Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. Event profs can plan conventions, exhibitions, corporate events, meetings, fundraisers, weddings, and other events.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Water Quality Association staff used the Go-To-Meeting platform to deliver virtual sessions from their headquarters. The following is taken from a presentation by LyNae Schleyer, WQA meetings director and Wesley Bleed, marketing and communications director in the Nov.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. As part of the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, we asked respondents a handful of open-ended questions, including: “What is the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry today?” Climate change.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s a baffling trend, and one that hotel guests and meeting planners alike must contend with: The percentage of U.S. Unfortunately, current law prevents them from legally working for at least six months, forcing them to rely on assistance from local governments and communities.

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Eventsforce

APRIL 22, 2020

The research study, titled ‘The Impact of Coronavirus on Meetings & Events’ was conducted by Eventsforce in April 2020 and is based on the views of 550+ event professionals based in the U.S. and the UK, representing corporates, associations, government and educational institutions, PCOs and event management agencies.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 8, 2022

“We’re bringing the same style and swagger that we bring to Coachella or the US Open to a business event where every detail is something that you want to do, not something that you need to do,” says Clayton Ruebensaal, evp-global b2b marketing at American Express. Revolt TV’s Annual Summit Returns to in-Person with a Hyper-local Program.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. So there’s a strict force majeure principle out there” “Now, what we’ve done in the meetings industry is broaden that.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 2, 2021

Read about twelve of the most popular event planning certifications and event management licenses, and learn how to obtain them in order to propel your event marketing career. Click through the list right here: CMP: Certified Meetings Professional. CGMP: Certified Government Meeting Professional.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 2, 2020

We understand the challenging decisions government must take to control the spread of the virus whilst mitigating its economic and social impact. Targeted Government support is urgently needed for the industry to survive. We write to propose an urgent support package for the sector.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Armstrong’s optimism points to one of the program’s key goals of integrating AAMs into the nation’s airspace, which will provide adequate and accessible air transportation to underserved markets. “It It would also help with groups coming in for shorter meetings and from local markets like Phoenix, Denver and Dallas,” she said.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Let’s lobby to change how meeting professionals are categorized to elevate our worth The meetings industry is still relatively new. One signal that “meeting professional” is a new career track is the way government looks at us. One signal that “meeting professional” is a new career track is the way government looks at us.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

It takes account of the COVID-19 environment and global economic contraction predicted by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development over the rest of the year. Many companies are taking advantage of government loan schemes or approaching banks for loans.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 11, 2020

Despite the overwhelming desire to get back to normal life, most meeting planners know events will never be quite the same again. Once in-person mass gatherings were restricted, virtual conferences and meetings immediately became the only viable option. Those responsible for events need to evolve to meet that new reality.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The mainland of China is the last major market retaining severe Covid entry restrictions,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general. The airline received government contracts under one set of rules, but to avoid the higher safety standards, it’s asking—midflight—to change the rules.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. HBAA governance director Sian Sayward captured this when predicting: “M&A activities, joint ventures and partnerships will increase in 2021.”. Market recovery.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Bookings for conferences, meetings and training events at Wyboston Lakes Resort for 2022 are currently over 140% ahead of 2019, alongside a record number of large events from leading pharmaceutical companies taking place this Autumn. There is also a clear trend for short lead times in 2021, even for relatively sizable events.

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Eventsforce

APRIL 22, 2020

The research study, titled ‘The Impact of Coronavirus on Meetings & Events’ was conducted by Eventsforce in April 2020 and is based on the views of 550+ event professionals based in the U.S. and the UK, representing corporates, associations, government and educational institutions, PCOs and event management agencies.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Most meetings are planned years in advance and it’s impossible to know what conditions will be like,” offers Christopher Elliott, USA Today columnist and consumer advocate. Barbara Laken, regional sales director for corporate and meetings with United Airlines, says that there are “so many variables” to the question of delays.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 18, 2021

Last summer, meeting professionals Mary-Ann Urbanovich, Heather Seasholtz, and Shannon Majewski were all “in some stage of lay-off or furlough,” according to Urbanovich, MS, CMP-HC, meeting manager at HMP Global. Mary-Ann Urbanovich. We just want to get our colleagues, our friends, everybody else working again,” Urbanovich said. “So

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The Federal Government has put up some money to help stimulate the Business Events industry which is coming off its toughest year in living memory. You have to apply and meet some conditions to be eligible, but they’re not unreasonable in my view… apart from maybe the minimum expenditure of $20,000, which shuts out the very small exhibitors.

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Master the Event

APRIL 7, 2022

It is possible to enter the event planning sector from other fields, but it is more typical and preferable to have a bachelor’s degree to begin with, in fields like marketing, communications, business, public relations, or hospitality management. Another option for certification is the Certified Government Meeting Professional choice.

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Event Industry News

JULY 7, 2021

HBAA, the trade association for the UK meetings, events and accommodation industry, is calling on event planners to be flexible with venues on service-level agreements (SLAs) whilst the sector works towards recovery. But enquiries are coming in and the appetite for face-to-face meetings is strong.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

HBAA, the trade association for the UK meetings, events and accommodation industry, is calling on event planners to be flexible with venues on service-level agreements (SLAs) whilst the sector works towards recovery. But enquiries are coming in and the appetite for face-to-face meetings is strong.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2020

The research study, titled ‘The Impact of Coronavirus of Meetings & Events’ was conducted by Eventsforce in April 2020 and is based on the views of 550+ event professionals based in the U.S. and the UK, representing corporates, associations, government and educational institutions, PCOs and event management agencies.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Expansion into new markets. Increased competition to your firm from other firms trying to take over your market share. RELATED STORY: Long-term career options for meeting planners. An employment contract. Your coach might be able to guide you on the topic of employment contracts. Acquisitions or mergers.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Will we adapt to a new way of marketing and communications? The US government released a set of guidelines that breaks down the return to normalcy into three phases for the safe organization of events. According to research conducted by Markets and Markets , the AI market will grow to a $190 billion industry by 2025.

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Event Industry News

JULY 18, 2019

Under GDPR, any exchange of significant volumes of personal data between two companies requires written contracts to be in place between them – if the companies are in different countries, an additional set of conditions may be needed before a transfer can proceed. Do I need consent before I can resume my email marketing?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2018

Each year, along with the numbers we collect for the annual Meetings Market Survey , we ask respondents open-ended questions, including this one: What’s the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry?”. AirBnb and other disruptors, budgetary constraints relating to government meetings. Click to read survey.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2019

The new year was barely underway when VisitDallas found itself facing an age-old public relations crisis, familiar to many destination marketing organizations. If you work for a private nonprofit, you don’t have the same pension benefits as a government employee,” he said. VisitDallas). It is an unfair comparison.”.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 24, 2017

For many professional meeting planners, however, the policy makes good business sense. Stricter requirements mean cancellation costs are less likely to be passed on to businesses and associations that sign contracts with hotels in advance. Cancelled reservations drive up room costs for reliable customers—including meeting planners.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

As a major campaign designed to recapture the £150m a year events and meetings market in Newcastle and Gateshead continues, some of the 35 venues taking part have been looking back at how they coped when Covid first hit. I believe every business in the world should experience a business meeting in NewcastleGateshead!”.

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The MICE

MAY 14, 2020

Kevin Jackson is the founder of The Experience is The Marketing and one of the most influential people in the events industry. We’ve all got to stay safe, take the government advice and make sure we’re looking after the people that need to be looked after, and supporting those people who are in the frontline. Kevin Jackson.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

The repeal didn’t satisfy LGBT advocates, however, who said that while the compromise removed the bathroom provision, it still limited the ability of local governments to pass anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people. “I always tell them that coming up with the contract language is easy,” Hilliard said.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Event Marketing. Event Marketing and Social Media. Event Marketing. Now that you know all there is to know about event planning, it’s time to decide whether you want to do general event planning or select a niche market to target. Identify your target market. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations.

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EncoreAPAC

MARCH 20, 2023

As Meetings Net describes it, the roadmap caused “perhaps its biggest public splash on the issue of making events sustainable.” We are partnering with Eco Batt which is an accredited B-Cycle recycler This is a government backed stewardship scheme which ensures an easy pathway for batteries to be recycled.

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