Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 28, 2019

Curate your concurrent sessions into three to six problem-centric tracks that represent the biggest lay-awake-at-night industry challenges your attendees are facing. Create activation areas and zones where teams can meet up onsite to debrief and process the learning and ideas they captured that day.

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Attendease

JULY 13, 2021

2020 challenged us all and it’s not surprising that event planners took one of the hardest hits. If you were fortunate enough to survive company layoffs, you likely faced one of the biggest tests of your career as you navigated complete uncertainty around your work. This all took plenty of trial, error, and learning through experience.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 1, 2023

5 industry giants share insights “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why,” said American financier and statesman Bernard Baruch in the early 1900s. Especially in the wake of devastation to the meetings and hospitality industry wreaked by the pandemic, leadership insights are relevant and needed.

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Attendease

JUNE 30, 2021

2020 challenged us all and it’s not surprising that event planners took one of the hardest hits. If you were fortunate enough to survive company layoffs, you likely faced one of the biggest tests of your career as you navigated complete uncertainty around your work. This all took plenty of trial, error, and learning through experience.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2024

But,” she says, “the biggest thing is to have confidence that you can do it. She learned of the CMP early on in her career in the meetings and events industry. Preparing for the Exam Since the start, Carvalho has been committed to self-education in the events industry. After a few years, she began to prepare.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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EventMB

MAY 20, 2022

She believes in the power of unleashing the potential of what we can achieve together collectively when we assemble groups of people together. Her 14-plus years of experience spans industries and sectors including; minings, government and tourism to name just a few. So, what is the difference between facilitation and training?

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We want to change the conversation by amplifying the voice of industry leaders who are on the battlefield, confronting the real challenges event planners are facing daily. Tahira describes herself as the world’s biggest event nerd. She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 28, 2023

With incentive and meeting teams continuing to experience post-pandemic staff shortages, the Incentive Research Foundation went to work to find out more about the challenges of hiring and retaining talent. Meetings and events careers are slightly better recognized: Just 30 percent answered “none” and 27 percent said “low.”

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

From April 24-26 at the MGM Grand, the industry convened for a three-day discussion that explored every aspect of the event marketing discipline, including exhibit design, neurodiversity, harnessing creativity, measurement, digital + IRL, mobile tours, hospitality, and the list goes on. Events are revenue-generating. Events are memorable.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

By using Livestreaming tools and collaborating with Virtual Event Providers, we are able to host small to large scale events, meetings, and conferences including weddings. I almost feel that the challenge is just about the same as a live event. Adeola Fowodu, Owner/Lead Planner, Celebration Events Management , Bradford, ON.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. In this case study we will show how the EventMobi Virtual Space made this hybrid event possible and what learnings event planners can take away from it.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

So what’s changed, and what can we expect to see going forward? Those event planners facing shrinking budgets won’t want to hear this one, but event personalization is likely to continue impacting meeting and event organization and outcomes in 2019. Here are the five I’m paying attention to this year: 1. Shrinking Budgets.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Thomas immersed meeting professionals in luxury When top incentive meeting professionals gather in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience, of course, they are going to start with an update about the latest trends in motivating performers, engage in some pirate-themed fun and tour five-star properties.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Investigator meetings are a critical step in the clinical trial process. But it’s getting harder to get everyone to attend investigator meetings and harder to keep them engaged once they’re there. Why Investigator Meetings Matter Some say that investigator meetings are simply to entice investigators to take part in clinical trials.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2023

Pricing models, titles and moving from services to packages An Event Leadership Institute Planner Pricing Survey recently revealed some of the biggest challenges to pricing meeting professional services fairly. Despite a real need for guidance and insight into how others charge for their services, such data has been scarce.”

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SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The event industry is changing at a rapid pace. While it was nice to reflect on how far we’ve come as an industry, it was also an important reminder of how far we still have to go. Decide what the customer journey is going to be. If you didn’t have the chance to join the event, you can watch the session on-demand here. .

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

On December 15th Remote simultaneous interpretation platform – Interactio – hosted a multilingual panel discussion with RSI industry leaders. It was vital for these international actors to maintain their diplomatic and multilateral meetings and conferences around the most important global issues. “

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

While the pandemic wreaked havoc on the event industry, companies that provide childcare at meetings are among those who suffered the most from the lack of live events. You can have what you want, but you will have to budget for it.” . We are telling clients this is the new reality. “We Difference Since the Pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2023

What makes change requests so difficult and tips to resolve Most meeting planners have experienced the need to make last-minute changes to an upcoming event. The research consisted of 115 participants from varying sectors of the event industry, including venue operators, event planners, independent planners and caterers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

48% of organisers increased registration fees in 2023, whilst 51% of associations/not for profits reduced catering spend as they sought to combat economic challenges and price rises. The two different sides of the industry are attempting to mitigate the financial challenges in a number of different ways.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

New year, new challenges; when is the pandemic going to end? Can we solve the audience engagement challenge once and for all? What’s the best way to plan hybrid events? What technology solutions should we pay attention to? These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2024

I love to see the outcome of what we’ve shared with everybody when it comes to health and wellness. It’s [about] taking care of yourself, taking that moment to step away from the day-to-day life and grind…It’s about meeting new people and sharing stories. What childhood items do you wish you still had in adulthood?

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Gallus Events

APRIL 30, 2019

For three years in a row from 2016 to 2018, the destination won the “World’s most sustainable meeting and event destination” That was the place, and I now think this is the time. Slide five and six show you what the “view” is like when the space is used during the festival. Can you see the difference?

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When used to host a mixture of pharma ad board formats throughout the year – in-person, virtual, hybrid, asynchronous – this technology can transform pharma ad boards into fruitful meetings that bring 5x more insights. What Are Pharma Advisory Boards and Why Do They Matter? The result?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Watch the video or show notes below to see what the Endless dream team has shared about their journeys in the events industry. Over time, we started building a big influence in the events industry. Over time, we started building a big influence in the events industry. From DJ To Event Management Company.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The challenge with these, you can build a booth, but you have to be able to show aircraft at the same time, because most people who are buying a private jet want to actually see and get on and touch a private plane,” she says. Like a car show, every region in the world hosts a show for the private jet industry.

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What was the hardest part of starting your own business? What do you find most rewarding? What was your “best failure” that taught you the most? Never feel over-confident when doing a deal and always continue to challenge and question all aspects of your strategy. When did you get your first big break? Not at all.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

Presented with more challenges than ever before, the events industry was forced to do a complete 180. What emerging technologies will become mainstream? What emerging technologies will become mainstream? What’s Included In The 2021 Event Trends Guide? The State of The Industry.

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QC Event School

MAY 31, 2023

Photographer: Eric Jordan of Jordan Viision Meet QC Event School graduate, Tyler Reid! I’m based in Atlanta (the Hollywood of the south) and I’ve been in the industry for 7 years. I couldn’t be prouder of my progression into the industry, as well as the relationships I’ve built and fostered since my business’ inception in 2016.

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Canadian Special Events

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Every 18 months, thousands of trailblazing entrepreneurs, industry leaders, inspiring creatives, and futurists join forces in Calgary, Alberta, to redefine future energy. This is what sets the UNITE summit apart from other energy conferences. We are throwing it back to one of the most incredible events we have ever seen.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2018

Today’s postmodern consumer defies categorization, making it a challenge for event and meeting planners to market their projects. In this podcast, Michael Solomon, a professor of marketing, industry consultant and author of “Marketers Tear Down These Walls! Michael’s mantra is: We don’t buy products because of what they do.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. jpeg Gallery Slide Headline: 10 Ways to Make Meetings and Events Neuro-Inclusive Published: canadaflag-meetings_0.jpg PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Therefore, event sustainability is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to the return of in-person events. It doesn’t get rid of carbon dioxide which is produced when you travel, however what it does do is try and make up for your share of the CO2 which gets released by reducing it somewhere else instead.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Welcoming spaces, easy tech and bleisure-based design are trending in 2023 What’s the first thing you notice when you walk into a hotel? The flooring, hotel lobby furniture, lighting, number of windows in meeting spaces? A Space That Says ‘Welcome’ The atmosphere of the meeting space is everything.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But that is just one of the reasons why meeting professionals will be flocking to Columbus in January. Smart Meetings sat down with PCMA CEO and President Sherrif Karamat for insights about what to expect at the opening reception on Jan. 10 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. 9 and beyond. Adjusted Normal. “We The Main Stage.

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