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Skift Meetings Awards 2024: Meet the Finalists 

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Skift Take: For the second year, Skift Meetings Awards will once again celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings View the 2024 finalists now.

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Stop networking at meetings

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It’s time to stop networking at meetings. No, I’m not saying we should only listen to lectures at meetings. This post was inspired when Victoria Matey shared the following thought about networking at meetings: Random thought. No related posts.

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13 Event Ideas for Sales Kick-Off Meetings

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Sales kick-off meetings (SKOs) are vital for driving success in your company’s sales team. When done well, sales kick-off meetings foster unity, inspire confidence, and reignite the passion that fuels top performers. Keep reading for 13 creative event ideas to engage and inspire your sales force at your next sales kick-off meeting!

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Skift Meetings Awards Submission Deadline Extended

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Skift Take: Due to unprecedented demand, the 2024 submission window for Skift Meetings Awards has been extended until June 30. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity.

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Make the meeting bigger!

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Most of the event industry and our clients continue to assume that if you can make the meeting bigger it’s a good thing. Online and hybrid meetings have seen less drastic reductions. One bright spot has been the normalization of online meetings for routine connection and collaboration. It ain’t necessarily so.

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Meeting Spend Is Up and Short Meetings Are Down

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Skift Take: According to Convene, spending on meetings and events has increased by 35%, while Knowland reports group revenue is at 103% of 2019 levels. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Four of the Big 4 firms, 15 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, and 300+ leading technology, financial and professional services companies use SpotMe to host virtual events, webinars, and hybrid meetings with apps, video, attendee engagement and analytics. Download the eBook today!