PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. Henry and vice president Nicholas I. Putting It Together.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

2016 was a great year for innovation and advancement in meetings technology. Here are some of the most interesting and informative event tech stories from 2016, covering topics from essential meeting planning apps to robot concierges. 7 Must-Have Apps for Meeting Planners. 7 Must-Have Apps for Meeting Planners.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

. American Express Meetings & Events ’ suite of technology solutions for event professionals is now even more robust with the addition of Attendify and Splash as partners. The common thread with the products is that they drive efficiency in the meeting planning process, deliver data and insights, and focus on the attendee experience.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

She is adamant that big tech companies aren’t going to be able to come in and build something that captures the nuances of what meeting professionals need, all the little things they have to consider every day. The post Top 3 DMC Trends as Tracked by an AI Proposal Platform appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Good news: corporate travel and events are back! Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Businesses are using incentive travel to award their top-performing employees. businesses now use incentive travel to reward and recognize their top performing employees, salespeople, and channel partners. Most of the travel remains within the United States, but Mexico and the Caribbean also remain top destinations. Hurricanes.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2021

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), a leader in luxury hotel sales for meeting incentives, conventions, and exhibition (MICE), welcomes the addition of Silvia Zamora to the ALHI executive team. We plan to launch some incredible offerings in 2022 and beyond,” added Zamora.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2017

Businesses are using incentive travel to award their top-performing employees. businesses now use incentive travel to reward and recognize their top performing employees, salespeople, and channel partners. Most of the travel remains within the United States, but Mexico and the Caribbean also remain top destinations. Hurricanes.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

How meeting profs can keep event data safe with the latest cybersecurity tools You don’t want to be the next data leak to hit the headlines. Improved Public Wi-Fi One thing that Schwartz noted that meeting planners can be thankful for is the improvement public Wi-Fi. The post In the Cloud We Trust appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. So why should event and meeting planners care?What It could also mean a lack of choice for event and meeting planners and more. Will this merger change that? October 2018.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 12, 2017

Even though my mother is a doctor, not a meeting planner , she has endured quite a bit of stress and mayhem in her time, enabling her to impart some very valuable lessons that can be applied to meeting planning. Of course, this lesson is a valuable one to learn for your daily life, but it’s also useful for meeting planning.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

How can they best help with planning and execution? We’ve worked with 50+ MedComms agencies in the 20+ years we’ve been in the event tech industry. Services – You’ll want a company with an experienced team who can handle a range of tasks such as marketing, creative design, and digital media planning.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Event Tech Podcast. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. Event Tech Podcast. This podcast delves into anything and everything about the event tech space. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

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. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

From Smart U Masterclasses to virtual book club, home exercises and the best tools for online meetings, we’ve got you covered. How to Binge Your Way to an Advanced Meetings Career. Planners who sharpen their skills to meet those new expectations will be the ones to excel. 5 Mistakes to Avert in Virtual Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a survey conducted by Meetings Mean Business (MMB), 91 percent of small business owners plan to spend as much or more on travel for meetings in 2017 compared to 2016. “Meetings have helped Social Tables expand our customer base, enhance our software and ultimately grow our business,” Berger says.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

She has been working for a local meeting planning company and as she said “so far so good”. As a rule, conferences, conventions and meetings are all events that bring individuals together with a like-minded objective. Like us oldies know, when starting out, there is so much to pick up and absorb and the learning curve is crazy.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

With a new feature or a tech or a trend coming out in the event industry, event professionals sometimes miss out on a few things. September month has seen a great contribution of technology in the event sector and various issues and aspects being addressed of the event and meeting industry. Meeting success depends on the event ROI.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

Later, Mayor Ed Lee took up the cause of expanding and modernizing so the city could continue to compete for large conferences and serve the needs of a growing tech community. San Francisco Travel has been doing quite a bit of welcoming, as well. The post Road to SF’s Moscone Center Expansion appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

We’re always looking at new trends, tech innovations and the social climate to see what will shake up the industry. These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. catering to the wave of meatless/animal-free diets; travel emission considerations (and more).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

After all, attendees spend much of their time indoors as it is, so taking a break from enclosure may be welcomed; technically it’s still work for them, but taking the meeting outside will take the pressure off and remind everyone that it’s supposed to be fun. Related: 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And, like more than a few train stations of its kind, it is still finding new ways to delight and welcome modern groups—from casual visitors to meetings-minded professionals. . There is a real sense of nostalgia for that time when just traveling was a big deal on its own.”. Louis: There is a Magic. Just as St. It features 130,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

After a blow to international travel due to Covid, a wave of tech layoffs and some negative publicity, the city is leaning into its strengths as a diverse, business savvy and beautiful destination to reemerge stronger. We’re thrilled to welcome meeting and event attendees back to the City by the Bay.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. What I love about my job: I love the eureka moments that our audience experiences when they realize that tech solutions, apps or workarounds can transform the way they work on a daily basis.

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Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. 18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Or helpful business or meeting planning links? 6 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: ebook from Julius Solaris: The Future of Event Marketing. Kapow: very interesting new "meeting experience" booking engine. QUOTES OF THE MONTH.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 25, 2019

During MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in Indianapolis last year, SocialTables Founder Dan Berger explored a variety of current and upcoming trends impacting the meeting and event industry. On the buyer side, American Express GBT, just bought the sixth-largest demand side planning group. New ways to travel are changing behavior.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

Bizzabo recently published a list of the top 60 event professionals to follow on Twitter based on their event coverage and overall digital presence—and we’re happy to see that lots of familiar faces within the Smart Meetings family made the list. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

VR has been on the “trends to watch” list for some time now in the meetings space , but the amount of destinations who are actively using it to showcase their venues and cities has seemingly blossomed overnight. At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., At a media breakfast hosted by Meet L.A., Virtual Discovery L.A.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 21, 2019

Sometimes, everything you’ve planned and prepared for can go haywire because of a simple mistake with transferring funds for various supplies and participants of the event. Tech Meltdowns. Unreliable WiFi. Related Articles. .

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Forcing yourself to relax in an industry that’s always busy and fast-moving like event and meeting planning? Some apps even have specialty modes that deal with airports and travel stress that are perfect for business travelers. The post 10 Apps to Become More Mindful and Stress-Free appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Among the initiatives that IMEX America has introduced to meet this need is the EventTechTours.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. What I love about my job: I love the eureka moments that our audience experiences when they realize that tech solutions, apps or workarounds can transform the way they work on a daily basis.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Travel search engine KAYAK calculated its 10 most-searched destinations based on more than 1 billion user searches. These cities are not only popular travel destinations, but also ideal settings for meetings and conventions. Many destination meeting organizers say the region’s 300-plus sunny days per year are a major draw.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 16, 2020

For many event and meeting peeps, tech tools are an essential part of their planning toolkit. Below are several tech tools to help pivot your event and meeting planning in the COVID-19 era. This list isn’t comprehensive—just a small sampling of all the available event management and planning technology!).

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2019

Look, we all know that meeting and event planning is hard work and anything that can help us relax is good in my book. Because of the travel involved in our business and my tilt toward the tech, I went looking for apps that might help our little tribe with the stress of the gig rather than some local yoga joint.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2019

Look, we all know that meeting and event planning is hard work and anything that can help us relax is good in my book. Because of the travel involved in our business and my tilt toward the tech, I went looking for apps that might help our little tribe with the stress of the gig rather than some local yoga joint.

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