MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Knowland’s report on year-over-year events growth says Nashville’s meetings scene jumped more than 30 percent in September. Here are the other high-percentage growth cities, and the industries driving it. Knowland, a data-as-a-service provider for the hospitality industry, has some of the answers. percent over 2022.

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IMG

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

From Marketing Events to Diversity and Inclusion event experiences, this year’s trends will help you be more impactful and get the most out of every opportunity you have to meet with your team or clients. GET YOUR COPY OF THE 2023 STATE OF INDUSTRY REPORT NOW ! Are you hosting events this year? GET YOUR COPY NOW!

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

Once popular for meetings, company retreats, and incentives; the pandemic brought the river cruise industry to a screeching halt. Transcend Cruises is one company making waves in the corporate river cruise industry. The company’s ships are currently being purpose-built to accommodate the needs of business events meeting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

IACC , the association which represents the top one per cent of global meeting and conference venues, has released the findings from its eagerly awaited 2024 Meeting Room of the Future Report. To download the full report, visit www.iacconline.org/iacc-meeting-room-of-the-future

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

What does that mean for the meetings industry? Tools enable us to come together and work on something greater than ourselves, as do meetings. Time and Resources I see the tools of AI giving the meeting planner something they’ve never had in any real abundance before, time and resources. It might be our salvation.

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Attendease

MAY 9, 2023

Corporate event marketing has become a critical component of customer acquisition. Despite the unique advantages of corporate events, marketing them can be challenging. Despite the unique advantages of corporate events, marketing them can be challenging. Fortunately, corporate event marketing doesn’t need to be daunting.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

Mentorships, transparency and white whales For meeting planners new to the industry, experience and connections are the glue that holds the universe together and ultimately provides the tools for current and future success. I think it is difficult since the industry is so broad.” Everyone wants a meeting right now.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Meet In Wales is set to embrace one of its key markets as it looks to build on its long-standing relationship with US businesses at IMEX America next week. The North American market represents a huge opportunity for the meetings and events industry in Wales and the exhibition will see the destination supported by four […]

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Event Marketer

MARCH 4, 2024

Jack Morton’s innovation practice, Jack X, is diving into the possibilities and intricacies of AI’s impact on creativity, marketing and business as it welcomed on Feb. They can’t fetch a coffee order, but they can probably whip up a recipe that’ll change your ordering habits forever… in seconds.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

By Julie Vincent, Head of MeetBlackpool Today marks Global Meetings Industry Day, and we’re keen to highlight that business events in Blackpool mean more than merely an enjoyable day out at a seaside resort. Blackpool is a bustling and innovative hub for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and corporate gatherings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Meeting professionals understand that travel brings people together. Destinations International , the association for Destination Marketing Organizations, is teaming up with research firms iolite group , Brand USA and Miles Partnership to determine the impact of cultural exchange on destination planning and travel.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Smart Meetings and Destinations International are partnering up to better serve you this year —with your help! We need your feedback about the biggest challenges you are facing as a meeting professional right now and how we can collectively help you going forward. Start Survey.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 27, 2022

The Meetings Industry Association has launched a range of new sector-specific certified training courses to assist the professional development of those working in business meetings and events and to support individuals new to the industry. They will then receive a certificate on completion of each course.”.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2024

Creative events agency Meet & Potato today announced their CEO Jon Kelly has been appointed to the Meetings Industry Association (mia) board. The appointment follows Jon’s many successful years at the frontline of the events industry where he oversees strategic plans, designs and production of events for well known brands.

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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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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds. Much Respect. “We

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

And this goes beyond meeting planning. But it’s a big problem in the meetings industry.”. The world flipped on its head and meetings were impacted negatively. But once we as an industry got over the initial shock, we went back to business as usual. appeared first on Smart Meetings. It’s a human issue.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2024

In the event industry, not so much. Unlike Silicon Valley, where there has long been a focus on early-stage startups and betting on smart entrepreneurs, the event industry has behaved very differently,” says Greg Topalian, chairman of Clarion Events North America. They all have to meet minimum investment criteria.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

markets have seen especially strong occupancy rates driven by group demand, while forward bookings through the end of 2023 are well above last year’s pace. For planners who are booking meetings between now and the end of the year, the task is notably more challenging than what was anticipated less than two months ago. The top 25 U.S.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. About 2,500 people signed up, including 81 international buyers, of which half set up meetings with Visit BA. Buenos Aires might also be getting a hand soon.

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Event Industry News

MAY 21, 2024

IACC, the association which represents the top one per cent of global meeting and conference venues, has released the findings from its eagerly awaited 2024 Meeting Room of the Future Report.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2024

In this episode of Meeting of the Minds, Smart Meetings sits down with Janette Roush, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Digital for New York City Tourism & Conventions, and Sindhu Srivastava, CEO of We Crush Events and MeaningfulData, to explore the potential of AI in the events industry.

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EventMB

APRIL 15, 2022

Over the past two years, many event professionals have reskilled themselves to meet market needs. As a result, industry training has had to adapt by implementing new educational offerings. The post The New Look of Event Industry Training by Lisa Jade Hutchings appeared first on [link].

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Event Industry News

APRIL 24, 2024

However, in the world of events, technology not only has to serve the strategy, but flex to meet ever-evolving tactics. Now more than ever before, event marketing strategies are evolving due to flexible work, environmental concerns, or […]

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

When the lights went dark on the more than $1 trillion meetings and events industry in March, the call to shelter in place dimmed prospects not only for 26 million people whose jobs are directly or indirectly connected to bringing people together, but also for the 1.5 billion globally who attend meetings and $2.5

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events, meetings and conferences today are supported by digital event platforms that make it possible for companies to seamlessly connect with people across the globe and deliver more engaging and immersive experiences than ever before. Here are some best practices for driving audience attendance in digital events.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

A weeklong event in Buenos Aires acted as the unofficial relaunch of the meetings sector after the pandemic slump. The post Buenos Aires Delivers a Fresh Pitch to Revive Its Once-Dominant Meetings Market by Paula Krizanovic appeared first on [link]. Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its […].

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

A community of female leaders built on welcoming others emphasizes the power of belonging The announcement of the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Award winners that went out Friday swelled the ranks of leaders honored to more than 1,000 strong. She loved everything about the business. As a female publisher 22 years ago, she was utterly alone.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

Indeed, events are everything , and it’s the mantra that guided the 2024 Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas. And across the whirlwind of activity during this year’s show, with a top-tier speaking faculty at the helm, a collection of key industry themes and insights surfaced. Eliminate random acts of marketing,” Griffin said.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

Buenos Aires is gearing up to reclaim its position as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions – the MICE market – in South America. About 2,500 people signed up, including 81 international buyers, of which half set up meetings with Visit BA. Buenos Aires might also be getting a hand soon.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2024

Based in Bournemouth, Dorset – Bespoke Marketing Solutions, a leading provider of digital marketing services, provide a commitment to empowering brands through a wide range of innovative solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of the digital landscape. With a focus on […]

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MeetingsNet

MAY 27, 2022

based attendee-feedback platform provider Explori launched the VSef initiative to create a standard format for transferring data between the many virtual-event platforms, sales and marketing systems, and business-analysis tools on the market. In early 2021, U.K-based

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Eventscase Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) play a pivotal role in shaping the meetings and events industry. As the industry continues to grow, it has become increasingly important for organisations to prioritise ethical practices and embrace their social responsibilities.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At Muir, Autograph Collection , an oceanfront property in Halifax, Canada, planners who are seeking a unique and memorable setting for their event can book meeting spaces with 360-degree water views, or even rent the hotel’s 36-foot private yacht. W Philadelphia , which offers more than 45,000 sq.

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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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StraussCA

MAY 8, 2024

The old adage of knowledge is power still stands true today in marketing. 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 provide the necessary data to understand industry trends and member preferences.

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