Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of meeting space and 196 guest rooms near Union Square) and Hotel Emblem (1,885 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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Event Marketer

MAY 9, 2022

More than 30 brand-side experiential marketers took the stage at the 20 th annual Experiential Marketing Summit, April 27-29, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, presenting best practices on a range of topics, from hybrid strategies to career and mentorship to building multi-year campaign platforms. Hyper-target markets.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day was marked by in-person educational sessions and meet-ups, a 12-hour virtual event, hundreds of social-media posts—and even an original poem. Image Alt Text: Poet.png Gallery Slide Headline: The Poetry of Meetings Published: Vegas 1.jpg Watch the video here. Published: Vegas 2.jpg

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Convene, a hospitality company that designs, builds, and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced that it has acquired etc.venues, an established leader in urban day conferencing with venues across the United Kingdom in London, Manchester, and Birmingham, and in the United States in New York City.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. to become the world’s biggest travel and tourism market. ride for most travelers. trillion in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meeting Planners’ Takeaway: United’s hub is at Newark, which is easily accessible to the entire New York City metro area. Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. to become the world’s biggest travel and tourism market. ride for most travelers. trillion in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Hard Rock International named Williams director of global sales for meetings and events. Most recently, Williams worked as vice president of sales at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Before joining One11, Miller was hotel manager and director of sales and marketing for The Old No. Shelley Williams. John Rovie.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The last 21 months have proven that the challenges women in the event marketing industry face are unique and constantly evolving. We delved into this and other commonalities and contemporary issues with our nine honorees during in-person roundtable discussions held in November in New York City and Newport Beach, CA.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The idea was so popular they took it on the road to customers in New York City, Nashville and Chicago to demonstrate what a unique experience can taste and smell like. The post JW Marriott’s Scented Supper Made Meeting Memories appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Beginning.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

There’s no doubt that a meeting and event planner wants a CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) to assist them with their planning needs when bringing a group or convention to a particular city. A CVB is basically a marketing division for the city that they are in. What exactly does branding a city mean?

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zkipster

JUNE 28, 2023

I grew up in Bulgaria and attended the University of Veliko Tarnovo , where I majored in Marketing. When I graduated I joined the marketing department at Boliarka – one of the biggest breweries in Bulgaria – where I worked alongside the marketing managers on research and promotions.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. That functionality will allow Cisco’s Webex product to be more competitive with the market dominator, Zoom. Webex was not new to the video conferencing game. The bottom line for meeting professionals and attendees?

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 27, 2023

At a recent conference for event planners, meetings guru Will Curran addressed several factors that are reshaping business events in the near future. His central message: The post-pandemic business landscape that’s been shaped by technological and social changes requires planners to reimagine both the marketing and execution of their events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are more subtle benefits to be had, which can be used by the future-ready meeting professional wanting to explore a new way of conducting business. We have seen an influx in group business that specialize in digital currency and have been able to hold several meetings for said groups. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

He most recently worked as corporate director of sales and marketing at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, leading the company’s lifestyle and upscale brands. Tom Evans Dreamscape Companies has named Evans chief marketing officer. Evans previously worked as chief marketing officer at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the last six years.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2023

Before this, Flanders worked at National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as director of dealer development and Leedom and Associates LLC as executive meeting planner/general manager. Hanna previously worked at Marriott IndyPlace in Indianapolis, where she worked as market director of catering sales.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2021

Cutillo is general manager and Dalal is director of sales for Graduate Roosevelt Island in New York City. Before Graduate Roosevelt, Cutillo was general manager for Paramount Hotel in New York City. For Dalal, this position follows her role as director of sales and marketing for Sixty SoHo in New York City.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. ADERO Scottsdale, Autograph Collection hotel in Arizona has named Kokosinski its director of sales and marketing. Stacey Kokosinski.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2021

The most recent stop on the Great Meetings Restart tour was Smart Meetings National West, which hit the beach at Hotel del Coronado this week for three days of business, connecting and community. The gathering of meeting professionals was a testament to the resiliency of the industry. Harold Rapoza, Jr., Lessons Learned.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you think popping into a succession of boring Zoom calls makes you an expert on virtual meetings , it’s time to think again. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Leveraging its Sapphire brand for the activation, Chase offered court time, a luxury in New York City, for cardmembers to book via its Ultimate Rewards platform, as well as special clinic moments with tennis pros Lindsay Davenport and James Blake. Kate Schoff, Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 15, 2024

TACO BELL IS COOKING UP A PRE-SUPER BOWL ‘CONFERENCE’ You never know what Taco Bell will pull from its experiential marketing playbook next. The New York City Galaxy Experience Space will be open Jan. Those who find a bottle can scan the code and enter to win a trip to Florida, the “original orange juice state.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthy Meeting Resources Help Planners Start Meaningful Discussions Looking for an easy way to keep everyone healthy when putting together an agenda? The products and services will initially be available at the brand’s Las Vegas properties and then will be rolled out to Atlantic City and Reno/Tahoe in future phases. trillion by 2030.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We researched the top meeting venues in each of these destinations. City of Lights and Over 22,000 Conventions. Many travelers head to Las Vegas for the unending nightlife, but the City of Lights has much more to offer. of meeting space. The Convention Center offers clients 72 meeting rooms totaling 204,000 sq.

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 6, 2021

But the concept isn’t new. . Many corporations have used a hybrid event strategy for years to successfully scale their marketing efforts. It will take place in San Francisco and cities around the world, including New York City, London, and Paris, both in-person and digitally. The world is all digital.

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Quickmobile

APRIL 5, 2018

C3 Organic Marketing Conference. The C3 Organic Marketing Conference , put on by Conductor, was also at a theatre in the heart of New York City. CMI Content Marketing World. The event space at CMI’s Content Marketing World was huge. MozCon , like the CTA Conference, was a one-track conference.

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zkipster

JUNE 17, 2022

I worked at startups focused on hospitality, marketing, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, with roles spanning operations, sales and business development, marketing and growth strategy before I joined zkipster. Tell us about your role at zkipster. It was a flawlessly executed event.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In this new position, Oshiro focuses on the wholesale, military, groups and travel agent markets for Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head , Waikiki Malia and Hotel Renew. Formoso comes from Kempinski Hotel Cancun, where he worked as director of sales and marketing and played a role in rebranding the property from The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2021

In addition to its traditional home in San Francisco, the event will take place in New York City, London and Paris as well as in a virtual setting from Sept. Specialty Equipment Market Association’s SEMA Show—which in previous years drew some 161,000 people—will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov.

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EventMB

MAY 24, 2022

asked Sean Perkins, Vice President, Marketing, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), producer of CES, during Skift Meetings’ recent Event Tech Innovation Summit. The post Doing Hybrid Events Right Is Hard: Top CES Official appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 29, 2018

NYC & Company, the City’s official destination marketing organization, works with planners at every stage of the event cycle to create the best possible experience for attendees. Our newly redesigned website is the number one resource for planning meetings and events in New York City from start to finish.

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! My dream was always to work for an advertising agency in New York City! What are your business strategies when it comes to: finding/attracting clients, marketing/getting your name out there, networking, etc.? I love meeting new people and how EVERY couple is different.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 3, 2017

One of the biggest challenges for corporate meeting planners is keeping attendees moving and on-schedule when there is a major event at a destination, or if they are part of a major event themselves. Your meeting or event does not need to suffer because of a transportation issue. Transportation that enhances an amazing event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has held several leadership positions with Marriott International, including director of sales and marketing, account executive, senior sales executive and director of group sales. as chief marketing officer. Cliff Ryan and Larisa Summers.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

8, 2022, the David Bowie Estate is hosting a free “Bowie 75” pop-up experience in New York City and London. Strolling brand ambassadors engage fans further by sharing personal stories about meeting and watching Bowie perform. The marketing campaign is planned to extend into a multi-year effort.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Kicking off the New Year for some often means new resolutions. New Year, New You!” But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”. A New Year in New York. Read More : New York: Secrets of the Empire State. Team Building in Florida.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? The day-long presentation mixed content from three in-person hubs—San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and London—along with thousands making up the remote audience from around the world.

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