Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

Also, the strong interest in mental-health topics wasn’t a surprise “as we come out of a pandemic and there are a lot of job layoffs, especially in the tech sector.” The speaker add-ons that are most requested by event organizers are meet-and-greet experiences (66 percent), social-media promotion (42 percent), and book signing (38 percent).

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2016

Destination marketing organization Visit Orlando has partnered with WayBlazer artificial intelligence and IBM Watson technology to create an innovative travel app that boasts tailored itineraries and personalized suggestions for one of the most visited destinations in the United States. Collect all to enter a sweepstakes for prizes.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 28, 2020

From Microsoft to HPE, Gainsight, and more, leading tech brands are going virtual. Luckily, nearly every industry has embraced virtual events , including tech companies. Here are 10 well-executed virtual event ideas from tech companies and what you can learn from them. 10 Well-Executed Virtual Events From Tech Companies.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2022

On some days, the map for the meetings and events industry recovery may look more like a Sorry game board winding back on itself with danger at every turn than a superhighway smoothly delivering delegates and ideas to their desired outcome, but meeting professionals are not alone on the journey back from pandemic times. Casandra Matej.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2022

It is just one of many issues audiovisual suppliers — as well as event organizers working with tight budgets for their events — are facing right now, according to John Rissi, senior vice president, customer and industry engagement at event tech and production company Encore Global. I just did a meeting in Orlando in May.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

2022 52

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Moussa is now director of sales and marketing at Doha, Qatar’s The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort , the newest hotel by GHM Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Florida’s Hilton Orlando appointed Hess hotel manager.

Food and Beverage 52

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Case Study: Orlando’s 3-Day Virtual FAM. These stories dive behind-the-scenes of events. Read on to get the inside scoop.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement. FLIPPED LEARNING.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. .

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. .

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando drew the support of William Blue, director of Director Potter’s House International Pastoral Alliance. WaterColor Inn has “sweeping gulf views and multiple meeting space options perfect for your small meeting getaway,” Olivia Wells, marketing coordinator at St. Chattanooga.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

airline to begin flying the Airbus A220-100, a new airplane that is described as very high-tech and quieter in the cabin. We are going to start with our biggest markets.” In other words, in those markets where Delta is vying with its competitors for the same full-fare corporate customers. Delta will be the first U.S.

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Eventbase

JULY 13, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend.

Event Apps 52

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

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. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves?

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Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

A vibrant and dynamic global hub, Miami offers a stunning array of creative venue options for even the largest meeting needs, including the new Miami Beach Convention Center, now open! Located in the heart of South Beach, the new Miami Beach Convention Center is a bright, glass-encased facility as innovative and tech-rich as it is beautiful.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

This conference directory features over 60 must-attend education conferences located all around the world in a wide range of fields including higher education, education administration, education management and education tech. Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 10, 2019

The Cvent Excellence Awards feature 12 unique categories which reflect the wide impact technology has on the meetings, events, and hospitality ecosystem. The 2019 winners include: Meetings and Events. Marketing Mastermind. Best Event Marketing Strategy . BCD Meetings & Events. Cvent’s Top Meetings Destination.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

The STAREAST Virtual conference will be streaming live from the event Orlando, May 6–7, 2020. Interact with the luminaries who are using this tech to transform our lives. Join tech industry leaders, as well as a select group of early stage startups virtually. Some of the best marketers attend this event. Expert content.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

IMEX , an organization that serves the global meetings, incentive travel, and event industry, took their networking game to the next level. . To make it simpler for attendees to designate a meeting place, each garden was given a separate name and decor like the Mediterranean, Water, Wod, etc. Share Your Recipe! . Sounds fun?

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 22, 2023

Heading along to Learning Tech 2023? When and where: 21-24 May 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center Training Conference & Expo 2024 – Orlando, Florida The Training Conference & Expo is produced by industry-leading publication Training Magazine and its publisher Lakewood Media Group. We’d love to catch-up!

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 14, 2017

Lilly Rocha has covered a lot of ground during more than 17 years in global and local event management by helping clients reach their marketing goals. The show also occurs annually in Dallas, New York and Orlando. Rocha, a longtime resident of California, lived in London while studying marketing at St. Lilly Rocha.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 28, 2024

From an IKEA store-inspired footprint, to local dealership employees stepping in as brand ambassadors, take a cruise through this multicity hot property Pumping music, lively chatter and tire squeals welcomed us into Electrify Expo’s season opener in Orlando, a new city stop for North America’s largest electric vehicle festival.

Education 92

Education 2024 Social Media Tech 92

Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Using Wearable Tech Wisely. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Aside from the traditional conference format and the more immersive workshops, another event format is taking center stage: “brain dates”, one-on-one meetings that foster a new level of knowledge exchange.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The entire ceiling is a high-tech moving chandelier, which transforms to look like a spaceship landing on the dance floor. Las Vegas recently hosted a party for meeting planners featuring poolside dining and a spectacular lip- sync contest in the nightclub. There’s only one word to describe Omnia : Epic. Melissa Zorko, Hello!

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Why You Should Attend: INBOUND is one of the most well known and loved names in the tech events industry. Date and Location: August 20 - 22 in Orlando, Florida. First off, the conference is held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. Attendees have the chance to meet with both best-in-class analysts and peers.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

Whether you’re looking to learn about the latest in hotel technology, security resources, design trends, catering techniques, or the luxury travel market, we’ve got you covered. For the first time post-pandemic, HSMAI’s Marketing Strategy Conference and ROC Americas is back, live and in-person. What’s impacting your industry most?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?” Possibly. “I McDonald’s Corporation has been undergoing a major restructuring since 2015.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As a result, some of the people who come to your meetings are “otherized.” But 99 times out of 100, I suspect that’s an unintentional blind spot,” said Dorie Clark, a marketing consultant and speaker, “due to organizers choosing speakers from, or recommended by, one’s often-homogenous social network.”. Like they belong somewhere else.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 1, 2024

In a way, he was foreshadowing the kinds of perks Silicon Valley tech companies made famous many decades later. The Secret Sauce Bruce Jones The moving forward, now 55 years since Walt’s death, has codified a way of doing business that became a marketable product itself. And how might these be of value to meeting profs?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Meet and network with the brightest minds from big banks, regional and community banks, commercial banks, credit unions and credit cards on 9 th and 10 th March in Miami. . All the decision-makers, app developers, system dealers, analysts and investors to attend this event from March 20 th to April 2 nd in Orlando. . Satellite 2020.

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