Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. The show took over 632,000 sq. In a nod to the viability of the trade show in the future, 150 were first-time exhibitors.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2020

More Events Going Virtual: CES 2021 Is Going Virtual! I mentioned in my newsletter last week that the Consumer Electronics Show is going completely virtual in 2021! Additional episodes of Event Brew: Unique & Exciting Virtual Trade Show Ideas. Latest shows and podcasts. Now What? ? Now What? ??.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) June 17, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) June 16, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) June 16, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) June 16, 2021. WECVegas pic.twitter.com/x38Mf8qCpS.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 16, 2021. — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) December 16, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 15, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 16, 2021.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Last week, the Dana team traveled to Las Vegas for IMEX America , the annual MICE industry trade show—back in person this year after going virtual in 2020. It was great to be on the show floor, soaking up everything this best-in-class event offers.

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Cort

JULY 20, 2021

Before you move forward with marketing your brand at a trade show, it’s important to understand the different types of events where you can show off your company. Even though trade shows, conventions, and expos are similar in most ways, there are subtle differences that are worth your while to comprehend.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum debuted in May 2021 to promote the distinction among Marriott CRN’s leading hotels and resorts, and each event is different. At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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. “The trade shows that I went to were typically only annual or semi-annual. This then leads to the second product.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

Many in Southern Nevada saw the return to higher leisure occupancy levels as practice for when conventions re-open the trade show doors this month. The SEMA Car show is usually one of the largest to visit the city each year. Trade shows and exhibits afford the touch and feel element that buyers yearn for.”.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

Inspired by lessons learned from the successful American show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, look for a nature-inspired decor with education areas embedded in the trade show floor, a More than Experience theatre by DRPG and Maritz and a new look for the Hosted Buyer Lounge, Media Zone and food court.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

billion spending on corporate travel in 2021. Spring Trade Shows McCormick Place leads Chicago’s spring business calendar with major industry events. The Inspired Home Show runs March 2-5, while the innovative ProMat 2025 manufacturing technology showcase takes place March 17-20.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination. million convention attendees last year as in-person events made a full return in June 2021. for convention business so far this year. . Las Vegas . Las Vegas hosted an estimated 2.2

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events. This is a powerful lead generation tool at exhibitions and trade shows. — Stella Artois (@StellaArtois) March 30, 2021. It’s one of the most powerful forms of marketing.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Three and a half months prior to my client’s largest annual trade show, we were notified that the San Diego Convention Center would be unable to host the program due to it being used as a temporary Emergency Intake Site. The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. It was the end of March.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Javits Convention Center, on the other hand, will add up to a million square feet of space by 2021. Tech Trends for Your Next Trade Show. Standing out in a trade show means getting lots of different factors right, and one of them is the technology. New York’s Jacob K. Spice up Your Fundraising with These Ideas.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

You can also use gamified challenges to highlight your sponsors or show your audience what matters to you. PCMA EduCon 2021 , for example, hosted a walking challenge to promote fitness and health. Here are some of the most popular ways of implementing gamification at conferences, trade shows, and corporate events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They reopened to the public in July 2021 and continued to renovate by section. The recently renovated Hawksbill Conference Room can be arranged as a boardroom, conference room, theater, classroom or trade show exhibition. The final phase included a renovation of the Nalu Spa.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this new role, Forte will oversee the resort’s portfolio of corporate groups and aim to maximize sales and hotel revenue by developing and maintaining client business relationships and representing the hotel at customer events, trade shows and more. She, too, joined the resort as a senior sales executive, in 2021.

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InEvent

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

IMEX America held its first exhibition in Las Vegas in 2011, but IMEX Frankfurt was introduced as a trade show in 2003. In 2021, the trade show had its 10th edition in Las Vegas. As the events industry halted due to the pandemic, IMEX brought event professionals together.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

I was in a role where I had a planner title, but 50% of what I did was related to trade shows. ” “Leave the fear of content creation in 2020 and 2021,” says Deanna. . “Event marketers get much more respect and street cred than event planners,” Deanna agrees. “And 75% of their role overlaps.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

In September 2021, ESPA introduced the DEI Task Force, comprised of 15 member-destinations under the leadership and vision of Dominique Bonds, director of engagement with Pennsylvania Convention Center; and Adrienne Terry, event services director with Chattanooga Tourism Co.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Last Minute Registration Shuffle Lancey Cowen A recent Maritz study showed that 45% of attendees from 30 trade shows register within four weeks of the event date. The event went fully virtual in 2021 and was staged as a hybrid event in 2022 in Denver.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

Cindy Sample, director of NAMM trade show operations, remembers the moment well. Then another Covid wave hit, war broke out in Ukraine and supply chain issues challenged the industry in new ways. All of a sudden, it wasn’t looking good,” she said bluntly. A Desire to Move Ahead.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

The main priority is to make sure we have a safe, healthy show,” Bauer said. The number of people who can make the trip will determine the size of the trade show floor. Some major decision points are still to come based on where borders are opening. The largest IMEX gathering in Las Vegas was 13,500 in 2019.

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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. The possibilities are truly endless when designing a custom floor plan for your Remo event that immerses attendees to any imaginable location (trade show floor, the moon, the beach, relaxing networking lounge).

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Hotel Engine

JULY 6, 2022

Then you must not be regularly attending trade shows. We’ve put together a list of the 15 top annual hotel trade shows with a synopsis of what they cover and where they’re happening in the world. Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast. Where: Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

.” Since in-person trade shows returned to the destination in June 2021, the city has hosted an estimated 2.2 This year has already seen nearly 20 shows from January to March, and 2022 keeps looking better and better. million convention attendees in addition to seeing a strong recovery in leisure travel as well.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

At Destinations International in Baltimore in 2021 I thought the pandemic had basically ended. Organizations and businesses would feel more confident about hosting conferences, trade shows, conventions and other gatherings that require physical presence. Did it end the way you predicted?

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 18, 2020

Trade Show News Network : Global DMC Partners’ 2020 Survey Predicts Strong Rebound of Face-to-Face Events in 2021. Conference & Incentive Travel Magazine : Nearly Two Thirds of Event Planners Expect Live Events to Return this Year.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

destinations to welcome conventions, trade shows, meetings, and consumer and sporting events during that time. 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.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It’s not news that many organizations cut their meeting staffs drastically during the pandemic, nor that the “Great Resignation” of 2021 saw millions of people leave their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility, and more happiness. But meetings are on the mend.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

It could close next summer, reopen by late 2020 and be completed in March 2021. It is expected to cut the ribbon in November, 2021. of meeting and exhibition space, Las Vegas hosts approximately 22,000 meetings, conventions and trade shows annually. The expansion will include 100,800 sq. of meeting space and 110,234 sq.

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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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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Exhibitor Magazine, for the second year in a row, named the Indiana Convention Center one of the best convention centers in 2021 in North America for trade shows and events. Secondly, the Indiana Convention earned the coveted 2021 Clean Air Award from the National Air Filtration Association.

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