New Year, Great Venues for Meeting Planners in 2023
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Kicking off the New Year for some often means new resolutions. New Year, New You!” But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”.
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Inclusion and Diversity: How to Ensure Your Event Has Both
Special Events
DECEMBER 26, 2022
How to add DEI to your events
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Unique Goodie Bag Ideas in 2023 you Need to Know (That Don’t Suck)
Nunify
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Be it a party, a formal event, or a spontaneous celebration, gift bags are a MUST HAVE. If you are looking for unique goodie bag ideas continue reading. Don’t give random pens and water bottles to your adult friends. It’s better to be unique and creative with your gifts.
The Future of Group Bookings
EventMB
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Skift Take: Groups360 are making group travel booking easier for consumers and the hotels. The company urges planners to embrace new technology that increases efficiency, frees up resources, and ensures a direct connection between hotels and clients.
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5 Ways to Practice Gratitude at Your Events
Special Events
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Use gratitude to transform your events
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How to make the most of your pharma CRM to power your medical events
SpotMe Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Running medical events is no simple task. There are numerous legal frameworks, regulations, and compliance standards to adhere to. And pharma companies have to track and record every single little thing that happens.
Skift Meetings’ Top News Stories of 2022
EventMB
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Skift Take: Wrapping up an intense year filled with ups and downs, we share the most popular news stories published on Skift Meetings in 2022. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.
Best of 2022: Travel
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Travel recovery post-Covid has been a case of two steps forward one step back. Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage.
How to Promote Your Event on Social Media in 2023
Eventtia
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Event marketing, simply put, is about letting people know about the existence of the event you’re hosting, and convincing them so they’ll join the event. We can argue that marketing has become more complicated than ever before. In the past, if we had enough budget to advertise an event in the prime-time slot of a popular TV channel, we were basically guaranteed success.
A Master's Guide to B2B: How Listening to Your Customers Can Grow Your Business
Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Head of Product Growth at Reputation & Michele Bettinazzi, Customer Experience Manager at PeakMade Real Estate
Improved marketing conversion, happy customers, and faster growth - that’s only three things that can be accomplished by just listening to your customers. Customer feedback is an extremely invaluable tool to keeping retention high, attracting new business, and improving the general operations of your business. The question is - how do you capture all this? Join Adam Dorfman, Head of Product Growth at Reputation & Michele Bettinazzi, Customer Experience Manager at PeakMade Real Estate, for this essential discussion on the ins and outs of brokering the optimal customer interaction.
How to Plan a High School Reunion in Ten Easy Steps
Social Tables
DECEMBER 27, 2022
In a busy, fast-paced world, many people find it challenging to stay in touch with close friends, see family regularly, and maintain older relationships. When was the last time you saw your old classmates or reconnected with your childhood friends?
Top Event Manager Podcast Episodes of 2022
EventMB
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Skift Take: The Event Manager Podcast by Skift Meetings features leading meeting professionals sharing insights and strategies to succeed in the ever-evolving world of events. These were the most popular episodes of 2022. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.
Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Covid China Fears Remain After Hong Kong Lifts Mandates. A fter a long wait and much talk of “when will China open to meetings?”
Meet the Team: Daniel Dessauges, CEO and co-founder
zkipster
DECEMBER 28, 2022
We started the year with a leadership team announcement and a message from Daniel Dessauges , our CEO and co-founder, outlining his vision for zkipster.
Negative Reviews & Online Feedback Happens - But Where Do You Go From Here?
Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Head of Product Growth at Reputation and Jeremy Shubitz, Director of Marketing at Bosley
Responding to online negative feedback can be challenging. What should you say? What should you not say? Should you even respond? In today's, your customers will be not only your biggest advocates but also your biggest critics. However, negative feedback can offer actionable insights to build a stronger product and customer experience.
Certified Accountants Congress Uses Holograms and Other Tech to Dazzle
Special Events
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Europalco's use of tech to create an engaging show
CMP Clock Hours, The Easy Way
EventMB
DECEMBER 26, 2022
Skift Take: All of Skift Meetings' virtual summits, webinars and reports are pre-approved for continuing education clock hours (CEs), essential to certifying or recertifying as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Best of all, they are all free of charge and available on demand.
Holiday Miracles: Pop-up Bars Bring Holiday Cheer
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Have a holiday event filled with excitement and fun with pop-up bars serving festive cocktails. Miracle Pop-Up Bar and its spin-off company Sippin’ Santa have opened several pop-up bars in popular venues around the Bay Area in Northern California.
Behind Notified’s 2022 Benchmark Report
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 28, 2022
‘The world’s only communications cloud for events, public relations, and investor relations’, Notified, released its annual Benchmark Report in September.
Dive Into Your Inventory Data (and Add Substantial Profits to Your Bottom Line)
Speaker: Ian Foster, Sculpture Hospitality Regional Director West Coast
In this seminar, Ian Foster will discuss the basics of inventory management, including tips on how to get inventory right and how to evaluate your food and pour costs. Ian will examine the best ordering practices from our clients. Finally, he’ll share some case studies showing how well designed inventory control can uncover hidden losses from over-pouring and lost sales that will result in several thousand dollars of extra profit every month.
Emily and Jared’s Intimate Wedding at The Doctors House
EventSource
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Emily and Jared’s gorgeous wedding is a beautiful blend of vintage romance and timeless elegance. Their big day at the scenic The Doctor's House featured a soft pastel palette along with delicate details that will surely inspire you.
How To Design High-Converting Sponsorship Levels (+Template)
Nunify
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Your sponsorship pitch is getting lost in the pool of thousands of requests. Your target sponsor is already overloaded, and if your pitch seems like the rest, you won’t get that sponsorship. But what if you present your offer clearly in a structured way with various options to the sponsors?
Best of 2022: Food and Beverage
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.”
How to Write an Event Proposal (with a Template and Tips)
QC Event School
DECEMBER 30, 2022
As a professional event planner, you know that writing an event proposal is one of the most important steps in the planning process! After all, a well-written proposal can help you secure a client and get them excited about your proposed event.
Maximize Your Profit Margins
Speaker: Shawn Imbeault and Geoff Loukes, Sculpture Hospitality
In the past year, we've learned that maximizing margins can determine whether your restaurant stays afloat when times get hard. Join Shawn Limbeault and Geoff Loukes, in this master class that will take you through the best practices of maximizing your margins, From FOH to BOH.
Inserting Merge Fields into the Payment Link Email
Caterease
DECEMBER 26, 2022
The post Inserting Merge Fields into the Payment Link Email appeared first on Caterease. Payment Processing
The Ultimate Guide For Offering A Winery Full Bar At Your Wedding
Milestone Events Group
DECEMBER 24, 2022
We probably don’t need to tell you that a lot of steps go into planning a full bar service wedding. You could even say that you might need a drink after all that planning. Which is why we want to talk about the logistics for serving alcohol at your wedding. Will there be unlimited drinks?
Prepare for GMID 2023: Resolve to Continue Advocating for Events
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
If 2022 was the year of scrambling to accommodate revenge meetings, travel industry leaders are hoping that in 2023, the industry will build on the mandate earned during the pandemic downtime and remind everyone that #MeetingsMatter.
A Royal Fan-Fic Affair
Special Events
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The immersive Bridgerton experience transported attendees into the world of their favorite Regency-era mini series
Restaurant Management Masterclass
Speaker: Harlan Scott, Founder of Harlan Scott Hospitality and Industry Restaurant
Due first to necessary staffing cuts, extreme safety protocols, and now the need to rehire against outsized government stimulus, unemployment benefits and wage requirements, managing and staffing have become the most urgent conversation in restaurants today. This, adding on to the lynch-pin management style restaurants often have, has made restaurant cultures more vulnerable and volatile than ever. If your restaurant is suffering from cut staff, low morale, or ineffective training, you've come to the right place. Join Harlan Scott of Harlan Scott Hospitality, learn how to get back in control of your restaurant and your operation back on autopilot.
IMPACT XM Reflects on 2022, Celebrates Year of Innovation and Growth
Exhibitor Magazine
DECEMBER 29, 2022
DAYTON, N.J. Rounding out a year of incredible accomplishments and advancements, global experiential marketing agency Impact XM is celebrating its o. Company News
Skiddle Update: Optimise NYE listings, Remittance, Promoter Survey & Blog Spotlight
Skiddle
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Welcome to Skiddle’s final Promoter Update of 2022, we hope you enjoyed the Christmas break. As the year draws to a close, we’ll be reminding you about last-minute New Year’s Eve listing checks and changes to our remittance schedule.
How a Central California Town Added Autism Accessibility to Its Meeting Amenity List
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 27, 2022
An important, often overlooked, aspect of meeting planning is accommodating those who have accessibility needs that are not detectable at first glance.
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