Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There’s a sense out there that virtual and augmented reality are just fading fads, but what you’re seeing is actually just the first phase of adoption—call it the “Novelty Phase.” Rising: Multi-point virtual events. One version that most planners are familiar with is the “festivalization” of events.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

Here’s a closer look at CMO Council’s study, “NextGen Events: Optimized for Outcomes,” produced in collaboration with Cvent and based on a survey of 150 global marketing leaders and in-depth interviews with executives from Equifax, GE Healthcare, HCL Software, and GfK: Formats and types of events are under greater consideration.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 19, 2023

New Audiences, New Preferences Freeman’s Q1 2023 Trend Report revealed there’s been a paradigm shift since 2019: In a span of only 18 months, the average age of B2B event goers dropped from 51 to 45. Bread-and-butter industry terms such as “trade show,” “exhibits/exhibitors,” “education” and “booths.”

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

In an article in health-care publication Healio , one oncologist shared how she met her future boss at a networking reception at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition. As a result, we could not simply snap back to our old model of a traditional trade show and expect everyone to return just because they missed each other.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Whether it’s a corporate conference, an educational seminar, a trade show, or a social gathering, event manager software is the backbone that supports the creation of memorable, well-organized events that meet their objectives and delight all participants. Download our Event Software Buyer’s Guide now.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The numbers don’t lie: Businesses continue to increase their event investments. In fact, 97% of marketers believe that events are the most effective channel for driving business outcomes. But let’s talk about the elephant on the trade show floor: sponsorship and sponsor ROI. Use Online Resources To Find Sponsors.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2022

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? And that allows you to come back and frame what you might need to do for your particular event in the next year.

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Eventtia

JUNE 20, 2023

Your answer to these questions and our in-depth comparison below should help you choose the event management solution that best fits your unique needs. Hopin: An Overview Hovin is a relatively new player in the event management software niche, having founded only in 2019 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

More than a third of marketers say virtual events are one of their main engagement tactics, according to the 2022 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey. Although in-person events have made a comeback, expect growth in mixed formats this year – specifically onsite events enhanced with engaging digital elements.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

For serial entrepreneur Lawrence Coburn , who is navigating the serendipitous networking company twine through the evolution of the virtual events space as co-founder and CEO, getting in early to a growing niche was essential. I think the pendulum will end where virtual events are a bigger part of the pie than before Covid.”.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 18, 2022

Jared Easley is a cofounder and co-organizer of Podcast Movement , the world’s largest international conference and trade show for the podcast industry. Currently, she runs events at 6sense focusing on their annual customer conference and other large marketing and event activations. LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Conventioneers Return. Proven Safe. Mike Massari.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2022

I’m on the vendor side, providing in-person audiovisual and virtual-event technology needs primarily to associations and am happy to share what my clients have been seeing as we come back to in-person events. Trade-show floors have been packed as vendors want that face-to-face [interaction] again.

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