Master the Event

JANUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to planning a meeting or event, whenever possible we all want the top of everything. Along with the top rankings the ICCA is reporting some meetings industry positive update. Along with the top rankings the ICCA is reporting some meetings industry positive update. Who is the ICCA?

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The Castle Group

APRIL 10, 2023

The World’s Local Public Relations Agency Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) is the world’s local public relations agency—a network of more than 50 independently-owned public relations firms servicing key markets worldwide. Sandy previously served as secretary and Wendy has chaired the conference and site committee since 2009. .

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Eventmobi

APRIL 25, 2018

They often have stressful jobs, serving in critical roles that span a variety of responsibilities, including acting as impromptu event planners. She coordinated all the operations for this year’s annual event, which brought together 146 business associations from all over the region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Introducing….

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Globex 2018, to be published on 5 November 2018, will show that 2017’s global exhibitions market growth was boosted by continued high growth in emerging markets, while mature markets continued to trade in an improved macroeconomic environment. Global market – 2017 highlights. 5% CAGR to 2022, above GDP growth.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2019

The innovative program was first designed to help marketing and sales teams connect with and secure prospective clients, but it was such a success that Marriott expanded it across hotels internationally. Now anyone—from front desk, events and banquets employees to operations, general managers and kitchen staff—can become culturally competent.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

I asked Meyer what this might mean for North American–based meeting professionals whose conferences are now attracting participants from around the globe. Those countries include Mexico, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Japan, China, and India — and to a lesser extent, France, Italy, and Spain. Relationships are built slowly.

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GEVME

JUNE 15, 2020

In our first episode of Digital Event Series , we discussed how to start running a virtual event with Ed Nedin, the founder of Geekle.us , where Ed shared his first ever experience of organizing an event. Interesting, that Ed had never organized events before. You recently organized a virtual event “Node.js

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

There’s no question that the meetings industry is constantly changing. Smart Meetings has identified some of the most important tips, tricks and trends from this year, in order to help meeting planners become better prepared for 2017. 20 Event Industry Trends Shaping the Meetings Landscape.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad , the newest Manhattan property by the brand, welcomed Donald as director of sales and marketing. For over 20 years, Donald has garnered experience in accounting, sales and marketing, serving luxury hospitality hotel companies in Switzerland, England, New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A twenty-year hospitality veteran, Casserly was most recently director of marketing in Baltimore, Maryland for Four Seasons. He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others. Glaucia Canil.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

With just two weeks until IMEX in Frankfurt, over 2,800 buyers from across the world – spanning agencies, corporates, independents and associations – are busy building their show schedules and making appointments to meet and do business with an international roster of suppliers for the first time in three years.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The United States will continue to outperform the global exhibitions market. And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. Year-to-date RevPAR has declined in six of the top 25 markets. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond?

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 25, 2021

4 excerpts from the Social Impact Award winners’ acceptance speeches that doubled down on the event theme: A Moment of Hope and Reflection. However, it was the Social Impact Award recipients who most deeply embraced the theme of the event, “A Moment of Hope and Reflection,” with their comments.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 24, 2023

Exhibitors, industry professionals and other attendees will meet at the second annual SIAL America 2023 , organized by Emerald X at Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to showcase food and beverage categories that are key to retailers, wholesalers, food service companies and distributors. “We market,” she says.

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Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional that is doing something amazing. This month we spoke with Vasil Azarov, Co-founder of Growth Marketing Conference, about starting a career in events, building an event brand from scratch, and how to be smart with event partnerships. The growth of event marketing.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 4, 2019

With over 40 years’ experience in ticketing and live entertainment, TEG operates as the exclusive ticketing provider for over 135 venue and promoter clients and delivers 30 million tickets annually for over 30,000 events spanning live sports, concerts, theatre, festivals, and exhibitions across more than 13 countries. Brand Events.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 31, 2020

Learn how to host a must-attend event like industry titan, Netflix. What started in 1997 as a convenient video rental alternative quickly turned into a powerhouse company that (as of this writing) has a larger market cap than Disney. Unfortunately, the event has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus. How could it not be?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 27, 2021

Airbnb founders saw Airbnb Open, its in-person event for hosts, as the way for the then-fledgling company to gain credibility. While he worked with two outside production agencies, he only had one staff member to develop the strategy, environment, and program for a three-day event at Fort Mason in San Francisco in 2014.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 28, 2016

long until the competitive sport of Olympics marketing kicks into high gear. The Olympic Games have been called one of the best international marketing platforms in the world, reaching billions of people in more than 200 countries. That also means it won’t be.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Coffee is a staple at all face-to-face events, but at Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) Re:co (Regarding: Coffee) Symposium, participants’ interest in the beverage goes far beyond seeking a jolt of caffeine. And their experiences at the event go way beyond just talking about coffee. Experience Hall.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Returning to F2F, do alcohol and meetings still mix? It happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009,” Juliane Farinazzo, co-founder and events director of Bijou Events, remembers as if it were yesterday. Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

Visit Santa Cruz County (VSCC) in California has hired Laura Manriquez as the new director of sales and marketing. She brings more than eight years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry and will focus on management of sales and marketing programs for group travel. Jim Koutsky. Felipe Facchin. John Kurtzweil.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That said, I’m a marketer, meaning I make a living by iterating on what past data has taught me, and how that’ll effect how people act going forward. When it comes to conferences, one type of soothsaying that our industry indulges in every year is predicting what trends are going to be big at our peer’s events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Booking.com has released its Top 10 Trending Destinations for 2018, and from the sun-washed splendors of Cartagena, Colombia, to the food scene in Philadelphia, there’s a place and a reason perfectly suited for your event. Be they halfway around the world or close to home, these prime meeting spots should be on your radar.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2017

As busy event planners, this technology saves time in lines, at airports, at hotels and even on airplanes by eliminating a need to dig through wallets searching for the right cards or wait for the loading of multiple mobile payment apps. The post Google Just Made All Your Transactions Much Easier appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

We looked into what makes these the most Instagrammed cities, locations, hotels and museums, and have described why planners might want to hold their next event ( and take their next #selfie ) in these can’t-miss places. Many of the city’s bars, clubs and restaurants also can be used as event spaces. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Most operations are outsourced—including attendee acquisition, communications, and public relations, which since IBIE 2007 have all been handled by MDG, a tradeshow marketing agency headquartered in San Diego. . But it’s not enough to bring more market segments and thus more attendees to the show. HANDS-ON UTENSILS . COOKING SCHOOL .

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

Humber, CGMP, GVEP, is no slouch when it comes to meetings. As special-event coordinator for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) at Harvard University, Humber has access to some of the most technologically advanced venues in the United States. Hackathons are a good way to accomplish both.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

There weren’t enough hotel rooms for the amount of attendees coming to watch World Cup in Brazil two years ago, so Airbnb was called upon to help; to reach out to home owners to open their homes during that period for hopeful guests. appeared first on Smart Meetings. Proving a Need. “That was a win, win, win.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

There weren’t enough hotel rooms for the amount of attendees coming to watch World Cup in Brazil two years ago, so Airbnb was called upon to help; to reach out to home owners to open their homes during that period for hopeful guests. appeared first on Smart Meetings. Proving a Need. “That was a win, win, win.

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TicketBud

MARCH 1, 2017

A lot of people have been asking about tips and tricks from event ticketing professionals. Today, I'm excited to introduce to you the first of many Event Professionals: Deidra Sibila. Today we have Deidra Sibila, Director of Ticketing at 3Can Events. Kayhan: So Deidra, you built your career in the Ticketing and Events Industry.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2019

A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Related: Market Trends Point to Strong Growth for Meeting Venues.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Simply scroll through for images and tips to get the inspiration flowing for your next corporate event. Source: Encore Event Technologies. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. ICA (International Cotton Association) Trade Event 2016.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When I was invited to be part of the jury at the International Corporate Events (ICE) Awards , I jumped at the opportunity. I was really excited to join this international jury, as it gave me a front row seat to see what some of the best corporate event planners are doing, but there was another reason. Location of Event.

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