Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Whether at the NBA Crossover fan event at the convention center, or in pop-up spaces of their own, sponsors leaned into playful strategies that placed attendees at the center of the action. Photo credit: AT&T DOORDASH DoorDash has been hitting up tentpole events all winter, and NBA All-Star 2024 was no exception.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Scott Cochran and Kitty Chau Scott Cochran (left) and Kitty Chau (right) Cochran is complex general manager and Chau is complex director of sales and marketing for dual-property Le Meridien and Element Salt Lake City Downtown. Anya Buitrago Hotel La Compania in Casco Antiguo, Panama, named Buitrago director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Segarra joined the destination in 2022 as chief marketing officer and since then accelerated the organization’s widest range of promotional efforts in their history, resulting in record visitation rates and a $10 billion economic impact in the local tourism markets. spa and 73 guest rooms.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. For planners who want to include a venue’s power source in their site selection process, Julia Spangler, chief of sustainability consultancy Ecosystem Events, says that “the best source of information is the utility company connected to the venue.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 16, 2022

Green Voltage are market leaders in providing sustainable power and support to the film, television, broadcast and live event industries. They are designed and built specifically for use within the film, television and live event production industries. Green Voltage was formed by David Sinfield and Adam Baker.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 11, 2018

Professionals often attend industry events to improve their craft and network with peers. But for an event planner, it’s also an opportunity to “borrow” (read: steal) creative ideas for their next event. Keynotes also held more inspirational messages for event planners vs. traditional “how-to” formats.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 2, 2019

Events are a time for individuals to come together and learn something new. They’re a time for event planners to provide guests with an experience they’ll remember. In fact, 91 percent of event planners measure whether or not an event is successful based on attendee satisfaction, according to EventMB.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

2022 welcomed the launch of New Intent, an organization focused on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and environmental advocacy with destinations and event planners. New Intent’s plan is to create educational sessions, white papers and knowledge sharing by partnering with events industry supply chain and speaker services.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Indianapolis Airport Authority and Downtown Indy recently partnered with local audio marketing technology company Vibenomics to create Project High Note, custom welcome announcements at the airport and for those walking along Georgia Street, adjacent to Indiana Convention Center.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 29, 2021

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Check out the event recap: This year’s show also drew 460 exhibitors.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Evaluate them on the types of virtual events and virtual mentorship programs they have enabled in the last year. It’s not easy to generate revenue that would otherwise be lost due to canceled in-person events during the pandemic. It also has rapidly evolved to offer virtual and hybrid event production services.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Just for you, tourism bureaus and hospitality professionals are hanging holly, preparing their spaces to host events and—beginning Black Friday and Cyber Monday—sales for holiday business travelers. Here are some of the best experiences and Cyber sales on hotels and the most festive corporate-friendly events and giftable trips of the season.

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Socio Events

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Socio won top honors for “Overall Culture” and “Career Path” at the first annual Powderkeg Indiana Breakout Tech Culture Awards. The event software company raised a $6M Series A funding round this past summer in part to rapidly hire at its North American headquarters in Indianapolis and EMEA office in Istanbul.

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Socio Events

MAY 5, 2021

Socio took home the prestigious ‘Scale Up of the Year’ award at TechPoint’s 22nd Annual Mira Award Gala, Indiana’s largest and longest running technology awards program which recognizes the “Best of Tech” in Indiana. We are building the hybrid event platform of the future as we speak,” Sakucoglu said.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. The World Education Congress went through the event design canvas process, where all stakeholders needs were considered and the event was completely redesigned to be in line with what their needs were. Event Design Collective.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 5, 2019

Giving USA is published by the Giving USA Foundation and researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. For corporate events planners, it means that companies are committed to philanthropy and care about the impact their company’s events are having. More Than Words .

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Event Marketer

JULY 27, 2021

Corona took a direct approach to its 2021 Indiana Pacers sponsorship with elaborate mobile locker room fan activations. For the fans watching at home, it’s providing that inside look behind the scenes,” says Lexi Vonderlieth, vp-partnership marketing for the Los Angeles Rams. “We sports for the better part of the last 16 months: fans.

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Socio Events

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Socio won top honors for “Overall Culture” and “Career Path” at the first annual Powderkeg Indiana Breakout Tech Culture Awards. The event software company raised a $6M Series A funding round this past summer in part to rapidly hire at its North American headquarters in Indianapolis and EMEA office in Istanbul.

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EventUp

JULY 10, 2019

While it may feel like all business from 9 to 5, corporate events give coworkers and colleagues a chance to bond, brainstorm, and cut loose in a more relaxed and authentic way. But just because it’s a corporate event, that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with elements like décor, programming, and food.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Congratulations to all involved for ensuring the events business continues to grow. Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis hosts major conferences every year and it’s easy to see why. Brandi Ashlock, Market Senior Sales Manager for Marriott IndyPlace notes the center’s location makes it accessible to many Indianapolis hotels.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 14, 2017

She brings 19 years of experience and has received several awards for her performance including Circle of Excellence recipient for Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year with Hilton Luxury Brands in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and 2013 Most Improved RevPAR Growth for Hilton Luxury Brands with her team. Susan Gladstone. Camila Frederico .

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Once the rubber capital of the world, greater Akron remains innovative,” says James Mahon, vice president of marketing & brand management for the CVB. The city’s reinvention strategy includes attracting business travelers with hotels that offer expanded event space, and a convention center touted as northeast Ohio’s premier meeting venue.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. With multiple event spaces, Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

She’s been with Visit Indy since graduating from Indiana University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in tourism management. She’s been with Visit Indy since graduating from Indiana University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in tourism management. He was previously regional director of sales and marketing, Australia and New Zealand.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2023

Take the likes of Simba and Mustafa, Dell and Steph Curry, or Henry and Indiana Jones—much of the time their greatness blossoms in the face of conflict and their unions provide something we can all benefit and learn from. And depending on your own life experience, such tales may provide a much-needed cathartic experience.

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Unique Venues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Don’t Just Plan an Event…Plan an EXPERIENCE! They have everything you need for a successful event - plus offer unique experiences that your guests will remember for years to come. and 2,800 international tons, the SeaFair features more than 22,000 square feet of highly adaptable event venue space. By: Brian Finn.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 8, 2019

Event planner? Event strategist? “But while it might be important to position yourself as ‘junior event planner’ within your company, on the external market, it will immediately imprint a lack of experience to your clients,” di Giusto says. . How do you describe yourself? Executive assistant? Meeting professional?

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Unique Venues

JUNE 8, 2020

Don’t Just Plan an Event…Plan an EXPERIENCE! They have everything you need for a successful event - plus offer unique experiences that your guests will remember for years to come. Start planning your award-winning amenity filled event! There’s Something for Everyone at Your Event in Galena Country!

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

When it comes to hosting in a new city, meeting planners are on a mission to execute a successful event with minimal stress. Fortunately, they can count on two resources to get them there: the city’s DMO/CVB, which acts as an expert on the entire city, and the local convention center , which specializes in marketing that venue.

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Bizzabo

MAY 7, 2020

Each of these event types is unique and fun. Well-crafted virtual events are both entertaining and educational. This will help your team generate awesome and unique content that could help your company's marketing strategy as well as its team-bonding efforts. Use one or more to reinvigorate your team from afar! Source: Bizzabo.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

By 2020, the virtual-reality market could be worth $30 million, according to tech advisory firm Digi-Capital, and with companies like Facebook and Google investing heavily in the technology, headsets soon may be as ubiquitous as smartphones. Next I wanted to isolate those experiences and events. Having it on the site is incredible.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

Cindy Hart joined Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado , as director of sales and marketing. Fernando most recently served as the director of sales and marketing for Catalonia Hotels & Resorts in Barcelona, Spain. Fernando has a strong history of driving sales and marketing strategies while managing and motivating his team.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

of event space. of meeting and event facilities; 15 meeting rooms for up to 600. of event space; largest meeting area is 4,446 sq. of event space with 16 meeting rooms. of meeting space; 23 event rooms; largest seats 630. of event space; largest meeting room has 8,755 sq. Cincinnati. The Westin Cincinnati.

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GatherHere

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Whether you’re an exclusive event space, a restaurant with a few private banquet rooms or something in between, wedding season (generally believed to ramp up in spring) can be a hectic time for venues. Booking inquiries mount, calendars fill up and event coordinators are tasked with juggling multiple events, often back-to-back.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

The importance of finding the right partners and developing those relationships can’t be stressed enough,” says Vince Slack, meeting and market planning manager for Do it Best Corp. Local tourism officials can be helpful resources for helping drum up excitement about your event. Tap the CVB for publicity.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Should the event industry embrace facial analysis — a technology that promises to offer new analytic data to event stakeholders? So it’s not surprising that companies have developed facial technologies to provide new forms of data to event owners. In this post, I’ll explain why I’m concerned.

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