Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. AIME is the leading trade event for the meetings and events industry in the Asia Pacific region.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Events are one of the most powerful marketing tools because they center around an intentionally designed experience. This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. What Is Experiential Marketing? .

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. That functionality will allow Cisco’s Webex product to be more competitive with the market dominator, Zoom. The bottom line for meeting professionals and attendees? What does this mean for meeting professionals? “We

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

After something that handles registration, check-in, marketing and attendee engagement, all in one hit? Our market-leading platform allows you to create better experiences, drive more revenue and audience satisfaction, while saving precious time in the running of your events. At EventsCase , we don’t deal in gimmicks.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 13, 2021

In July, Evolio Marketing and Lippman Connects published “Attendee Acquisition and Event Marketing Survey Report,” offering a glimpse into what 89 event marketers have on their minds and on their drawing boards as the pandemic wears on. Only one in 10 plan to cut back on the number of physical events they will hold.

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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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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

Especially for autumn events in the Southeast and winter events in the Midwest, planners should understand the current market for cancellation coverage. As a result, it’s best for meeting planners to obtain cancellation insurance right after they sign their venue contracts for events set to happen in a destination’s storm season.

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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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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. The Day the Meetings Stopped. We quickly pivoted to meet the needs of our customers and the company,” Horstman said. “We Geeks have always been a discerning audience.

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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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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 Those kind of events — the old-school trade shows — haven’t found their footing in the virtual space.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 3, 2023

Freeman strengthens its corporate presence with an agency pick-up; EventMobi buys a virtual-events platform to boost its hybrid-meeting abilities; and Hopin sells its core products to a videoconferencing competitor. The platform hosted over 50,000 virtual events between early 2020 and late 2022. “We

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Under any normal circumstance, conferences are an extremely effective face-to-face marketing technique. With 49 percent of trade show attendees attending with the goal of buying new products or services according to exhibitsurveys.com, they represent the perfect opportunity to get valuable time with potential customers.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Although the COVID-19 crisis and subsequent ban on physical gatherings have wreaked havoc on the events industry, Swapcard made the move towards virtual events earlier this year and has managed not only to stay afloat but to increase their business in the first 9 months of 2020. Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The wait is over… the 2020 edition of Event Buyers Live (EBL) will take place from November 23-25 at a location to be revealed next month. Accompanying the 100, will be only 45 event suppliers and venues for structured networking and pre-qualified meetings. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences.

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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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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. The hospitality alliance, comprised of Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, Events DC, the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 13, 2021

2020 has marked a space in history as THE year of virtual. But how can they be truly leveraged from a sales and marketing perspective? Salespeople can interact with attendees through 1:1 chat, 1:1 video meeting, session chats, networking lounges and even breakout rooms. The post How Do Virtual Events Help Sales & Marketing?

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 1, 2020

A recent Forrester report caught our eye, as it touched on several business trends that will also impact the event strategists and the industry: PREDICTIONS 2020: On the Precipice of Far-Reaching Change. Shifting Our Gaze to 2020. In 2020, values alignment looks to rank higher as a decision-to-attend filter.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Here’s what some people are saying: “ Trade shows are a waste of money.”. “We In today’s world, where pretty much everything is digital and online, and where businesses are having to spend increasingly more on online marketing channels, nothing seems to beat face to face meetings. billion people across 180 countries. .

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Eventscase Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While having face-to-face events is still the crowd-favourite format, the events industry has to take strides when it comes to digital marketing. The facility to connect with large numbers of people and the “viral” component of some marketing strategies still make social media a very powerful tool to market your events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 15, 2020

The first large trade shows to be held in the Asia Pacific region since the coronavirus pandemic created mass cancellations, which were held this week or have recently concluded, offer a look at the kinds of protocols for health screening, social distancing, and sanitation that meet government requirements and attempt to put attendees at ease.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2020

When they convene in Providence, Rhode Island, May 3–6, 2020, they won’t be able to find the usual exhibit hall at the Providence Convention Center — not for lack of signage but because the event’s overhauled trade- show floor bears little resemblance to its previous versio. Providing a Place to Meet. Angie Silberhorn.

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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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SpotMe Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The timeline for your event or meeting strategy are key as well. a pre-meeting survey. Likewise, with your town hall meeting , you may want a simpler tool. Internal meeting tools. Integration exist for CRM, marketing automation systems, and other event registration systems. a calendar invite. an email reminder.

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Eventsforce

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In this month’s round up of top tech stories, we look at the latest trends in social media and what event professionals can do to boost their marketing activities in 2020. Have a look at the top event tech stories you don’t want to miss: Social Media Today: 6 Key Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020. In your inbox, every week.

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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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Event Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2021

This fall, major user conferences, trade shows, music festivals and other gatherings are banking on attendees being ready to return to in-person events. Its all-digital Dreamforce in 2020 drew more than 140 million views. He points out that SEMA was among the first citywide trade shows following the Sept.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Conventioneers Return. Proven Safe. Mike Massari.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 4, 2021

How 3D technology could bring more people to the meeting room. A few saw the marketing potential of VR. Branded cardboard headsets that you could drop any phone into could be mailed to any potential customer or handed out at a trade show, significantly lowering the bar to entry-level VR. The VR Value Prop.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 5, 2020

Virtual conferences, summits, exhibitions, trade shows, meetings, trade fairs, educational fair events, anything – they have to be detail oriented and snappy with the planning and execution of events at the same time. Always willing to receive feedback and improve . South Africa. Pace Digital . Target Exhibitions.

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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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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The exhibitions industry possesses one of the critical skills for any economic recovery: It sets up and operates the market places and meeting places for industries and communities to meet for business. Trade shows and exhibitions are organised events, as recognized by the WHO and governments.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2020

NSSF—The Firearm Industry Trade Association, which owns and sponsors SHOT Show, will decide by Dec. 1 whether the trade show will go on in January as planned. In January, SHOT Show 2020 drew 55,151 attendees and 2,570 exhibitors in 693,035 net square feet of exhibit space at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2021

Swapcard, the leading AI-powered event and matchmaking platform for global virtual and hybrid events, has today announced it has reached an agreement with Informa to serve as the preferred platform partner for its exhibitions, trade shows and a number of other events across the US and the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

More than 6,000 MICE, hospitality, and marketing professionals from across the UK and Europe have already registered for Cvent’s annual industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe , which will take place on 10-11 November 2020 as a virtual event powered by Cvent’s Virtual Attendee Hub.

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