EventMB

MARCH 14, 2023

Skift Take: Google Xi Days colored outside the lines, shifting paradigms to create an all-encompassing future for the events industry. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s no secret that event costs are on the rise. You no longer need to do everything manually nor rely on a large suite of costly digital tools to achieve a great event. In fact, modern corporate meeting planning software can help you optimize and automate processes so that you and your team can save time and resources over time.

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EventMB

JANUARY 23, 2024

Skift Take: The "Skift Meetings Megatrends 2024" report serves as an indispensable roadmap for meeting professionals seeking to craft strategic, impactful events that resonate with the demands of a rapidly changing global landscape. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

Most of the event industry and our clients continue to assume that if you can make the meeting bigger it’s a good thing. The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. Online and hybrid meetings have seen less drastic reductions. It ain’t necessarily so.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

After a successful 2023, almost 80 percent of exhibitors plan to attend the same number of events or more in 2024, and most exhibitor budgets will increase or stay the same, according to the new Freeman 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report released this month. Key insights from the report: Exhibit marketer demographics are shifting.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Planners foresee more meetings and more attendees per meeting—but also big cost increases in certain areas that will force them to change tactics. In addition, 64 percent of planners expect the size of their meetings to grow this year, with one-third of those planners expecting attendance increases of greater than 10 percent.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive Hong Kong has announced the lifting of all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers; however, travelers coming to the U.S. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. As I write, two years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and the event industry.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2022

The Report provides two views of a sector continuing to face multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2021. Number of international association meetings.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2022

Event professionals: it’s time to talk about COVID, duty of care, and the meeting industry. Meanwhile, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reports that “ Nearly one in five American adults who have had COVID-19 still have Long COVID “ And a U.S. No related posts.

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EventMB

AUGUST 24, 2022

Skift Take: As Skift Meetings has been reporting all summer, events have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. However, Knowland, a data and hospitality technology company that tracks meetings and events volume is optimistic that the industry will be back to 100 percent by the end of 2023.

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

A post event report is an essential document that provides a comprehensive analysis of an event’s success, challenges, and outcomes. They serve as a valuable tool for event organisers and stakeholders. Importance of a post event report Post event reports play a crucial role in the event management process.

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StraussCA

MAY 8, 2024

But what good is knowledge if it’s not organized, analyzed, and outlined with a clear call to action t his is where marketing reports come into play. Marketing reports serve as the compass guiding associations through the ever-changing landscape of consumer trends, competitor strategies, and industry insights.

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Attendease

JUNE 16, 2022

After listening to dozens of organizations seeking the perfect event technology solution to manage their portfolio of events, we found out one thing: there is a gap in the market and no one is addressing this one simple concept. The post Meet a simplified solution to manage multiple events appeared first on Attendease.

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EventMB

MARCH 21, 2023

Skift Take: There is no more trusted space for disseminating information than an in-person event. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Are you using this to your advantage?

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Online events make it easier for them to attend. Check it out for full details!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2023

and blew up the internet since Sunday when the Orson Wellesian event occurred. And 17% reported experiencing a physical incident. Swalwell told Smart Meetings: “The abuse of unruly passengers onboard aircrafts must stop. Subsequent viral videos queried, “Who is the lady on the plane, and what did she see?”

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Skift Take: Stressed teams, less demand, the popularity of drive-to destinations, and shorter lead times are among the findings of the Skift Meetings State of Business Events report. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Attendease

JUNE 16, 2022

After listening to dozens of organizations seeking the perfect event technology solution to manage their portfolio of events, we found out one thing: there is a gap in the market and no one is addressing this one simple concept. The post Meet a simplified solution to manage multiple events appeared first on Attendease.

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EventMB

AUGUST 10, 2022

Skift Take: Event planners have been struggling with rising costs, and there is no sign of this improving until 2024, according to the latest Global Business Travel Forecast. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Over one-third of respondents report increases of over 25%, and 80% of respondents expect further spending increases in 2024.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2022

Among other findings, the inaugural Business Travel Tracker sees 84 percent of respondents expecting to attend a meeting or exhibition within six months. A new quarterly research report from Tourism Economics and J.D. Half of their upcoming trips will be to attend an external client meeting or an industry event.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2023

DOT will leverage the full extent of its investigative and enforcement power to ensure consumers are protected and this process will continue to evolve as the Department learns more,” a DOT spokesperson told Smart Meetings on Friday. For the quarter, American ranked first in completion factor among the nine largest U.S.

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EventMB

JUNE 14, 2022

AI-powered interpretation platform Wordly released a new report on corporate usage of multilingual interpretation for events. According to the report, six or more languages are spoken at 60 percent of corporate meetings and events with 11 or more languages spoken at nearly a quarter (23 percent) of company gatherings.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Maritz Global Events released its Industry Trends Report at IMEX America with some eye-popping data on the rising cost of hotels, airfares, F&B, and other event-budget elements. If your meetings budget has kept up with price increases over the past few years, you’re among the lucky.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A Survey Exploring the Motivations and Values of Independent Planners Might Help Lean Planning Teams Elevate Events The future of events is a little unpredictable, to say the least. That leaves companies hesitant to plan too far ahead or even fully staff their event teams.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Business of Events is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Destination Report Survey , a collaborative effort with IBTM World and Meet in Ireland. The survey covers a wide range of topics, including relationships with government, funding, the value of business events to regions, and future-building.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The annual events-industry show in Barcelona just wrapped up, and a big-picture analysis released there includes some interesting survey findings and perspectives from planners at organizations around the world. The report’s authors say that this shift “should be seen as a positive outcome for the long-term future of the [events] industry.”

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has published the latest instalment of the Cvent Planner Sourcing Report: Europe Edition October 2023.

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Event Farm

JANUARY 3, 2017

This post was originally published on Attend by Event Farm 's blog and was written by Phoebe Farber. With Salesforce, it's easiest to report on the “Primary Campaign Source” for an opportunity, but there are many reasons why that might not tell the full story.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Planning at least three months ahead could save as much as 10 percent on the bottom line, according to a new 2019 Meetings & Events Future Trends study from Carlson Wagonlit Travel Meetings and Events (CWT M&E). Outside of these booking windows, potential savings dip by 5–10 percent, the report found.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Investigator meetings are a critical step in the clinical trial process. But it’s getting harder to get everyone to attend investigator meetings and harder to keep them engaged once they’re there. That’s where an event platform comes into play.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2022

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report sees the hotel industry moving toward recovery “but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, and full recovery is still several years away.” Meeting planners will note that AHLA reports 58% of meetings and events are expected to return.

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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. Meeting Planners Takeaway New York City Tourism + Conventions morphing out of NYC&Co.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 28, 2023

After the pandemic and in the remote-work environment, it’s not enough to simply plan a meeting and have people show up. For meeting planners, the cost, time commitment, and effort to host in-person meetings requires a high quality of attendee interaction that might not be as easy to come by as in the past.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Positive trends in booking enquiries and long-term investment strategies demonstrate more confidence in the sector, according to the Meetings Industry Association (mia). The trade body’s latest quarterly mia Insights report reveals that between May and October 2023 organisations have seen conversion rates rise to 42% (up from 34.5%

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