategic thinking that led Hilton to golf sponsorship, and more specifically, money-can’t-buy fan experiences that appeal to its core audience. To boot, they were given access to luxury food and beverage options on the course grounds. The unique stay was capped off with breakfast delivered by room service.

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Taking Meetings and Exhibitions on the Road

PCMA Convene

In October 2019, the annual meeting of the Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care, and Resuscitation (SIAARTI) drew 4,000 health-care workers to the La Nuvola Congress Center in Rome for a four-day program of education and networking. Gaia Santoro.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S. Work with Partners—and Haggle.

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The era of doing more with less: 5 ways to level up your 2023 events

Socio Events

Maximize your event program with strategic thinking 74% of event marketers report having less time to plan their events than in 2019. 74% of event marketers report having less time to plan their events than in 2019.” The prices of food and beverage, venue rentals, and shipping and logistics continue to rise.

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Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era

Event Marketer

Take for example the shift expected in food and beverage experiences, and how solutions once considered more spectacle than strategic, like Makr Shakr’s robot bartender, will come into play. Facial recognition technology, widely used in airports, is expected to support touchless events.

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10 Famous Event Planners You Should Follow

Event Planning BluePrint

If you engage in conversations on LinkedIn groups or comment on posts on social media, it can help extend your reach and highlight your talents. Is it any wonder that, as of 2019, his net worth is $4 million? Marketing, PR and sponsorship. Food and Beverage. Knowledge is power. It’s really that simple.