Event Industry News

APRIL 9, 2021

As global economies look for opportunities to rebuild business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibition organisers and associations from around the world are joining together to form a coalition dedicated to bringing critical live event platforms back to market, with safety at the foundation of the collaborators’ approach.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 26, 2021

Three independent show organizers collaborated for the first time — Informa Markets’ MAGIC Pop Up Orlando, Clarion Events’ WWIN, and Tarsus Group’s OFFPRICE — on an in-person trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Event: MAGIC, WWIN, and OFFPRICE Co-Located Trade Show.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 25, 2023

You can learn more about the requirements here. Catersource + the Special Event will take place on March 27-30, 2023 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The Event Planner EXPO offers Speaker Series and Fireside Chats (discussion panels) on the trade show floor. Experiential Marketing Summit.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 22, 2024

Christine Buck, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, HIMSS The Puppy Park on the show floor was a popular spot. HELLOCARE At a health care trade show, it was surprising that there weren’t more hospital-themed booths, but hellocare was one of the few that duplicated a realistic medical center environment.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. HITEC ORLANDO. June 27-30 | Orange County Convention Center | Orlando. General ticket sales for HITEC Orlando 2022 go on sale January 11, 2022. .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

By joining forces, Together Again Expo and the Texas Live Events Coalition will be further demonstrating how both trade shows and any live event can be done safely and responsibly. . Similar to the prior gathering in Orlando, this conference is open to all event professionals and suppliers.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

The international day of advocacy showcases the value of business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions to people, businesses, and our communities. Check out these images from #GMID2024. To read about a few lessons presented during the virtual GMID education , click here.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES, 31, works in Orlando as p resident and CEO of Soliman Productions, Inc. What I am working on now: I am really excited to be working with a brand new trade show and conference called Made in America taking place in Indianapolis this October. Connect with Daudin on Instagram. .

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Middle of the Action By design, The District activations in San Diego Convention Center’s sun-bathed atrium of an Expo Hall felt more like an adult playground than a trade show floor. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices. The biggest growth opportunities in his mind are international.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2019

Just as the PGA calendar includes many tournaments, but only four that get the white-hot spotlight, Simon has endeavored to make his show, held each January in Orlando, into the flagship event in the flourishing world of golf-related merchandise. Everything is at a higher level,” he says.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Craighead has won several accolades, including the Planner of the Year Award by Smart Meetings in 2020 and the Show Manager of the Year Award in 2015 from the Expo Group and Trade Show News Network. DiFrancesco is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Patrick Lacassagne. Michael DiFrancesco.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2016

But her perspective on the Central Florida destination is completely different after making the short jump from Visit Orlando, where she was previously destination services senior manager. Kissimmee has always been known as a leisure market. We’re putting ourselves in trade shows and events to start talking to that market more.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. 37 • Director of Convention and Trade Show. The Solid Waste Association of North America. Silver Spring, Maryland. Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Austin, Texas.

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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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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Three-and-a-half months prior to a client’s largest annual trade show, Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global , was notified that San Diego Convention Center would be unable to host the program. But that’s show biz, right? Snapshot of a Verified Safe Event for All in Orlando.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) will honor four industry leaders on Aug. The DMAI Hall of Fame award was created in 2014 to honor individuals who have changed the future of destination marketing for the better, made significant contributions to the advancement of the industry and shaped travel marketing.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Certain exhibitors and members wanted WQA to introduce a trade-show-only pass — a less costly, more limited alternative to its standard all-access pass, which includes education sessions. Some people can only come for one day,” Henkel said, “and they just want to attend the trade show.” LESSON LEARNED.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 26, 2016

45% of marketers and communications professionals used event management as a tactic to increase influencer engagement (Source: eMarketer ) << Tweet This Stat! The top three most popular destinations for meetings are: Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, NV, and Chicago, IL. Group hotel rates in North America have dropped 0.4%

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

As experiential marketing degree programs crop up, professors outline how the industry can better support students Florida International University recently added event-focused specializations and tracks. In the meantime, aspiring event marketers have turned to related established programs that offer transferable skills and experiences.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2016

2 at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate , social media guru Alex Plaxen shared his insights to help planners kick their social media games up a few notches. Start by developing a strategy based on data from previous events , including group identities and target markets. But do you have a strategy? During Florida Encounter Nov.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

EduTECH is Australasia’s largest annual education event, featuring thousands of participants across multiple conferences, masterclasses and networking functions, plus a massive interactive trade show. Orlando, FL. Orlando, FL. Orlando, FL. Marketing Events Directory. New York, NY. iNACOL Symposium 2018.

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2017

We tend to focus on corporate marketing events in terms of their value to attendees and exhibitors, but there’s another important stakeholder group: a company’s sales team. How can you design an event that makes their jobs easier? Afterward, I spoke to Kerri Tenbrunsel, SAP America’s vice president sales, U.S.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

each month, along with the numerous trade shows Experience Columbus attends throughout the year. I love trying out new and innovative ways to market our destination to potential meeting planners. Company or organization: MarketingDirecto.com in Orlando. Job title: Vice president of brand, marketing and digital.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

“They serve a lot of alcohol, and they’d like people to sample this, that, or the other thing,” said Mark Gatley, regional general man-ager for SMG at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, which hosted the show for a few years before it moved to the Orlando World Center Marriott.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

each month, along with the numerous trade shows Experience Columbus attends throughout the year. I love trying out new and innovative ways to market our destination to potential meeting planners. Company or organization: MarketingDirecto.com in Orlando. Job title: Vice president of brand, marketing and digital.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Twenty-three years after a VR headset for the Sega Genesis gaming console debuted at CES in 1993 (only to disappear), 21 years after the short-lived Fox TV show “VR.5” Everyone is jumping on the computer-simulated, fully interactive bandwagon, including the destination-marketing and hospitality industries. Christopher Durso.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. In advance of train travel launching between Miami and Orlando this summer, the Brightline Orlando Station ( left ) opened on April 20 at Orlando International Airport.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. We are working with Orlando Health and Dr. Phillips Hospital (closest to convention center) to provide extra medical support as needed on site. HIMSS and the Orange County Convention Center will consult health teams at Orlando Health when necessary.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. While numerous brands have adapted their own in-house event marketing teams and others haven't—sometimes a specialized agency is needed. ACTIVENT MARKETING.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

1/1/20: Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Visit Anaheim. I took marketing courses, did some writing and started working on a venture capital summit for women. One Friday, not too long after, I received a LinkedIn message from Melissa Mercadante (marketing manager with Showcare), who saw my video.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors. Ami Mayfield.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors. Ami Mayfield.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

This comprehensive list covers several key industries such as event management, marketing, and technology, and will allow you to find the perfect events for you to attend in 2023 based on goals, audience, and more! The Special Event March 27 - 30, 2023 – Orlando, FL If you’re an event professional, The Special Event is your show.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Trade Shows - Trade shows give companies in a specific industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Orlando, FL.

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