Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. A lot of it is new meetings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The sustainability program is designed to assist guests and meeting planners in developing a deeper understanding of their carbon footprint while traveling. Read More: Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs The post Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? Scouring the internet for event information could be an overwhelming task. This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

“The past 18 months have been a period of tumultuous change, and the current business landscape looks very different to 2019. With fewer than 11 weeks to go and counting, 3,000 hosted buyers have registered for the return of the largest annual industry event—outpacing projections. Meetings can still happen.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Expo - A global event that strives to promote progress and foster cooperation. If you are organizing an outstanding marketing event and would like us to add it to the Bizzabo Blog, click here to submit your event , and it will be reviewed shortly. 2019 Marketing Conferences. January Conferences 2019.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The 44th edition of IAA World Congress was held February 2019 in Kochi, India, long before the public knew the word “Covid.”.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Rich Ainsworth.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Maritz Global Events released its Industry Trends Report at IMEX America with some eye-popping data on the rising cost of hotels, airfares, F&B, and other event-budget elements. If your meetings budget has kept up with price increases over the past few years, you’re among the lucky.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Meeting and event professionals gained a ton of insights in 2019. We countdown the favorites over the past year and how they can help your event move forward. The evolution of event spatial design is only just beginning as it moves meetings and events into the future. So, what are her takeaways?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. In effect, this is a love letter to everyone who doesn’t love forced fun at a networking event,” said Henshall. That leads to welcoming all guests,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

UBQ Materials, developer of the world’s first bio-based thermoplastic, is helping create the first global event built from landfill waste. Mercedes-Benz began its collaboration with the company in 2019 and features UBQ’s materials in its all-electric VISION EQXX , which, while fully functional, is still just a prototype.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. BCD Meetings & Events. Look no further.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

An excited 2,449 attendees took to Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando over four days, a 5% increase in attendance from 2019, according to the association. “It The post Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 20, 2018

As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, we thought it might be fun to share thoughts from the Experient team – as they look back at favorite event moments in 2018 and look ahead at predictions for 2019. They did everything they could to make their event guests feel special. Prediction for 2019? Prediction for 2019?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Squeglia , CMP, independent contractor with RLC Events, will serve as immediate past chair.

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

Before we even start considering the event tech side of things, for example, we have to go back to basics. The future of events is human-centric! Human-centric events of the future meet people where they are rather than simply going back to 2019. We’re now moving into that space,” explains Megan.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The post The world’s most cultural cities for business meetings and events appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Most Cultural Cities For International Meetings. The post The world’s most cultural cities for business meetings and events appeared first on Travel Daily.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? Reed & Mackay Launches Events Division in France UK-based Reed & Mackay , the international travel management company, has debuted its events division in France as a response to a growing interest in the service.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking to plan a cream-of-the-crop meeting or event? Reed & Mackay Launches Events Division in France UK-based Reed & Mackay , the international travel management company, has debuted its events division in France as a response to a growing interest in the service.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

It’s been more than two years since the Events Industry Council released the Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, and the world has been through a lot since then. As a result, the umbrella organization for the meeting and convention industry has set its sights on a similar study, with a twist.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The post Get Global 2019: “Every year our market is different” appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. International Convention Centre Sydney, host of get Global 2019. We’re all about building and growing international relationships – and every aspect of the event has that laser focus in mind.”.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Would you believe that 60% of leadership believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals? To inspire your event strategy or as fodder for your next event marketing presentation to get buy-in from key stakeholders, we’ve compiled a list of marketing and event statistics.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months. It’s 2024,” he said, “and I want you to repeat after me: I will not … compare my event … to 2019 … anymore.”

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

Think about how the meetings & events industry has evolved in just the past ten years. After all, being an events professional requires as much continued education as any other gig out there. Looking for an event planning ppt? We know we couldn’t have!

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“So you know they’re able to go sit in on meetings with the AV team and with the food and beverages team and the venue team and see all the different elements. How to Foster Inclusion At Events. The Official 2019 Global Event Forum Report Breakdown!

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Musician Ciaran Gribbin leads PCMA EduCon 2019 attendees in a song during a session about team building. Creating engaging future events will partly involve more active audience participation, says one events organizer. Events UnPaused - Maritz Global Events · E5 - The Future Of Events And Where The Industry Is Going.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even for planners at the top of their game, the current meeting climate has created new levels of stress—the result of severe hotel booking compression, high turnover in supplier staff, and short meeting lead times. Post pandemic, a lot of faces have changed; a lot of meetings have changed. We have new internal stakeholders.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

Would you believe that 60% of leadership believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals? We’ve compiled a list of marketing and event statistics to inspire your event strategy or as fodder for your next event marketing presentation to get buy-in from key stakeholders.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teams and executives are looking to get back to face-to-face meetings with their colleagues in a post-Covid world. However, increasing costs mean budgeting and planning for these corporate meetings can become a substantial and complex task.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It was a great opportunity to see how corporate event teams operate, and to recognise their teamwork, creativity and originality. Event: SAP Sapphire Author: Tim Porterfield – SAP Global Events. Location of Event. This approach culminated in >20,000 attendees in 2019.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

By aligning an engaging and location-relevant corporate theme with their customer’s brand, AgencyEA created a successful event that will be replicated in 2019. Photo source: Eventive Marketing. Photo source: First Global Events Agency. Not sure how your current event technology is helping you? Block Party.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As Deputy Editor Barbara Palmer recently wrote, there’s already been a massive movement toward using LinkedIn over Facebook and Twitter — evidenced in our own industry by the results of Convene ’s latest Meetings Market Survey. Just three years ago, Facebook was the leading channel for event promotion.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Switzerland-based futurist Gerd Leonhard is a keynote speaker at global events. It does seem impossible to predict with complete accuracy what business events in the near and far future will look like. Will face-to-face event attendance return to 2019 levels soon? Words From Gerd. Maria Bothwell.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Skift Meetings (formerly EventMB) Formerly known as EventMB, Skift Meetings was founded in 2007 as one of the first blogs for event professionals. Over the last three years, Skift Meetings has hosted more than 80,000 attendees at 26 webinars and events, published 27 reports, written more than 500 articles, and more.

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