Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

How the industry is celebrating and what you can do to support March 30 th marks Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2023 and there is more excitement than ever. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is giving a live broadcast from 6 a.m. The future of meetings is also the focus of events PCMA chapters are producing for GMID.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2017

It’s not at all unusual for politicians from competing cities to make friendly wagers on major sporting events —but in what could become a trend, the convention and visitors bureaus are venturing into the mix during the 2017 World Series by making a social media bet. Go Astros!”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2019

Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright. After a decade of bringing event professionals together to share strategies and learn about new ways to wow attendees, Smart Meetings pushed the format to pack in even more meaningful networking and sharing. The first Smart Meeting of 2019 was on Jan. That's the top.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Read More: Hispanic Heritage Adds Cultural Flair to Meetings Who They Are As a female and minority-owned company with CEO Rebecca Nunez at the helm, The MRN agency is a full-service operation with marketing strategies offered on several different platforms. Hispanic Heritage Month History First introduced by California Congressman George E.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2023

Canadian CVBs say skies still clear for meeting planners While an orange haze of toxic smoke from wildfires in Canada hovered over New York City, Canadian CVBs say that Québec City and Toronto remain relatively smoke-free and no events have been canceled in those cities. A recent study saw that California 2018 wildfires cost the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Throughout his career, he has managed numerous hotel portfolios and successfully led operations in various California hotel communities. 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. Pete/Clearwater.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Schroeter is director of sales and marketing and Stephens is general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach in Dana Point, California. Schroeter was director of sales for DoubleTree Irvine Spectrum in California. In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

She will draw on over 20 years of experience in global brand development and marketing to oversee the group’s marketing, social media and partnerships across their four brands. of functional meeting space, multiple onsite restaurants and their Stillwater Spa.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Meeting automation is potentially positioning itself as the next technology to shake up the planning game. While apps and meeting management systems have been grabbing headline and topping lists of “tech to watch,” more complete meeting automation could take those principles another step forward.

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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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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

If hotels are to meet this demand, they need to incentivize people to work for them. Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience. Ad campaigns and posts bring properties to meeting planners’ attention.

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

For an event planner, often what will win over delegates is how unique their meeting or event will be. million meetings and events occur in the U.S. 1 Top five meetings destinations in North America; Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas, Atlanta, San Diego 2 The meetings and events industry is projected to grow 33 percent to 2022.

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The Planner's Lounge

MAY 24, 2023

Start Connecting on Social Instead of jumping right to an email or phone call, follow and engage on social media. Many wedding professionals are contacted daily with emails asking for referrals or meetings to “pick their brains.” This type of request is off-putting and comes across as asking for a favor from the start.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Yo ho, yo ho, it’s a meeting life for me. In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (yes, it’s really a thing), walk the plank at your next meeting. Big Bear, California The resident Time Bandit Pirate Ship can make special arrangements for groups of 25 or more, all while navigating the beautiful Big Bear Lake.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Planning a meeting in December can be stressful. Holiday parties, social obligations and work commitments are all competing for attention. In San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences becomes a winter wonderland complete with an ice rink and a giant snowman theater that shows a short film on the geometry of snowflakes.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. The return has been uneven depending on the region and the industry. Marriott’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Read More : California: A Shining Diamond. His advice for meeting professionals looking to take care of their attendees? Solomon, who shared that the good news from his research is that people want to get back to meeting in-person. The post How to Serve Attendees Like a Pro Surfer appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Before her new role in Denver, Huther was general manager of Belmond El Encanto, a luxury, Forbes-rated property in Santa Barbara, California. Later, Huther was general manager for Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort, Hilton Santa Clara and Hilton Checkers Los Angeles, all in California. Monica Coleman and Alecia Zackery.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 20, 2019

On the other hand, the return on technology sponsorships, which can include interactive digital signage, mobile applications, games, social media activations, and other digital platforms, is highly measurable. The 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California prominently showcased commercial sponsorship. Did You Know?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2020

“Our attendees are cancer nurses,” said Jen Krause, the Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS) director of national conferences and meetings. Karen Bradley Burnett, CEM, senior director of conference and meetings for the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), reports similar struggles among her membership. They work long hours.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 31, 2023

The second — Web 2.0 — refers to evolution from a static platform to one with user-generated content distributed on social-media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, etc. Di Bartolo compared the metaverse’s development with where social media was in 2004 and 2005. What would it mean for your advantage?”

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StraussCA

JUNE 8, 2023

Lera Boroditsky, a cognitive scientist at the University of California talks about the perceptions of the world when we don’t use certain words: ‘’There are two outcomes that happen when we don’t name or talk about something. Is your communications committee posting on social media, do you have a poster in your window?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Irvine Company Resort Properties in Newport Beach, California, recently appointed Scott Hermes as its president. It was through joining Meeting Professionals International (MPI) in 1983 that he learned a lot about the industry. MPI has been instrumental for me in learning and gaining practical meetings experience.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Last year, Stanley hosted a pop-up in New York City around the holidays, and using learnings from its first successful event, Stanley gave it a second go—this time with a different vibe on the opposite coast in Southern California. We definitely use [TikTok] as one of the vehicles to share the excitement and to get the word out.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2018, she was awarded Partner of the Year by MPI Northern California Chapter and Supplier of the Year by PCMA Northern California Chapter. I think the biggest challenge to hosting a meeting/conference/event is identifying the best digital technology to add value and enhance the overall event experience. Here We Go Again.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2021

Meeting designer and author Adrian Segar also has sounded an alarm over the lack of attention to venue ventilation and what he called a “misdirected” focus on surface cleaning. To date,” Segar wrote in April, “I have been informed of only one venue—a California hotel property that installed MERV-13 filters.”. Adrian Segar.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This gives users a chance to influence people inside and outside their social media bubble into planning their next trip to that location. California has the most picture-perfect locations of any state on PlayPicks’ list, totaling a whopping 11 sites. Posts shared : 19,783,733. 5 Long Beach. View this post on Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2019

Conferences can be powerful catalysts for learning, networking and growing together—an efficient way for industry professionals to meet other professionals and share their experiences. Want to promote your conference on social media? But what happens when the event is over? Repurpose Footage. More product purchases?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

She recently served as executive meeting sales manager at Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa in California. Wagner (left) has been promoted to executive meetings manager from her position as sales coordinator. She will also manage social media marketing for the property.

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QC Event School

JULY 7, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Ayla Otto! I received a full ride scholarship to pursue music from California State University, San Bernardino. Meeting and working alongside other wedding vendors; some of whom have now became really good friends of mine! Social media, social media, social media!

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Promote your event on social media. Social media promotion will help distribute the content and signal to Google that people are finding you through different platforms. Build a social media strategy, nurture your audience and compel them to register to your website. For example, Marketing summit California.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Some states, such as California, have passed strong data privacy laws. Never use the same passwords for email and social media accounts, and certainly not for financial accounts. appeared first on Smart Meetings. There are no consequences for the companies involved. Yet the United States as a whole has lagged behind.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Meetings and Conferences have seen a great rise across the world and MICE profs make sure to meet the demand of the attendees as well as the event professionals with every corporate event that happens. . Event industry has been witnessing an increase in the number of meetings and conferences every year. The Meetings Show.

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Nunify

APRIL 4, 2022

Share Pre-Event Content On Social Media. Also, good teaser videos, either professionally shot or user-generated, can be shared on social media to create a buzz about your hybrid event. We’re California Streaming on September 14th. Invite Social Media Influencers To Be Event Evangelists.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 23, 2019

In 2018, she was awarded Partner of the Year by MPI Northern California Chapter and Supplier of the Year by PCMA Northern California Chapter. I think the biggest challenge to hosting a meeting/conference/event is identifying the best digital technology to add value and enhance the overall event experience. Here We Go Again.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. 60 percent of travelers post on social media daily. 60 percent of travelers post on social media daily. As a meeting planner, if you plan a beach cleanup CSR activity, don’t serve plastic water bottles at the luncheon. Shawna Suckow.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

While advertising, social media, and marketing are all extremely valuable assets, boosting your referral business could be the solution for taking your company to the next level. Networking is the quickest way to meet other event professionals in a position to refer business to your company. Volunteer Your Time.

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