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. Epoxies could range from repurposing florals for sterile rooms to finding gluten-free meals for the dozen VIPs who didn’t RSVP, to filling in for the speaker who missed a flight.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. P icture this: As an attendee wanders through your trade show, a notification appears on her Apple Watch that walking toward her is someone who shares her interest in, say, clinical nuclear cardiology. One good contact at an event can sometimes pay for the entire event.”.

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Technology Meetings 2015 Hotels 75

Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. These usually have to do with speaker cancellations, unexpectedly long registration lines, poor WiFi, and other last-minute challenges that may seem like a big deal in the moment but absolutely pale in comparison to the global buzzkill that is coronavirus.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

Unencumbered by the need to be located physically near their clients, agencies, production firms, and other vendors can expand nationally and globally far more easily than when the focus was in-person events. Event apps made it easier for planners to see who attended which sessions but did little to track engagement.

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2021 2020 Trade Shows Tech 111