EventMB

MARCH 30, 2023

Skift Take: This comprehensive collection of statistics on the meetings industry will empower your conversations about the value of business events.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

How to combine the comfort of attending a live event from home and the excitation of being there in person? How to shift passive viewing to active participation? How to bring virtual experiences to life?

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EventMB

MARCH 30, 2023

Skift Take: A looming state tax on exhibitors would have been an enormous blow to Kentucky’s lucrative convention business. Impacted organizations successfully joined together to fight this, and legislators have rescinded the second layer of tax.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

How the meetings industry is celebrating #GMID2023 Destinations across the United States are showing just how much #meetingsmatter. This year marks the sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), hosted by U.S. Travel Association and Meeting Professionals International (MPI), where meeting professionals display their appreciation for the industry that brings us all together.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Skift Take: Two years later than initially planned, MPI's European conference attracted around 300 participants to Brighton, UK. Over three days, meeting professionals discussed the need to build forward rather than build back.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Kohler presented its Stillness Infinity Experience Bath at KBIS, complete with special lighting, scent and video effects. For a legacy brand like Kohler, the message is as much about looking back as it is looking forward. At the industry’s largest annual trade event, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), Jan. 30 through Feb. 2 in Las Vegas, Kohler married the past and the future with the message “Come All Creators” and a design chiefly inspired by its 150 th anniversary campaign.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

The UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium, Venues of Excellence (VOE) is expanding its Advisory Group of member venues, welcoming Mark Field FIH, Operations Director, Victory Services Club. The Advisory Group comprises of senior leaders from a selection of member venues throughout the UK.

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Special Events

MARCH 30, 2023

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Vote for the Best in the Meetings Industry The 10th annual planner’s choice award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. This is your chance to rate suppliers who partner with you to elevate the meetings experience based on a range of amenities from the most family-friendly hotel to the most elegant spa.

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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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SevenEvents

MARCH 30, 2023

team building activities are an exciting way to bring colleagues or delegates together to get to know each other, forge bonds, encourage team spirit and to simply have fun. activities can also be tailored around your business objectives to have a meaningful impact at your event. here are some of our favourite team building activities which can be incorporated into various types of events, from large conferences, incentive groups or even a simple office breakfast meeting. scavenger hunts scaveng

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

NYC & Company Rebrands, Adds ‘Conventions’ to Name NYC & Company, the CVB for Gotham has rebranded as New York City Tourism + Conventions, adding the “conventions” to hit home the value the city has for meeting planners. CEO of New York City Tourism + Conventions , Fred Dixon, debuted the name and rebrand on March 28 along with the debut of a social campaign, #whatsgoodnyc, allowing New Yorkers to share their POV on “what’s good” in NYC.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

Minnesota-based production company AVEX will design, supply and run the sound, lighting, screens at Event Tech Live Las Vegas next month, as the show’s AV partner. In business since 2002, AVEX opened in Las Vegas three years ago where it specialises in large format AV and lighting systems alongside its event production work.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

The Mermaid London has partnered up with Streets of London to help tackle homelessness in the city, announcing a year-long campaign titled ‘Make Meetings Matter.’ We explore how the City of London venue plans to harness the true power of events to champion the wider community. Streets of London funds specialist support for people who are homeless in London, as well as raising awareness and changing perceptions about homelessness.

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Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

Spatial analytics specialist Meshh has announced the appointment of Georgia Williams to the role of account executive at its London office. Williams will be working with the team to help build stronger partnerships and deliver actionable insight and metrics for clients.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

In March 2023, West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association held its first-ever ‘Going for Gold’ event at DRPG’s studios in Worcestershire. Emphasising the importance of the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, the event aimed to encourage and recognise over 90 corporate organisations that support those who serve in the Armed Forces, veterans and their families.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Plan with Confidence The focus on gathering responsibly has never been in the spotlight. Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. Attendees will also expect that planners are thinking ahead about the impact the event will have in the future. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load?

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MARCH 30, 2023

Key messages are often viewed by associations as the ‘ break glass in case of emergency’ go-to tactic when in crisis communications mode or prepping for an unsavoury announcement. Not true! Key messages are the essential building blocks for all communications including annual strategic marketing communications (marcom) plans, campaign-specific plans, etc.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 30, 2023

Canada’s largest events showcase, now known as CSE Live, presented by Chair-man Mills. Toronto, March 29, 2023 – Canadian Special Events Magazine (CSE) announces it has concluded an agreement with Chair-man Mills, through which the national event and tent services provider becomes presenting sponsor of CSE Live 2023 and the Canadian Event Awards, to be held in Toronto, May 1-3.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

At its official Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 28 th March 2023, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) re-elected the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, as its Chair. The meeting also elected five new Vice Chairs to support the work of the APPG, which were: Alex Sobel MP Member of Parliament for Leeds North West Greg Smith MP Member of Parliament for Buckingham Chris Green MP Member of Parliament for Bolton West Rachel Hopkins MP Member o

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CadmiumCD

MARCH 30, 2023

When executives were asked why members don't renew their memberships, they listed lack of engagement as the top reason. Engagement—or a lack thereof—can make or break an association. Networking, continuing education, professional certification, and learning best practices in their industry are among the most common reasons that professionals join associations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

Building on a successful Official Team Supplier partnership in 2022 – transforming the race day experience for VIP guests in the Oracle Red Bull Racing Paddock Club with advanced custom visual solutions – PPDS becomes Oracle Red Bull Racing’s exclusive digital display supplier for race day weekends, and Innovation Partner for team’s technology campus.

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For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

Earlier this week, Waves Connects founder Matt Coyne attended MPI’s EMEC conference in Brighton on behalf of Event Industry News to hear what industry experts had to say about industry growth, change, audience understanding, sustainability, data, and technology. We’re no longer in recovery, we’re in growth.

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Exhibitor Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

SEATTLE � Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization for Seattle, has released preliminary tourism impact metrics from 2022: a yea.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 30, 2023

Customer feedback is a powerful tool, giving you valuable insights into your customers’ needs and preferences. We’ve got the top tools and methods to help you collate, manage and apply feedback in your own training business. In any business, it’s important to have a deep understanding of how your customers perceive your products and services. It’s important to understand what they like and don’t like, what they’re saying about your business to others, and if they’d buy from you again.

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Exhibitor Magazine

MARCH 30, 2023

In a strengthening of its position in one of Asia's fastest growing economies, Messe Frankfurt has this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

It is only fitting that Global Meetings Industry Day and New Orleans Entrepreneur Week coincide, said New Orleans & Company President and CEO Walt Leger III at a GMID panel discussion. Both are focused on advancing new ideas around business, science and society. The destination brought together 340 members of the local hospitality community at Hyatt Regency New Orleans to talk about why meetings matter and how to better tell our story to decision makers at all levels.

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Stova

MARCH 30, 2023

After the last guest leaves the venue or logs off the meeting platform, you may be tempted to celebrate the close of another event. But your work isn’t over. Keep that coffee brewing and dig your heels in, because what you do next can either make or break the event’s success. With the planning and execution stages complete, now it’s time to focus on your post-event engagement strategy.

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