Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

While many will be mindful of basics like marketing and project management, few will know that they have to consider costs involving equipment, labor, and studios. So don’t waste another minute and get a head start on your 2021 virtual event budget by downloading a free copy today! Initial Considerations. Virtual Reality.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The opening day of IMEX America 2021 at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas was humming with people just happy to be back together. Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. We are LIVE from IMEX in EXVO HOME!

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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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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Here are the 50 best virtual event ideas for 2021. The week before your event kicks off is a crucial marketing period. Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. Want more ideas?

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Here are the 50 best virtual event ideas for 2021. The week before your event kicks off is a crucial marketing period. Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. Want more ideas?

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Expo Pass

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Pre-event marketing is all about two things: boosting registration, and creating real, organic interest in the event. To answer these questions, we did a little research, and put together our favorite pre-event marketing strategies for planning your 2021/2022 events. Virtual pre-event meet and greets, sign us up!

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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. Compare the best virtual event platforms on the market. The post The Essential Virtual Event RFP Guide: 2021 edition appeared first on SpotMe.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors can now participate in global events without incurring travel and accommodation expenses. that saw attendees from 55 countries and speakers from 3 continents. For Tomorrowland 2021 the organizers continued to rely on Belgium’s decision to allow in-person events. Reimagined.

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Endless Events

MARCH 23, 2021

Today, it’s time for something different, but just as relevant: we will talk about diversity in events as of 2021. And we found just the speaker to talk about it! Diversity In Events 2021: More Than Just A Trend. Next up, it’s time to talk about the topic at hand: diversity in events in 2021.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The meetings, events and incentives community will come together this week to make valuable business connections, learn and network as The Meetings Show returns. Here are some of the highlights of The Meetings Show 2021: Inspiring exhibitors. Quality hosted buyers. Education, education, education. Tomorrow’s Talent.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizers can give local speakers and/or local businesses impacted by the legislation a platform at their event to raise awareness. FLOCC’s first edition — a second is planned for August 2024 in Coral Gables — drew close to 150 attendees, mostly from Florida-based DMOs, attractions, events, hotels, and marketing agencies.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Those attending in person can go to workshops, engage with each other, interact with speakers, and ask questions. To be successful, hybrid events need to go beyond simply streaming the in-person speakers and sessions — although that certainly can be a part of it. Marketing and sales events. Team meetings. Trade shows.

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Socio Events

JUNE 22, 2021

A virtual event is conducted online (virtually), and attendees join from their computers or devices instead of meeting in a physical location. Before 2020, we used virtual meetings for everything from interviews and business meetings to on-demand exercise classes and webinars—and we still do. What technology will you use?

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Socio Events

JUNE 7, 2021

Read on to learn what you need to know about hybrid event success by looking at five successful hybrid events in 2021. Here are some of our favorite hybrid events from 2021! Winter Workshop 2021. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) was ready for the challenge. What is a Hybrid Event? Register here to gain access.

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Bizzabo

JULY 20, 2021

Agents of Hybrid welcomed speakers and thought leaders from the most well-respected events and brands in the industry: Money 20/20, Peloton, HubSpot, and Bloomberg - just to name a few. Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022. Hybrid is a Spectrum.

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ePly

AUGUST 30, 2021

With so few hours in the day, it’s been impossible to attend all the webinars you may have wanted to, so that’s why we gathered together some of our best webinars of 2021. Association Event Trends for 2021. 91% said that it was valuable in meeting association members’ needs by having events. Hybrid 2.0 – A New Model Emerges.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

In fact, business owners began launching different online meetings and events within their companies, to track the progress of the work done. In this guide, you will get familiar with 15 marketing strategies that will help you promote your virtual conference in 2021. How can this be done correctly? Let’s begin!

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Romie Dr. Romie, Great Wolf Resorts Board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker and founder of brainSHIFT, Dr. Romie , begins a new role as chief wellness officer for Great Wolf Resorts. Christy Loy Christy Loy, Meet Minneapolis Loy takes on the role of senior vice president of destination sales at Meet Minneapolis.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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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. Hybrid events were designed around the in-person experience, with live streams of speaker presentations tacked on as a bonus feature. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 3, 2021

Event organizers, speakers, sponsors, and attendees are all hoping to meet, connect, and build long-lasting relationships. There were probably hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees, speakers, and sponsoring brands there. You want to make sure you meet the right people and get the most relevant content, but it’s overwhelming.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 10, 2021

Entrepreneur, public speaker, author and current board member of the European Advisory Council of Meetings Professional International. Mariska has more than 20years working experience in tourism and the meetings and events industry. Best: the people that I have meet during my career in the industry. Best (and worst?)

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We fantasize about crowded exhibit halls, packed hotels, and chummy, in-person board meetings. I get a million emails a day with some variation of “Here’s when I think we can hold big meetings again.” I’m not sure my association will hold a big, in-person meeting in 2021. I delete them all. Or something else altogether.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

RainFocus , provider of the next-generation enterprise event marketing platform, today unveiled its RainFocus Essential package, a key component to the company’s all-in-one event management and marketing platform. RainFocus Essential brings event and marketing teams together with one easy-to-use platform for meetings and small events.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 15, 2021

If 2020 was a black diamond, 2021 is a double black diamond,” said Nico van Praag, senior vice president at Freeman Company. To mark Global Meeting Industry Day, the Event Leadership Institute hosted a panel of event professionals who shared how they have met the moment with new strategies for formats, sponsors, ideation, and more.

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Eventmobi

JULY 29, 2022

Meet the Person Behind the Magic. As a former EventMobi event app client, it was a no-brainer for Cindy Smith, Communications Manager, CLHIA to choose our Virtual Event Platform to run their 2020-2021 virtual events. Booths gave sponsors an opportunity to share their brand and marketing material. Planning the Event. Key Results.

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Bizzabo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Fast forward 8 months to October, which is iconically the busy season for events, organizers and marketers have successfully shifted their entire strategy to take their events online. In order to discover what predictions the industry has, we surveyed almost 400 event marketing professionals in mid-senior level positions.

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All Seated

JANUARY 29, 2021

The preferred size of 2021 weddings. As we begin to plan weddings for 2021, our wedding sizes are based upon local restrictions and guest confidence. Related: Allseated Launches Physical Distance Tool For Designing Wedding Layouts That Meet Distance Guidelines . How clients with 2021 weddings are approaching the new year.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 19, 2022

These all describe Mambu’s market-leading banking and financial services platform. Meet The Person Behind The Magic. Mambu had two primary objectives for their February 2021 “We Own This” Virtual Kickoff Conference: To share their 2021 company strategy and vision To build community, unity, engagement, enthusiasm.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Read on to learn the ins and outs of audience engagement in 2021 and beyond. While 82% of B2B marketers believe that attendee engagement is an important KPI for event success, more than half (67.7%) find it more difficult to keep engagement strong during sessions at virtual events. How do you measure such an initiative?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2021

Now that the world has staged virtual events for the better part of a year, it’s time to make sure these events meet your organization’s ongoing needs. The process to develop a budget for a virtual or hybrid meeting isn’t too dissimilar to traditional in-person meetings, but it requires looking through a different lens.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. MTS is broken down into two main components: The Exchanges and the Forum.

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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? Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. Meeting planners don’t need to be IT gurus.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 15, 2021

5 Ways to Market Trust for Safe Events in 2021. Ready for in-person meetings and events to come back in 2021? While hybrid meetings are here to stay, Unique Venues knows that marketing trust to attendees at in-person gatherings provides more opportunities to rebuild the hospitality industry. Social Media.

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