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Smart Moves in Berkeley, Hollywood and More

Smart Meetings

Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service. She brings expertise in digital marketing, brand development, social media strategy and analytics tools, which she will use to lead the resort’s marketing initiatives. Dringham enters as director of marketing.

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The Complete Step-by-Step Festival Planning Guide for 2021

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Increase social media engagement and media coverage. Once you have found that perfect venue, you need to set a date, sign a contract, stay within budget, and make payments. In 2021, there are so many marketing channels to choose from and it's up to you to determine what channels are best to reach your target demographics.

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The meeting industry new normal – Part 3

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. “If we’re really lucky , we’ll have a safe, inexpensive, effective vaccine sometime before the end of 2021.” The hard work of a large number of scientists, years of research on related coronaviruses, plus a paradigm shift in vaccine development led to the rollout of effective vaccines at the start of 2021.

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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. I understand hotel costs have risen.” Perhaps to include more than just the meeting specs.”

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Summer Is Over & COVID-19 Is Back: Now What?

Endless Events

The Brew Crew decided it’s high time they share their thoughts about the dramatic return of COVID-19 in 2021 and see how their opinions have shifted since the last time they discussed it. They conclude that it’s not just a health crisis anymore – COVID-19 is, as of 2021, also a PR and an HR issue. ” he wonders.

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Five things that define successful events post-Covid? Here’s what industry leaders think

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The Big Five post-Covid success factors to build on: Event operations: go digital or get left behind (digitization) Hybridity is an opportunity (hybrid & virtual events) Spontaneity is the new RSVP (unpredictability) If it’s not measurable, forget it (data insights) It’s about sharing as well as attending (social media).

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Lessons from IMEX Frankfurt to Look for at IMEX America

Smart Meetings

One lesson learned from both Frankfurt 2022 and America in 2021 was that people want more focused learning tracks. See highlights from IMEX America 2021. In Frankfurt, the team produced lots of short videos and social media. “We We are always looking to learn and adapt.”. Focused Learning. A Unique Footprint.

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