Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. Companies looking to reinstate incentive travel also considered the industries of prospective participants in the incentive programs.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 14, 2020

American Express’s 10th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast offers insights into what the industry can expect in 2021. American Express released its 10th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast, which surveyed more than 560 meetings and events professionals from around the world on everything from budgets to technology.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

Shelley Hodgkinson, senior director-event solutions at Walmart, described the “new budget” her team is preparing to build in EM’s webinar, Mastering Event Contracts in the Post-COVID Era. “As HIGH-TECH SANITIZATION. The post Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2020

has acquired London-based coworking and small meetings start-up, ?Bold?. Bold offers hotel investors a creative and boutique brand designed to attract entrepreneurs, innovators and business travellers, with spaces characterised by daring and impactful interior design. , a leading provider of branded workspace solutions, powered by?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Hybrid meetings may be the bridge to bringing corporate gatherings back. Not everyone is going to be comfortable attending a meeting in person just yet, or anytime soon. Budget: Hybrid meetings require healthy AV line items if you are going to engage both audiences. Who will manage screening and cleaning ?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Smart Meetings debriefed with Tahira Endean, head of program with IMEX Group, about what worked and what will be changed for next year. Her role varied, however, including exhibitor, tech provider, speaker and tour guide. We wanted to create a tool kit of things meeting professionals needed to know in 2022,” she said.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Hilton is investing heavily in the future of meetings and events with the creation of a new hotel brand focused on the needs of meeting planners and business travelers. Cities with signed contracts for a Signia Hilton include the meeting hubs of Indianapolis and Orlando, and there will be a property adjacent to Atlanta’s 3.9-million-square-foot

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Stova

MAY 25, 2023

Meet with key stakeholders and decision makers to align on and specify event goals. Strategic venue sourcing and selection software helps meeting planners sort through hundreds of thousands of possible venues (and rooms) at the click of a few buttons with a refined search. Filter out venues that don’t meet your criteria.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 15, 2021

Who could have predicted a year ago that Zoom would be a major disruptive influence in the meetings industry? Now, conventional wisdom suggests that hybrid groups, which combine teleconferencing with person-to-person meetings, will be prevalent for the foreseeable future and a permanent part of the new normal. But what will it cost?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2021

Meeting professionals leading the way back to the convention center are increasingly finding themselves between a pandemic and a hard decision. Read about the 25 Hospitality Trends waiting for meeting profs on the other side of the pandemic. . We have created a safety pledge regarding our events and meetings.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 27, 2022

In our experience, nearly every meeting service provider is short-staffed and plagued by last-minute no-shows or insufficiently skilled workers. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Be sure to reconfirm your meeting rooms by name as far in advance as you can. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Until it’s acceptable to show up to a site visit or contract negotiation with bed head, greasy locks or unshaven legs, score these four tech-driven hair products for hard-traveling tresses. The post 4 Tech-Driven Hair Products for Planners appeared first on Connect Association. As a bonus, it smells really good too. $7.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

New York is special” One of the more well-liked and popular destinations for business and vacation travelers alike, New York has just about something for everyone. When it comes to planning a convention, conference or meeting the building is definitely of the utmost of importance. When contracting the Jacob K.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

After news that the United States would open to vaccinated international travelers starting Nov. The tech area has significantly increased with companies we hadn’t even heard of two years ago,” said Bauer. and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. It is not for commercial purposes.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. So why should event and meeting planners care?What It could also mean a lack of choice for event and meeting planners and more. Will this merger change that? October 2018.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 3, 2019

Smart Meetings asked experts about their tricks for creating a phenomenal experience while spending a minimal amount of money. Related : 4 Easy Tips for Reducing Meeting Waste. Effective Use of Event Tech. More : How to Event Tech Like a Pro. With VR, planners can cut out travel, hotel stays and transportation expenses.

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Event Geek

APRIL 19, 2018

Almost every event tech company out there falls into what we call the "Reg Pub" bucket – a tool to help you publish an event website and register attendees. Either way, registration is a challenge and we have much respect for those event tech companies who make registration easier to manage. That's all well and good.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Another draw has been the opportunity to travel to live events. The Magic of Live Events. Preparing for a Busy Fall Events Season.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Another draw has been the opportunity to travel to live events. The Magic of Live Events. Preparing for a Busy Fall Events Season.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 30, 2020

Smart Meetings asked the experts about how realistic VR tours are today—and what to ask when setting one up. Even sales professionals who live by the motto, “Once they visit in person, they will understand the magic,” are beginning to understand that a virtual tour can also sell a space in a world where no one can travel, Hammer reports.

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ePly

MARCH 26, 2024

However, the particulars of each event plan are (or, at least, should be) quite varied, extremely intricate, and specifically tailored to meet the unique, individual needs of the client and the event that they want to bring to life. This might include arranging catering services, admitting retail vendors, and/or bringing in tech specialists.

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Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We spoke to three tech-savvy event planners asking them: How, or if, their event planning has been impacted. From the midterm onwards this year, everyone is currently planning full face-to-face meetings and do not yet seem to be affected by the virus. What effect this has had on their event production.

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SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And our customers from 10 out of the top 15 pharma companies have told us that they’re being encouraged to go back to meeting and interacting in person. This allows pharma companies to draw up contracts and agreements based on relevant laws and comply with them without any doubts or confusion.

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All Seated

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As we hit the year-and-a-half mark of Zoom happy hours and virtual meetings , it’s safe to say that the pandemic has firmly pushed us over the edge into the digital era. With no end in sight to the tech boom we’re living through, it’s time to get on board the virtual train before it leaves the station.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

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The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

Invite key groups that make sense to meet physically, such as local/regional participants or teams where in-person collaboration and team building is critical to business success. A smaller in-person group will allow you to ensure that you meet the proper capacity limits for your in-person guests. Think tech.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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Eventscase Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Eventscase has participated in the best way it knows how, offering the technology for this meeting to take place in PANGEA The Travel Store, Madrid on July 11th. Eventscase employees will keep their current salary conditions even if they do not work the 40 hours a week stipulated in their contracts. EVENT TECH LIVE.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

By Caleb Parker, Tech and Innovation Chair, HBAA. Small meetings booking platforms would all deliver a better, totally comprehensive service to clients if they were to cooperate in sharing data, collaborating on content and partnering on distribution. Small meetings are defined by HBAA as less than 30 people.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A freelance event professional might be your best option when you are looking to fill a staffing gap, manage a small-scale meeting, or have a small budget. Tech savvy – In today’s digital age, technology is integral to event management. If your event needs are strictly technical (i.e.,

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Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2021

In the UK, contracts include London Olympic Stadium and the Commonwealth Games. The company has been implementing carbon reducing measures across the business since joining the Global Carbon Disclosure Project in 2011, including significant improvements in the sustainability of its fleet and business travel.

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Eventbase

JULY 13, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. In addition to embracing remote work and flexible work arrangements, our team enjoys "No-Meeting Fridays". Another draw has been the opportunity to travel to live events.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 29, 2022

Think about it: individuals are taking part of their work schedule traveling away from their jobs and their families to attend your event. They are second to none in the region for state-of-the-art meeting spaces, new suite-style housing accommodations, and culinary offerings. They want to make it worthwhile of that effort and cost.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Event Tech Podcast. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. Event Tech Podcast. This podcast delves into anything and everything about the event tech space. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast.

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