Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

While Cvent was unable to meet in-person in 2020, they’re bringing attendees back to Vegas in 2021 at the all-new Caesars Forum. The 2020 conference was virtual, but it’s scheduled as an in-person event once again in 2021. Good show, highly recommended,” reads a testimonial on Wedding MBA’s website.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 30, 2021

UGC provides a sense of trust and the human connection many people are craving after the 2020 pandemic. In 2020, over 3.6 User-generated posts can also increase backlinks to your website, especially if users post about your company on their own websites or blogs. Turn Current and Future Visitors into Brand Advocates.

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Dana Communications

MAY 2, 2023

NOTE: We did not look into data beyond 2019, as the pandemic virtually extinguished travel in 2020 and overall visitation is only beginning to course correct. Bud and Breakfast which bills itself as a “comprehensive website that links cannabis-using tourists together with sympathetic hotels, inns, residences, and resorts.”

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Calendly also provides a website embed feature that allows you to embed your calendar directly into your inbox, so people can schedule appointments at their leisure. The post The Top Ten Meeting Management Software Programs for 2020 appeared first on VIKTOR.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

But, according to an economic impact report from the World Travel & Tourism Council, the year 2020 showed staggering losses. Think about going mobile with advertising, websites, entrance tickets, and more. Tourist locations will want to get their sites on popular travel company websites and encourage reviews to increase exposure.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Our research shows that the focus of business event planners has shifted—rescheduling activity has shrunk considerably from more than 50 percent in 2020 to 21 percent in recent months. According to official health data, more than 71 percent have received at least one dose, and nearly 62 percent are fully vaccinated.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 26, 2024

In 2020, Google announced their plan to phase out 3 rd party cookies (the small pieces of data that allow marketers to serve personalized ads across websites). Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that stops and you think the ride is over, but then you start going in reverse? That’s sort of what’s happening with online cookies.

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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. And she will then make sure that it gets up on our website. The Timing. And then I turn that over to an amazing colleague on my team, Bragan Sadler.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A Harvard Business Review study showed that of the more than a million people who dropped out of the labor force in August and September of 2020, 865,000 were women. Judge is particularly proud of the possibility that a freelance network can empower women to stay in the workforce while taking care of their families.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

In 2020, the in-person portion of Webinar World won’t be taking place. All of the exciting keynote sessions and, you guessed it, webinars about strategy and programs are still available at ON24’s website. And now more than ever, learning about all the best-practices involved seems pretty relevant.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

But in 2020, the pandemic forced us to take our events online. . Website (B2B blog). 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. Community model strategy. Next up, you need to strategize how you’ll promote your event.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

How Destination Southern Tasmania honed their storytelling on their website to achieve year on year growth in visitor engagement through a global pandemic. Published on November 6, 2020. When the initial lockdown began in March 2020, what part of your Plan did you adapt immediately? By Paige Rowett.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Building events since : 2020. GEVME’s venue builder backend experience is made simple and easily customizable with drag & drop content blocks as if you were editing a website. Building events since : 2020.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

billion in political ad spend, a 13% surge from the 2020 election cycle’s $9 billion spend. million spent at this point in the 2020 election cycle. However, digital marketing has no limitations, as ads can be placed on various platforms and websites. Experts forecast that this election cycle will amass $10.2

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

In June 2007, I made a website.” We started getting asked to do event technology, which became very impactful and important in 2020. I remember how much guidance they needed in March 2020. Will tells the audience a quick recap of Endless Events’ path over the last 15 years. They were revolutionary at the time.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 18, 2023

2023 was packed with programs that had to be rescheduled from 2020 and 2021. We’ve had a lot to talk about over the last four years in our incentive travel industry! As we close out this year, and rev up for next year, there are a few key areas to keep an eye on in 2024. And they apply to single travelers, as well as incentive groups.

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The Abbi Agency

MARCH 30, 2021

Odds are, your friend may have visited a website to look at leashes before or after your conversation, and the e-commerce business whose site she visited has utilized her data to find connections in her network who share similar interests. Not really.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

According to a March article in The Washington Post , Royal Caribbean Group has seen a 30 percent increase in new bookings in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the last two months of 2020. View the 2020 Cruise Report Card by Friends of the Earth here. The 139-day voyage completely sold out by the day of its general opening.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2022

Propelled into the national spotlight in March 2020, Zoom quickly capitalized on the opportunity to be the frontrunner in the new era of virtual meetings and events. to SurveyMonkey, popular apps and websites are creating versions of their product to easily work alongside Zoom and have made them available on the marketplace.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

The CDC has released a question-and-answer “DogBot” on their website, where travelers can determine what rules apply to their dog and how to prepare in advance. CTM points to the increased value of in-person meetings and events as a result of 2020’s global pandemic, which has led to a surge in at-home work.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 9, 2022

Weissenborn suggested leveraging popular social media channels, including TikTok, the most visited website in 2021. In 2020, only 34% of those surveyed felt safe shopping in stores, compared with 63% in 2021. Only 29% felt safe in restaurants in 2020; in 2021, it was 61%.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2020

You might recall us mentioning it in our 2020 event tech trends #EventIcons. So the two were invited to speak at PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 – and what a session it was! And turns around and gets on your website. The topic of 5G and events is something we’ve tackled before. Titled “This is your event.

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ETC Corporate

JUNE 8, 2021

Ensure the latest COVID-19 status of their country is displayed on the Re-Open Europe EU website: reopen.europa.eu. 1] Through an update of the Council Recommendation 2020/1475 on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in the EU as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic ( link ).

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 23, 2021

al) isn’t the only player affected, but they are one of largest players with over $84 million in ad revenue in 2020 according to Statista. The bottom line – Facebook will be blind to opted out users and unable to serve social re-messaging ads that identify users based on their behavior on a website or e-commerce store.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 12, 2022

We all saw travel decrease dramatically in 2020 as flights and bookings were canceled due to COVID-19. You can find out by looking at data like Google Analytics, booking data, and website traffic. Business owners have pointed to “rising prices, dwindling savings, and concerns of a souring economy” as reasons for less spending.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2022

” When the pandemic hit in early 2020, event technology companies wildly varied in pricing. “You need to talk to a salesperson because they can sell better than a website. You don’t get that on a pricing page on a website.” Since then, pricing is a bit more predictable.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2021

If your travel agency or hotel doesn’t have information available on its website, it’s likely they aren’t doing much. If that’s the case, consider a quick email to the company, mentioning that sustainable practices are guiding your travel choices.

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Endless Events

JUNE 17, 2021

Around 1997 when I was in high school, I built a website for myself and I was blogging in the early two-thousands. I probably made more phone calls in 2020 than I did in the three years before that because I just wanted one-on-one conversations. “I was doing social media before social media.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Speaking to planners and suppliers at The Jung Hotel , Mizrahi—an instructor in digital marketing at the University of California, Irvine CE—said that surveys show that the independent workforce, which now consists of some 27 percent of the American population, could increase to 50 percent by 2020.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Mills, Ana Aponte Curtis , Cheryl Richards, Albert Tucker, Carol Wallace, Ahmeenah Young, Curtis Dean, Ernest Wooden Jr, and Hank Thomas,” wrote Greg DeShields in a statement published on the TDM website. ABHM presents a tremendous opportunity for planners seeking to provide their attendees with an enlightening and educational experience.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 4, 2020

For the most up-to-date information visit the dedicated knowledge centers on the WHO and CDC websites, and check with your local health organization. The best place to create and maintain a preparedness plan is on a webpage of your event website. March 3, 2020. 9 Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Attendees from COVID-19.

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DCI

AUGUST 5, 2021

Meeting and convention websites are going to be receiving more and more clicks sooner than we think as the U.S. While conventions came to a grinding halt in 2020, their comeback is highly anticipated looking forward through 2021 and into 2022. eases up restrictions on the ailing business events industry. Show, don’t just tell.

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Dana Communications

MAY 4, 2021

Travel restrictions, coupled with concerns for personal safety during the pandemic, kept many at home throughout 2020 and into 2021—so money set aside for vacations wasn’t spent and those with an eye on revenge travel feel they are “owed” a grand vacation. Bigger budgets. Dana insight: This is your opportunity to upsell! Domestic dominance.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 9, 2024

We built a performance tracking website, created a robust engagement campaign and produced best practices webinars led by company leadership. Million $ Club contractors nearly doubled between 2020 and 2022. Qualifying contractors’ incremental sales funds the event. Number of attendees has grown 226% over 12 years.

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Business Traveler USA

JULY 19, 2021

Hyatt has announced World of Care, a new website detailing the hotel group’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) achievements and commitments. “By Hyatt says it achieved its goal of a 25 percent per square meter reduction of greenhouse gas early across its three regions, set under its 2020 environmental framework.

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Open Destinations

JANUARY 31, 2020

Many hotels and tour operators have started to build virtual reality functionality into their websites and apps. Artificial Intelligence will continue to be a dominant force in 2020. We are more dependent on websites and apps than ever before. Prescriptive analysis” is a term we will likely hear more and more in 2020.

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Leonardo

JULY 8, 2021

In August 2020, almost half of all potential US travelers told Resonate they were not traveling until COVID-19 was “more under control.” Make sure your brand and property websites are up to date with the latest news and offers at each property. Use your website and booking engine to: . Bundle up-sell opportunities .

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