Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? Will says that it seems as if event planners haven’t learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic. ” Planning Events In 2022: Event Planners Lack Resources. Why won’t event planners adopt a more modern, post-pandemic, approach to events?

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Techsytalk

OCTOBER 24, 2022

While the pandemic had many troubles for our industry, Ann chooses to look at the bright side – and think about how we can use this opportunity to rethink how to provide value to both sponsors and members. Ann was most recently named 2020 – 2021 MPI Ohio Planner of Year. Click here to listen to the episode.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Whether event planners intentionally design them or not, attendees will have had an experience at an event. Highlight your sponsors in organic ways.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

.” Virtual Production: Event Planner As A TV Producer. “Event planners are so resilient. It was really rough, but so many event planners said they have to pivot. .” Your typical savvy event planner can become a TV producer.” Our sponsors love it. How far in advance should planners think?

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2021

“As we look to 2021 from an engagement standpoint, we really have to think about doing things better. If you get that live engagement, it makes your sponsors happy and you can get more sponsored dollars. Engagement Strategies For Virtual Events: We Have To Do Better! It has to be more interesting.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event. My advice for planners is to look for a solution with the breadth to support lots of different use cases,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

We knew that in April 2021 we would still be unfortunately in various stages of open to stay-at-home for our members on six continents, and that our passionate and resilient community still needed each other. corporate meeting planners surveyed 2 weeks prior to this event. What they say: Content is King!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. At a minimum, the hotel should know a local event planner who can fulfill our vision.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

It’s late January in 2021. It was for this reason that COSPAR 2021 received support from the Australian government in securing the meeting for the country. In 2021 ICMSA celebrates 55 years of operation. Covid-19 continues to disrupt meetings and travel. There is a New York blackout. When it’s 9 a.m. in Germany, and 7 p.m.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Funded through gifts and sponsors like Atento Capital, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based investment firm, the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) and Jonathan M. During the 2021 cohort, Bernardo Zorrilla founded Hotel+, an organization that offers “day use” passes, food and beverage options and other hotel amenities.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Shifting trends are found in how planners are measuring sustainability as well as overall event success, plus technology, budgets, and staffing. Another area where the focus of planners has shifted from last year is in measuring the effectiveness of virtual events.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. “Remember the days when planners thought that they didn’t need event apps ? You can do it at registration as well.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Until more is known in the weeks ahead, event planners and their hospitality partners can expect to see more impacts. However, it’s also clear that the industry is in a better position to ride out a Covid surge without the full-scale disruption that plagued much of 2020 and 2021. Online events aren’t a mystery anymore.

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2021

This year, however, they had to content with visiting CES 2021 virtually. They blame the planner.” “How many planners and event technology companies have heard an exhibitor say in the last year: ‘Can I just get the list of all the attendees? ” “It’s also people get GDPR, right?”

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 6, 2020

All across the nation, event planners have been learning the ropes of virtual events. And we developed a very thorough communication plan that had to be executed by each team, and talking to sponsors, to clients, to delegates, and to have a unified message for everybody”, she adds. Pivoting To Virtual Events: The First One.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2021

Along with our partners at Cramer, we produced an immersive event all about hybrid to cut through the noise and get down to business so event planners can confidently strategize for the hybrid era. Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

Examine prospects for meetings and other events in 2021 and beyond, “including tactics and strategies being employed to accelerate the recovery.”. EIC is currently raising funds for the project, looking for sponsors on both an enterprise and individual level. Articulate how meetings and events can be a catalyst for economic recovery.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 21, 2021

Fan seating at Petco Park in San Diego serves as session seating for attendees of Warrior West 2021, a military resource and training expo. The event, Warrior West 2021 — a military and first responder resource and training expo organized by military gear and tactical equipment company ADS, Inc. — Warrior West 2021 at Petco Park.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% In Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, in Q2 2022 30.6%

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Although in Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, only 30.6% 71% of event decision makers say that it’s difficult to make virtual events accurately mimic the IRL experience, with 2 in 3 (67%) feeling it’s difficult to articulate a brand narrative through virtual events ( BlueJeans and Forrester , 2021).

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Asheville Greenworks, a volunteer-based organization, had 1,609 volunteers across 196 projects in 2021, who all helped restore Asheville in a variety of ways, including planting trees and removing litter from creeks and roadsides.

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ITA Group

JUNE 8, 2021

He’s also an instructor in the Meeting Planner program at San Diego State University. Since teaching is one of my passions, not only do I get to collaborate with our clients on many sponsorship related topics, but I am also able to train our sponsors on how to get the most out of their sponsorship packages. Tue, 06/08/2021 - 09:31.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 9, 2022

In 2015 the former event agency owner founded Hubb, an event management platform acquired by Notified in 2021, in an effort to fix some of the more common issues planners face in their role. She relates as a former planner: “I want to be able to make the changes myself. Read more about Allie Magyar’s career journey.]

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Smart Meetings

MAY 11, 2022

While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event. New developments forged ahead, offering more reasons for planners to consider Ohio’s capital.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

While meetings and conventions took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, Columbus didn’t stop working to ensure that when the time came to return to in-person meetings, planners and attendees had all the tools they needed for a successful event. New developments forged ahead, offering more reasons for planners to consider Ohio’s capital.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

That could be why more than two-thirds (71 percent) of respondents to our meeting planner survey say free-flowing alcohol at events now concern them from a duty-of-care perspective. Several respondent planners offered tips and techniques. Others planners say they have found surprising acceptance for serving only beer and wine. “So

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But let’s talk about the elephant on the trade show floor: sponsorship and sponsor ROI. With the rise of virtual conferences and the influx of in-person events, one thing is sure: growth and scalability will rely on event sponsors. . 5 Ways To Find the Right Event Sponsors. 6 Tips for Pitching Event Sponsors.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

22-24 in Atlanta , where she shared her journey of redefining event experiences, her disruptive approach to event planning and design, the importance of creating lasting connections with event audiences, and why corporate event planners must learn the language of the C-suite to effectively communicate the value of investing in event experiences.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

One example: Reed Exhibitions moved its Vision Expo East show from New York to Orlando in June 2021. SuperCorrExpo®, the hub of corrugated machinery business, gathered in Orlando in August 2021. Haley King, event planner for the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry Inc.,

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. A 56-acre mountain paradise, Harrah’s Cherokee indulges guests with a range of experiences from superb dining and entertainment to a luxurious 18,000-square-foot spa oasis. What’s New.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. A 56-acre mountain paradise, Harrah’s Cherokee indulges guests with a range of experiences from superb dining and entertainment to a luxurious 18,000-square-foot spa oasis. What’s New.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Pre-Covid, Dreamforce attracted more than 170,000 people and included a major headliner concert, but it was a smaller, hybrid affair in 2021). Visit Anaheim has also been connecting planners with a local production studio, VCI Events, as a second option to host even more robust virtual components.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That exercise “completely changed the way” Global Pet Expo “scored” its leads for its fully digital event in 2021, he said. We simply focused on a solution that drove more of the right audience so their exhibitors and sponsors achieved the right mix of buyers on the show floor.”. Data Insights.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In March of 2021, when IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed global consumers, two out of three respondents said environmental issues are “extremely” or “very” important to them personally, and 93 percent said that COVID-19 influenced their views on sustainability. I see a lot more partnership and collaboration happening.”.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

For the 2021 edition, the ShipCon organisers decided to spread the two-day event into a two-week online conference, incorporating gaming elements. That would also help the sponsors, who will submit a case and will have young professionals thinking about that case.’. That’s an opportunity that comes with gamification.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 29, 2022

As every event planner knows too well, it’s only a matter of time before something goes wrong. In 2021, Amazon held Career Day as a virtual event, attracting upwards of 1 million job applicants from 170 countries. Master Logistics and Be Ready To Adapt.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 27, 2022

In 2021, Hubb was acquired by Intrado (now Notified), where Magyar is currently chief product officer. Even though my shows were popular — I had a great brand name, I had tons of sponsors — I just wasn’t able to make it work. I really learned the hard way. It [was] terrifying.

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