Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Foresight Group, the leading listed private equity and sustainable infrastructure investor, is backing growth at Live Group, an established and respected live event management company, with £2.8 million VCT funding to support its development of audience engagement technology.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2024

Key 2024 Event Tech Trends Unveiled at Strata’s Insight Event Attendees at the Strata Insights event, at The Ned in London before Christmas, were treated to a preview of some of the most important tech trends which will shape the events industry in 2024 and beyond.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Global Event Mates is a digital platform and search engine, designed to connect DMCs, full- service/specialised agencies and event related professionals to one another in one location. The Global Event Mates team filters out all these recognizable features of the agencies and promotes them constantly on all known digital media.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 9, 2021

Sustainability should now be top of the agenda when planning events and experiences. In this feature we showcase suppliers who are environmentally responsible, check them out here and contact them to take your future events to the next level. Actavo Events puts Sustainability centre stage. million litres per year.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 30, 2023

5-8, in Las Vegas, that together showcased how its products drive sustainability and innovation today and how they will in the future. The post Siemens Spotlights its Sustainability Ventures in Four Interactive Exhibits at CES 2023 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, is one of several key industry leaders supporting and helping fund the beta version of the sustainability web app: SAM , which was recently launched by In-House Corporate Events (ICE).

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 6, 2022

A group of major event brands, led by ICE (In-house Corporate Events), is calling for event industry input into the continued development of an event sustainability measurement tool that will be free of charge and applicable for every event. The data will also be attributed on an event-by-event basis.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. Tip: AI may help event marketers better predict their own attendees’ budgetary needs and help plan or adjust event program schedules accordingly.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 11, 2021

These were among the key themes that emerged during the 19 th annual Experiential Marketing Summit, Oct. The show opened with a fireside chat between Soo Young Kim, head of global programs and experiences at YouTube, and Jessica Heasley, group editor and publisher at Event Marketer. Alex Sapiz, VP-Global Events, Cisco.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A growing global awareness of environmental concerns has encouraged many industries to realign business practices according to greener values. This holds true for event management, which when done sustainably can help the environment, as well as improve an organization’s reputation, cost efficiency and long-term success.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

These advanced technologies work to improve attendee experiences and provide real-time data that help inform event planner decisions. Event Trend #2: Sustainability Much like technology, a focus on sustainability within events is here to stay. This is due in part to the evolving make-up of attendees.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

On the 7th of November, emc3 is set to host a captivating new edition of their highly regarded Reimagine event series. Reimagine brings together diverse panels of accomplished speakers and industry experts to delve into crucial topics, such as sustainability, diversity and inclusion, emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and more.

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Eventscase Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

From technological advancements to sustainability initiatives and the progression of hybrid events, understanding these trends is essential to create memorable and impactful experiences. AI-driven event management tools, VR/AR experiences, and smart venues enhance engagement, personalisation, and operational efficiency.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 14, 2021

Experience builders obsessed with the attendee journey know that in the last few hours of an event, attendee attrition—people leaving early—can make the difference between an event that falls a little flat or one that wraps leaving everyone with all the feels. The approach has typically involved a reward of some kind.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner.

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Management Events

MARCH 6, 2022

We were happy to host Bertram’s insightful presentation on digital transformation in a recent installment of 90Minutes CxO Insights — Fast & Furious Digital Transformation: Charting the Course for Sustainable Success vs. A Temporary Fix. With each technology, there is timing, advantages and disadvantages, market reward, and market cost.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2023

This will be the first time AGF has been able to run in class training since 2019 and as the global events industry seeks to become sustainable, with government bodies such as DCMS […]

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Eventscase Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Four Pillars of Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of self-regulation within businesses that is designed to meet specific goals related to ethics, sustainability and social impact. Additionally, CSR influences the selection of event partners and sponsors.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

A global event accompanied with a tradeshow and exhibition. Using the latest tech inventions to upgrade the global event management and organization. Hubilo provided the following services which made attendee engagement effortless and also helped in sustainable event planning. Glimpses of VGGS 2019.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 13, 2021

Sponsored virtual events are now the second most popular lead generation tactic for B2B marketers 73% of B2B marketing professionals cite virtual events as highly effective 79% of marketers plan to sponsor six or more virtual events in 2021 Access the report “The State of Marketing Acceleration”.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 5, 2019

Event industry professionals across the globe are being urged to take part in a vital initiative this month: “Engaging the global event industry with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”. The event is the first UN Summit on the SDGs since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Darren Johnson, an international media, events and B2B specialist, has been appointed non-executive director of Farnborough International to support the brand’s next steps within its sustainable growth strategy. . In his role on the board, Johnson will be supporting the board in cementing the organisation as a global event leader.

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Event Industry News

JULY 22, 2022

Brand + experience + marketing firm DAHLIA+Agency announced the start dates for an educational course for event technology companies. Launch Shift Go provides event technology firms with a foundational understanding of the U.S. The global events market is a huge opportunity for any event tech company.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Webinar session, Joanna Pineda, CEO and chief troublemaker of Matrix Group International , and Jennifer O’Grady, senior director of Design Studio of Maritz Global Events , tackled the Secrets for Engaging Platform-agnostic Association Meetings. Fuel Attention: Attendees are asking for healthy sustainable food options.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Janet Dodd , a stalwart on the board, takes on the role of chief strategy officer where her considerable experience of client relationships and high-profile projects will help direct sustainable growth. Dunnell joined Identity in 2020 and brings phenomenal global experience to the agency’s worldwide project delivery capability.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They were Lori Allen, vice president, global event operations for MetLife; Deborah Caldwell, head of events, Asia-Pacific, for Bank of America; and Rose Strickland, vice president of events for Neuberger Berman. Especially with sustainability, there are differences in what you can accomplish in emerging markets.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 26, 2021

The ticketing business is highly competitive and a tightly contested market, in the wake of the pandemic many companies were forced to remodel their approach to service and assess the best means of sustainability.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Let’s hear a version from a renowned event marketing influencer?—? Nick Borelli, who is presently the President/Strategist of Borelli Strategies marketing consulting firm, has been an integral part of the events industry since the age of 14. Which are your top 3 preferred social media channels for live events?

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Creative Communications Group, DRPG , and experience design company, Maritz Global Events, have announced a new global alliance – MORE THAN EXPERIENCE – that promises to revolutionise the communications industry and the way experiences are designed, created, executed and measured.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Consider what we can achieve once freed from mundane tasks,” Janette Roush , Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital, New York City Tourism + Conventions “I knew I belonged in the meetings industry after a life-changing car accident.

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

ExCeL – home to London’s International Convention Centre – also confirmed that construction works for its 25,000sqm expansion programme are well underway, and set to further enhance its status as the home of world-leading events. James Rees, Executive Director for Conference & Events at ExCeL London.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In fact, according to a trio of meeting professional experts, taking care of yourself is even more important when you are the one charged with caring for your attendees.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Harvard Business School credits the 1990’s as when sustainability in business finally came to meet head-on the longer term trend in consumer society. So why has it taken the events industry so long to engage with this topic? 2020 forced us all in events to press both PAUSE and FAST FORWARD at the same time.

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 2, 2019

There’s big news for event marketers from Edison Research in their latest Infinite Dial study: Podcasts have now achieved 50 percent reach. Better yet, they tee up tremendous opportunities to extend the event value runway. 5 Reasons Why Podcasting is a Smart Move for Event Marketers.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Global events agency, The fresh Group have partnered with Sunbelt Rentals UK – the UK division of the global leaders in plant supply, tools and specialist equipment hire for the construction, events and infrastructure markets – to produce SUNFEST, a virtual festival exploring future innovation and sustainability in rental.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Impact XM shares seven sustainable action areas for planning green meetings Global event and experiential marketing agency Impact XM believes that sustainability is not an end goal, but a practice. Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Griffin, vice president of marketing at Impact XM, to learn more.

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