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Private Equity Firm Acquires Event Organizer Hyve for $579 Million

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Skift Take: Another week, another major acquisition among UK-based event and trade show organizers. This deal marks a milestone in the Hyve Group's evolution through the impacts of the Covid pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows

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Sean Wargo, AVIXA’S senior director of market intelligence, says of events: “We need to move away from this idea that there’s this calendared moment … it doesn’t make any sense. How has life changed at AVIXA with events moving online over the last year? It should just exist as content that has long tail.”

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Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis: How the Events Industry is Helping

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Refugees from Ukraine rest at the Ptak Warsaw Expo Trade Fair and Congress Center in Poland, which has been converted to an aid center with housing, play areas, canteens, showers, and medical points. 24, and more organizations are launching CSR projects to show support for the people of Ukraine every day. Event Industry Organizations.

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Arabian Travel Market Swears by Live Events, But Won’t Give Up on Virtual Yet

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The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) that concluded in Dubai on May 12 is testament to the fact that live events are irreplaceable and no virtual extravaganza can replace the human element of in-person events. This show has opted for an asynchronous approach, thus running the in-person and then online components at different times.

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How To Market to Global Audiences

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mdg’s Irina Anthony (right) as budding digital media specialist in Samara, Russia. market conditions — including consolidation, a changing regulatory environment, and other economic factors — have lowered attendance at many trade shows and conferences. Over the past several years, U.S. The world is a big place.

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Event Heroes: How ShowPad is Driving Sales Enablement with Events

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Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Elina Jutelyté —the senior events manager at Showpad—about accelerating event growth, scaling a global events strategy, and identifying and building events that bring the best ROI. Measuring event ROI.

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IMEX America Shatters Attendance Record

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IMEX America was hotter than ever this year, drawing a record 12,227 meetings and events professionals to Las Vegas Oct. But the show also drew meeting decision-makers from as far away as China, India, Australia, Japan and Russia. To get a feel for the trade show floor, visit our Smart Meetings TV report.