Endless Events

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Will brought up the fact that Rachel Wimberly wrote an article for Trade Show News Network, titled ‘ Please Stop Asking if Attendance ‘Was Down’ at Shows Running Right Now ‘ He was curious to learn what his co-hosts had to say about that. Tune in and you’ll find out!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Read More : Tech Tips From the Top: Breaking Barriers and Defining Hybrid.

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Stova

JUNE 17, 2022

Driving traffic to your sponsor and exhibitors’ booths is a top priority as both an event organizer and an event sponsor yourself. While you hope that the trade show you’re working with has set you up for success, it’s also important to consider what you can do to drive traffic to your own booth.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Cons: Trello isn’t specifically for event management, which means it might not be as obvious how to organize things for your event. It works both as an event planning app and an app that attendees can use throughout the event for a connected experience. DoubleDutch is best for larger events like trade shows. Forget email.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. And it should make you think long and hard about the ways you’re connecting your attendees. Don’t worry. You’re not alone.

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ADMEI

MAY 15, 2024

3 Reasons to Hire an Accredited DMC 15 May 2024 In the dynamic realm of event management, trade shows serve as pivotal hubs for engagement, networking, and brand representation. There are many benefits of trade shows for professionals in the meetings and events industry. These strategies can help.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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Endless Events

JUNE 28, 2019

Scenic design ideas for organic, nature or science-inspired themes. ADA provides a flowing organic element to a contemporary space, whether that’s an event lounge, cocktail bar or gala entrance. Web adds intense depth, texture and a high-tech organic feel, whether front lit or up lit. ADA SuperWall. Arcade FASTwall.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

We asked Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings and events, what 3,500 anticipated attendees can expect in the new location and expanded agenda. That doesn’t mean we won’t return to Las Vegas, but we wanted to share something new with attendees.” Check out the largest trade show with over 300 exhibitors.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

An increasing number of organizations are planning for in-person events and trade shows in a living-with-COVID environment. When groups are in their pre-planning discussions, they should think about what the takeaway will be from an emotional standpoint, the panelists said.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

She joins Sarah to talk about her vast experience in the events industry, what the future holds for event organizers, and the importance of community engagement. For almost 20 years, Deanna has worked on fundraisers, conferences, trade shows, and other events ranging in size from 10 to 20,000 attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As guests entered the convention center, they saw attendees dressed in festive red and green garb all around, from ugly Christmas sweaters to stylish holiday patterns. As guests entered the convention center, they saw attendees dressed in festive red and green garb all around, from ugly Christmas sweaters to stylish holiday patterns.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

And keep in mind that you registration should go without a hitch so attendees start their connection with you on a positive note. While it’s important to make the event memorable for the attendees, it is also important to make it a success for the company business-wise. The Trade Show, from the Eyes of Attendees.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The new business model for trade shows is producing highly valuable, branded, multi-media content. What I am concerned about for the industry is what I am calling “First-Year Euphoria” and the need for organizers to understand now that they must really step up and create over-the-top events in Year 1.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2018

InfoComm 2018 aims to use this conversation as a way to merge disciplines to craft a better and more immersive experience for event attendees. By getting everything planned and organized well from the pre-event all the way to the post-event, you can remove the invisible barriers that could make everything “magically” work for your attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The first such collaboration occurred almost two years ago—as a trade show that wrapped up just weeks before the country shut down. Now that groups are climbing out of their Zoom boxes, meeting planners are no longer just siting a physical box to house their attendees. Then it must be integrated throughout the organization.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At large trade shows, like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tours are a way to give participants a personalized take on the highlights of the show. Recommended: Keep the tour group small so you can navigate easily through the trade-show floor and so that people can hear. Humanize your brand.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Addressing Stress Even before the pandemic, the World Health Organization had recognized burnout as a diagnosable medical condition. Company leaders must recognize the profound impact that work-related stress has on employees, and consequently, the overall success of organizations. In fact, more than half of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

Do you know the reasons your attendees show up at your events? A new study, aptly named “ Registration Insights Report: Optimizing revenue and attendance in the face of new attendee behavior ” by Maritz revealed a changing model for getting people to fill out those increasingly long forms, sooner.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Do it Best , a co-op hardware company that has been holding its biannual trade show in Indianapolis for several decades, works closely with Visit Indy , the city’s CVB, as well as other partners. For example, consider organizing a charitable or community-focused activity, and purchase from local vendors whenever possible.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

They should know the event budget , date, theme, and type of attendees. Handling everything from catering to scheduling activities, the program administrators organize all the fine details of the event. They are your in-house ideators and implementers of the media, marketing, attendee engagement, and more. Start with a vision.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. These events usually last three to four days, and when you add on travel time, attendees may be gone from their families for a week or longer. This will help narrow down the venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 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. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Most of our larger events have gone to face-to-face, especially when there’s that B2B trade show component. Ultimately, finding out what the attendees want is the bottom line for meeting organizers. With the needs of audience members in-flux, meeting organizers are looking at new ways to surprise and delight attendees.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. After all, what makes an incredible event is not the stage and the logistics, but the atmosphere and the positive emotional state of the attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

8 was the grand opening of IMEX America 2024 , with a jaw-dropping trade show, unexpected meetups with good friends and exciting announcement after exciting announcement. Identify community organizations and establish vendor and supplier relationships. Your attendees certainly will, and well, too! Tuesday, Oct.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future. 10-13 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas drew 12,068 attendees from 180 countries.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! They had an outstanding contingency plan in place.

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Endless Events

JULY 20, 2018

to get you organized better. This guide compiles these stressors which, not surprisingly, start with the basics: WiFi, AV, and power sources for attendees, and so many other event problems. Trade show success largely hinges on the efficiency of the team behind it. Create the Ultimate Trade Show Team.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

percent) is expected for conferences, trade shows, senior leadership meetings and board meetings. An optimal experience effectively primes the attendee to get the absolute most out of the meeting,” says Christine Lawson, SVP of sales for Loews Hotels & Co. “We percent increase in internal meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Another way Cameron sees it used is for Q&As, solving the problem of attendees asking a keynote a question and not being seen or heard by the audience, as well as saving the time spent by event staff running around to get the mic to the right attendee. And when they show up, how do we get them involved? “We’ve

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Would it surprise you to learn that 84% of attendees come to events for networking? This blog post offers creative solutions that can be fun, engaging, and, most importantly, allow the shyest attendee to walk away with more connections than before they arrived at your event. Badge Pull Don’t hand attendees their nametags.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 22, 2024

Freeman’s annual gauge of event participants reveals a few differences between attendees of different generations—but many important similarities too. Some examples of other common preferences among different generations of attendees, according to the survey results: • With keynote and other general-session presentations, content comes first.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2021

Inspired by the last episode with CrowdPass , Brandt also wanted to continue exploring the related topic of attendee tracking. Attendee Tracking Doesn’t End With Facial Recognition. Now, let’s segue further into the world of attendee tracking. Why hasn’t anyone done an opt-in thing for attendees?

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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. That is how you make people feel that they belong to this organization.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And we also get to the heart of the emotion behind the attendees” “It helps us understand based on other experiences we’ve had with similar behaviors, the psychology of the people going into, potentially, this event. “Empathy really allows you to step back and say, “What’s in it for the attendee?”

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It doesn’t matter if team members are ambassadors on the front line helping attendees, or backroom and support making operations work behind the scenes. But as in everything, you can only create a good experience when your attendees hear your message loud and clear. Tech Trends for Your Next Trade Show.

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