Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There is both an art and a science to designing and executing effective incentive travel programs that motivate employees. A sneak peek at the Incentive Travel Industry Index being released at IMEX by SITE Foundation, FICP and The IRF showed that the recovery in incentive events is already underway. Gold Standards. Lesson No.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Focus on providing educationals yet engaging content with enough balance between words, text, video, and attendee engagement tricks. #2 Just because we live in the 21st century and technology is pretty much ubiquitous, that doesn’t mean every attendee is tech-savvy. 2 Overcomplicating. Who are your personas?

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

What will your brand and attendees get out of the experience? Do you just want a speaker talking to the audience? Do you want attendees to be able to go from a virtual room to another? At the end of the day, you still want to put on a show your attendees will remember for years to come. Find Speakers. 2 Months Out.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Earlier this month, Melbourne played host to AIME (Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event) 2025its been called the IMEX of APAC at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. It sets us apart from other destinations. Our bureau is a full-service partner that goes beyond simply providing venues.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Motivation Excellence team takes great pride in the fact that we are a full-service incentives, group travel, meetings, and events agency. We take every detail of a group travel incentive seriously. Incentive travel is always about the experience. We know how important travel is as a desirable reward. We are fluent!

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Endless Events

JULY 17, 2020

Contrary to what happened in the past, hybrid experiences demand that you consider both in-person and remote attendees. While it’s exciting to regain the face-to-face aspect, we can’t just throw in the towel and forget about the remote attendees. What needs extra attention, however, are the remote attendees.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. To help out, here are a few ways to encourage attendees to provide their feedback: 1. Start planning.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Attendees will get to be the very first to hear the results from a study commissioned by Haute and conducted by the team at Alla Breve Educational Consulting, ROE, on the emotions we keep and how they might drive or deter business and business relationships. Incentive Experiences. Incentive Experiences. 12 and end on the 21.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2020

MICE is an acronym for meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions. It is a highly lucrative industry revolving around incentive travel , though there is a distinction between incentivized travel and business conferences. Incentive travel isn’t a stand-alone industry. Incentives versus Conference Travel.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

We don’t see these robots of the future walking around passing out drinks or registering attendees just yet. However, thanks to recent developments in technology, event automation can help both event profs in the planning and execution of events and attendees have the best event experience possible. Event Automation. That is huge!

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 12, 2024

The post Joe Cummings Announced As Extraordinary Travel festival speaker appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The organizers of the Extraordinary Travel Festival are pleased to announce a new speaker, Joe Cummings. Joe originally touched down in Thailand in the late 1970s.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

Attendee engagement is our main focus this year and part of that is interacting with them way before the event starts. You also need to establish a working partnership with your speakers and influencers, allowing better presentations and a great way connect to them with your audience. Guests: More Than Just Attendees.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Read More: 3 Rewarding Trends in Incentive Travel The upside of holding WEC in Mexico for the first time was that it accommodated the association’s fastest-growing audience, Latin American meeting professionals, which has had 60% growth over the last four years. Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

The post Richard Barrow has been announced as an ‘Extraordinary Travel Festival Speaker’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The organisers of the Extraordinary Travel Festival are pleased to announce a new speaker, Richard Barrow. Richard is long-term expat British expat.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

Mindful Arrival and Welcome Arrival Kits : Provide attendees with welcome kits containing items like stress balls, essential oils or relaxation teas. Quiet Zones and Zen Pods : Allow attendees to rest and recharge. It’s widely recognized that attendees need time and space to decompress to truly soak in all the content coming their way.

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Every session has a different set of attendees which equals a larger opportunity to meet new people and share ideas. By giving attendees options on what exactly they want to see and learn, you give them power. Allow the attendees to select their sessions in advance. Add Incentives. Engaging Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether attendees want to be better at business, learn more about experience design or how to plan events that are kinder to our planet, they will find the personal and professional development they need. Attendees will learn the use cases and what it means for real people. We’re not exponentially changing the world.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to master the New Green RFP In Smart Meetings’ latest Smart Chat Live webinar, “ How to Master the New Green RFP ,” attendees learned about how to create a sustainable RFP and prioritize sustainability in every area of their sourcing processes. Spoiler alert: the most overlooked areas are often the most impactful.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Our speakers are experts who have worked at the highest levels of security clearance and lived through mind-blowing experiences,” Paul says. Event and incentive program planners can now set themselves apart with unforgettable keynotes, unique guest appearances and coveted instructional workshops.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) will hold a session on the future of incentive travel, while Webex addresses the new reality of tighter budgets yet increasing numbers of attendees. Hilton will be discussing the next generation of professionals and workforce development.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 3, 2018

There are many ways to give your staff a boost like rewarding them with incentive travel. to help you enhance your attendees experience. How to Nail Incentive Travel. Incentive travel, sometimes dubbed “motivational travel”, is a good way to reward and show appreciation for loyal event staff. Is your staff happy at work?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Then, there is the learning factor, incorporating an inspirational Hispanic speaker, discussing issues facing the Hispanic demographic at a session, or simply adding a touch of recognition can provide meaningful experiences that can lead to acceptance and tolerance of those that have different languages and customs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. The immersive theater presentation emphasized the importance of accommodating attendee physical and emotional needs.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Shawna Suckow , CMP, a 25-year meeting planning veteran, author and speaker extraordinaire, cites information overload, consumer cynicism and planner commission cuts—as well as on-demand culture and the rise of authentic, catered experiences—as major trends affecting the greater meetings industry and your attendees. Experiences are in.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The post AlUla World Archaeology Summit announces roster of speakers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The AlUla World Archaeology Summit has announced an outstanding roster of Saudi and international speakers and delegates for its inaugural edition, taking place in AlUla from 13-15 September.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The events industry continues to evolve with each passing year, and this year marks the merger between event tech and more fundamental areas of the attendee experience. The most important part of ROI is really about gathering feedback and data from attendees and delegates. Three Event Trends to Boom This 2018.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Currently vice president, corporate at MCI USA, her meetings and incentives career goes back decades. There’s been an “undeniable shift toward event marketing,” she says, and her session will help attendees learn how to look at the bigger picture and understand the goals and big ideas that can help create an event that elevates a brand.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 5, 2023

But more often than not, it’s just a thinly disguised tool to get attendees to do what organizers and sponsors want them to do. Spoiler alert–it’s because of misaligned priorities between attendees and organizers. I’m struggling with the idea that there is real attendee value there.” Will agrees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This theme was echoed throughout the day as interactive sessions stressed the importance of being very inclusive, right down to asking attendees their preferred pronoun. The Monday morning keynote by Julius Solaris, editor of EventMB , made a case for holding events to a higher standard—leaving a legacy. Connections Struck.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Learn from top speakers and network with your peers. The 2020 gathering will feature top speakers and networking opportunities.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 27, 2019

That means your potential attendees may have to pick your event or another, which also means someone wins and someone loses. For two years, I was able to attend both Conferences A and B: new speakers and presenters, varying lessons, differing atmospheres and experiences. No Swindling Your Attendees. It was great!

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The post 100+ speaker lineup in Saudi Arabia at Athar Festival 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The festival promises to showcase a diverse lineup of speakers to learn from, including creative business leaders representing some of Saudi’s top companies across myriad sectors.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Convene 4 Climate attendees participate in a challenge workshop designed to come up with actionable tactics to accelerate the business events industry’s shift to sustainability. Innovation and Collaboration Drive Change A cross-industry program to catalyze a systemic shift in how attendees use rail travel to attend events.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The post Big 5 Global continues its success in the ‘Year of Sustainability’ with 230+ speakers joining 130+ sessions appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Together, the programme will feature 230+ speakers across 130+ sessions from around the world. 70% of the speakers at Big 5 Global are speaking for the first time.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 8, 2023

The post Arabian Travel Market 2023 sees 29% year-on-year growth in attendees appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post Arabian Travel Market 2023 sees 29% year-on-year growth in attendees appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 4, 2024

The post PHIST revea 100 7602 0 7602 0 0 339 0 --:--:-- 0:00:22 --:--:-- 1838ls top-level speakers for 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The post PHIST reveals top-level speakers for 2024 appeared first on Travel Daily Media. Last year’s conference was attended by more than 1,000 people.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Event Leadership Institute released The Event Professional’s Guidebook to In-Person & Hybrid Meetings, Events & Conferences , an event guide that covers all things hybrid, attendee safety and event readiness. Not Your Mother’s Incentive… Or Even Last Year’s. Your Fix-It Guide for Today’s Event Emergencies.

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