Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

According to a study by the World Scholarship Vault , event planner stress levels are hitting a new high — the third-most stressful job in the world for 2023. Event planners are experiencing sticker shock from rising costs for audiovisual, food and beverage, and other direct meeting expenses. But things have changed.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Event décor and installation specialists, Visual Architects has been recommissioned for services at Kendal Calling 2023 taking place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District from 27th – 30th July, following a successful, full transformation of the festival in 2022.

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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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Even before most of the 12,000 attendees from this year’s IMEX America in Las Vegas unpacked their suitcases, the IMEX Group was already planning for 2023 at the renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center where upgrades to restaurants and connected hotels will join the recently refreshed 2.1 Pitching for 2023. million sq.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If the way you handle attendees’ information doesn’t meet the EU’s GDPR standards, it may not meet some U.S. state’s standards being enacted in 2023. meeting professionals changed their data practices if there was any chance an EU citizen would be among their attendees. RELATED: The Meeting Professional’s Guide to GDPR.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. News & World Report highlighted the most popular European cities for 2023 and three of the top 10 were in Italy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. Did 2023 reignite the Golden Age of Travel? Squeglia, CMP, Independent Contractor at RLC Events, to get the inside scoop.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. It is not for commercial purposes.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023. Meanwhile, greener meetings and more sustainable ways of operating will continue to be high on the agenda. Kerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the Meetings Industry Association. Tackling ‘green hushing’ in events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Jeanette Stensgaard speaks on including meetings in company strategy With more than 18 years in the meetings industry, Jeanette Stensgaard, MBA, CMP, HMCC, and Smart Women in Meetings award winner 2023 has entered the independent meetings world as the Chief Brilliance Officer for ShePlans Co. ShePlans Co.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2024

The result: Less negotiability for meetings. percent) in 2024, compared to a strong 2023 that saw pent-up demand unleashed after the Covid pandemic. In fact, group business ( see chart ) has recovered to the point that more group rooms were sold in October 2023 than in October 2019. percent) and guest-room rate (3.0

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 27, 2024

Another recent research report, Knowland’s “ 2024 State of the Meetings Industry ,” which the events industry sales intelligence company produced in partnership with global meetings solution company ConferenceDirect, sheds more light on how sustainability is viewed — and practiced — by event professionals.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

American Express Meetings & Events used the IMEX America show to present its latest forecast for the meetings and events landscape based on survey results from 500 planners. The full version of the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast can be found here.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A recent survey takes the pulse of meeting planners, asking about budgets, contracts, airfares, virtual meetings, and more. For most—88 percent—the reason for the budget increase is to tackle inflation and higher prices, as opposed to raising the number of meeting attendees, changing the meeting format, or other reasons.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Throughout 2022, nearly every meeting service provider continues to be short-staffed and plagued by last-minute no-shows or insufficiently skilled workers. To best prepare you, here are eight kinds of curveballs other meeting professionals have been thrown so far in 2022, with expectations extending into 2023— and how to deal with them.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How to prepare for 2023 contract negotiations Yes, we’re out of the pandemic shutdown, but it’s not back to “business as usual.” From workforce shortages to inflation worries, what should event planners be looking for when it comes to 2023 contracts? On the “high” side: Larger deposits up-front for hotel contracts.

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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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Nunify

MAY 31, 2023

So here is an article of the top event technology trends for 2023 you should be aware of. The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Event Technology via GIPHY The year 2023 will forever be etched in our memories as the pivotal moment when AI and chatbots such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing AI became water cooler talk.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Neptunus has secured a new contract to continue to supply temporary structures to the Affordable Art Fair held each May on London’s Hampstead Heath. Following next year’s fair, organisers have agreed a new contract with Neptunus through to 2023. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

Read on to learn how to leverage technology to bypass the hurdles and thrive in 2023 and beyond. #1. With soaring airfares and flight cancellations, attendees need persuasive reasons to leave home and meet in person. They can talk via live video conferencing and arrange to meet onsite. Tip: Measure return on investment.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Steve Hill, president and CEO of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said F1’s impact will make November 2023 Las Vegas’ “best November in history.” “The stops in Formula 1’s 2023 calendar, including Austin and Miami, out of Formula 1’s 23 stops this year. Las Vegas is one of three U.S.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

-Third best trading year since opening in 1986- World-renowned conference, events, meetings and exhibition centre, The QEII Centre , has announced a remarkable year of business stabilisation and recovery, resulting in the Centre’s third best trading performance since opening in 1986.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

increase (forecast: 18.5%), ground transportation increased by 9.8% (forecast: 7.3%), and meetings and events, measured by the average cost per attendee per day, increased by 58.1% (forecast: 25%). billion passengers in 2023, nearly reaching 2019 numbers, a year that saw 4.54 In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2% Consolidate and compromise.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Does your hotel contract make it easy for a hotel to relocate your business? If your hotel contract was written before or during the Covid pandemic, you’d better watch your back. First, these meeting contracts do not prevent cancellation; rather, they allow cancellation subject to a party’s obligation to pay cancellation damages.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

What to do in advance and in the moment to meet your room block budget It seems simple. Book a block of rooms for meeting attendees based on the number of people and the times of the meetings. For example, does everyone sign up with enough advance notice to meet the hotel’s deadline? Just follow the formula, right?

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EventMB

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this challenging climate, what can meeting and event professionals do to secure the best deal? Hilton Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings. Skift Take: Demand for hotel space is rising almost as fast as inflation. Five experts from Hilton spill their secrets.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2024

The New York-based meeting-management platform now makes it simpler for attendees to book rooms and for organizers to track pickup. Most recently, the company worked with creative agency Smyle to launch Bizzabo Studios in September 2023. Bizzabo, founded in 2011, has seen a number of acquisitions and partnerships in the past few years.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

With the full-on return of in-person events in 2023 a most welcome development—especially for associations who rely heavily on revenues from their annual meetings—one issue has gotten trickier for meeting hosts: event-cancellation insurance. Here, one underwriter provides insight.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

“Day-to-day operations will remain business-as-usual and Cvent will continue to operate as a separate and independent public company until the transaction closes, which is expected mid-year 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions,” according to a statement from Reggie Aggarwal, Cvent CEO and founder.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With costs moving stubbornly higher, meeting planners must be proactive and creative to stay within their F&B budget. It’s no secret that costs for just about every element of meetings and events shot up in 2023—and even the slowing inflation rate probably won’t be enough to head off further event-cost hikes in 2024.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 22, 2023

GBTA/Cvent survey respondents, the majority of whom have some meeting responsibilities, cite moderate pay raises in 2023 as well as high job satisfaction—but also an inclination towards finding a similar role in another organization. when the survey was conducted in February 2023: 6.0

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Stova

OCTOBER 3, 2023

ConferenceDirect's 2023 Annual Partner Meeting Success Story Collaborative event management solutions for successful annual meetings. The collaborative venture between ConferenceDirect and Stova, exemplified by the 2023 Annual Partner Meeting (APM), demonstrates these principles.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

Conneighton continued, “In fact, when we deploy our changes by May 15, 2023, we expect to be the first hospitality company to change its display, leading the industry on this important issue.” The post Marriott Full Price Displays Go into Effect May 15 appeared first on Smart Meetings. A Transparency Trend?

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

Here’s how one meeting professional does it. Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. There are times when planners can get tons of concessions, low room rates, and all the meeting space they need with no rental fees. Right now is not that time. Professionalism is key.

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