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. We’re paying for more labor. There’s a need.”.

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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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Townscript

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The event industry has come a long way with exponential growth in the past couple of years. The post Biggest Challenges Facing Event Industry In 2019 appeared first on Townscript Blog. The main reasons for this growth are: cutting-edge technology, innovation in communication, and.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The conference formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show hosted by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) attracted 180,000 attendees as recently as 2019, and maxed out in 2015 with 3,600 exhibitors and 170,000 professional and industry attendees. Safety is the watchword for everyone involved in this global event.

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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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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 To realize their vision, they partnered with Design Studio by Maritz.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events. Stuff doesn’t get done unless people talk to each other, he said.

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Eventsforce

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Or are these challenges creating the need for a new role in the industry – an event professional whose job is to focus exclusively on all things event tech? These are some of the questions Eventsforce and industry experts debated in a panel session at leading global event technology show, Event Tech Live 2019, in London this month.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The 21st annual Silent Auction raised $106,896.02, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by $6,114.02. Proceeds benefitted Massachusetts Association for Mental Health ($81,896.02) and the Above and Beyond Foundation (two $3,000 grants and an additional $19,000 donated). JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022.

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Eventbase

JANUARY 30, 2020

However, with increased competition in the space, it’s more difficult than ever to attract and retain new event sponsors. Over 90 percent say that sponsor retention rates are static or decreasing — a worrying trend that event marketers need to pay attention to.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Technology: Removing Friction from the Hotel Stay Marriott has been investing in the Marriott Bonvoy app since it was created as part of the Starwood merger in 2019. “When we look at our forward bookings, particularly in the group segment, which has been remarkably strong, we’re just not seeing it, yet.”

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One World Rental, the global event technology and services company appointed Cecilia Lavin, formerly Sodexo’s Regional Sales Manager, to Head of European Sales. For 14 years, Cecilia has been developing sales strategy in the events industry. This is following 2019 openings in Sydney, Edinburgh, Belgium and an expansion in Dubai.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

It’s very similar to whether you have a swiss army knife of specialized tools, or one butcher knife that doesn’t do everything, but it’s good enough,” explained the entrepreneur who in a previous career built the mobile event app company DoubleDutch into a leading position and sold it to Cvent in 2019. Twine, which announced a $3.3

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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.

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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! We were already sort of trending towards societal and cultural shifts and turning toward digitization across numerous services and industries.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

That’s a huge difference from where we were in 2019.” For this new generation of selective attendees, event marketers have a “responsibility” to understand why people are coming and help make sure they have personalized experiences across every element on offer. “The It’s a curated experience unique to ‘me.’

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences. I believe our industry can do it best,” said Calabrese. “If

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 15, 2019

Learn about the biggest event trends that will dominate the space in 2019 from experienced industry professionals. A recent report on 2019 event trends shows that events are more effective for achieving business goals than ever before. Thomas Spano, Director - Events, OpenX.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 12, 2019

These findings are consistent with current incentive travel trends across APAC, where highly localised cultural experiences and farm-to-fork dining options are high on the agenda. For example, global event management company Pacific World launched a new product development programme that focuses on immersive culinary experiences.

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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.

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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.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Wales defeated Italy 28-24 in a final vote, announced by Worldchefs, to host the global event which is expected to attract 1,000 chefs and more than 5,000 visitors from 100-plus countries around the world to International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) and the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

YPO also pivoted quickly to digital events — since March 1, the organization has offered members more than 325 free global events, focused on both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 issues. The events were created by YPO event chairs, “driven to share resources and information in a virtual environment,” Mason said.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 21, 2019

Jeremy Shakerley, managing director of UKSV, takes a look at how 2019 is shaping up in terms of the latest and upcoming trends for business events and conferences. From taking delegates on a personalised journey, the maturation of AV, ethical events and more…. Sustainability. Gamification.

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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.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

During that time, organizers from 30 countries used the platform for events ranging from a conference organized as a fundraiser by an elephant conservation reserve in Laos to the “Fertility Empowerment Summit,” a global event providing information about egg-freezing options for women. Two things stood out, she said.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

A lot goes into crafting the ultimate event experience. Putting a successful event together means a lot of moving parts. There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. We’re always looking at new trends, tech innovations and the social climate to see what will shake up the industry.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 1, 2019

The 2019 event took place in San Francisco, CA and welcomed thousands of attendees during the four-day event. The company behind the conference really understands that technology and business are changing so they've dedicated their flagship global event to preparing attendees for the future. Think Gov 2019.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 28, 2020

. — stephanie selesnick (@stephselesnick) October 23, 2019. Event Data. Analyze the event data from years past to track any trends related to new sources of attendees. If other segments have been on a downward trend of late, devise a plan to recover these losses and appeal to them once more.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 16, 2019

The 2019 event will take place in Las Vegas, NV from November 4th-7th and those lucky enough to score an invitation will also receive discounted hotel room rates at the ARIA Resort and Casino, a perk that definitely adds to the overall event branding. Have you ever considered hosting a digital event for your company?

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 3, 2020

. “Sometimes, you lose perspective on what’s really happening at your event,” said Kim. “PCMA knew that they and the industry could really learn from the prevailing trends in this report. Steelcase unleashed three of its applied research consultants during Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

Technology trends — both artificial intelligence and the use of robots — have captured the attention of some Convene editors. The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? Why I Have My Eye on AI. But that is changing fast. Barbara Palmer.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Technology trends — both artificial intelligence and the use of robots — have captured with attention of some Convene editors. The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? Why I Have My Eye on AI. But that is changing fast. Barbara Palmer.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Holy moly.).

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. Look no further. The cat's out of the bag. Indianapolis, IN.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? Scouring the internet for event information could be an overwhelming task. This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 12, 2019

We can’t look at the future of events without talking about sustainability. I mean we’re talking about how it’s such a big focus, such a big trend and how it needs to be it. I think also they’re also staying on top of a lot of the trends too. How to Foster Inclusion At Events.

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