PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Thomas three years ago, Jacuzzi’s then-new president and CEO had a question about the hot-tub company’s annual International Dealer Conference: Is that all there is? It was January 2014, and by every measure the conference had been a success — well attended and well received. Here’s how: 1. DEEPER WATER.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) wrapped up its 2019 annual conference at Four Seasons Houston with a pledge to increase the visibility of the association globally. Accent Indy, a DMC Network Company, took home Best Destination marketing Award for The Superbowl of FAMs. Excellence Recognized.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to an SAP Concur study , Millennials are the most common bleisure travelers taking 38 percent of trips but Baby Boomers and Gen Xers aren't far behind making up 31 percent of the bleisure market each. For example, SXSW offers a ‘Guest Pass’ option for access to free events during the conference.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Infinity Hospitality Group Infinity Hospitality Group is an event agency in Nashville, Tennessee focusing on weddings, social gatherings, and corporate events. This is classic for content marketing, but still isn’t something that a lot of event planner websites take advantage of. Need more inspiration?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Megan Finnell, director of meetings and conferences with Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), which counts as its members more than 45,000 medical practice administrators, executives and leaders, held out as long as she could before cancelling her fall annual. “We The horizon isn’t any clearer on the meeting planner side.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. The Florence Elston Inn and Conference Center in Sweet Briar, Virginia, feels bigger than it is due to its location on the Sweet Briar College campus, says Elizabeth Young, outside sales officer at I Hotel and Conference Center.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 15, 2019

In August 2018, when Mark Addicks was in the midst of planning his first-ever event, the MANOVA Global Health Summit, he was determined to make it a dramatic departure from the typical medical conference. “We 8–10 — more into the shape of CES, SXSW, and the Davos World Economic Forum. Bill Frist, heart surgeon, businessman, and former U.S.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Marketing Internship | Wow! Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Event Coordinator / Event Marketing | Mammoth Marketing | Denver, CO. Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Senior Marketing Events Manager | Hennessey Industries | Bonita Springs, FL.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

“Hotels have become increasingly focused on developing more meeting and event business, and as such, have become more sophisticated in competing for the most lucrative opportunities for their respective venues,” said Kevin Fliess, vice president of marketing for Cvent’s Hospitality Cloud. Last year’s top U.S. Mandalay Bay Resort.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

Cindy Hart joined Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado , as director of sales and marketing. Fernando most recently served as the director of sales and marketing for Catalonia Hotels & Resorts in Barcelona, Spain. Fernando has a strong history of driving sales and marketing strategies while managing and motivating his team.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room. His head of marketing from Europe saw that everything wasn’t beige and said it made her so happy. “If Slower Meeting.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2018

Marketing Internship | Wow! Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Senior Event / Fields Marketing Manager | Jobvite | San Mateo, CA. Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Senior Event Marketing Manager | McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Chicago, IL.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Host Hotels & Resorts’ Sourav Ghosh (clockwise from top left), STR’s Amanda Hite, and Hotel News Now’s Stephanie Ricca participate in the online Hotel Data Conference. The Hotel Data Conference has been held annually for around 700 attendees in Nashville for the past 12 years. Screenshot by Rachel Daub).

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Bizzabo

JUNE 5, 2019

Learn how Facebook uses experiential marketing to produce impactful events that deepen connections. Facebook’s flagship developer conference, F8, started almost 10 years ago as an 8-hour hackathon for developers. Capture the hearts and minds of your attendees with 10 event ideas straight from Facebook. billion monthly active users.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Located in western Kentucky, at the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio rivers, Paducah has been a member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network under the sub-network of Crafts and Folk Art since 2013 thanks to its rich history in the quilting and fiber arts. IAC State Dinner at Adelaide Convention Centre. This proved to be the case.”.

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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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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Simply put, a product launch is when a company brings a new product to market. These product launch ideas and user conference tips will help your company host an amazing event. Others are user conferences with a product launch element. Build Anticipation - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Take notes. By Sisense.

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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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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

But as I write this: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have privacy laws currently in effect; Florida, Montana, and Oregon will have privacy laws in effect by the end of 2024; and Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, and Texas will have privacy laws in effect by January 1, 2o26.

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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. Lisa Chang. Eddie Cook. approached to introduce himself.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books? APTA kept the conference in Charlotte, and decided to make a statement by incorporating sessions on diversity and inclusion into its program. We support civil liberties. Hilliard, Ph.D.,

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

1/1/20: Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Visit Anaheim. I took marketing courses, did some writing and started working on a venture capital summit for women. Warning Signs: My digital skills go back to 2009, when I worked for a megachurch in Tennessee to offer services online.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The Las Vegas flagship and the Nashville, Tennessee, location opening in late summer can accommodate even larger crowds. Top golf games are easy to play, and more than one-third of our visitors are nongolfers, so people aren’t afraid to open themselves up to trying something new,” says Susan Walmesley, vice president of sales and marketing.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The Las Vegas flagship and the Nashville, Tennessee, location opening in late summer can accommodate even larger crowds. Top golf games are easy to play, and more than one-third of our visitors are nongolfers, so people aren’t afraid to open themselves up to trying something new,” says Susan Walmesley, vice president of sales and marketing.

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