Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2023

It was a fun motivator for attendees to let go of any insecurities and access their inner freethinker. Trained Smart Woman provocateurs led tables on one of these three subjects as attendees filed in and picked the topic that spoke to them.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Significant corporate events take time and resources to plan, with organizers and attendees looking forward to achieving desired outcomes. NFTs can generate unique, engaging and interactive experiences for attendees of their physical and virtual meetings and offer them digital tokens of “ownership from the events” they can treasure forever.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s 2023, and we’re still talking about a lack of accessibility in the events industry. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. This can include professional interpreters or even AI-translated speech, that can be accessed via the attendee’s own mobile phones. With over 1.8

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With COVID-19 guidelines loosening up this year, it’s time to tighten up your 2023 marketing plan. So let’s give your audience what they want. Follow these six tips to blend event promotions with your 2023 marketing plan seamlessly. What made your audience fall in love with your brand? People are aching for events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A special message in advance of Global Meetings Industry Day 2023 As we approach Global Meetings Industry Day 2023 on March 30, we’re going to talk a lot about the economic value of meetings. Get to know your audience on a deeper level. Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

One major aspect is the engagement among attendees. Where event profs hope to give event attendees a vibrant, appealing and informative session, it may come off more as an information dump for some. Make Your Attendees Feel Like Co-creators. Lathan suggests offering the small studio audience, for example.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Still, as we move into 2023, more and more companies announce layoffs, spending freezes, and low metrics. As much as I’d like to say we’re reincorporating the in-person audience, there’s definitely a rush to just do in-person,” he says. “A That means people are planning events with no regard for the virtual audience.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

After some creative scheduling, Barcelo Maya Grand Resort stepped up to host in 2023, Louisville Tourism agreed to host what is expected to be a crowd of 2,500 at Kentucky International Convention Center a year early in 2024. Virtual attendees were able to see the general sessions and the main education rooms.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The talking point for IMEX 2023 was Human Nature, something IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer pointed to as important right now because people need to feel uplifted and positive about the future of the planet and the human race at a time when daily news feeds are filled with so much hardship and adversity.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The challenge is designing events that speak to the needs of an audience that changed over the last three years. When considering audiences who historically couldn’t physically or financially attend, the idea of a hybrid event comes into play again. Ask and Deliver: “Ask your audience what they prefer,” said O’Grady. “You

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. When Holsinger previewed the report during the session, “First Look: Exclusive Data on Attendee Motivators,” at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 on Jan. What motivates them, what drives them?”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That included a gifting experience at registration that allowed all attendees to choose their own swag from a shopping lounge, feathered friends both evenings and a light show that highlighted the fun of the destination care of Go Drone Shows. James left the audience with one more piece of advice. Don’t forget to pamper the planner.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

A wine trade association does a post-Covid rebrand Like many in the world of face-to-face gatherings, 2023 was the first time in a few years that Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) held its previously annual convention. We had over 1/3 of our attendees register in the last month leading up to the show.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

2023 Festival of Lights Parade, Palm Springs, California, photo: Upbeat Parade Productions Pulver has been producing parades for more than 30 years. We just received notification that KTLA in Los Angeles was nominated for an Emmy award for Live Special Events—News for their coverage of the 2023 WeHo Pride Parade,” said Pulver. “It

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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. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

View Webinar on Demand: The Professional’s Guide to 2024 Financial and Insurance Meetings Download Research: 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study Moving Into 2024 Out of all the trends that have risen in 2023, our experts pointed to a few that will definitely be making their way into 2024. Did 2023 reignite the Golden Age of Travel?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Water Coolers’ parodies help audiences understand that they are not alone At the intersection of performance and meeting, comedy and musical, is recognition and meaning. Attendees at Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala were treated to an opening medley by The Water Coolers crafted to remind them that they are not alone.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As attendees become more interested in a more sustainable future, event planners must adapt and provide more regenerative and sustainable approaches to events. Finally, implementing circularity can also benefit attendees. For their 2023 event, CLEANPOWER, they worked with a sponsor to customize an exhibitor sustainability program.

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ADMEI

AUGUST 9, 2024

Technology can help you land a client, plan, design, and deliver events that lead to amazing attendee experiences. By giving them a sensory experience of what’s to come, you’ll build anticipation, demonstrate your expertise, and encourage event attendees to book their next destination event with you. Embrace AI. During the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2023

Now, more than ever, attendees are seeking genuine, thoughtful experiences that leave their cup full and their interest piqued. Building Confidence and Trust For an event to form a connection with its attendees there needs to be a solid foundation. Confidence and trust needs to be developed. Who are you trying to reach?

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 28, 2024

As she builds out her shows’ educational and networking opportunities, Tinsley Conway of Connect Meetings stays ahead of mainstream trends because her attendees want fresh ideas and activations they can use at their own events. A tattoo station where attendees could get a temporary—or real—tattoo.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Searching for the top tech events to attend in 2023? This carefully curated conference directory features more than 100 tech conferences happening worldwide in 2023. They are held to educate, inform, or train attendees. January 2023. February 2023. March 2023. April 2023. August 2023.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 2, 2023

No matter how well you’ve planned and organized an event, it will be doomed as a failure if you can’t secure enough attendees to visit the event. In a nutshell, event marketing is about using different techniques across various marketing channels to promote your event to your target audience. Without further ado, let us begin.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2023

How live performances show groups a good time Before the velvety red curtain recedes away from the stage, the auditorium lights dim and the low clamor of voices from the audience falls silent. To be prudent, we have decided to produce a single mainstage offering in 2023. The 2023 season kicks off on June 30 and will run through Aug.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 8, 2023

5,000 attendees gathered in Atlanta to prepare for the future of associations The second in-person ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition since the pandemic landed this week in Atlanta at an expanded Georgia World Congress Center. Trust your inner voice; believe in your instincts and deliver,” she advocated.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 21, 2023

Ken Holsinger, Freeman’s senior vice president for strategy, presents the EduCon 2023 session, “Attracting & Engaging Next-Generation Event Attendees.” However, they contribute to the new wave of Next Gen attendees identified in a Freeman report Convene wrote about a few months ago.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Economists rarely agree on anything, but reports from Moody’s Analytics, Jeffries and The World Bank are in alignment that a recession is coming, probably by the end of 2023. Executive Exuberance Hospitality business consultant Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global, put the positive outlook of SISO attendees in context.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2023

Have you made resolutions for your 2023 event planning? We’re looking forward to doing more of the same in 2023, but with a fresh outlook. In 2023, I will capitalize on these resources to streamline processes, reduce costs, and showcase the expertise and passion of a community. “I We are marketing to people.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Then, when we did our first in-person event in March of 2022, we had a captivated audience. When Airmeet does an in-person event sometime in 2023, they’ll have built up this relationship with those people.”. So how do you create shared experiences between attendees? We did a series of 7 or 8 things called Rev Growth.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Nearly double the percentage of Meetings Market Survey respondents — 60 percent vs. 31 percent in 2023 — are including sustainability requirements in their RFPs. Other pain points included budget constraints, a lack of resources, and identifying meeting locations that minimize travel for attendees.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 17, 2023

In addition to offering a first-timer orientation at your event, like this one at PCMA EduCon 2023, create and facilitate design-your-day sessions each morning. For complex conference programs, this insight means that you can increase satisfaction — and reduce attendee anxiety — by providing them with several targeted choices.

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Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2019

So as we start to think about our virtual audiences, and not just being able to sit in front of a desktop and watch a little window into the live event world. And that can be just brutal if you’re trying to actually engage that audience.”. Really being able to pop on a full VR rig and be there as part of the event.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2023, anything is possible in the events industry. At the same time, there is a lot of excitement around the power of event technology to create more seamless event experiences for in-person and virtual attendees and to accelerate personalized experiences. Executive Director, Audience and Community Marketing, Forbes.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 3, 2023

The post SEAHIS 2023 successfully concludes in Bangkok appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. SEAHIS 2023, the 6th edition of the Summit, was held in Bangkok on 26-27th June at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit, with the first night reception on the rooftop at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit.

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