Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 20, 2018

As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, we thought it might be fun to share thoughts from the Experient team – as they look back at favorite event moments in 2018 and look ahead at predictions for 2019. They did everything they could to make their event guests feel special. Prediction for 2019? Prediction for 2019?

2018 61

2018 2019 Meetings Events 61

Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

Meetings 87

Meetings Tech Event Tech Wireless 87

e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The following data showcase the significance of events industry in the global economy: a) In the U.S., the events industry contributes more to GDP than even movie production (source: A survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International). c) It is expected that the global event management market will worth 8.5

2019 56

2019 2026 Food and Beverage 2023 56

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even for planners at the top of their game, the current meeting climate has created new levels of stress—the result of severe hotel booking compression, high turnover in supplier staff, and short meeting lead times. Post pandemic, a lot of faces have changed; a lot of meetings have changed. We have new internal stakeholders.

Management 59

Management Meetings Financial Hotels 59

Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences.

2022 52

2022 Meetings 2013 2012 52

Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Setting up a benchmark, IMEX America 2019 has definitely crossed the success line in Las Vegas. Held at Sands Expo and Convention Center from Sept 10-12, IMEX Group released the big numbers. Approximately 14000 attendees participated in this year’s global event generating an overall economic impact of more than US$20m (£16.7m).

2019 42

2019 Sustainability Trade Shows Education 42

Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2019

In an event survey of 239 event and meeting planners from all over the world, 42 percent responded that managing the on-site registration and check-in process is the biggest pain point during an event [1]. In addition, security is an ongoing concern for large events.

2019 94

2019 Venues Wireless 2016 94

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user.

2020 105

2020 2019 Airlines Corporate Meetings 105

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Leading advisers to the global events industry, AMR International, has released its annual “Top 20 exhibition organisers”: the global ranking based exclusively on exhibition organising revenue. The ranking takes into account 2018 revenues and 2019 M&A activity to date. Brand Events. Event Tech.

2018 40

2018 2019 Financial Sports 40

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

Global Events 68

Global Events 2003 2012 2017 68

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. A group-transportation service is the second-fastest-growing company in the U.S., A group-transportation service is the second-fastest-growing company in the U.S., 1,132: Global Evento The St. 5000, an Inc. Three-Year Growth: 523% No.

2010 52

2010 Transportation 2013 Healthcare 52

Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

2021 57

2021 2022 Tourism Global Events 57

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

Financial 98

Financial Insurance Contracts Medical Meetings 98

Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

2021 52

2021 2022 Tourism Global Events 52

Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings.

Technology 98

Technology Hospitality 2025 Hotels 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Rich Ainsworth.

Food and Beverage 94

Food and Beverage Hospitality Tourism 2004 94

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

“We’re now firmly on the road to Mandalay Bay and can’t wait to welcome back the business event community to IMEX America,” said Carina Bauer , CEO of IMEX Group, when we talked in mid-August. The past 18 months have been a period of tumultuous change, and the current business landscape looks very different to 2019.

2019 98

2019 Sustainability Education Tourism 98

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I know the meetings industry looks dark right now and the future is unclear. A lot of talented people are losing their jobs because of the need to pause meetings to slow the spread of the virus. More meeting professionals are looking at technology as an enhancer rather than a threat. COVID-19 is real and it is devastating.

2020 124

2020 Contracts Consulting Meetings 124

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Squeglia , CMP, independent contractor with RLC Events, will serve as immediate past chair.

Conference 59

Conference Insurance Financial 2023 59

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The most coveted amenity in the meetings and hospitality world right now is…confidence. Confidence is turning out to be a scarce commodity as the weeks have dragged into months and meeting professionals are rebooking the rebookings. The meetings landscape is uneven. Meetings are so missed,” he reported. Kevin Edmunds.

Hospitality 116

Hospitality Hotels Travel Government 116

Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2019

PCMA Foundation celebrated the business events industry and honored 21 outstanding professionals for their dedication, innovation and passion at the 2019 Visionary Awards in Washington, D.C. The 2019 event was held in partnership with Visit Austin and Austin Convention Centre. Finalists for the award: Heather M.

2019 60

2019 Global Events Tourism Sponsorships 60

Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2022

Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network unites region’s academic and private sectors to win new business tourism events Programme launched at exclusive event at Birmingham’s Millennium Point Region’s conference and events sector worth £2.3bn to Birmingham and the West Midlands. The region welcomed 10.1

Tourism 57

Tourism 2022 Healthcare Conference 57

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 29, 2019

continue to act as a home base for large-scale European events after Brexit? That question takes on particular resonance with the UFI European Conference 2019 scheduled to take place in the U.K. events industry, as one of Europe’s busiest exhibition centres.”. By Lane Nieset. Will the U.K.

2019 63

2019 Conference Global Events Events 63

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Creating meeting environments where every individual feels valued, accepted, and connected. “As Bryant, PhD, in a message to members about the theme of APA 2023, the association’s annual meeting. “As Bryant’s theme reflects the direction where many think meetings are headed. APA 2023’s theme is ‘You belong here.’”

2023 52

2023 2024 Conference Meetings 52

Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Tomorrowland – a Belgian EDM festival and every music lover’s dream destination is a perfect example of customer engagement via virtual events. Until 2019, Tomorrowland was an in-person festival, with 400,000 visitors attending the 2019 edition. A first-hand example of this expanded reach is Hubilo’s – Events.

2021 97

2021 2019 Speakers Education 97

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A newly released Incentive Research Foundation 2019 Trends Study showed that incentive travel is an increasing priority in a world where acquisitions are creating bigger companies, and getting teams producing together quickly is essential to making the deal pencil out. Wynn Las Vegas group space. Coupled with a still-strong U.S.

Travel 75

Travel 2019 Hotels 2018 75

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. Tahira Endean : She has been a part of this immense events industry for a little more than 2 decades.

Trade Shows 119

Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Learn how Dave Jefferys, one of PCMA’s Ascent Luminaries, transformed ‘an underground network of LGBT meeting professionals’ into a thriving organization. The Luminaries series, made possible by VisitDallas, is part of the PCMA Convene Ascent initiative, which seeks to promote inclusion and diversity across the business events industry.

2018 70

2018 2016 Financial 2019 70

Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

Next door, Ben Grossman, chief strategy officer at Doner Partners Network, used real-world examples to illustrate the “Six Key Data Dimensions” in marketing, and John Capano, managing director of Ev&Ex Agency, got participants up from their seats to partake in hands-on group activities that taught them about KPIs and metrics.

2023 52

2023 2024 Marketing Speakers 52

Eventbase

MARCH 19, 2019

“The past decade has been an exceptional ride,” West said, reflecting on his time in the event technology industry. Every day, there are massive events happening around the world where thousands of people are making memories like these,” continued West. Eventbase celebrates 10 years on March 19, 2019.

2010 75

2010 2012 Event Apps 2014 75

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. Data Protection.

Social Media 90

Social Media Sustainability Site Selections Travel 90

Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The International Olympic Committee’s association director of events and hospitality, Panos Tzivanidis, will focus on the ‘3Ts – time, technology and talent’, looking ahead to the future in his session ‘Managing operationally complex global events’. For further details about Exclusively Corporate and to register (no charge!)

Corporate Meetings 40

Corporate Meetings Banking Technology 2019 40

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Less than a year later, Qu, a former senior product manager at Facebook, and cofounder Xuan Jiang, who worked as a technology lead for Facebook events, ads, and stories, have created an alternative: Run the World , an app-based meeting and event platform which launched Feb. Two things stood out, she said.

Travel 80

Travel Conference Tech Events 80

Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 6, 2019

2019 has been a transformational year for Karla: she made the difficult decision to leave her role as Director of Event Management after four years. She helps clients position their events for success in the present, while providing strategic guidance and solutions to help them meet their goals and objectives.

Management 75

Management 2013 Contracts Meetings 75

Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 28, 2020

To increase event attendance, yearly conferences must consistently achieve their goals for growth and evolution. Reaching new attendees remains a consistent challenge for 90 percent of meeting planners, and it is of critical importance. Stay connected with the people and groups relevant to your industry on social media.

Social Media 52

Social Media Event Design Event Marketing Marketing 52

Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

Before we even start considering the event tech side of things, for example, we have to go back to basics. The future of events is human-centric! Human-centric events of the future meet people where they are rather than simply going back to 2019. We’re now moving into that space,” explains Megan.

2020 106

2020 Events Technology Venues 106

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Expo - A global event that strives to promote progress and foster cooperation. If you are organizing an outstanding marketing event and would like us to add it to the Bizzabo Blog, click here to submit your event , and it will be reviewed shortly. 2019 Marketing Conferences. January Conferences 2019.

2019 81

2019 Marketing Conference Social Media 81