Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

employees report work-related stress as a significant issue. The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. As a corporate meeting and event industry professional with over 25 years of experience, I have witnessed first-hand the negative impacts of work-related stress.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. “Yes, The Back-up Plan. Then omicron and the culture wars hit.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m a very big proponent of green meetings. As a matter of fact green meetings and conferences are becoming a big focus for us here at Plan an Event. Hosting a Green Meeting or Conference Can Have an Immediate Effect Now back to meeting and convention industry’s green efforts.

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Attendease

JUNE 20, 2023

If you’re used to yesteryear’s clunky, outdated software, you might not realize how much time you spend switching between tools, downloading reports, and trying to make different systems talk to each other. Look for corporate event technology with built-in registration capabilities that can handle even the most complex meetings and events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The travel, hospitality and meetings industry has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 slowdown. Independent planners are facing gaping holes in their calendars as meetings continue to drop off. Many organizations, including Smart Meetings , have turned their events virtual. According to a 2016 report from U.S.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Meeting growth is expected to continue, especially with regards to small meetings , according to a key report released this week by IACC. The comprehensive study takes a deep dive into trends among small meeting venues and factors that are spurring meeting growth. ” Meeting Growth Trends.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 12, 2023

Released on the first day of Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress in Cancun, the “Meeting Room of the Future 2023” survey report from the International Association of Conference Centers finds the 275 responding planners to be focused more heavily on “experience creation” versus before the Covid pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We sat down with the Maritz team to ask what top event technology trends they see for 2024 and how they will fundamentally change the meeting professional’s job. It will automatically plan their agenda and get them booked on a flight and with a hotel that will meet their specific needs. It will also be interactive.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe. 15 Items Hotels Could Eliminate.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. of meeting space. New exhibition halls, meeting rooms, an outdoor terrace, banquet space and cafe and bar were also added. After adding 215,278 sq.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 22, 2016

More than 220 million meetings are conducted in America each month. Because I’m an entrepreneur who’s providing the fastest-growing network of meetings and conference venues in the U.S., While this may be true, problematic meeting trends are still troubling the industry. Click To Tweet. Defining Meaningful Experiences.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The post Trend Report: Tourism Brings Storytelling to Life appeared first on Smart Meetings. America’s Winner: Find Your Chile—Chile is Waiting for You. Europe Winner: Greece—A 365-Day Destination. Middle East Winner: This is Egypt.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 12, 2017

This was one of the central findings of a new report, Defining Conventions as Urban Innovation and Economic Accelerators, from Meetings Mean Business (MMB) and Skift. This can lead to the development of advanced and creative industry sectors, as shown by the many case studies throughout the report.”.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. It is not for commercial purposes.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2023

Wondering how artificial intelligence can actually make a difference in the meeting planning process? Meet MeetingsNet Changemaker Maxwell Kelly and read up on the lastest industry A.I. And our Changemakers report, just published in the July/August issue of the MeetingsNet digital edition, generative A.I.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Harassment at meetings is a big problem, according to a recent survey. The report shows that 60% of respondents had experienced harassment at scientific meetings in the last 2 years. Only a handful reported it at the time. The problem of harassment at meetings is worse than we thought, according to a recent report .

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Each year, meeting planners who are members of PCMA and an additional group of Convene meeting planner subscribers receive an extensive Meetings Market Survey, which requests proprietary information and budget projections for their organizations. More Meetings Market Survey. 1 Challenge Facing the Meetings Industry?

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

According to a recent study in MarketSplash , more than 60% of professionals report that their most significant work or business opportunities come from meetings at events. Product School for Unsplash This preference is also reflected in B2B sales, where over 40% of face-to-face meetings result in new customers.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Planners in the United States expect all types of meetings to grow in attendance in 2019, noting an anticipated 1.24 percent increase in internal meetings. percent) is expected for conferences, trade shows, senior leadership meetings and board meetings. The smallest growth (more than 0.7 Experience.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

There were more international association meetings than ever last year, but on average the meetings had fewer participants, reports the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). Over the same time period, the number of meetings per year has doubled, from just under 6,000 to more than 12,000 in 2016.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 3, 2022

To anchor the MeetingsNet magzine’s May/June cover story on meeting planners’ workplace stress, we asked readers to complete a survey about the level of stress they’ve experienced from various factors (low staffing, virtual meetings, job insecurity, remote work, and so on). You might want to answer it now.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Reinforcing the meetings industry’s emphasis on the importance of face-to-face meetings, nearly two-third of respondents in a recent survey said that one of the top aspects of business travel is having such meetings with colleagues, customers, suppliers and prospects.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Economists rarely agree on anything, but reports from Moody’s Analytics, Jeffries and The World Bank are in alignment that a recession is coming, probably by the end of 2023. The mood was hugely positive even though everyone agreed about a recession coming,” he reported. Travel Priorities First, some history.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In Chicago, at McCormick Place, convention center operations and sales staff created new tools to better communicate their sustainability capacities to clients early in the meeting process, said Doug Bradley, vice president at SAVOR, the center’s F&B provider. Paying attention to sustainability is a risk-management issue.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. View the magazine version of the report in MeetingsNet’s September issue or read it on MeetingsNet.com. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Pharmaceutical meeting planning is a complex task often requiring months of detailed preparation and immense pressure to rigorously respect compliance regulations. Whether it’s a small investigator meeting, a medium-sized medical standalone, or a large congress. We are creating a pharma meeting planning checklist.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals rely heavily on the event servicing teams behind the scenes to execute on the best-laid plans for effective meetings. Individuals will be recertified every five years and meeting planners can find a list of candidates on ESPA ’s website. What ESPC Proves.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2016

To boost ROI, corporate meeting planners search for ways to make meetings more engaging , effective, concise and relevant. Now, as technology becomes an increasingly important part of the meeting planning process , tools are available that help planners determine the key factors impacting the success and effectiveness of a meeting.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Meeting professionals are tasked with making sure the audio of presentations is clear , that there’s no feedback and that it is at a comfortable volume—but what about the attendees who live in silence? The child was ecstatic after meeting the characters because he didn’t know they would speak ‘his language,’” a rep for the group told KABC-TV.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

When reports of sexual harassment start coming from industries as varied as Hollywood, politics and, most recently TED Talks , that is a sure sign that putting measures in place to protect against unlawful discrimination is now a requirement for every endeavor, including meetings and events. This is good,” the draft stated.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? What advice would you give to someone entering the event or meeting planning industry today? Free Publicity: A TV Reporter Shares the Secrets for Getting Covered on the News.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 24, 2020

Its key features are all centred around making life easier for organisers by allowing users to enter their data directly and view their own tailored reports, this reduces mistakes and saves the core administration team valuable time.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 8, 2017

ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, has released its annual rankings of top meeting cities and countries , and there have been quite of a few shake-ups among the top 10 meeting destinations. Top Meeting Cities. Paris has landed at the top spot with 196 meetings, one more than No. Buenos Aires.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Maritz Travel continues to expand its offerings in the med/pharma meetings arena by launching Maritz Travel Healthcare Solutions this week. I’ve trained more than a thousand medical meetings professionals through the HMCC program, and heard first-hand about the challenges these companies face,” Schaumann says.

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Capterra Event Management

JUNE 6, 2017

While I think there are plenty of meetings that anyone could sum up in an email, it’s important to meet with your coworkers or other persons of interest when subjects require a more personal touch. Affordable and free meeting software. Scheduling and planning software. Note-taking software. Google Calendar.

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