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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

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. One of the intentions of the booth is to draw people in. Ferrero USA.

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List of association management companies in US (with expertise in Virtual & Hybrid Events)

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Key services offered: Start Up Services Meeting & Event Planning Technical Solutions Membership Services Operations Management Compliance & Certification Marketing & Planning Financial Management & Administration PR and Social Media Association Transition. They are known for offering exceptional world-class customer service.

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4 Essential Planning Guidelines for Citywides

Smart Meetings

Do it Best , a co-op hardware company that has been holding its biannual trade show in Indianapolis for several decades, works closely with Visit Indy , the city’s CVB, as well as other partners. Whether it’s the AV or the in-house caterer, it’s about building those relationships and utilizing them to accomplish what we need to do.”.

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Five Trade Shows and How They Grew

PCMA Convene

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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These Destinations Are Using Virtual Reality to Put You in Their Place

PCMA Convene

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. The videos will be shown at events, trade shows, and on marriottindyplace.com.

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Modern Convention Centers Becoming a Dire Necessity

Smart Meetings

Instead of simply being an element in a destination’s success, modern and future-proof convention centers may be the key to surviving in an increasingly competitive market. According to those cities, especially those in the shared market of the Midwest, that perception isn’t wrong. Indiana Convention Center Proposed Expansion.

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Best in Show: Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Then she had more to say. “A Debbie Welsh, CMP. She is the best.”.

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