Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. Holding in-person meetings: what do we now know? It’s time to take another look. .”

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 4, 2023

People were ready to be face to face, away from their computer screens, and connect with other meeting professionals. 2022 was the catalyst for bigger and better in-person events this year. . Keep reading for our most popular articles of 2022. Take a look at our tips when scheduling new meetings this year! .

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. Do you stay at your desk and look at social media?

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Eventscase Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s a recap of all the things we’re thankful for—and an invitation for you to join us in reliving our best moments in 2022! If you check out our social media channels, we’ve taken part in different corporate events, from sponsored ones to paid ones. And this is what this post is about! Physical events are back.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2022

If it’s good enough to give NASA Astronauts the rest they need while on missions into space, it’s a game changer for the meeting professional working between time zones. TripIt is primed for meeting professionals traveling in and outside of the United States. Lounge Key. Stars on Google Play. Apple, Android, Windows.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

So, they pivoted to extend the life cycle of the previous PlayStation 4 console past its original expected discontinuation in 2021 to try and meet consumer demands, and continued to produce both PS4 and PS5 in tandem into 2022. In the weeks prior to your product launch, run countdown campaigns across your brand’s social media channels.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With its latest report focused as much on post-pandemic meetings sentiment as meeting-venue innovation, decisionmaker expectations for 2022 off-site events are revealed. Among the main findings: • A central reason for organizing off-site meetings at this time is for participants to “escape their own fixed environment.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

As things currently stand in the events industry, we’re planning events in 2022 as if the COVID-19 pandemic never existed. She notes that, indeed, some events look a lot like 2019 in 2022. It was very similar to the pre-COVID event, but tons of people came because that crowd simply wanted to meet in person.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As we have announced extensively in social media, Eventscase celebrated its 10th anniversary last September. LAST ‘WHAT’S UP’ EVENT OF 2022. ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE FOR ETL 2022. We are hosting representatives from event agencies in Spain and we’re flying them to London to attend Event Tech Live 2022.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

No matter what type it is, your membership directory makes it easy for members to find others’ contact info, like phone numbers, email addresses, or social media accounts. According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 50% of associations reported an increase in new member acquisitions, up from 44% in the 2022 report!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

focused on training advocates to meet with congressional offices and advocate for legislation. But in 2021 and 2022, this event had to be held virtually due to the pandemic.? . One of the advocacy options is sending personalized messages to po licymakers on social media. Post Event Pluses.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2022 Meeting and Event Trends for Professional Planners. Adaptability will be the key word we use when we talk about events in 2022. To make your jobs a little easier, we highlighted the top five meeting and event trends for professional planners in 2022. One trend we will continue to see in 2022 is hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart and Sam’s Club associates met in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the 2022 Associates Week, June 1-3. Home of the University of Arkansas’ men’s and women’s basketball teams, Bud Walton Arena hosted the Sam’s Club Associates Meeting, Walmart U.S. Associates Meeting.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

If you’ve never been, look for pics on social media or ask the event planners what’s been done in the past. Make It Easy to Buy: Implement a Meeting Room. Creating a meeting space in your booth is an awesome way to hold your attendees’ attention and give them the opportunity to speak with you in a private setting.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

NYC & Company Rebrands, Adds ‘Conventions’ to Name NYC & Company, the CVB for Gotham has rebranded as New York City Tourism + Conventions, adding the “conventions” to hit home the value the city has for meeting planners. Meeting Planners Takeaway New York City Tourism + Conventions morphing out of NYC&Co. The City saw 9.4

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Nunify

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Big players across industries have already planned some really exciting ‘virtual’ and ‘hybrid’ events for 2022. 2022 has events lined up in both ‘virtual’ and ‘hybrid’ formats to cater to the interests of a wide audience. Top Tech Events in 2022. Date: 19th- 20th April 2022. Date: 3-7 January 2022.

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Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

According to a 2022 survey by The Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking , one reason sponsors’ objectives aren’t achieved is because associations don’t know sponsors’ goals. Social media Feature sponsors in pre-event, during-event, and post-event social media posts and campaigns.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The third annual corporate-events research report from Germany-based meetings organization In-House Corporate Events (ICE) in conjunction with Cvent revealed several interesting trends as corporate-meeting departments coordinate events for 2022. social-media engagement (73 percent versus 51 percent in 2020).

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

So, they pivoted to extend the life cycle of the previous PlayStation 4 console past its original expected discontinuation in 2021 to try and meet consumer demands, and continued to produce both PS4 and PS5 in tandem into 2022. In the weeks prior to your product launch, run countdown campaigns across your brand’s social media channels.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Hybrid events can work for many types of meetings and programs, including internal and external company events. Team meetings. Hybrid events can make more of a lasting impression than other meeting types because virtual content can live longer and continually be accessed and viewed. 5) Social Media Marketing World.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 27, 2022

With more than a decade of experience in the meetings and events sector, working on both the professional planning side and as an association collaborator, Dahlia is known as the coffee-fuelled ‘go-to’ source for trend-setting solutions, eventtech news, and social media expertise. PCMA Convening Leaders 2022.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 26, 2023

According to the 2022 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 52% of associations believe a lack of engagement is the top reason members don’t renew. Some association member engagement KPIs you can look at include: Social media metrics (follows, likes, comments, mentions, shares, etc.) The solution?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

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. In 2022, he was named HSMAI General Manager of the Year for South Florida. Throughout her career, she has held multiple strategic marketing positions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

– Business in Blackpool, always a pleasure – Meet Blackpool , Blackpool’s conference and exhibition arm which launched in July 2022 by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited (BECL), is embarking on an ambitious new £450,000 marketing campaign to relaunch the town’s cutting-edge offer for business events.

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Management Events

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As the year comes to a close, what key retail trends are expected in 2022? . The transformation from omnichannel to optichannel can be made possible with immediate steps such as mapping out customer journeys, quickening social media response time and repurposing content. . 2022 Technology Trends in Retail . AR and VR

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2024

has more than doubled since the 1980s; the authors cite a 2022 Lancet study finding that nearly half a million Americans die early every year as a result of excess body weight. The obesity rate in the U.S.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. Virtual events have grown to be really popular due to the global pandemic, initially being hosted as replacements for live in-person events that were canceled due to social distancing and quarantine policies. Conclusion.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Warwick suggested establishing guidelines for social media postings to avoid sending the wrong message.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2023

According to Artesha Moore, FASAE, CAE, the idea to switch things up came from her listening tour of Association Forum’s 4,000 members, which she embarked on after assuming the role of president and CEO in early 2022. How do we leverage social media? The social media is absolutely about FOMO, word of mouth, amplification.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 26, 2022

To learn what meeting professionals value most as the industry emerges in the post-Covid world of gathering, Caesars Entertainment launched its Caesars Entertainment Remastered Tour— showcasing the company’s largest reinvestment year having spent hundreds of millions in 2022 on upgrading their venues across the U.S.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Economic, cultural, and technological issues are impacting who makes it onto the podium at meeting and conventions. In fact, Best finds this to be “a triple threat,” noting the increasing number of in-person meetings, higher costs to host and feed guests, and expected annual hikes for speaking fees. But while A.I.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

From social media marketing and paid advertising to SEO improvement and event messaging, we cover advertising ideas and marketing strategies for both virtual and live events. Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth.

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All Seated

JUNE 2, 2023

IN THIS ARTICLE: ChatGPT and Meetings ChatGPT and Event Planning ChatGPT and Marketing Challenges and Limitations Future of ChatGPT in the Meetings and Events Industry Launched in November 2022, AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT has been rapidly impacting workflows across various sectors – and this is only the start of AI’s potential.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Viewers can watch the event as it unfolds, making it feel as if they’re in attendance, hence why it is such a great combination when matched with social media. Even during in-person events, people will lose their attention from time to time and start scrolling through their social media feeds.

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