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JUNE 15, 2023

Skift Take: Networking breaks and cocktail hours are no longer enough. Business networking at events requires a structured approach that fosters intentional conversations.

Events 163

Events Meetings Event Design Event Tech 163

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JUNE 12, 2023

Skift Take: Planners know they must expect the unexpected, but the smog caused by Canada's wildfires that blanketed the East Coast over the past week surprised most. Flights were delayed, and outdoor activities canceled, leaving many to ask what's next.

Events 162

Events Meetings Sustainability 162

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JUNE 12, 2023

Skift Take: The message is clear. In-person meetings must provide compelling reasons for participants to travel. Even small meetings need to feel like experiences.

Meetings 147

Meetings Travel Venues 147

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JUNE 2, 2023

Skift Take: Building a brand by thinking like a marketer is the key to creating a successful trade show exhibit experience that achieves business goals.

Trade Shows 155

Trade Shows Meetings Marketing 155

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MAY 22, 2023

Skift Take: The NAACP is the latest group to issue a formal Florida travel advisory in response to a Governor Ron DeSantis bill. The LGBTQ+ and the Latino communities have done the same, and now meetings and events are canceling.

Meetings 219

Meetings Travel Events 219

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MAY 16, 2023

Skift Take: Audience demographics, needs, and expectations for in-person experiential programs have shifted, engendering many business-to-business events to evolve into more engaging, personalized, consumerized, and ultimately, business-to-consumer event experiences.

Events 174

Events Meetings Event Design 174

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MAY 8, 2023

Skift Take: Milwaukee is building on its strengths as a top meeting destination through a massive extension of its Wisconsin Center. Find out what the updates mean for event planners, and how attendees can take advantage of the city's many attractions after the official agenda wraps up.

Meetings 171

Meetings Events Sustainability 171

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MAY 2, 2023

Skift Take: As the booming event industry struggles with labor shortages, new commission automation technology is arriving just in time for savvy planners to make more money with less work.

Event Marketing 158

Event Marketing Events Marketing Meetings 158

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MARCH 21, 2023

Skift Take: Software giant Adobe is paying a lot of attention to real-time event data. It is boosting its data-capturing capabilities by partnering with event marketing platform RainFocus with a focus on online personalization.

Events 192

Events Event Marketing Meetings Marketing 192

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MARCH 21, 2023

Skift Take: For 36 years, SXSW and Austin have been synonymous. Not anymore. In October, this annual convergence of creativity will descend upon Sydney, Australia, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.

Meetings 189

Meetings Event Design Events 189

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MARCH 17, 2023

Skift Take: VisitBritain’s annual global travel trade event continues to be virtual, and that may be here to stay.

Events 151

Events Travel Meetings Marketing 151

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MARCH 14, 2023

Skift Take: The Vendry has launched Copilot, a browser extension that displays additional vendor information as they surf the web. This new technology is a clever way of using the company's extensive database of vendors.

Meetings 173

Meetings Technology Venues Event Tech 173

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MARCH 7, 2023

Skift Take: For an event to be truly successful, it must instill a feeling of belonging, which in turn is an act of inclusion. That is exactly what Google's Xi Days did.

Events 191

Events Meetings Event Design 191

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Skift Take: A new entertainment district being created near the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center will include Topgolf as its entertainment anchor tenant.

Entertainment 186

Entertainment Meetings Corporate Events Hospitality 186

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Skift Take: Meetings and events now play a pivotal role in reconnecting teams within a supportive, nurturing environment. Every element of meeting design needs to be carefully considered with delegate welfare in mind. That's why selecting the right venue or partner is the first step to addressing attendees’ holistic wellness needs.

Meeting Design 163

Meeting Design Venues 2023 Meetings 163

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Skift Take: Washington, D.C.’s destination marketing organization gets additional funding with an eye on post-Covid pandemic recovery.

Meetings 176

Meetings Marketing Tourism 176

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Skift Take: Successful meetings and events are designed to meet the needs of all attendees who must be motivated to attend. If they can get the information being presented online, they will not expend time or money. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 188

Events Meetings Event Design Marketing 188

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Skift Take: How consummate teamwork and collaboration attract major sporting events year after year, creating major economic benefits, tourism spending, brand appeal, and lasting legacies. — Jeff Heilman Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Sports 196

Sports Events Tourism Meetings 196

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Skift Take: As CES, the world’s largest tech show, prepares to swing open its doors to more than 100,000 people, a threat of a possible strike by food service workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center as well as Covid are concerns. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Tech 164

Tech Meetings 164

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Skift Take: Entertaining large crowds at your event can be difficult and limiting. Here are 16 ways to engage a greater number of attendees all at the same time. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Entertainment 158

Entertainment Meetings Events Venues 158

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Skift Take: Cincinnati lost its bid to host FIFA World Cup matches in 2026, but that is not stopping it from investing in its convention district. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

2026 177

2026 Meetings Hotels 177

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Skift Take: The demand for in-person meetings has never been higher, but attendees now expect to get more from these experiences. Find out how boutique hotels can help planners deliver on the promise of more meaningful connection, inviting attendees to enjoy a shared experience of enhanced wellness, immersion, and cultural authenticity. — Visit Baltimore Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Hotels 167

Hotels Meetings 167

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Skift Take: Three recent major industry gatherings showcase how Las Vegas perpetuates long-haul return on investment for itself and meetings groups alike — and why partnering with the airport is a must. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 222

Events Meetings 222

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Skift Take: To assume a virtual speaking experience is the same as in-person is a mistake. However, including remote speakers does not make a meeting less successful. — Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Speakers 210

Speakers Meetings Event Design Events 210

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Skift Take: In this episode of the Event Manager we discuss sustainable growth through innovation with Angeles Moreno, Country Manager Spain at AIM Group International. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Sustainability 190

Sustainability Event Management Meetings Events 190

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

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

Events 180

Events Hotels 2023 Meetings 180

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Skift Take: Pedro Góes, CEO at InEvent, joins this episode of the Event Manager Podcast to discuss event tech innovation. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Event Tech 211

Event Tech Events Tech Event Management 211

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Skift Take: A slew of meetings and conventions planned for Florida this week had to cancel as Hurricane Ian barrels toward the state. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 181

Events Meetings 181

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Skift Take: Inflation and supply chain issues are nagging not only the meetings industry but travel in general, but optimism still reigns supreme. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Meetings 179

Meetings Events Travel 179

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Skift Take: In this episode we are joined by Gerrit Heijkoop,Executive Partner / Moderator & Host at LiveOnlineEvents, where together we deep dive into the hybrid events, from both a production perspective and an audience perspective. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 169

Events Meetings 169

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Skift Take: Planners of in-person events aren’t seeing the attendance levels that they want. Are they being unrealistic, or are other factors at play? Is their communication strategy on target? — Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 237

Events Meetings Event Marketing Marketing 237

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Skift Take: This special episode features two sessions recorded live at the Skift Meetings' Event Design Summit. During this episode you will hear from Jesse Gainer of C2 International, Megan Henshall of Google, Naomi Clare Crellin of Storycraft Lab and Liz Lathan of The Community Project. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Meetings 170

Meetings Event Design Events 170

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Skift Take: In this episode of the Event Manager Podcast, we’re joined by Jeff Bzdawka, chief executive officer of Knowland, a hospitality data analytics and technology company. — Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 191

Events Venues Event Management Hospitality 191

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Skift Take: As Skift Meetings has been reporting all summer, events have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. However, Knowland, a data and hospitality technology company that tracks meetings and events volume is optimistic that the industry will be back to 100 percent by the end of 2023. This is a result of pent-up demand as well as the lifting of corporate travel restrictions. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 212

Events Meetings Hospitality 2023 212

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Skift Take: It’s a hot market right now for job seekers in the event industry, with most of the opportunities coming from third parties. Companies that laid off people during the pandemic are wary of staffing up too quickly and are turning to agencies instead.

Events 206

Events 2022 Meetings Marketing 206

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Skift Take: New research shows that meeting planning is impacted by inflation and rising costs in ways few anticipated. As a result, obstacles abound, from unfilled job openings to supply chain issues yet to be resolved. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Meetings 212

Meetings Meeting Planning 212

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JUNE 28, 2022

With many parts of the world experiencing the worst inflation we’ve seen in decades, events are getting more expensive to host. This makes it all that much more crucial to get the most ROI possible out of each event, and there is one key factor that can help planners hit the mark: data. Event analytics are especially valuable because they provide real-time audience behavioral data, which marketers pay millions for.

Events 171

Events Event Tech Tech Event Design 171