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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

You’ve probably seen the headlines “PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies” but don’t know how it affects you. If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. December 2016. PSAV acquires Encore Event Technologies. Brent Taylor, President Timewise Event Management Inc.

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Cvent Connect Rolled Out Road Map to a More Integrated and AI-enabled Meetings Future

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At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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21 Creative Ideas for Corporate Stage Design

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Simply scroll through for images and tips to get the inspiration flowing for your next corporate event. Source: Encore Event Technologies. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. ICA (International Cotton Association) Trade Event 2016.

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Event Gamification Guide: Reach Your Event Goals!

Endless Events

This exciting event trend has been around for ages, but thanks to the speedy development of event technology solutions, it has now reached brand new heights. Gamified challenges typically live on event platforms and can be translated well into virtual, hybrid, and in-person environments.

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Freeman Focuses on New Data Solutions Following Sale of Encore to PSAV

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The Freeman Company sold its Encore Event Technologies unit to national event production company PSAV while its Freeman brand experience division is focusing on a problem many planners and companies have struggled with—event data analysis. Data Design , a team that grants event planners insight on how to drive growth.

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Welcome to the Age of Intelligent Reduction

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And specific to the trends that were emerging in 2016, we are now wading waist-deep in most of them. Instead of finding some embarrassing miscalculations, I was delighted to see that our foundational ideas were fairly prescient. One that jumped out at me was a trend labeled “intelligent reduction.”

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Denver and More

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Kimberly Stone Kimberly Stone, MI&W MI&W welcomes Stone as the first-ever vice president of event technology. She has a proven track record in implementing cutting-edge technology solutions and optimizing processes that create a seamless and engaging attendee experience.