Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

For the latest in can’t miss travel news, we cover levitating trains, travel market projections, the ultimate flight experience and more. Billion Valuation Following $140 Million Series C Denver-based business travel search platform Engine, rebranded from the former Hotel Engine, has been given a $2.1 billion in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

He also noted the downside of not having the platform available in Europe, having it so tied to Instagram (you can’t delete without deleting Instagram), that it lacks identity and has a weak algorithm that shows you a lot of random posts. That would be asking for trouble the way the platform has shifted to trolls today,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2022

K&N Travel Associates is known for services such as corporate event management and incentive travel, yet also for its dedication to use its platform for social improvement. Invisible Cities is an international social enterprise that offers training and job skills to those affected by homelessness through the tour guide industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

focused on training advocates to meet with congressional offices and advocate for legislation. But in 2021 and 2022, this event had to be held virtually due to the pandemic.? . The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) is no different and offers an annual three-day Public Policy Conference in D.C.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist. Booking platforms and hotel apps use customer information like budget, preferences and needs allows it to generate vacation plans tailored to each guest or group.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Most events that are scheduled for the second half of 2020 to the beginning of 2021 will operate in phase 2 of the guidelines, restricting attendees, and making use of contactless technologies. . Starting from 2021, all major events will be looked at closely with a potential disaster scenario. The unthinkable will become an agenda.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. In response, Encore is getting creative on training staff and clients. “We Hybrid is going to be with us for the foreseeable future.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 16, 2021

They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the conference – their virtual speakers, and panelists. When they called us in a panic to help them train over eighty virtual speakers, our team was ready.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Hybrid events comprise many little parts, such as choosing the right event platform, developing a COVID-compliance strategy , and of course, taking care of the production and AV side of things. When reviewing the production of the PCMA Educon 2021 (a well-executed hybrid event!), Today, we’ll focus on the latter.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Planners have already made their intentions clear, with 93% of event marketers already planning to incorporate virtual events into their strategy in 2021 and beyond. Note: As 2021 goes on, we plan on updating this post regularly. IMPACT 2021.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Therefore, you can either police it or use it for training purposes,” he explains. So for example, this is the sales deck that we’re going to use for 2021 that you need to roll it out to all 7,000 of our salespeople and make sure that it’s consistent across all of them. How Does It Work? ” asks Brandt.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The airline pointed to its new United Club at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, its purchase of 200 four-seat electric aircraft for 2026 delivery and its Business Blueprint corporate customer platform as highpoints on its performance. Total traffic in August 2022 was up 67% compared to August 2021, reported the agency.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Each event will look at a different business area, the first exploring the topic of sales kick-offs (SKOs), specifically, Beyond Sales Kick-Offs: Immersive Sales Training. These and other skills need regular training and reinforcement. That’s a different mindset than skills training.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

The end of the global health emergency is, of course, welcomed by the industry, but the pandemic itself created a unique and enduring advocacy platform. At Destinations International in Baltimore in 2021 I thought the pandemic had basically ended. Did it end the way you predicted?

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

The international community of bedload specialists met in Interlaken in late 2021 to address current and future issues regarding the implementation of restoration measures in Switzerland. These two platforms offer opportunities for experts to network and exchange on experiences from practice. About the organiser: Wasser-Agenda 21.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Entrepreneur Jay Schwedelson, who started the wildly popular Guru Media Hub virtual conferences in 2021 to engage with marketers, thinks a similar approach can turn around digital events. In 2023, GURU conference, which runs on the RingCentral platform using integrations, including Kahoot , kept 20,000 people tuning in over two days.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 19, 2021

It was then scheduled for February 2021 at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne. The decision was made to have Pathology Update 2021 in July at the ICC Sydney. Pathology Update 2021 was scheduled as a hybrid, the plan was to have onsite speakers, onsite delegates, and an onsite Industry Exhibition along with a virtual platform.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The main things you need for a seamless virtual birthday party are: The right platform. You can host a virtual birthday party on Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Houseparty, or any other platform you’re comfortable with. Zoom has become the default because everyone can easily access it, but it’s perfectly acceptable to use a different platform.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Long considered the duller, nerdier counterpart to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the 20-year-old business-oriented social-media channel was ranked as one of the top 10 fastest-growing brands in the world in 2022. The platform, which has reported that it adds a new user every three seconds, now has 950 million users in 200 countries.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Afterwards, it moved the second edition to Interlaken in 2020, and in 2021, it moved the event to Bern. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Since 2006, Kursaal has been a member of the climate platform of the city of Bern and has had 21 different projects there. About the organiser.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

On the Bizzabo platform, 75% of events in May 2023 are scheduled to be in-person events! We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Cliffe holds extensive experience in many areas of wellness, with training in inner child healing, hypnotherapy, channeled visualization and energy healing. These three experts were David T. Her journey with wellness was a long one; she explains that, at the start, she viewed self-care as selfish.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

. ~1,000 events with at least one paid ticket option launched over the last three months on Bizzabo’s platform, marking a 30% increase compared to the previous 12 months. Although in Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, only 30.6% In Q4 2021, a mere 16.8% Virtual Event Statistics.

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The MICE Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We are using new platforms, creating new types of events: hybrid, online, luckily also live again in small groups, but we are all attempting to adapt, and we are experimenting without even knowing it.’. Mirjam continued, ‘The theme of every experiment will vary, and we’ll be experimenting with a different platform every time.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

You need to train and do it more often, but it was fun nonetheless. I would consider using VR for client events to showcase to the clients what the possibilities in VR are, next to the online platform, which we have as a professional congress organiser (PCO).’. Introduction to VR technology for events.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For 2021, the hot trends are contactless cards and digital delivery, increasing the need for incentive technology solutions. There was growing popularity in gift card incentives in 2020, and that trend will continue into 2021. The IRF Outlook for 2021: Merchandise and Gift Cards shows that companies are spending 19% more on gift cards.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2023

Charlick feels passionately about bras being a product to give confidence and is involved with the nonprofit I Support the Girls to go into the inner cities to not only donate bras but train counselors in bra fitting. There’s) tragedy in the world but you’re at home with an abuser.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 3, 2023

But which event management platform is the best for you and your organization? According to Grandview Research , the industry is estimated to grow to $14.48B in 2028 — up from $6.36B in 2021). Can you show me examples of event websites built on your platform without the help of designers or developers? In Q4 2021, 54.4%

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 10, 2021

As The Atlantic points out in a May 2021 article, there is no federal database — states keep their own digital vaccination records. VaxYes offers another independent, app-based option for events, which uses AI and trained medical professionals along with contacting states directly in its multilevel verification approach.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The results from a 2021 national study, conducted by the advertising insights agency Bigeye, suggest that organizations seeking to attract younger members and conference participants may want to rethink that. For the “ Gender: Beyond the Binary ” study, researchers polled more than 2,000 U.S.

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Gavel International

JUNE 8, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes 2021 is perhaps the most exciting time in social media history since its golden age in the early 2000s. Social media platforms. Training and/or certification programs that encourage all employees to get involved in social media to strengthen the brand. Cookie policies. Privacy policies.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 3, 2021

Building on this work, Solimar recently launched its World Heritage Journeys of the Silk Road , a 10-week virtual training program for tourism and cultural heritage authorities in Central Asia. This blog was written by Gabby Whittaker, Kevin Lewicki, and Kuanlin Lu in July 2021. Contact us today.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Empower 21 was one of the first hybrid events in 2021. Unlike previous hybrid events that used a variety of event solutions, Empower 21 was one of the first hybrid events ever powered by a single hybrid event platform. Editor’s note: This post was originally published in June 2021 and has been updated for relevance.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2022

A 2021 survey by Virtuoso revealed that 70 percent of respondents believe that traveling sustainably enhances their experience. In 2021, it declared that it aims to return to the position in the next 5 years. Other airlines such as Swiss , Austrian , Brussels Airlines , and others make use of the platform as well.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 29, 2022

Training and coaching personnel. Each year, the leader in e-commerce hosts Amazon Career Day, an event that gives job seekers advice on how to take the next step in their careers, provides personalized career coaching sessions, and offers training opportunities. Virtual recruiting events. Recruitment fairs. Recruiters. Hiring managers.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 25, 2021

As a sponsor of many industry association events, I’ve been impressed with my team’s ability to adapt to the myriad of platforms and formats out there. Training my team to successfully transition from event planners/admins to virtual event producers in an incredibly short period of time with no experience and limited resources.

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