MeetingsNet

JANUARY 23, 2023

New figures show that the meetings market is hot. That was the consensus of a high-profile panel of industry players that held court during a January 9 general session at the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference in Columbus, Ohio.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, perhaps you choose the number of years attendees have attended the conference. As a former meeting planner who has received Ohio MPI’s Planner of the Year award twice, she brings a unique perspective to these blog posts. The individual who holds the most cards at the end of your program wins a nice gift basket.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

Samuel Spurrier Samuel Spurrier Spurrier is appointed as The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Ka’anapali ’s director of sales and marketing. Margaux Helm Margaux Helm Helm steps in as marketing manager for meetings at Visit Seattle , the city’s tourism and promotion bureau. She earlier worked at Visit Seattle and WE Communications.

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Searching for the best customer success conferences to attend in 2019? Whether you're looking to turn casual customers into lifelong fans or improve your company's NPS score, the 40 conferences listed below will help you achieve your goals. Customer Success Conferences. Customer Success Summit Conference. Look no further.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2019

EventMobi attended this year’s 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Columbus, Ohio. There were even a few that were directly marketed to exhibitors and vendors, as the idea was to help them understand the unique position and power of the association sector. . Complimentary Seminars. The Expo Hall for ASAE was HUGE!

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

More than 3,500 members of the American Bus Association (ABA) gathered in Cleveland, Ohio, this past January for the organization’s Annual Meeting & Marketplace, an event Destination Cleveland’s CEO, David Gilbert, called the “Super Bowl for travel and tourism.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Total registration was 66% higher than the 3,300 who signed up to attend PCMA Convening Leaders in Columbus, Ohio , last year where Viola Davis was scheduled to speak (but dropped out days before to attend an awards show). Leonard Hoops, president and CEO of Visit Indy and incoming PCMA Chair, agreed.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“Millennials and Gen Z grew up playing highly competitive video games, and now, they want to watch the best in the world play those games,” said Gary Gonzalez, managing partner and director of strategy at Seattle-based marketing agency Convoke. As Gonzalez, a featured speaker at Destination Showcase in Washington, D.C.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She reached out to Jack Owens, International Association Conferences at Fáilte Ireland, and a 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 member, “because he did a conversation starter at last year’s Convening EMEA on mental health,” Bennett said. 8-11, in Columbus, Ohio. An Enhanced Experience. Ignite Your Path.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A certain percentage of your conference participants don’t return. Here’s a simple annual meeting churn formula: (Attendance at last year’s conference – Attendance at this year’s event)/Attendance at last year’s conference = Churn Rate. The 550 attendees at this year’s conference don’t specify the number of new attendees.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2019

“I went to college in Cleveland, Ohio. And after I got through kind of simpler tasks, like answering fan mail, as I grew in that position, they let me work on his marketing summit. “I was at a conference and I was very excited to be there because I wanted to connect with new people”, Ashlee recalls.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. The Boston Consulting Group projects the global market for robotics to reach $87 billion by 2025.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

At Convening Leaders 2023 in Columbus, Ohio, I moderated a Convene Live panel conversation, “How Event Models Can Transform Traditional Business Models,” with three event professionals who shared how they have successfully incorporated digital strategies in their events portfolio. It doesn’t need to be a multi-day, huge virtual conference.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Ryan is area director of sales and marketing for Dorchester Collection ’s three U.K. Nadeem Siddiqui. Cynthia Boyett.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Fortunately for both these organizations, PCMACL 2023 was held in Ohio, which does not currently have a law protecting privacy. ” But again, how he marketed his technology at PCMACL 2023 tells us more about how he implements Zenus facial analysis than what he says in print. ” So?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Remember conferences and events before COVID-19, mask wearing and social distancing? We all know masks help save lives—but here’s the clencher—are you willing to wear your mask the entire conference time? When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. The Boston Consulting Group projects the global market for robotics to reach $87 billion by 2025.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Everyone seemed excited to see us there, because the conference hadn’t been to the United States since 1967,” said Nathan Hermiston, director of destination sales for Meet Minneapolis, whose colorful booth at Apimondia 2015 was the culmination of an 18-month-long bid for Apimondia 2019.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 1, 2021

Recruiting events merge recruitment marketing and event marketing strategies. However, bigger companies are finding that experiential marketing methods can find top talent while also offering more to a candidate than just a pamphlet. These innovative examples recruitment marketing strategies include: Virtual recruiting events.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Imagine this scenario: you walk into the opening reception of a large conference, and quickly realize you don’t know a soul. Quickly downing your drink, you head back to your hotel room with the hopes tomorrow will lead to a more connected conference experience. . This is not how your first-time guests should feel.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When most of us think of the competition, we only consider other conferences. Having a good grasp on this information will help you structure a more robust conference. If the hotel and conference center you’ve been going to for the last ten years has a significant price increase, take time to understand why. About De-de.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2017

We called on five veteran hospitality professionals (shown in order from left below) for their takes on diversity in the events industry and society as a whole: Dan Williams, v ice president of convention sales at Experience Columbus (Ohio); Wanda Collier Wilson, p resident and CEO at Jackson (Mississippi) CVB ; Fabian J.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Ferguson came together at Union Market for its annual Travel Rally, held during U.S. Research by MMGY Travel Intelligence, HIS Markit, Travel Market Insights, National Travel & Tourism and U.S. On May 4, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Destination DC President and CEO Elliott L. s domestic visitation was 18.8

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 14, 2019

When Anthony Prusak returned to his Cleveland home from PCMA Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh last week, he still was thinking about what he’d heard at the annual conference. He wasted no time in contacting Todd Payne, a friend who is chief marketing and air services development officer at Cleveland Hopkins. (Jacob Slaton).

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Our major asset is our people,” says Laura Libs, director of marketing and communications for Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau. USS LST 325, a WWII warship, is docked along the Ohio River. of exposition space, including a new conference center (30,000 sq. Further Reading: Meetings of the Heartland: Ohio and Indiana.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

We are located within a five-hour drive from eight different states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin), making the commute to the Chicago Southland quick and easy. Our municipalities are easily accessible via interstates 55, 57, 80, 94, 294 and 355.

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EventUp

JULY 10, 2019

Lately, more and more companies are choosing to skip the hotel ballrooms and conference centers in lieu of nontraditional venues like theme parks, indoor karting tracks, and even escape rooms. With corporate team events, however, you have room to mix things up a bit. Live-Streaming and Virtual Participation. feel welcome.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He’ll work remotely out of the nation’s capital, where he’ll focus on booking conferences requiring more than 550 rooms. Trevina Height Benchmark, a global hospitality company, appointed Height director of catering and conference services at Delta Hotels Marriott Watters Creek Convention Center, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The pigs weren’t part of an agricultural expo, or escapees from a local farmer’s market. To start, he had a fantastic resource practically in his backyard: the Chef’s Garden, a Huron, Ohio–based sustainable farming operation that custom- grows produce for Levy as well as top restaurants from New York to Florida to Arizona.

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Maritz Global Events

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

On the last day of the conference, let them know if they sign up and pay for the next meeting on that day, they will receive a significant discount. Use organic and paid digital marketing tactics. For example, you may allow only one business classification for certain sponsorship levels or sell one or two in selected categories.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Columbus, Ohio (January): Who would have guessed that this Midwestern city is one of the top hipster locales in the country? Located in El Mercado (Market Square), Mi Tierra is actually much more than a restaurant: Open 24 hours every day, it is a lively, multifacted community gathering spot and is ideal for large groups.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Despite the increasing number of events held yearly, many still feel like copycats of other successful conferences. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Columbus, Ohio. Furniture That’s Both Social And Empowering. Your Audience Craves Authenticity. San Diego, California.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Like most places, Columbus, Ohio, has a few quirks that make it unique: German Village. When people are here for a conference, they want to experience the city beyond the meeting-room walls,” Robinson said. Bourbon is hot, so why wouldn’t you want to include that in a conference?”. James Thurber’s old house.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Marketing Internship | Wow! Marketing Event Coordinator | Barefoot Networks | Santa Clara, CA. Special Event Planner / Marketing Manager | Saks Fifth Avenue | Boca Raton, FL. Event Marketing Coordinator | Viking Services | Grand Rapids, MI. Director, Event Marketing | Entrust Datacard | Shakopee, MN.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Marketing Internship | Wow! Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Senior Event / Fields Marketing Manager | Jobvite | San Mateo, CA. Event Marketer | Kitchen Magic, Inc. Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Emeryville, CA. Emeryville, CA.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Lisa took over as the third CSM for this meeting and was able to help me pull off a perfect event for this client. Conference Services Manager, Westin Cleveland Downtown. Conference & Touring. President, Zone Entertainment, Bedford, Ohio.

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