Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Jennifer “Jen” Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, a full-service trade show and management company in Arlington, Virginia, says she loves the “melting pot of skills and personality” it takes to make the show happen. I see more synergy between the functional departments sales, marketing, operations, and program development.

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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. The 15th Annual Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference is a joint effort between North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia chapters of HFTP.

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

Corporate event planning includes; Transportation, accommodations, venues, attractions, speakers and often corporate entertainment and team building events. 1 While California is the state with the most corporate events, Virginia is the state with the highest salaries for event planners. 1 There are 628 colleges in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That is the real talk delivered by Robert Bronstein and John Harris, partners behind Prevent , a Lynchburg, Virginia risk mitigation company created to help meeting professionals cross the unknown to return to meeting responsibly. What does work, they say, is layering safety measures based on the time, place and type of group.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

Any marketer wishes to improve his or her performance and boost profits. States in which you need an ABC license : Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Communicate with Your Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 30, 2021

Top meeting professionals and dignitaries met this week at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Loudoun County, Virginia, to celebrate the return to business at Smart Meetings’ first face-to-face event of 2021, Mid-Atlantic Experience. Author, keynote speaker and optimist extraordinaire Annie Meehan, shared tips for living “The Pineapple Poem.”

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

But as I write this: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have privacy laws currently in effect; Florida, Montana, and Oregon will have privacy laws in effect by the end of 2024; and Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, and Texas will have privacy laws in effect by January 1, 2o26. Privacy protections in other U.S.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

Speakers at the conference included Hilary Duff, Busy Philipps, and Leann Rimes. Hang out and take notes from our incredible speaker line-up who'll be joining us in conversation?? It also has a great slate of speakers lined up that includes Michelle Pfeiffer and Brooklyn Decker. Watermark Conference for Women.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Not only have ICBC speakers and participants helped shape our country's legislature, they've also made great strides towards shaping our cultural relationship to cannabis as well. The Hemp & Cannabis Fair: Bend-Richmond. MardiGrass. Source: MardiGrass.

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The chance to go somewhere, meet like-minded people, and learn new things is so thrilling, especially if the lineup of speakers is stacked with interesting figures. This conference covers a multitude of topics, including the sharing economy, advancing your event management career, and marketing to the younger generations. Conclusion.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For the 2017 Annual Conference in Roanoke, Virginia, next month, AORE asked presenters to self-identify in a number of categories, including race, gender, and sexual orientation, in order to bring in a more inclusive speaker lineup. But she thinks there’s no excuse for not having more-diverse speaker rosters. MANEL’ DISCUSSIONS.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

As the founder and CEO of 360 Live Media, a marketing and experience design agency, Don Neal has watched decades-old annual meetings struggle to stay relevant in the era of TED Talks and South by Southwest. Very time-starved” is how Henry Stoever, chief marketing officer for NACD, describes most of the association’s members.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This effect is helpful when marketing your event ; in fact, it can turn event participants into its marketers. An example is engaging speakers who can promote the event to their own network. Your partners and speakers are busy professionals, so the simpler your “ask” is, the more eager they will be to do it.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Joe Colangelo, CEO and cofounder of Arlington, Virginia–based Bear Analytics , a consulting and tech firm for associations and events, said that associations realize that they must pivot faster. Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

That data can reveal which speakers and sessions most engaged your attendees, whether it’s through bookmarks or saved slides or, of course, ratings. He mentions one sponsor that had already been tracking industry trends, and used analytics gathered from the event app to confirm its suspicions and even set its marketing budget.

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Bizzabo

MAY 22, 2019

Whether you're hoping to boost your B2B event marketing game, nail your event branding , or something else, Atlassian is here to show you the way. Each stop will feature expert speakers from the field of IT discussing how IT teams can "work more quickly, proactively, and iteratively." But that's not all. Atlassian Summit.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

“It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. About 400 attendees showed up. “[The ambassador to Germany.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Marketing Internship | Wow! Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Senior Event / Fields Marketing Manager | Jobvite | San Mateo, CA. Event Marketer | Kitchen Magic, Inc. Event Manager, External Speaker and Production | SpectraForce | Stamford, CT. Emeryville, CA. Emeryville, CA.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Since March, Connie has been answering questions about the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, in McLean, Virginia, as well as about where to eat and what to do in the Washington, D.C., I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. I’d like to have a machine say, ‘The only thing left is 6 p.m. at the sushi joint.’”. Barbara Palmer.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I was tasked to see through the whole event alongside managing our department, the speakers, and local partners. Arlington, Virginia, USA. In six years I’ve moved from the events-management to the event-marketing side, and I really hope to eventually end up in a creative-director position. Marketing Manager, Kenes Group.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

It could be managing speakers. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. “At EVENT MARKETING Ogbeide also wants his students to understand the essentials of reaching out to attendees and potential attendees. PAY IT FORWARD.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

One of the more popular new offerings is the ASHE Connect Lounge, a space in the exhibit hall where “attendees can network with and ask questions of plenary speakers and leaders in the field,” Brown said. “We The approach has been successful for us because our sales team is extremely knowledgeable in the market we serve.”.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

To see a woman as the VP of marketing with all male colleagues speaks volumes. Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA. Senior Tradeshow and Marketing Events Specialist Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale, California, USA. Every day something great happens that causes me to think bigger.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But with so many options on the market, how do you choose the right event management software for your needs? Cvent and Eventbrite are two of the most popular options on the market, each offering a unique set of features and capabilities. Cvent has over 4,000 employees and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

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