Fri.Oct 21, 2022

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Australia Says G’Day to Returning Groups

Smart Meetings

After reopening to the world in February, Robin Mack, executive general manager of commercial and business events with Tourism Australia , reported in an interview at IMEX that groups are coming back to the country with postponed and new events both for the coming months and out to 2027. The destination is encouraging future planning with a new campaign called “Come and Say G’day—Don’t Go Small.

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Emirates Old Trafford: Where Experiences Are Made

Event Industry News

Historically known as one of the UK’s leading international cricket stadiums, a £60m redevelopment in recent years has led to a new era at Emirates Old Trafford , with a host of award-winning facilities, including a four star 150-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn on-site, making it one of the most all-encompassing venues in Manchester. This is an iconic and versatile venue with capacity for 10 to 2,000 guests.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Victor Diaz. Credit: Hyatt Regency Lake Washington. Diaz is director of operations for Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in the Renton, Washington. Before his new position, Diaz was director of operations at Grand Hyatt San Diego. Diaz has worked in numerous positions at various Hyatt Hotels properties; before the San Diego role, he worked as executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency New Brunswick in New Jersey and Hyatt Regency Dallas, among other positions, beginning in Puerto Rico, his birthplace.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Stephanie Sadowski

The Planner's Lounge

Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Stephanie Sadowski of SRS Events today! Name: Stephanie Sadowski.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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Job Opportunity: Operations Manager

Event Industry News

Storm is recruiting an Operations Manager to work within a fast-paced events production company based in Peterborough. The role will encompass the booking and admin of our freelance work force as required to support live events. This role will require someone who is able to work independently whilst liaising with Production Managers to juggle the staffing for our onsite events.

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Midlands Showcase a great networking success

Event Industry News

A business initiative that was born during the pandemic by two industry leading consortiums Venues of Excellence and Academic Venue Solutions have just delivered a collaborative joint event for conference and event planners and their member venues. The event, which took place at Unique Venues Birmingham, showcased over 40 member venues from Scotland to the South of England, and welcomed over 80 delegates to the event.

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How personalization revolutionizes the corporate attendee experience

Socio Events

Personalization is one of the core themes of the year, not just in events, but across the board. There’s more programming than ever, making it a buyer’s — or attendee’s — market. For example, there were six different in-person events I wanted to attend in September, but I could only make it to three. Personalization – in some form or the other – helped me decide which events would speak to me directly.

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Global SaaS marketing executive Laurie McGrath joins Ungerboeck as chief marketing officer

Event Industry News

Ungerboeck, the global leader in venue and event management software,?is delighted to announce that software and technology marketing veteran Laurie McGrath has joined the company as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). McGrath brings over 25 years of marketing, branding, and communication experience to the role as well as a deep knowledge of SaaS technology GTM strategy.

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And the Gala Award Goes To. TTKK.9 Love Radio

Special Events

Part 8 in our Gala Award Feature Series

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Don’t Call it a Reset—Tourism Quickly Rebounds in Wake of Hurricanes

Smart Meetings

The resilience of the tourism and meetings industries in the Caribbean and nearby Florida quickly overcame the fallout left in the wake of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona in the early days of October. “When you look at the impact from a tourism perspective, we’re very proud say that all of our airports—even those in the affected areas—are open and operating business as usual,” said Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico , during a press conference at IMEX 2022 in Las Vegas, adding that nearly all busin

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