Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The sustainability program is designed to assist guests and meeting planners in developing a deeper understanding of their carbon footprint while traveling. Read More: Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs The post Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Aleksandra is a highly skilled event marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience in business, entertainment and sport events. Currently Aleksandra is specialising on event and experiential in the digital marketing industry and is leading the global event team at SEMrush. Brand Events.

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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

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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?

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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.

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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.

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

The high watermark of 2019 sits at 14,031 attendees for IMEX in Frankfurt 2019. This is the first major international event industry show for many. were only lifted the day before the start of IMEX America 2019 preventing many non-U.S. Restrictions to entering the U.S.

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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.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. A lot of it is new meetings.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Setting up a benchmark, IMEX America 2019 has definitely crossed the success line in Las Vegas. Approximately 14000 attendees participated in this year’s global event generating an overall economic impact of more than US$20m (£16.7m). The event included 3500+ exhibitors representing more than 150 countries.

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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.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 18, 2021

Virtual meeting platforms are buying, acquiring, partnering and otherwise conjoining with in-person meeting producers to offer full-service, integrated hybrid capabilities. What will that mean for meeting professionals? It will also accelerate the development of Intrado’s self-service virtual event offering.” (See

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry.

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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.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge.

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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.

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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.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

It’s been more than two years since the Events Industry Council released the Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, and the world has been through a lot since then. As a result, the umbrella organization for the meeting and convention industry has set its sights on a similar study, with a twist.

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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.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

“The past 18 months have been a period of tumultuous change, and the current business landscape looks very different to 2019. With fewer than 11 weeks to go and counting, 3,000 hosted buyers have registered for the return of the largest annual industry event—outpacing projections. Meetings can still happen.

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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].

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

An excited 2,449 attendees took to Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando over four days, a 5% increase in attendance from 2019, according to the association. “It The post Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The 44th edition of IAA World Congress was held February 2019 in Kochi, India, long before the public knew the word “Covid.”.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. 5000, an Inc.

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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].

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The global event management software market was valued at $6.4 Fear not about data breaches as only those data are gathered which are publicly shared by event attendees on their social media accounts. After analyzing the data, AI can recommend keynote speakers, sessions, exhibitor-booths, meetings etc. to event attendees.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Musician Ciaran Gribbin leads PCMA EduCon 2019 attendees in a song during a session about team building. Creating engaging future events will partly involve more active audience participation, says one events organizer. Events UnPaused - Maritz Global Events · E5 - The Future Of Events And Where The Industry Is Going.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. In effect, this is a love letter to everyone who doesn’t love forced fun at a networking event,” said Henshall. That leads to welcoming all guests,” he said.

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Event Industry News

JULY 7, 2020

We recently worked with a long-term client, Atomos , to meet all three of these goals and more. The experience we created won three World Exhibition Stand Awards for best stand at a technology event (gold), best use of technology (silver), best reusable stand and best stand in the 100-200m category (both of which won platinum).

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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.

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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.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Global event industry PPC specialist firm, Tag Digital , has been announced as the first ever sponsor of Event Tech Live’s (ETL) new MarTech Stage. The stage has been introduced to provide a dedicated area for speakers and panellists to discuss the technology used for event marketing.

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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.

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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.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Starting off with another year, entering a new phase of event industry and meetings industry, event professionals await the new trends and tech integrations that will transform the event industry. Witnessing the ongoing trends, there are ample articles on what to look forward in 2019? Event Planer Net –.

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

Whether the purpose is to skyrocket sales, cement brand recognition, or bring together industry thought leaders, an event can be a game changer. In fact, 60% of leaders believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals. But, challenges remain in ensuring a truly successful hybrid event.

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

Whether the purpose is to skyrocket sales, cement brand recognition, or bring together industry thought leaders, an event can be a game changer. In fact, 60% of leaders believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals. Event apps. Event management software.

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