Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

After joining the team in 2023 as sports and special events coordinator, Simo has demonstrated immense passion and dedication for her projects. She holds a master’s degree in public and corporate communications. Swanson is promoted to the role of vice president of communications.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jennifer Beindorf Research over the past two years shows that event attendance continues to increase—from business/industry events to music festivals and sporting events. By building a strong community where your attendees feel a sense of belonging, the success of your event will shine.

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Attendee Audience Event Apps Networking 246

Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

That’s why we’re going to jump in and explore the potential virtual participation has for the event industry, from small conferences through to live sporting events. They need to be comfortable looking straight into a camera, rather than at an in-person audience. Nearly half! We’ll discover: The reality of virtual speakers at events.

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Speakers Social Media Audience Events 240

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

From the first moments of the three-day reunion of top meeting planners and their potential hotel and destination partners, the emphasis was on getting what you need to deliver what audiences want. Another sign of top organizations: They communicate. True communication requires honesty and enthusiasm.

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Planner Trends Communications Communications 246

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. Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus.

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Logistics Vendor Education Trade Show 314

Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, an ongoing series of looks behind the scenes at how events are being produced today, we asked Paula Mettler Marketing and communications manager with Leo Events to share a look at a recent production for a major retailer. Celebration events include nightly concerts and surprise celebrity appearances.

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Retail Audience Promotion Social Media 246

Endless Events

JULY 18, 2018

Customizing communication technology. Use audience responses to inspire new “event paths”. Give attendees free reign over what they post or have speakers pose targeted questions for audiences to respond to. Sporting amenities. Does your research show that your attendees are sports-mad?

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Event Apps Events Communications Communications 159

Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Mark Cooper, CEO @IACCmeetings is bringing the venue community together to apply intentional creativity during Americas Knowledge Exchange in @DurhamNC @JBDukeHotel to the problem of the average 9 years of institutional wisdom lost in hospitality. She is eager to get back in the market and put the skills to work in the field.

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Human Resources Hospitality Conference Panel 246

Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Personalization and Targeting Rather than painting with a broad brush of geographics and demographics, AI enables marketers to precisely pinpoint their audience. For content to resonate with your target audience segments, it needs a human touch to make that all-too-critical connection on a heart-and-soul level.

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Marketing Marketing Travel Travel 130

Social Tables

AUGUST 13, 2021

Host TED Talks regularly on campus and encourage audience engagement at events. Host fun, creative, and unique campus sporting events. Most campuses have your run-of-the-mill sports teams: basketball, baseball, soccer, football, etc. Survey students to connect with them and discover what they care about most.

Social Media 35

Social Media Events Promotion Online 35

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Every year, from sports and weddings to big banks and marketing agencies, all kinds of people have events. As event professionals, they employ specific skills to plan and engage that audience. Events make a huge impact in communities, but we don’t do a great job of communicating all the differences they make within organizations.

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Human Resources Events Audience Banking 177

inVOYAGE

APRIL 1, 2025

Private Sumo Demonstration & Training Session Unbeknown to some, Sumo is Japans national sport, and you can trace its origins back over a millennia with strong ties to the islands Shinto culture, and yet few visitors get to experience it up close. Try it for yourself!

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Incentives Sports Culture Transportation 52

The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

I was thrilled to listen to his keynote, which was moderated by Cathy Song Novelli,SVP – Marketing & Communications at Hubilo, where he also took questions from the audience. Do what’s right for the audience and the client, and have both tools in your shed. And they grew up really loving events and knowing events.

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Trends Events Virtual Events Audience 173

The MICE Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

PwC Gaming Masters uses esports, short for electronic sports, played as an online video game with competitors which spectators can watch for entertainment. I would say it’s the digital pendant to sports for a younger generation. Let’s compare sports and esports. That’s all gaming. Esports is the competitive part of gaming.

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Advertising Sports Audience Entertainment 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I extend my expertise to events, and the teams running the events, as well as the audience attending it, offering holistic audits to ensure excellence in every aspect, from AV and tech to audience engagement. Platon Trifan stressed that the group is not just about personal well-being. “I

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Meeting Audience Vendor Venue 147

Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Notable clients: Kia Motors, FX Networks, Puma, Fox Sports, Pepsi. They unite brands with their target audiences through live experiences, digital engagement and traditional marketing. Aquarius Sports and Entertainment. They pollinate creative thinking to a wider audience through innovative activations and experiential programs.

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Advertising Sports Events Trade Show 105

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Since many conferences and conventions are competing for audiences, they need to establish a brand identity that stands out. This is not only true for sectors like health care and tech, but niche events as well, because they compete with other channels, like online communities, that offer alternatives for their audience to connect and learn.

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Publishing Audience Events Retail 116

Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2021

No business can be successful without a clear target audience to serve. All of these questions should help you craft an audience targeting statement. Once you’ve created your audience targeting statement, share it with your team and discuss what it means for your marketing. These communities are on the rise.

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Planner Marketing Marketing Social Media 148

Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is where a specialized agency can help: brainstorming virtual event ideas and bringing them to life to keep up with growing audience expectations. AGENCYEA Chicago, IL Agency EA links brands to their target audiences through hybrid and virtual events, strategic marketing campaigns, digital engagements, and experiential activations.

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Management Advertising Events Consulting 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Moscone Center sports an in-house recycling system that decreases the impact of events and makes them easier to clean up for both organizers and staff. A capture and treatment system for ground and rainwater diverts 15 million gallons a year for reuse both in the center and the surrounding community—irrigation, street cleaning and restrooms.

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Sustainability Meeting Platform Panel 182

Convene by PCMA

MAY 20, 2022

It was “by chance,” Early said, that the company connected with Van Wagner, a sports and entertainment production company that also produces virtual and hybrid events. Van Wagner’s sporting event production and broadcast experience “really caught our eye,” Early said. This is what they do — they engage their audience.

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Meeting Sports Audience Virtual Events 97

Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Types of Events Requiring Management Event management is essential for a wide range of events, including: Consumer and Community Events: Exhibitions, store opening, fashion shows and sports events. Especially great to reach out to global audiences. Who is the target audience, and how can the event address their interests?

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Management Speakers Logistics B2B 118

Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2020

“This gives a whole opportunity to not only bring in the larger audience that we were talking about but also most of these platforms, it may be included or maybe an added cost, they will record and potentially even give you a DVR ability. And communicate times where the presenter will come back and answer the questions in that platform.

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Virtual Events Events Platform Sponsors 265

AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 30, 2023

Key players to use CUGs While there may be many different organizations that use closed user groups as a means of reaching specific target audiences and increasing revenue, the top three players include hotels, aggregators, and clubs. Group travelers. Luxury travelers. The company does that through its web presence and partnerships.

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Benefits Travel Travel Social Media 97

Traveler's Q

MARCH 29, 2023

Not only do these events foster closer relationships between co-workers, but they can also help employees better understand their roles within the organization and improve upon their own personal communication and interpersonal skills. This helps to foster cooperation and communication, as well as promote team spirit through friendly rivalry.

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Communications Communications Remote Production 130

Best Corporate Events

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The best keynote speakers take the time to research your industry, issues, audience, and the purpose of your event, then combine that with their own perspective and expertise to craft a unique and valuable presentation. By the time they wrap up their time on stage, the audience is saying, “Wow, that was valuable.

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Best Corporate Events

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The best keynote speakers take the time to research your industry, issues, audience, and the purpose of your event, then combine that with their own perspective and expertise to craft a unique and valuable presentation. By the time they wrap up their time on stage, the audience is saying, “Wow, that was valuable.

Speakers 78

Speakers Seminar Training Entertainment 78

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

As we come out of the pandemic, we have become more cognizant of the fact that we will need to be even more deliberate in our event design, design for different audiences, be prepared to create different and inclusive formats, and provide more choice and opportunity for our audiences.

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Meeting Audience Online Sports 98

Bizzaboo

JANUARY 30, 2019

Team-building events are a specific type of b2b event marketing where your primary audience is, in fact, your very own colleagues. The goal of this event type is usually to foster better communication and collaboration amongst team members. Communication, however casual, is an important part of establishing employee culture.

Events 130

Events Remote Communications Communications 130

Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Moscone Center sports an in-house recycling system that decreases the impact of events and makes them easier to clean up for both organizers and staff. A capture and treatment system for ground and rainwater diverts 15 million gallons a year for reuse both in the center and the surrounding community—irrigation, street cleaning and restrooms.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Meeting Platform Panel 130

Solimar International

OCTOBER 14, 2021

They’re also responsible for promoting it through positioning statements, branding campaigns, high-quality product development, effective communication with stakeholders (e.g., DMOs are responsible for everything from attracting major sporting events to promoting local festivals.

Destination Management 105

Destination Management Organization Management Tourism 105

Convene by PCMA

MAY 1, 2024

Arell has been working on sustainability in the industry for two decades, including for professional sports teams, venues, and a wide array of events. Arell also founded the Sustainable Sport Index, the sports industry’s first global benchmarking project on the impacts of teams, leagues, and venues.

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Public Relations Sports Sustainability Promotion 52

Tembusu Events and Communications

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Sporting Events. As you know, Tembusu Events logo colour schemes symbolises motivating events, as well as communications through conversations. In our event planning and execution, we want to communicate staff and employee excellence, via our Award Dinner events. Sporting Events. Anniversary Celebrations. Product Launch.

Planner 52

Planner Events Sports Human Resources 52

ITA Group

JUNE 13, 2022

Engage customers using personalized communications, experiences, events and awards on a customizable platform. A better customer understanding starts with brand studies, trade-off techniques, co-creation and customer journey mapping, leading to segmentation based on tiers and audience types. Customer Engagement Platform.

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Platform Automation Communications Communications 52

Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

It serves the information needs of the global sports and entertainment sector, working with many of the sector’s leading organizations to provide illuminating ideas in event, advisory and intelligence. Hundreds of CEOs, GMs and industry experts representing the world’s greatest sports teams and venues attend the event annually.

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Sports Entertainment Speakers Sponsors 52

Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

While some have taken dramatic steps such as bomb-sniffing dogs to increase security at their events, communication is the most crucial aspect of any plan. Keeping open lines of communication between managers, venues, etc. A former journalist, he is passionate about crafting stories that enlighten and engage audiences.

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Events Global Events Site Selection Communications 66

AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 2, 2020

Online and offline travel agencies provide a wide selection of services to a wide range of audiences, so they rarely have control over the resources at the immediate destination. Many DMCs plan weddings, educational programs, concerts, sports events, roadshows, you name it. The travel service market operates on a large scale.

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Destination Management Management Travel Travel 95