Glow Global Events

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The right attitude and functional tech can make all the difference. When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic struck countries all over the world, virtual events seemed like a quick, short-term solution to salvage existing events – a placeholder until large groups could resume gathering in person. Test your tech.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is just one of the examples from a new Million Dollar Event Planning Career learning course by former Google Marketing Events leader and author of “The Art of Event Planning” Gianna Cardinale Gaudini. Hotels rarely include resell clauses by default, but usually will if you ask for one. Bottom Line. “We

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Read the Event Tech Q&A here. A director of and production manager at EnTEEtainment Ltd, Frankie specialises in technical production management, artist liaison and CAD drawing at a variety of events. Read the Event Tech Q&A here. Aleksandra Panyukhina, Head of Event Marketing at SEMrush.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 26, 2021

Sponsorship models have to look completely different for virtual and hybrid events. Kathryn Frankson, Informa’s director of event marketing, will explore the new sponsorship mindset and how to sell new solutions and build competitive advantages. Insights from an Industry Leader – Hybrid Events: Design & Execution.

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

Automate Attendee Help and Communication Chatbots are all the rage for automated communication, especially for online events. Eighty-eight percent of people interacted with a chatbot in the last year, so chatbot tech is only growing in popularity. Simplify Event Planning Events have a lot of moving parts. Easy, right?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

@tojulius Julian Solaris, Editor of The Event Manager Blog, always has the low-down on attendance-worthy events and the newest event technology. She’s a stellar resource for the latest event tech news, and also shares her take on industry conferences. Dahlia is an event technology evangelist, speaker and educator.

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Stova

MARCH 25, 2024

Attendee categories allow for multiple registration workflows for even the most complex events. Multilingual and multi-payment options help streamline global events. Finally, don't forget that today's event registration systems have so much more to offer than just.well, registration.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Smart Meetings asked incentive leaders what trends they are seeing out in the wild and found that event professionals in all capacities are getting creative about making travel activities more memorable—and therefore, more effective. Market Driven. stock market volatility, net optimism for the incentive travel market was positive.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One example: During a recent Smart Meetings Experience, CEO Marin Bright learned at pre-con that the hotel was understaffed and thus would be turning almost the entire property on the day her guests arrived. All the hotel blocks were booked, and the event had already moved twice. Snapshot from a People-first Event in Seattle.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Associate Manager, Events | Time Warner, Inc. Associate Manager, Events | Warner Bros. Director, Event Operations | streamlinevents, inc. Marketing Internship | Wow! Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Producer / Planning Asst. Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Global Event Manager | Conduent, Inc.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”. Overindulged and fell down a hotel escalator on his way to his guest room.”. The contract should also specify that the hotel or venue will not serve a drink to anyone noticeably intoxicated or underage.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 16, 2019

Cisco is also a leader in the events space. The company hosts many highly regarded conferences, trainings, and experiential marketing events each year. In this article, we'll look at 12 of them and analyze the corporate event management tactics that make them so successful. The event's content is totally up to you.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Hotel prices will increase by 4 percent in North America and decrease by 0.6 The United States will continue to outperform the global exhibitions market. And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. Year-to-date RevPAR has declined in six of the top 25 markets.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It was considered an “also-ran in the hotel industry” — profitable, but its brand reputation had slipped, according to an article in The Washington Post. But more than anything else, he focused on Hilton’s core strength: the company’s team members — a 350,000-plus global workforce. Christopher Nassetta.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. Tracy Blair.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Developing an Event Strategy Learn how you can create and execute an effective global event strategy. This guide will show you how to put together an event strategic plan, streamline your event marketing process and be a best-in-class meetings and events team.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. Tracy Blair.

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Bizzabo

JULY 3, 2019

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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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends. Innovation on the floor took the form of tours enabling planners to gain the advice of experts on how to use how tech , innovation and trends to create compelling experiences. Event Technology in Action.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 1, 2019

But did you know it's also an events powerhouse? In this article, we'll look at a collection of 12 events, brand activations, and experiential marketing campaigns from IBM. Key Takeaway: What can you do to ensure your events are constantly breaking new ground and staying at the forefront of your industry? Source: IBM.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As a business owner or marketing professional, you're always looking to reach more people with your brand's message, products and services. With so much noise on the internet and competitors fighting for market share, how can your company ever break through? It plays a crucial role in any multi-touch event marketing plan.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Procurement] does great on indirect spend, on IT contracts, and many other purchasing activities for the enterprise, but when it comes to hotel contracts or technology for meeting spend, they might not have a clue what they’re doing, and we do.”. Procurement then runs the RFP process.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Knowing how to find the right event venue is critical to any event marketing campaign. One of the most challenging aspects of securing an event space is choosing the best one for your unique needs. However, the key to finding event venues is to carefully lay the foundation of your search. Source: HeadBox.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Marketing & PR Marketing is an important aspect of any event.

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Eventmobi

JULY 18, 2019

The global events industry is growing more and more every year. And with that growth is the need for event technology that will enable planners to meet the needs and expectations of attendees. Here are seven specific ways digitization is benefiting the event planning experience. Event management tools.

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Socio Events

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Ironically, this transition helped event organizers realize the potential that online formats have in the event planning industry. Propelled by these possibilities, the global events market is expected to surpass $2 trillion by 2028, according to Verified Market Research. Event planning certification.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 20, 2020

“Has anyone come across or put together any justification to attendees or stakeholders who ask why a registration fee is being charged for virtual events? A virtual event isn’t “free” to produce. It takes time, an event platform, tech support, etc. Is this a global event, regional, or local event?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2021

A majority (65 percent) said their approach to managing cybersecurity is to hire the best tech support they can afford and rely on them to keep the event secure. Before including a field in registration, Doreen Hollenberg (pictured left), manager of travel security and privacy with Maritz Global Events, suggests asking, “Why?”

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 30, 2018

Ellen Boddington (President, Stellar Conference & Event Management Inc., Lots of people can’t commit to a full day-long event and we are adapting our meetings to take this into account. A handful of event tech vendors or event suppliers will only agree with negotiable prices that too not up to the expectation and the budget.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 7, 2019

Why You Should Attend: This event, hosted in the luxurious Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, will dive into the technical side of machine learning. Description: A truly global event featuring speakers and attendees from many countries around the world. If that's not enough, the event is being held in Prague.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

So stay tuned: Joseph Pine and James Gilmore, who have just published a 20th-anniversary edition of their seminal The Experience Economy , have promised to share with us in an upcoming issue what attendees now expect in terms of their event experience, and how that has evolved over two decades. Personalized Marketing. Janelle Shane.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

So stay tuned: Joseph Pine and James Gilmore, who have just published a 20th-anniversary edition of their seminal The Experience Economy , have promised to share with us in an upcoming issue what attendees now expect in terms of their event experience, and how that has evolved over two decades. Personalized Marketing. Janelle Shane.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. Note: Looking for event agencies in a specific state?

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meanwhile, late in 2018, CBRE forecasted that hotel supply would peak at 2% gain, stabilizing to 1.9 Demand continues to outpace supply of meetings-eligible hotels.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

This comprehensive list covers several key industries such as event management, marketing, and technology, and will allow you to find the perfect events for you to attend in 2023 based on goals, audience, and more! If you can't make the June event, don't worry ETL will also take place in London on November 15 -16, 2023.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One of the other big draws of an event is the opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and go to a new location, with new food, new attractions and new experiences. Even if their companies or organizations ultimately foot the bill, somebody, somewhere, is balancing the perceived value of the event against the hard costs.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That can work well for in-person events, especially for multiday events where participants stay in hotels, as they have a lot of time to interact during unscheduled time. Cvent Virtual Attendee Hub : This all-inclusive platform offers websites, registration, email marketing, content management and networking engagement tools.

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