Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

There’s a lot of information out there about how to better your career as a meeting professional. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. What makes content compelling?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. We live in a hybrid world where almost every major event has a virtual component, even if we don’t call it that,” said Bizzabo Chief Marketing Officer Alon Alroy. “We

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2021

In the same way, as when you post a job opening, running an RFP allows you to screen out and whittle down the potential vendors to the select few who are most likely to meet your needs. For example, for a shorter-term project, you might have fewer people involved than say a longer-term contract process.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series reporting on FICP Chats about the future of meetings. See also : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Community and Resiliency on #MeetingsChat. Based on the in-person site inspection, that clause should allow meetings professionals the option to cancel the contract without penalty.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The South African turnkey hospitality operator, Barmotion, completed its first UK contract at Cleves School, Weybridge on Saturday 4th September for the ACTS Leadership Conference, organised by the Equippers Church UK, delivering to a tight and demanding brief. Thanks so much and hope to work with you again soon!”

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Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2021

I have also worked with the best contractors and I have worked in some great markets, globally, with brilliant customers – many whom I am still very good friends with today. Work life: I spend most of my days on Google meet, or, to break it up … zoom! I learned a lot by launching this China show. Personal life: any sort of app.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing, etc.venues. Contracts worth £1.6m moved forward from enquiry to draft contract: £0.5m Contracts worth £1.6m moved forward from enquiry to draft contract: £0.5m This was 8 per cent higher than forecast in the July survey for a return to live only events in 2021.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

HBAA board and senior management share their predictions for 2021. Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. Market recovery. Smaller meetings and smaller/hybrid events will replace the large-scale offerings for 2021.”.

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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Event Industry News

MAY 6, 2021

Heidi is also the creator of “The digital trip”; an innovative, immersive virtual event concept and deep-dive strategy, redefining destination marketing, virtual incentives and corporate collaboration platforms. A confirmed project is never confirmed until the signed contract is delivered. We all learn from our mistakes!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The New Year is upon us and as we look at 2022 for our meetings and group gatherings, we gaze into the future with bright eyes and positive grins and think, what the heck is going on? It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. Meeting planners don’t need to be IT gurus.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service. Dringham enters as director of marketing. She most recently served as director of marketing at Davidson Hospitality Group, where she provided both on-property and task force marketing leadership to numerous properties.

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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. Putting the conference on pause and starting over again in 2021 was not an option. “We

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The following insights were derived from the Event Marketer x Mosaic EventTrack 2021 industry forecast, AnyRoad’s Experiential Trends 2021 report, Northstar Meetings Group’s May 2021 Pulse Survey and Bizzabo’s Q2 2021 Virtual Events Benchmark Report. 1 challenge for b-to-b event marketers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Paje Consultancy Ltd are delighted to announce they have been awarded the contract to provide a full marketing, membership and enquiry service to the prestigious Westminster Venue Collection (WVC) from 1 st November 2021.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Smart Meetings talked to three meeting professionals tasked with figuring out how to achieve company goals and engage their geek audiences and their evolving expectations and learning styles in ways that are meaningful and effective, regardless of how content is distributed. The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, and Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. The Business Combination was approved by Dragoneer shareholders at a special meeting held on 7 December 2021. Cvent Holding Corp.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

To forecast the landscape for in-person events in 2021 is to indulge in paradox, perfectly encapsulated in the events of the last several days. I personally don’t see that happening until Q4 of 2021 at the earliest, but the actual timing is less important than understanding what factors are likely to herald their return.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Planners and hoteliers weigh in on how to protect meetings from the labor crisis. In the meeting industry, the phrase “It’s a relationship business” is often bandied about. Some planners say they find hotels taking a more proactive approach to partnering on this issue after their events encountered property-side missteps in 2021.

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InitLive

JANUARY 25, 2021

Step 5) Build out your marketing plan for your festival. Once you have found that perfect venue, you need to set a date, sign a contract, stay within budget, and make payments. Step 5) Build out your marketing plan for your festival. It is important to ensure you have a unique sales proposition in all your marketing messages.

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Showclix

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

TikTok is projected to grow even further throughout 2021, possibly surpassing a billion active users before year’s end. Here are just a few free steps you can take to get started marketing your event on TikTok in 2021! That said, it’s 2021, and influencers definitely know their worth!

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EventMB

MAY 10, 2022

ON24 attributes its negative revenues in the first quarter of 2022 to client budget rationalizations, the high cost of energy, and the dampening effect of the Ukraine crisis on EMEA markets. Sharan and Vattuone attribute this decline to inflation, the crisis in Ukraine, and contracted enterprise client event budgets.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 15, 2021

Who could have predicted a year ago that Zoom would be a major disruptive influence in the meetings industry? Now, conventional wisdom suggests that hybrid groups, which combine teleconferencing with person-to-person meetings, will be prevalent for the foreseeable future and a permanent part of the new normal. But what will it cost?

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021. Physical event attendance will continue to face limitations in terms of venue capacity and travel restrictions for at least the first of half of 2021.

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The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

If you’ve followed me for long enough, you might know that I’m a big fan of Gary Vaynerchok, who has inspired me in many ways with respect to content marketing. I was thrilled to listen to his keynote, which was moderated by Cathy Song Novelli,SVP – Marketing & Communications at Hubilo, where he also took questions from the audience.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Bookings for conferences, meetings and training events at Wyboston Lakes Resort for 2022 are currently over 140% ahead of 2019, alongside a record number of large events from leading pharmaceutical companies taking place this Autumn. There is also a clear trend for short lead times in 2021, even for relatively sizable events.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Check out these resources to keep your skills sharp for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. Learn what it takes to produce virtual events and meetings – including virtual fundraisers. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals will return next month. billion business events and meetings industry. EVENTIT offers high calibre buyers the opportunity to connect with industry professionals involved in delivering Scotland’s £3.5 And How Do You Make Yours Stand Out?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. Meetings are similarly crucial north of the California border. We have to be ready for whatever happens and meet consumers wherever they are,” Beteta said.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

Event planners are responsible for creating and executing events that meet the goals and vision of their clients. This involves working closely with the client to determine their needs, preferences, and budget, and then designing a plan to meet those requirements. First, exactly what does an event planner get paid to do?

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The two-part CEMA webinar series, “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After,” reviewed what worked and what didn’t at Workiva’s Amplify virtual events. In that same spirit, I tuned in to the two-part CEMA webinar series , “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After.”

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. Following record lows in 2021, marketing budgets as a percentage of company revenue climbed from 6.4% in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. . There is something special about live events.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. Following record lows in 2021, marketing budgets as a percentage of company revenue climbed from 6.4% in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. . There is something special about live events.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

Evaluating Marketing: Revised marketing materials for key venues and solidifying relationships New templates for invoicing, budgeting, letterhead, and client proposals Updating website with event photos What marketing has worked and what has not? Paperless in a world that uses paper (invites, escorts, place cards, menus, etc.).

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