Attendease

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This article will explore proven techniques and strategies for how to get sponsors for an event. With the strategies outlined here, you can elevate your events and build fruitful sponsor relationships that deliver value well beyond the event itself! Schedule one-on-one meetings to learn how sponsors prefer to engage with attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Finding ways to elevate attendee well-being is the new gold standard Prioritizing wellness in meetings and conventions is rapidly evolving from a nice-to-have feature to an essential component of creating a productive and positive meeting. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy.

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EventMB

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Skift Take: Meeting planners are facing shorter lead times while also working to meet higher expectations on almost every front. Here are the strategies and tools that will help you source venues as efficiently as possible — without ever missing a beat. Stova Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Mercure Manchester Piccadilly hotel has announced a new vision, strategy and investment plan for the hotel that will revolutionise the hotel throughout 2024 and beyond. The strategy will see major investments across the hotel’s high-profile meetings and investment spaces, including its iconic International Suite.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 26, 2023

The best association member engagement strategies guide them to participate in the right programs and leave them feeling valued—which makes them significantly more likely to renew! Here are 24 association member engagement strategies to explore for your organization, plus 6 tips for how to increase member engagement. The solution?

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Eventmobi

JUNE 16, 2023

Where does your association drive revenue—and does it include a non dues revenue strategy? Integrating a non dues revenue strategy into your business plan will support your organization’s long-term growth and stability. Small staff Limited staffing can make it hard to start any new initiative—including a non dues revenue strategy.

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EventMB

JANUARY 23, 2024

Skift Take: Sandra Marcus, VP of Strategy and Operations at CEMA, is leaving the association after nine months. Some say the CEMA 2024 Summit in August is a make-it-or-break-it event for the association. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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EventMB

APRIL 29, 2022

Senthil has over 20 years experience within the meetings, association and leisure industry. He has held a variety of positions within the meetings space, such as CEO of the Convention Bureau of […]. The post Podcast: Passionate Strategy by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In this guide, we will cover proven strategies to help you determine your ticket pricing strategy, and ensure the financial success of your event. Before exploring price strategies to drive event revenue, you’ll need to revisit your event design. Here are some different event ticket pricing strategies you may consider.

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EventMB

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Skift Take: In this video from the Skift Meetings Forum 2023, we hear from senior vice president of convention sales and strategies at New Orleans & Company, Stephanie Turner, and chief commercial officer of the New Orleans Ernest N. New Orleans & Company Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Our friends at Leading Learning/Tagoras are conducting a survey to help guide your association’s future learning strategy. In case you aren’t already familiar with them, Leading Learning has a bunch of free very high quality resources (podcast, blog, research reports) to help guide adult learning strategy in our space.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events, meetings and conferences today are supported by digital event platforms that make it possible for companies to seamlessly connect with people across the globe and deliver more engaging and immersive experiences than ever before. The widespread use of content marketing demonstrates that marketers are having success with this strategy.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Skift Take: The Event Manager Podcast produced by Skift Meetings hosts a wide array of industry leaders who share their insights into embracing the strategies that drive success while addressing the issues that shape the ever changing events landscape. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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EventMB

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a strategy to cut waste while boosting a circular economy for all. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Food waste creates 8% of anthropogenic greenhouse gasses globally every year.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2017

On this episode of Event TALK we are speaking with Christy Lamagna, Founder and Chief Strategist of Strategic Meetings and Events. Our discussion focuses on the need for the planning industry, and meeting professionals to be more strategic to insure long-term success. LISTEN TO THE SHOW. ABOUT OUR GUEST.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings It's the human touch—crafting memorable experiences and compelling stories—that will ultimately define the success of events in the data-driven age.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore seven strategies to masterfully plan out your event programming for the coming year, ensuring each season is filled with memorable experiences. Consider a tiered system that offers diverse event types and formats – webinars, workshops, meet-ups. This includes budgeting, staffing, and logistics planning.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

Top meeting professionals gathered in the Nation’s Capital this week at Smart Meetings Mid-Atlantic Experience were treated to a crash course in finding personal and professional freedom while building a network that will serve their careers for years to come. The one-day event at Hamilton Hotel in the heart of Washington, D.C.,

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Like any other marketing effort, events need a comprehensive event marketing strategy to get the best results. In this blog post, we explain what an event marketing strategy entails and explore various event marketing strategies, from the traditional singular annual events to the boundary-pushing community model. .

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Marketing strategies for driving successful digital events “No matter the format—virtual, in-office or on-site—digital is a standard part of all types of meetings and events from shareholder meetings to user conferences to product introductions.” Here are some best practices for driving audience attendance in digital events.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Event Engagement Strategy Attendee engagement should be one of your key goals for your event. Post-Event Engagement Post-event audience engagement activities can help marketers and meeting planners determine if their planned event was a hit or miss and, more importantly, provide clues as to why. Are they tech-savvy?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq.

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Management Events

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is where the concept of business matchmaking comes into play, transforming the way professionals meet and exchange value. With Management Events companies can now engage in pre-booked meetings with top industry leaders and decision-makers. The traditional scattergun approach to lead generation is no longer effective.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

Incorporating wellness into events authentically, rather than as a mere marketing strategy, requires thoughtful planning and a genuine commitment to the health and well-being of participants. Read More : Mindful Meetings for the Full Mind Meaning : A key component is feeling connected to something bigger than yourself as an individual.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Skift Take: From an original TV series showcasing their workplace culture to covering commuting costs for new hires, hotels are using innovative strategies to position themselves as employers of choice in the midst of a historically tight labor market. Maria Lenhart Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Read More : Yes, Health Is Still Trending Meetings and events experts must adapt beverage, mixology and activation programming to accommodate these requests, along with considerations such as dietary restrictions and corporate drinking policies. The post Wellness Tips for Meetings and Events appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 27, 2017

She founded Minneapolis-based Hybrid Events Authority to share her hybrid meeting expertise with organizations and companies that would like to extend their content to audiences beyond the meeting room. She was named a Top 20 Changemaker, and has been the recipient of nearly a dozen awards from the meetings industry for her work.

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MPI

MARCH 18, 2024

Chances are the answer to that question has changed dramatically for us in the meeting and event industry over the past couple of years! Here are three LinkedIn networking strategies tailored for suppliers in the meeting and event industry, ensuring your digital handshake is as impactful as the physical one.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Seeking calm via mindfulness strategies In today’s fast-paced corporate environment, stress and burnout are widely experienced yet rarely discussed. The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. What if I told you this was a false dichotomy?

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Plan Your Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2018

The upside, however, is that with good strategic planning, a little creativity and a few tweaks to traditional event marketing strategies, corporate marketers will be able to continue holding successful events, even when recessions hit. Build pre-event marketing strategy. Prove yourself through Return on Investment (ROI).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of Meetings Uncovered—Smart Meetings’ newest column focused on keeping you up to speed with the latest news in the hospitality industry. . These are missed birthday parties, graduations, time with loved ones and important meetings.”. Read more here. Read more here.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2023

Josh Butler and Julie Ho talk about how to best monetize digital events during the Convening Leaders 2023 session, “Creative Strategies and Tactics to Maximize Digital Event Revenue.” Here are the highlights with actionable ideas you can implement into your meeting program now. Weigh the pros and cons of your selling strategy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. For many, being busy means being stressed. A little stress is fine.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Eventscase Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

In this blog we are going to explore the world of AI-generated content for event planning and coordination and discuss how it’s revolutionising the industry as well as content strategy. Content Strategy Planning an event can be a daunting task, requiring countless hours of research, coordination, and attention to detail.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2024

“This new position will play a key role in shaping and transforming our signature events—including IPW, ESTO, Summer Summit, and Future of Travel Mobility—and also deliver new offerings aligned with our strategic priorities,” says Ellen Davis, the group’s executive vice president of business strategy & industry engagement.

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