Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It works both as an event planning app and an app that attendees can use throughout the event for a connected experience. Event planners can use the app to register guests, follow trends and attendance, and track and scale event progress. Reserve integrates with other programs to manage reservations, budgeting, contracts, and more.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. Event Marketing Roles : Specialists who promote and market events to target audiences.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Partnering with Caesars Entertainment , Smart Meetings brought to life the innovative ideas, tasty solutions and business-friendly strategies that leave attendees feeling nourished and KPIs crushed. Meetings & Events founder Tracy Stuckrath kicked off the insights with a primer on not killing or offending your attendees.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

One of our top clients wanted us to help move a program’s contract. Once she successfully signed the contract, she ended up staying in Mexico. “I One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

The second part of Events Reimagined by Hubilo focused on presenting key virtual and hybrid event trends that we’ll see more of going forward and shared advice on how best to adapt. . This technology offers smart contracts—not just the art or the collectible nature of that collectible or art. It’s something to think about.’.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since the pandemic, the problem of fewer registrants booking within in the contracted room block has become more acute. was $158, the second-highest ever; and the trend of attendees waiting until the last minute to register for the event and then book their housing is a lingering aftereffect of the pandemic.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Here are some soft skills for event planners to consider: Interpersonal skills and communication, Time management and effective problem-solving, Creativity and ability to think outside the box, Multitasking, Attention to detail (especially important for budgeting and signing contracts). The same goes for certifications.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The Code BEAM America 2025 at Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel helps attendees learn about emerging technologies. Healthcare leaders gather at the MHA’s 88th Annual Meeting to discuss industry trends. Attendees can learn about renewable integration and carbon reduction strategies.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Renewed Group Focus “Just hold the contracted meetings that are on the books and minimize the cancellations that have occurred in prior years due to the pandemic, economic uncertainty and a general reluctance to hold in-person meetings,” said Dan Piotrowski, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

increase (forecast: 18.5%), ground transportation increased by 9.8% (forecast: 7.3%), and meetings and events, measured by the average cost per attendee per day, increased by 58.1% (forecast: 25%). This trend has not happened post-pandemic. ADR for group bookings follow the same trend. In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2%

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Some of the primary upcoming concerns for event organizers will include re-organizing events with the limited timescale, adhering to strict safety guidelines to protect their guests and attendees, and discover solutions that potentially curb the spread of the virus. Will we adapt to a new way of marketing and communications? But it won’t be.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A common theme of budgets decreasing, expenses increasing reflects how planners feel stuck between adhering to tight budgets and meeting high attendee expectations. Labor costs, particularly union labor and in-house AV contracts, are viewed as excessive, and the lack of flexibility to negotiate better rates leads to resentment.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

From choosing the right platform to delivering the best virtual content , we always first need to think about what kind of an experience we are providing for our virtual attendees. The rest of them were basically DJs where the attendees could chat directly with our DJ and request a song. The Success Story Of Hybrid Events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The research area focused on trends was also popular. On the heels of MPI speakers talking about the power of listening, Bauer was pretty sure they had hooked into a trend of what people are craving right now. The other trend Bauer noted is the sheer joy of being together that seems to happen at every industry event now. “We

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

While we’ve talked a lot about how the pandemic affected planners and attendees, we haven’t focused on exhibitors’ experience all that much. ” “Here’s the salt in the wound that got me upset: the congratulatory emails event planners send out to attendees after the event,” he continues.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

They should know the event budget , date, theme, and type of attendees. They are your in-house ideators and implementers of the media, marketing, attendee engagement, and more. Designing t-shirts and uniforms for staff and attendees. Many teams use contracted labor for duties such as photography and videography.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. Executive Exuberance Hospitality business consultant Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global, put the positive outlook of SISO attendees in context. They have a bad reputation.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. You have to be ready for that.”. Flexibility as a Constant.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. The airline received government contracts under one set of rules, but to avoid the higher safety standards, it’s asking—midflight—to change the rules.

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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 14, 2025

Other than running out of coffee, trying to sign contracts years out and arranging travel in a world where costs are the only thing rising faster than attrition rates is the definition of “stressful.” What do meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty? That is a trick question.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Wish your attendees could just levitate from the airport to the meeting? Archer Aviation has completed more than 400 test flights and has signed manufacturing contracts worth over $6 billion so far. Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary, nature-heavy venue option? A cool $660 million has just gone toward making that dream a reality.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Finding ways to elevate attendee well-being is the new gold standard Prioritizing wellness in meetings and conventions is rapidly evolving from a nice-to-have feature to an essential component of creating a productive and positive meeting. Read some suggested prompts for meditation exercises here. But this takes some intentionality.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 25, 2022

The platform allows companies to completely optimize the digital registration experience for event attendees, especially for global companies that want every event to be new and exciting. MPAV’s diverse toolset has so far given it protection from this trend. Eventcore isn’t the only new tool under MPAV’s belt.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Learn More: From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices Topics included AI adoption, succession planning, contract negotiations, neurodiversity affordances, transportation management and sustainable sourcing.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We are seeing a common and alarming trend that hotels are charging exorbitant amounts to use their WIFI for your events. Also, knowing how many you do need, not just necessarily the number of connections for your attendees. Do you just need your attendees to be able to check their email? Can people bring in their own hotspots?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If the way you handle attendees’ information doesn’t meet the EU’s GDPR standards, it may not meet some U.S. meeting professionals changed their data practices if there was any chance an EU citizen would be among their attendees. Looking ahead, she said, there’s a clear trend toward protecting personal information in the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2023

But how do you find the best talent, the best equipment and the best staff to create the exact ambiance for your event attendees? If meeting professionals turn down the option of using an event space’s AV team and bring in an outside company, there could be a clause in the contract that charges an extra fee for external services.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Then, Ill guide you through picking the right type of event, following up with attendees in a way theyll appreciate, and figuring out if all your effort was worth it. And third, it should be fun or at least add some value to the attendees. Collect attendee details for future follow-ups. Why Does Event Marketing Matter?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Live streaming allows attendees to share the event with friends and co-workers who might enjoy it, which expands your reach. Attendees don’t have to take the time to travel to an event, and their employer doesn’t have to foot the bill. Don’t jump into live streaming because it seems like the hot new trend. Everyone wins.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come. Want to skip straight to the insights and event industry trends from our top leaders? Chardia Christophe-Garcia.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 27, 2023

Hotel contracts have changed, and you can’t assume common pre-pandemic terms still apply. Here are some of the top trends to be aware of as you start the contracting process. Advance deposits are a new and impactful trend. Advance deposits are a new and impactful trend. Pre-pandemic, it was very common for U.S.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of event organizers were able to reach a wider audience with virtual events ( Bizzabo , 2020) 54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees. Bizzabo , 2020) 80% of event professionals report measuring event success based on attendee engagement and satisfaction ( Bizzabo , 2020) 39.5%

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

This is doubly true for B2Bs, since every purchase tends to be a long-term contract. That means it’s also important to keep your team engaged and impressed just as much as your event attendees. Finally, creating a sense of belonging to the brand ensures that your attendees will be greeted by warm and genuine smiles.

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MPI

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Gen Z attendees, a rising attendee demographic, are particularly known for going alcohol-free. Inclusion is one reason to be mindful of this trend. Another route is negotiating to bring in your own items if the food and beverage menu can’t accommodate the requirements and putting the proper language in the contract.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 27, 2024

Forty-five percent of 326 event professional respondents, 63 percent of whom work for associations and 31 percent of whom book events on behalf of corporations, said sustainability is a relevant meeting trend, coming in third after DEI and attendee wellbeing and of almost equal importance as digital engagement.

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