Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

Marketing Approaches to Reach Small Meeting Planners Successfully selling smaller meeting solutions requires targeted marketing initiatives that highlight the hotels ability to prioritize intimacy, convenience, and bespoke service. Use targeted advertising on digital platforms to reach small business owners and corporate planners.

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Endless Events

JULY 21, 2020

And this causes planners to not be as creative, forward-thinking, or successful as they could be within the scope of event sponsorships. Taylour Miller from United Planners Financial Services is our special guest on this week’s #EventIcons. But what if there was a better way? Taylour gives us an example. What can you give them?

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Endless Events

APRIL 23, 2021

Event planners are often too busy with the actual event to even worry about what will happen next. Video has always been a powerful marketing device for event planners, but now that pretty much every event session takes place in this format, planners should spend some extra time considering how much value can be extracted from it.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Marketing content can be divided into three types: earned media, owned media and paid media. Earned media refers to content others publish or share about you. Owned media is simply any content you generate yourself. This can include your blog, website, email campaigns and more. Update SEO Regularly.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If planners choose to evolve their event strategies the old way, they often struggle to allocate their budgets to cover all the new ground that’s been established since the virtual revolution. This blog post is by no means an act of fortune-telling; it’s based on current event trends and innovation.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

And as event planners were somewhat forced into a technological era of event planning, many of them started seeing the benefits of event technology. Prior to event apps and platforms, event planners relied on pre-event and post-event surveys to measure event ROI. Planners can even plan on going completely paperless.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

But the explosion of social media platforms between 2006 and 2010 connected individuals around the world like never before, paving the way for another industry upheaval under social media marketing. Read on to learn the history of how social media changed the tourism industry. Let’s rewind to 2004.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This blog won’t only address revenue initiatives but also cost-cutting measures. Ensure your website has recent blogs, videos, and podcasts highlighting your event. As a former meeting planner who has received Ohio MPI’s Planner of the Year award twice, she brings a unique perspective to these blog posts.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

And they must be social media shareable. However, experienced event planners who have catered to specialty food requests find increased costs associated with this demand. They will post it on Instagram to ensure the venue’s delivery is worthy of social media. Sustainable Foods. According to the U.S.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This includes value-based content like blogs and guides and engaging content like stories and memes. Source Event Sponsors One of the biggest hurdles for event planners is cost. If you’re just starting out, you can create event communities on platforms like Facebook and Slack. Event platforms like Eventbrite are also popular.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

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. As a former meeting planner who has received Ohio MPI’s Planner of the Year award twice, she brings a unique perspective to these blog posts.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2018

We are bringing together arguably the best minds in the #eventtech and social spaces to talk all about the top event tech trends in 2019. They will talk about what they have seen, where our industry is heading with tech and how we can continue to integrate more deeply and create better planner and participant experiences.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2020

But also just the fact that the quality has gotten so much better that you can, as a production company or as a planner, wander through your event with your cell phone and get publishing quality photos of your event that you can immediately turn around and put on your webpage. Or send to the client to say up and running looks amazing.

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Endless Events

MAY 8, 2019

So this week, Shaina is here to share her best tips on how to repurpose your audio and blog content into video content. From awesome tools to specific social media advice, she has it all. The reason why video is so important is because video gets shared 1800% more than text and images combined on social media.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 26, 2018

You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Mention – Get live updates about your brand from the web and social media. You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far?

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Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

Many businesses and event planners have already begun brainstorming how to implement ways they can make their events environmentally friendly. Creating sustainable events is key to being a responsible event planner. . As an event planner, it’s your role to make changes in the events you create. Social Media Channels.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 25, 2017

It seems easy enough to delete that negative comment on social media or to simply brush that bad review under the rug. The post Event Crisis Management: 5 Tips to Help Event Planners Bounce Back appeared first on The Social Tables Blog. Click To Tweet. Don’t Ignore It.

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Dana Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Chatbots on your website and social media channels assist guests with common questions, provide recommendations and even allow them to directly book rooms. Check out our blog on augmented ads here. Hotels are also utilizing robots to clean, disinfect and even deliver room service. Want to augment your AR knowledge?

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

Could you have navigated it all without conferences, blog posts, presentations, surveys, or your peers? Which is part of why, here at Social Tables, we believe “every day is a school day.” We used the content to create an event trends blog post too!) We know we couldn’t have! Don’t want to watch?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The impact we have as event planners on the world, and how we can make a difference. You're watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn't you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Our panel will discuss what key challenges the industry collectively faces. ClaireConnects"].

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2022

Knowing event technology trends — and adopting the most valuable ones — gives planners and venues the competitive advantage. Discover top event technology trends for planners and venues alike: 1. Through the rise of virtual events , planners have been able to extend their reach and scale their events to a wider audience.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Expert planners know that event engagement is vital to an event’s initial success, as well as the success of potential future events. With the majority of B2B marketers in agreement, it’s safe to say that successful events and event planners are able to engage with their audience. But what is event engagement? Pre-event engagement.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Subscribe to our blog ! Here are eight of the most powerful ones, ranging from the harnessing AI to maximizing social media network reach. If this is you, you’re in luck since there are still a few good ways to promote your video to social media. For blog posts, you can also use Lumen5 to make accompanying videos.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2018

Today the iconic Hugh Forrest of SXSW joins us to discuss everything an event planner would want to know about the event. You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? How they work with sponsors and brand activations.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing teams spend valuable time developing messaging , blog content, social media campaigns, email campaigns, digital signage, paid ads, and more to drive attendees to register and attend their events. Social Media Mentions. Website Traffic by Promo Codes.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

In this blog post, we will explore why you need to have follow-up meetings, followed by what to do during those meetings and how to organize them to get the greatest impact. Social media. Don’t forget to also praise those who did work behind the scenes like planners, producers, and assistants. What was missing?

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

Subscribe to our blog and get useful industry insights from top #eventprofs via our podcasts, articles and free webinars! As an event planner, it’s up to you to make sure the meeting’s surprises do not form lasting negative impressions. Building Attendance through Social Media Influence. Let’s jump in!

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

In fact, AI is one of the fastest-growing technologies event planners trust to plan, promote, and analyze their events. Using AI and Data To Make Your Next Event a Hit Build Communities With Intelligent Matchmaking Whether hosting an in-person event or going 100% online, your event needs to plan for social interactions.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Event planners are currently at a crossroads; according to Vaibhav, ‘Event planners can examine the statistics of video fatigue and think that the solution to engaging their audience is to return to live events. Vaibhav compared virtual events to social media, which has ‘changed the entire advertising space.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2018

You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Safety at Events – What Every Event Planner Needs to Know. Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode!

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Our book, Best Practices in Destination Management , covers three important aspects of risk management that all event planners and DMCs should incorporate into their event strategy. Post on your social media channels if appropriate. Recognizing Risks You cannot mitigate risks unless you’re aware of their potential.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2021

Many will also include a website for your ticketing and integration with your social media accounts. Get everyone on the same page about the event concept and goals and make it easy for them to promote the event by providing social media, email, and print assets that they can share. Promote the concert.

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Endless Events

APRIL 3, 2018

Family-friendly events can be a challenge for event planners. You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Often times planning events with kids feels out of our realm or at least out of our comfort zone.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. We’re always looking at new trends, tech innovations and the social climate to see what will shake up the industry. Here are challenges and opportunities event planners can expect in the next decade. Event Planner Challenges. Event Planner Opportunities.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Let’s face it, even the most accomplished and experienced planner can find it difficult to deal with the social, cultural and legal barriers that would simply not occur at home. Planners are almost always happy to share their experience and make recommendations in destinations they are familiar with. Meet Face to Face.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 15, 2018

Over the past year, we’ve explored new terrain, sent out surveys, researched, and then researched again — all in the name of bringing you the great blog posts that can help at every stage of your events. Check out our ten most popular event planning and hospitality blog posts of the past year. Tracking Social Media Performance.

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PlannerWire

JUNE 5, 2020

Your greatest source of content for you blog, the inside stories that your readers love, is now drying up. There are many sources of content and don’t be shy in visiting other event planner websites. If other blogs in the event organizer space are doing the same, there’s nothing to make them stand out.

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