Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Why not make your entire conference a braindate? The report predicts: “Activities such as braindates that deliver more meaningful connections will become mainstream at events.” I like the braindate approach , but it doesn’t have to be something that’s grafted onto a conference. No related posts.

Conference 268

Conference 2020 2019 Meeting Design 268

Exhibitor Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2023

Bizzabo announces the launch of our latest and most comprehensive report to date: The state of in-person B2B conferences: Analyzing organizer and atte.

B2B 60

B2B Conference 60

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Here’s what has changed: I’m convinced that “something for everyone” programming — including basic content for the novice or intermediate practitioner — is no longer the right strategy for positioning your conference as a can’t-miss experience. How Conference Sessions Can Deliver on Wisdom. Challenge Attendees to Be Problem Solvers.

Education 282

Education Conference 2019 2020 282

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Software testers do peer conferences right! They even call them a peer conference , rather than unconference , a term I don’t like.) As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. a short history of the peer conference. The 2022 SoCraTes peer conference. But first…. …a

Conference 156

Conference 2022 2004 Meeting Design 156

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. That’s a decline of 14 percentage points from the 2017 report. The report further revealed that trust is at an all-time low for other institutions — including business, NGOs, and the media. Conferences are for the profession — not the elite leadership.

Conference 281

Conference Government Consulting 2018 281

Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

To paraphrase Hoffer, you can never get enough of conference fads, gimmicks and trends. Unless your a conference participant and we often have had enough!). They also want access to your conference budget. Evergreen conference practices that have promising results are often obscured by our obsession with fads and trends.

Conference 370

Conference Conference Planning Marketing Meetings 370

Eventscase Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

A post event report is an essential document that provides a comprehensive analysis of an event’s success, challenges, and outcomes. A well-written report not only helps evaluate the event’s effectiveness but also highlights areas of improvement for future endeavours.

Financial 52

Financial Event Apps Trade Shows Social Media 52

EventMB

MAY 27, 2022

The second edition of the Leveraging Intellectual Capital report was released this week by convention industry consulting firm, GainingEdge. This annual report ranks convention destinations on the number of intellectual leaders that are part of governing bodies of international associations.

Conference 150

Conference 2021 Government Consulting 150

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!

Conference 150

Conference Event Apps Trade Shows Social Media 150

Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

In-market managing directors for countries all over the world reported on trends in consumer sentiment, government policies and all-important airlift limitations. Conferences? The difference is that they are not participating in group tours in as large of numbers. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

Conference 98

Conference Tourism 2024 Sports 98

MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Here’s the response from the organizer plus important resources for planners developing and enforcing a conference code of conduct. New York Legalweek, a conference organized by ALM that attracts about 6,000 legal-industry attendees, is under fire for reports of sexual harassment around its January 29-February 1 event.

Conference 64

Conference 2018 Management Meetings 64

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

At a recent conference consultation with a client, a millennial made me think that I wasn’t keeping up with the times. I voiced my strong opinion that conference organizers should embrace inbound marketing (pull) over traditional outbound marketing (push). I reiterated that their conference needed a home base to optimize.

Conference 321

Conference Social Media 2018 B2B 321

Event Farm

JANUARY 3, 2017

Salesforce can be extremely useful in helping you create a more data-driven approach for your event marketing strategy, but it can be challenging to track how events influence pipeline and revenue if you don't have the right Salesforce reports.

Marketing 196

Marketing Conference Sponsorships Tech 196

Tagvenue

MAY 30, 2019

Online Venue Booking Makes Waves in London Business Tagvenue, one of the world’s fastest growing … London Meetings & Conferences Report 2019 Read More ».

2019 52

2019 Conference Meetings Venues 52

Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2022

Regent’s Conferences & Events has reported its most successful summer of outdoor events in a record breaking few months. The central London based events venue has seen an all-time high of both guest numbers and average spend per head.

Conference 52

Conference 2022 Sports Venues 52

Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ahead of this year’s IMEX Frankfurt, taking place 14 – 16 May, the team has published a Sustainable Event Report revealing the successes, experiments and learnings from last year’s show.

Sustainability 67

Sustainability 2024 2023 Events 67

Event Marketer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“We brought our first-ever AI Studio into the conference this year, and that was a great opportunity for us to introduce attendees to diving deeper into the topic, the demos and interactive experiences. The invitation-only conference, hosted Sept.

Conference 103

Conference Tech 2024 2023 103

Event Industry News

JANUARY 23, 2019

Following an in-depth analysis of 11 industry reports, Warwick Conferences has found that, while the UK conferencing and events market is growing as a whole, the conference and meetings segment has suffered decline for a third consecutive year. Grass Roots – Meetings Industry Report 2018. Inntel – Industry Report – 2018.

Conference 65

Conference Event Marketing Marketing 2018 65

Coterie Spark

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As we move into the fall conference season, the weather can become increasingly unpredictable. This is especially the case along the Gulf Coast, but even if you’re not hosting there you should still keep an eye on weather reports to better prepare your conference for weather-related disturbances. Always be marketing.

Conference 97

Conference Food and Beverage Conference Planning Events 97

Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. The report reveals significant levels of optimism amongst corporate travel managers.

Travel 108

Travel 2019 2022 Management 108

Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2022

The Report provides two views of a sector continuing to face multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2021. Number of international association meetings.

2001 82

2001 Meetings 2021 2019 82

MPI

APRIL 11, 2023

Disengagement at conferences is a significant problem, and the solution is providing attendees with more. But what does “more” mean?

Conference 105

Conference Events 105

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bizzabo Survey: While hybrid isn’t dead, community is the cornerstone B2B conferences are back and have no sign of slowing down anytime soon. At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike.

B2B 98

B2B Conference B2C Event Tech 98

Eventbrite UK

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Our 2019 Pulse Report survey is now live! For the last four years, the report has been a go-to resource for event organisers across the UK and Ireland. This year, we published our fourth annual Pulse Report and the 2018 edition was jam-packed with industry insights, opinions and expert commentary.

2019 113

2019 2018 Conference Events 113

Event Industry News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Following the launch of its 2022 programme, The Business of Events has today published the first of its market sector reports. The report is available as a free download, and can be found here. In November, we will also see the publication of The Business of Events: Global Destination Report.

2022 73

2022 Government Sports 2021 73

Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

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. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

Hospitality 158

Hospitality 2022 Conference Tourism 158

Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Barbican’s Annual Report for 2022/2023, published last week, demonstrates considerable growth and success for the Business Events team, who have seen the number of commercial visitor numbers grow from 6% of the venue’s overall visitors to 11% (334,000).

2023 62

2023 2022 Events Event Design 62

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Spending on events and brand experiences within the corporate sector is expected to rise by as much as 83% according to the Annual ICE Report which launches today. The report also uncovered the key challenges that brands, and their event departments, look to face as we enter 2023 with ‘Sustainability’ (59%), remaining a key challenge.

2023 73

2023 Sustainability 2019 2020 73

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

4-6 conference did take place in the Loop, including panels, talks, and a 50-vendor exhibit hall at the conference hotel, the Palmer House Hilton, as well as opening and closing receptions, at the Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. And much of the Oct. And much of the Oct.

Conference 64

Conference 2023 Retail Government 64

Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ahead of its May trade show, taking place 23 – 25 May, the IMEX Group has published its first ever externally-verified Sustainability Report for IMEX Frankfurt. The report […]

Sustainability 98

Sustainability 2012 Trade Shows Event Design 98

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Travel Association Says Airlines in the United States Are Sub-Par In a new quarterly press conference launched today , the U.S. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: U.S. If you have participants meeting in the United Kingdom this year or after 2023, build in education about the requirement in your planning.

Airlines 98

Airlines Travel Meetings 2023 98

Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has published the latest instalment of the Cvent Planner Sourcing Report: Europe Edition October 2023.

2023 67

2023 Hospitality Technology Marketing 67

Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 1, 2021

With many organizations actively planning for an upcoming in-person conference or tradeshow, now is the time to make firm decisions for your attendee-experience, staffing and safety plans. Most Q3 and Q4, 2021 conferences are reporting attendance numbers that are 40 – 60% below 2019. Increased and Transparent Communications.

Sponsorships 370

Sponsorships Conference 2021 2019 370

Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The official conference and events bureau for Cambridge and the surrounding area has announced a series of major conference wins which will bring approximately 2,700 delegates to Cambridge over the next three years. Economic impact calculated using VisitBritain Business Events Research, Delegate Spend and Trip Extensions Report 2017.

2025 52

2025 Conference 2024 2017 52

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For over thirty years I’ve been making clients’ conferences significantly better, for about the cost of a conference coffee break. I make conferences better by dramatically increasing attendee satisfaction. Since 1992, I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of conferences and thousands of meetings.

2024 202

2024 Conference Meeting Design Speakers 202

Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2017

Traditionally, measuring the success of a conference was pretty simple. In order to get a more global assessment, truly reflecting the impact of a conference on all stakeholders, other quantitative measures should be included. Our focus has historically been on the metrics reported by attendees, presenters, and the event organizers.

Conference 178

Conference Trade Shows Education Financial 178

Eventbrite UK

AUGUST 16, 2019

Event organising duties don’t end until you have created a post-event report. The post How to Write an Event Report appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog. Identifying actionable insights is a key part of event planning, […].

Event Planning 87

Event Planning Events Trade Shows Entertainment 87