MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

In partnership with Oxford Economics, EIC announced a new research initiative on March 16 that will quantify the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, the total losses experienced in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Articulate how meetings and events can be a catalyst for economic recovery.

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Endless Events

MAY 28, 2021

After a bleak start to 2020 and an unexpected turn towards digital experiences, vaccination rollout is the light at the end of the tunnel we were all waiting for. You can increase your ROI and offer more benefits to sponsors and exhibitors. The road ahead seems promising for the return to live events. Slow & Steady Wins The Race.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And boy, has 2020 proved itself to be quite a challenging year! Attendees crave better experiences each time they tune into a virtual event, something that is on par with the technology we have available in the year 2020. New year, new challenges. Gifts always have a way to get people going whatever the setting.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Fast forward to 2020, I was a strategy director. One of the biggest problems I saw was involving your exhibitors or sponsors. Do you need to address sponsor churn? “I spent the first 20 years of my career as a global strategist. Then in 2015, I decided to start consulting. I started consulting for event organizers,” Erica says.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

As we slowly transition into the new normal, event professionals must keep in mind the lessons 2020 taught us. The in-person audience(s) will interact with the digital attendees, and the experience will be designed to its fullest potential, in a capacity rarely seen before in a pre-2020 world. But how, you may ask?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year. Catuogno explained that despite Zoom fatigue, he was going to make the experience festive and compelling by staging it in a virtual world with help from sponsor Allseated ’s exVo 3D tool. After four years, the editors decided it’s time to bring these people together to be celebrated in style.

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The Abbi Agency

MAY 19, 2021

While organizations around the world reeled from the effects of the events of 2020, The Abbi Agency delivered thoughtful and effective communication plans for its clients. The Abbi Agency is proud to announce our eight wins at the 2021 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Sierra Nevada Chapter’s Silver Spike Awards.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

“I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. Every time I see virtual, all I can think of is another opportunity to add more sponsor eyeballs and more money coming in, evergreen.” ” “Leave the fear of content creation in 2020 and 2021,” says Deanna.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

First, AJ talks about how they handled the dreaded year of the pandemic, 2020. We championed for them, wanting to make sure that we were still fundraising for them and keeping them relevant and engaged with sponsors and donors.” This year, she’s planning on opening it up to VIPs or high-level sponsors.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

So it really ramped up for 2020, one to two webinars or live summits a week. “We wanted to be very proactive about our 2020 schedule. The Timing. So let’s say if we have three speakers for a summit, she introduces everyone.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Just like countless other event profs, Stephanie had to pivot to virtual events in March 2020. ” Exhibitors & Sponsors At Virtual Events. “From a business perspective, one of the biggest opportunities for growth for us has been events like Stephanie’s that bring in sponsors and exhibitors.

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Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

There are 20 corporate perks that are essential for 2020. Company sponsored free medical clinics and health fairs are a great way to teach employees about good health, while also giving them a chance to check blood pressure and similar concerns. The post 20 Corporate Perks You Must Offer in 2020 appeared first on VIKTOR.

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2022

They’ve risen from relative anonymity to stardom in 2020. When built upon innovative event technology solutions , they can drive more value for stakeholders, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees alike. Delight Your Sponsors & Exhibitors. Sponsors and exhibitors can also greatly benefit from hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Ford at 2020 Essence Festival; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech. The tech company developed and built an entirely new, fully virtual booth for Ford Motor Company to attend the 2020 Essence Festival. Ford at 2020 Essence Festival; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech. The result was a company able to deliver unique, fulfilling experiences.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

Hosting a community on an event platform is an investment, but it can definitely pay off as it offers value to attendees and sponsors alike. According to Bizzabo’s 2020 study , 89% of businesses that use event tech save 200 hours (= five work weeks) per year. Event Tech Assists Event Professionals.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

But in 2020, the pandemic forced us to take our events online. . Secondly, make sure you gather feedback from attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and other event stakeholders. But based on the most recent marketing and event trends , we can categorize them into three broad types: Singular annual event strategy. Multi-event strategy.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Editor’s Note: As we celebrate the 2023 Meeting Professionals of the Year , we thought it fitting to go back to a 2020 Meeting Professionals of the Year winner, John Cruz, senior corporate meeting planner with BlueCross of North Carolina , for some perspective.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020 we hosted a 2-hour event featuring the talent found within SITE , our first in what would become a series of digital events. With key sponsors IMEX , Abu Dhabi, Delta, Slovenia and Naples/Marco Island/Everglades and support from strategic partners we were able to offer this at no cost to everyone. Why SITE NITE all NITE?

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Highlight your sponsors in organic ways. Think of ways you can join forces with your sponsors and have the attendees interact with both your products at the same time. Evergage’s 2020 research shows that 92% of customers are expecting to have a personalized experience with a brand. social media wall).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

CES , formerly the Consumer Electronics show, is going forward as planned at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center with some sponsors, including Amazon and Meta, participating virtually. Staying the Course. Las Vegas Convention Center. They are all events, and events are happening,” Dalton told Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

Managing up to 15,000 international delegates each year meant that, in 2020, half of those meetings on our books were postponed. ICMSA, one of the oldest and most established professional conference organizer in the country, has proven that over the past 16 months, we’re also one of the smartest.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. On average, events produce 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person, per day.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. A total of 150 people took MPI up on the streaming service option, down from 1,000 when the group met in Grapevine in 2020. A heartfelt thank you from the entire MPI staff at WEC23! And a BIG thank you to our amazing members!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

You can have a pod in any region, country, or continent where your speakers and sponsors are. When virtual events took over in 2020, event platforms became the new venues. It’s as if before 2020, everybody was engaged 24/7! Localized pods enable region-focused networking and prioritize comfort for the attendee above all.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They were already working on adding the video capabilities before March 2020.” ” “Data is the value that you can offer to exhibitors and sponsors at virtual and hybrid events. You can either put people who feel differently about topics together, or you want people with similar opinions in the same room.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A revamped Associations Solutions Marketplace at Music City Center convention complex featured more than 300 sponsors and acted as a one-stop destination for finding the right products and service providers to help their associations achieve success. The two took up where longtime CEO John Graham left off when he passed away in 2020.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

a digital agency that developed its own streaming platform, BeSpeake, from the ground up in 2020 to serve clients who were scrambling to achieve their goals. “We Then omicron and the culture wars hit. “We We can’t shut the door,” said the CEO of Matrix Group International Inc.,

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. So as I predicted in 2020 , we haven’t seen the old normal since the pandemic started, and it’s likely we’ll never see it again. It ain’t necessarily so. How we got here. What we shouldn’t do.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

In 2020, it was (and still is) all about platforms. Sponsors can also drop white papers at expos, and attendees can receive mobile badges when they enter a venue. Lagoon Live : A platform that uses NFT technology to mint rewards based on interactions across multiple events and sponsors.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

However, when it comes down to sponsors and exhibitors, the name of the game is hardly the same. 2020: The Shift & What It Created. Because while these formats have unique demands, it’s not all impossible to deal with! Some parts of an in-person event are actually rather easy to replicate in a hybrid or virtual setting.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission has been working diligently to build up Los Angeles’ reputation as a sports mecca; they’ve recently won bids for the MLB All-Star Game in 2020, the Super Bowl LVI in 2022, and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in 2023.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Ciara Gallagher, manager of Meet in Ireland, which sponsored the report, cited incentive travel’s role as the fastest-growing sector of MICE, with highest-per-person spend and widest reach across the destination supply chain, as the reason the principles needed to be captured in a shared document. The Bangkok Manifesto.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Moorland created the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) that later sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926. Prior to Sunday’s game, a Black quarterback led a team to victory during the Super Bowl only three times, with Mahomes leading his team to victory in 2020. Woodson and minister Jesse E.

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The Abbi Agency

MARCH 30, 2021

While the iOS 14 user-experience enhancements were released in Fall 2020, the privacy policy patch has yet to roll out due to developer and marketer pushback. Perhaps the most discussed policy upheaval of late is the impending change coming with a future patch of Apple’s iOS 14.

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Endless Events

JUNE 24, 2021

Dustin adds that a lot of Stampede’s key sponsors have decided to support the event financially, but they don’t want their logos on it and be associated with it. . “There are a lot of people wondering why they are organizing it, thinking it’s going to be a disaster.”

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MeetingsNet

JULY 12, 2021

Sponsored by: The pandemic has ushered in a wave of innovation and exciting new opportunities in the event space. In-person events encourage interaction--between attendees, sponsors, and the event hosts. 2020 saw a 290% increase in virtual meetings over virtual meetings in 2019. Forrester Study, 2021 ).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Set to open in 2020, the seven-story The Westin Anaheim Resort will feature 613 stylish guestrooms including 101 suites, three restaurants, two bars including a rooftop lounge overlooking Disneyland’s nightly fireworks, a resort-style pool and a marketplace. New Hotels on the Horizon.

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