Event Industry News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, has announced that it has acquired Jifflenow, a leading B2B 1:1 and group appointments scheduling solution and iCapture, an award-winning lead capture solution.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2021

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

One commenter asked to explain the difference between trade shows, conferences and conventions. Trade Show – An exhibition for companies in a specific industry to showcase and demonstrate their latest offerings. I hope that helps compartmentalize some of the different types of events in our industry.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We put a page together that makes it easy to review all the pieces of your event puzzle for your 2021 conferences and trade shows. There are plenty of opportunities to learn new skills, get software-specific training, and check out the latest buzz in the industry. Make sure you have everything you need for success.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

JUNE 13, 2022

A cultural event, professional conference, trade show, or home and garden show can attract both local attendees and visitors. For an event creator, it’s important to tap into current travel trends in the event industry, including what attendees want to see when they travel to an attraction.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. Illustration by SHOUT). It’s nonsense.

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Event Marketer

MAY 31, 2023

The annual event put on by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is one of the biggest gaming conferences to falter in the headwinds of an industry-wide trade show evolution brought on by pandemic-related interruptions and strategy shifts by headlining brands. Georges agrees.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

More than a decade ago, when EventMobi launched, mobile apps for conferences were a revolution. These days, they’re a prerequisite for a fantastic conference experience. With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more. Networking!

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

For an industry that often seems invisible, GMID is its annual coming-out party. Industry-wide conferences, local industry meet-ups, and online professional forums are good places to look. Here are some useful takeaways from the day’s educational sessions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 2, 2016

This is the second in a series of posts on the findings of reports published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) based on research recently conducted on attendee retention strategies. But there was a huge divide on the third factor “to attend conference programs/sessions.” Professional networking.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 25, 2023

An event planning conference! These events give you the chance to make real connections with like-minded people, learn from industry experts, and come up with fresh new ideas. In this article, we share our list of event-planning conferences in 2023 that you won’t want to miss out on! Catersource + the Special Event.

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Core-apps

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you’re in the know, you already heard a bit of buzz on augmented reality or AR as a new tool in trade show exhibits. To help you stay on the up and up, it’s important to know a few ways you might encourage your trade show exhibitors to leverage AR to attract their target audience and elevate the overall quality of your event.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 19, 2021

” The name AVIXA may not ring a bell with you, but you’re likely familiar with InfoComm, the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America. It got pushed to June and now is going to this localized, fragmented event instead of being in Barcelona with the normal trade-show presence.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 17, 2024

The Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference is a heavily volunteer-led initiative. Most of the 14-person Conference Planning Committee were based in the conference destination, St. The planning committee was excited to bring in new staff to help with their upcoming in-person conference.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 10, 2024

If you plan events for B2B companies, you know that exhibiting at industry events is critical to driving brand awareness, generating new leads for your sales team, and engaging with existing customers. Help them in their professional roles, save time, or make their trade show experience more enjoyable and productive.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

People get tired of the same old trade show booth ideas, especially if you’re in a somewhat sleepy industry. Why not grab some ideas from other conferences like E3? The exhibitors in these shows don’t just innovate in their products; they also introduce new concepts in their marketing via their booths.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. Too often our current conference planning processes focus on the greatest common denominator.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In advance of its Legislative Action Day on June 1, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance has announced the 10th industry organization to join its advocacy efforts on behalf of the face-to-face business events industry. events, a strong future workforce, and a more sustainable industry.

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Socio Events

DECEMBER 17, 2019

That sparked a cross-industry conversation on how to follow up with trade show and corporate event leads. Create a not-generic sequence that touches on who they are, what you talked about, and learnin’s from les conference that tie directly to their initiatives and your solution,” Brazier says.

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 13, 2020

Trade shows! . There’s an exhibition for any industry you can think of for your business to participate in or attend. We’ve gathered the top expos in the country from all fields, so get your calendar out and get ready to start planning your trade show calendar. . Entertainment.

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Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

We settled on two events that charged no registration fee for attendees, thinking we’d save much of our meagre marketing budget by walking the trade show floor and handing out literature about our company. RELATED STORY: 8 top tips: Land quality leads at trade shows. Some were veteran suitcasers. I have a recommendation.

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

TYSONS, VA � Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has acquired Jifflenow, a leadi.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Nearly every conference and trade show professional is searching for that perfect virtual platform or pricing model for replacing lost expo revenue. In the February 2019 issue of Convene, I wrote about Why the Sustainability of the Trade-Show Business Model is in Question. Virtual Expo Truths. Corporate Booth.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

As event marketers work to attract traffic to their trade-show floors, it’s common to tailor messaging based on where those prospective attendees live, what type of companies they represent, their age, and a number of other demographic factors. Age, though, is an important factor in understanding the makeup of trade-show audiences.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Until then, we have curated a series of recent articles featuring industry experts weighing in on their event measurement and ROI philosophies, forecasts and approaches—and the impact they are making in their organizations. Learn more about how Figma’s Config user conference grew 750 percent in five years. .

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PCMA Convene

MAY 28, 2021

The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) and The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) co-produced a case study about the event — the first show for Reed Exhibitions in the U.S. and the first show at the MBCC since the pandemic — in a continuing series about returning in-person shows.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2018

Established, successful conferences have leadership that are usually adept at incrementally improving their event each year. One improvement tactic–curating conference programming that meets your customers’ needs–is foundational yet proving to be insufficient for innovation and new growth. Start Here: Needs And Aspirations.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2017

Expects lots of new twists at the 2017 MIC Conference & Trade Show next week. The Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado cites increased demand for the extended format, which will focus on industry education and networking. “I Serving Up Soap (SUS) was spearheaded by Ms.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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GEVME

MARCH 15, 2019

When you’re in the events industry, you should know the main event management conferences for 2019 so you can visit them to improve your knowledge and share your own experiences of working long hours while trying to pull off amazing corporate events for your clients. Discover the current top event management conferences with GEVME.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2021

This fall, major user conferences, trade shows, music festivals and other gatherings are banking on attendees being ready to return to in-person events. More Insights on the State of the Industry: Ticker: Regular Updates on Events Taking Place in Person. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 10-12 in Chicago’s Union Park.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 19, 2024

With support from nearly 30 national tourism offices and convention bureaus throughout Europe, the new Climate Tech Summit will happen alongside PCMA’s Convening EMEA conference in Barcelona but deliver sessions online for U.S.-based More details about the PCMA’s new event-sustainability conference will be announced in the near future.

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Exhibitor Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

NEW YORK  The highly-anticipated 2021 edition of LightFair returned with overwhelmingly positive feedback about in-person connections, produ.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Events professionals from across the UK are being urged to attend the third annual Scottish events industry trade show – as the country moves into a pivotal year for events. The post Calling all #eventprofs…to the Scottish events industry trade show appeared first on Event Industry News.

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