SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

If producing hybrid events were an Olympic sport , most meeting professionals would have no trouble qualifying as amateurs. By experimenting with their own events, they are inventing what the future of meetings will look like. — Socio (@socioevents) November 23, 2020. — Socio (@socioevents) November 6, 2020.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The pandemic forced massive innovation for the business events industry after an initial swirl of false starts and stops, event postponements, meeting cancellations, massive layoffs, and upended traditional business models. “I While coronavirus clobbered conferences, conventions, and meetings in 2020, it decimated exhibitions.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

Event marketers have been challenged with how to pivot quickly and keep business going and pipeline numbers up with virtual events for now, and hybrid events in the future, as the pandemic will have a rolling impact on logistics, location, sponsorships and attendance. More : How to Create a COVID-era Event Marketing Plan.

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Attendease

AUGUST 12, 2020

With the boom of online events in 2020, most companies have increased their portfolio of virtual events. Sponsorship Opportunities. When running virtual events, the sponsorship packages will need to be adapted to a new reality. One-on-one meeting capabilities will also be available soon. Brand Consistency.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you think popping into a succession of boring Zoom calls makes you an expert on virtual meetings , it’s time to think again. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2020

On May 7, The Toy Association announced Toy Fair Everywhere, a series of three digital market weeks to start in July, in a video message from Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of the association. Kimberly Carcone. The association rolled out its first virtual event on July 13. The association rolled out its first virtual event on July 13.

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Event Industry News

JULY 2, 2021

RockIt Events won an Eventex Silver Award for Best Online Conference for their management of Aruba’s Atmosphere Digital 2020 event. The event spanned from June to October of 2020 with strategic content releases over the course of 6 months. RockIt Events is a boutique marketing and events agency located in Scotts Valley, California.

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GEVME

MAY 1, 2021

In 2020, revenue dropped to zero in a matter of weeks. Here are some more figures to put things in perspective: As of March 2020, the exhibition and events industry lost $16.5B (Source: UFI, 2020) Since the beginning of March 2020, the pandemic had resulted in over $500B in cumulative losses for the U.S. SWITCH 2020.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the the American Society of Neuroradiology to recreate its already reimagined 2020 Annual Meeting as a digital event. Despite these realities, we still hoped that #ASNR20 could still be a live meeting. FACR, FSIR, FSNIS. Moreover, the process also required tremendous flexibility.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Cvent CONNECT August 1-4 | Caesars Forum | Las Vegas Cvent CONNECT is one of the world’s top event technology conferences that brings together meetings, events, and hospitality professionals. It provides inspiration for meeting and event programs and showcases the latest in event planning technology and strategy. ” 7.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

Learn about sponsorship levels, why they work, and how to create them for your event. Detailed sponsorship level examples included! Securing the right sponsors can make or break your event—and the right sponsorship levels can exponentially raise your chances of success! What Are Sponsorship Levels? Let’s dive in.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. On average, events produce 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person, per day.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

For Grey Goose, the cocktail serves as an anchor for sponsorship activations and hospitality experiences each year at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. To find out more about the evolution of Grey Goose’s US Open sponsorship strategy, we tapped Aleco Azqueta, vp-marketing at Grey Goose, North America, for his insights.

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Socio Events

JUNE 10, 2020

On June 10, 2020, Socio Chief Marketing Officer, Corey McCarthy , joined Event Manager Blog editor Julius Solaris and other industry leaders for Engage. Below is an excerpt of Corey’s Q&A on Engaging Sponsorship Activations, as well as an additional Q&A on the Power of Community. What are the best practices?

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

” PCMA, Digital Event Course, 2020. Email Marketing. It is the most important channel to market. It is best if the event management software has its email marketing tool, or it is also acceptable if it can seamlessly integrate with another email marketing tool. . One-on-One Meetings/Messaging.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

ExpoPlatform followed this by supporting events including WeCosmoprof 2020 (BolognaFiere), The Big 5 Digital Africa (DMG), ITW 2020 (Euromoney), Digital transformation Week (TMForum) and Clarion Events’ Home & Gift Virtual 2020.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Socio has announced the EventHack Hybrid Games , a 10-week hackathon that brings together 72 industry leaders, marketers, and journalists to square off and compete for the ultimate hybrid-crossover solution.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

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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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2020

He said: “The innovation over the next decade will undoubtedly reshape the way the industry manages, markets, and delivers meetings and events, offering event organisers a unique opportunity to take on a more strategic role within their organisations and, crucially, capitalise on revenue-boosting opportunities.”.

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Socio Events

JUNE 14, 2021

If you are an event manager, the urgency to pivot from in-person events to digital experiences in 2020 was likely a big challenge. The year 2020 forced event organizers to replace in-person events with virtual events to provide a safe environment for attendees. Generate sponsorship revenue? Thankfully, you did a great job!

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. The team is still working on the sponsorship model.

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Socio Events

JUNE 22, 2021

Before 2020, the word “virtual,” was synonymous with things like virtual reality goggles and cool tech gadgets. But unfortunately, it took on a new meaning in 2020 and became a buzzword for reasons we were not expecting. As virtual events became popular in 2020, event managers also realized their value. and it did.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! Depending on your event, you might be interested in measuring attendee satisfaction, gross revenue, sponsorship satisfaction, NPS, or session analytics. Event Budgets: Traditional, Category-Based Mindset.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We got in the habit of doing weekly webinars in 2020 (sometimes more), and there’s no end in sight. We’ve pulled 70+ of our clients’ event websites from 2020 to get inspired on how to design our 2021 virtual and hybrid events. Take a look at these fun sponsorship opportunities that are perfect for any event.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

CEO, Chris Newlands, told Event Industry News: “Spelfie aims to positively disrupt the $144 billion events marketing and sponsorship industry, allowing brands to increase revenues by driving event attendees, influencers and their traffic directly to the brands’ websites. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 30, 2020

Create a marketing plan and timeline. ? If applicable, develop sponsorship packages and begin soliciting partners. Regularly check registration numbers and progress to sponsorship goals. ? Continue the marketing and promotion plan to encourage registrations and/or ticket sales. ? Start Date: August 10, 2020.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 15, 2021

Key Takeaways: Sponsorship models need to look completely different for virtual events. If 2020 was a black diamond, 2021 is a double black diamond,” said Nico van Praag, senior vice president at Freeman Company. Stop competing against your physical event, said Kathryn Frankson, director of marketing at Informa.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

With so many signs surrounding us all the time, choosing ones that stand out can be uniquely difficult — especially when it comes to the world of meetings and events. Marketing and brand managers interested in incorporating gorgeous event lighting into their signage should explore adding marquee signs to their next event setup.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose. Before the meeting, create a list of big-picture topics to discuss and questions to ask, including: How much money are you hoping to raise at this event?

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketers who have that age as a target cannot ignore this audience and should probably start working to understand them and get that relationship going sooner rather than later.” Alyson Griffin, Head of Marketing, State Farm From a viral 2011 commercial to a revival in 2020, Jake from State Farm is a household name and internet sensation.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Strengthen supports for trade marketing. Business Recovery. Trade Support.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has resulted in many organisers pivoting from in-person to online events as a way of retaining some of their activity in 2020. It feels to me that there is much more of a broadcasting mentality needed as if the content is good it will attract audiences and generate sponsorship, making delegate revenue less important.

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 3, 2023

We want to meet with you⁠—our clients, potential clients, friends and colleagues⁠—in person to actively listen to you and offer solutions to everyday challenges. It was our preferred networking model in the British capital before 2020. It’s about time! It’s not the first time we’ve used this format.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What to ask for when evaluating your virtual meeting’s effectiveness. Bonus : This rich data can also help marketers build detailed lead-scoring models. appeared first on Smart Meetings. At a physical event, you may get the list of people who registered and attended. The post How Do You Know if You are Doing Virtual Right?

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Nunify

APRIL 14, 2021

Is there going to be a language translator for the meeting? Your marketing teams love virtual events because they can reach audiences they never imagined. More Event Sponsorship, More $$$. More the registrations, more the leads, more the time, more the opportunity, and more the space, more the sponsorship.

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GEVME

JANUARY 12, 2021

We have now just entered into 2021, and despite all that most of the companies in this industry have been through the last year, we would still consider the year 2020 to be wholesome. There was a lot to process during the year 2020 and, at the same time, so much to learn. Increased Sponsorship Value. Conclusion.

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