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5 Biggest Challenges to Impact Events Industry in 2019 & Beyond

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the events industry contributes more to GDP than even movie production (source: A survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International). Hence, it is hard to believe the reports like 2019: Global Meetings and Events Forecast, that predicts that the events industry will hit badly by tightened budgets! Let’s find out.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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CDC Will Allow Cruise Travel to Resume This Summer   

Smart Meetings

More : Navigating in Open Waters with Cruise Meetings. CEO Bob Levinstein shared encouraging statistics with Smart Meetings in an email, noting that advanced bookings for 2022 are level with 2019 by number of cabins pre-booked. Beyond Government Guidelines. ports during the U.S.

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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. To support social distancing guidelines, brands—exhibitors, especially—expect queue lines to be a thing of the past. SCHEDULING.

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

PCMA Convene

In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. FAMP followed state and local health guidelines and “worked closely with hotel staff and our exhibition company” on safety protocols, said FAMP President Linda Knowlton. Here’s how they did it. New Health and Safety Protocols. “We New protocols included: Face masks.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

PCMA Convene

Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. When it comes to food and beverage, the earlier that planners have a conversation about sustainability, Bradley said, the better.

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Here’s Why Technology Should Be At The Core Of Your Event Strategy

Endless Events

event design : signage, swag, event layout, meeting room design, exhibit floor design, and other event creative ingredients. event design : signage, swag, event layout, meeting room design, exhibit floor design, and other event creative ingredients. marketing efforts : reach your audience through ads, social media, and email marketing.