Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The cost savings are just too compelling, and online events are less disruptive. And with the right technology , the networking and interaction in online events can mimic the natural mixing and mingling of in-person gatherings.”. Now, in late August, Live events booking are surging again. So what is the only wrong choice?

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Regulations Virtual Events Planner Technology 351

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels. Higher Event Production Costs & Standards. Event production costs, too, have increased since the pandemic.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

Is it there so people can learn about new product ideas? Is it so they can go close a deal and get the new order placed for the year for the product that they need? Are they there to showcase and launch a new product? Instead, how would someone do that online? Do they do press releases online? Content Everywhere.

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Trade Show Virtual Events Vendor Production 248

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As Brandt explains, “I had this relationship going with the Event Leadership Institute, and I had been teaching technical meeting and event production. And they were kind of like, Hey, we think this online thing could be big. Do you want to put together a course for us? She’s just like, I’m just not going to do it.

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Events Virtual Events Online Technology 319

Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

Again, you can always change this as the production evolves. This helps you cover all of your podcast production costs and turns this into a revenue opportunity immediately. Hi , {{Personalize your intro with something you saw about them or their platform online.}}. Create show artwork. How to Prepare for an Interview.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. While booking windows are typically about 180 days, he was seeing RFP booking windows of more than 200 days in March and as few as 150 days in late September. Cvent has partnered with Amadeus to roll out Cvent Instant Book for direct reservations.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. With hybrid events, attendees can choose between attending in-person or online. You only have to book one venue and deal with one set of dates. A community is an online space where your biggest fans can come together to network, access exclusive content, and score discounts. Simple, right?

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Trends Events Planner Event Technology 320

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 13, 2021

To learn in detail about the use and implementation of fishbowls and fishbowl sandwiches , see Chapters 29 and 30 of my book Event Crowdsourcing.) So when I heard about a free tool for online fishbowls — Stooa — I thought I’d take a look. Stooa is not the only tool for running online fishbowls. How to start with Stooa.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In-person and online attendees accessing through the Intrado platform learned from author, activist and comedian Baratunde Thurston, “How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time.” Sullivan, a former president of Caterpillar Foundation, is the author of the book “Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages.”.

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Consulting Conference Networking Production 264

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Don’t pour your efforts into an excellent script only to neglect the production process! Read More : How to Keep the C-level Engaged In-person and Online.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. It is time as meeting planners are starting to book again,” said Evy Garcias, Director of Sales & Marketing for Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The AV industry, whether that’s your in-house hotel AAV or even third-party production companies, is struggling to be fully staffed up as we start to reincorporate in-person audiences into our event strategies.” Come here’ And the same thing applies to our online platforms.” ” We’ve Come A Long Way!

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Events Registration Event Apps Production 348

Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

Determine Your AV And Production Needs. Virtual events have their own set of AV and production needs that have to be met. This is a good time to go after the best Virtual Event Production company that is already familiar with the game and can walk you through the details. But which one fits the goals of your event?

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Virtual Events Event Planning Speakers Events 340

AltexSoft Travel

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This also means that online travel platforms have an opportunity to affect the final decision if their proposition is very attractive. Working with numerous travel booking projects and driving them to success, we’ve determined the main metrics an OTA should use to stay competitive and make data-driven decisions. Visitor-to-Book.

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Online Travel Travel Website 111

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! 29 to Oct 1. Contingency Plans in Action at The World Culture Festival On Sept.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The bonds created through face-to-face experiences foster teamwork, build trust and cultivate a level of authenticity that cannot be replicated online. Meeting and event planners are looking for meeting places that blend productive work environments with access to fun and relaxing activities.

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Planner Remote Venue Production 236

AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 20, 2023

Airlines realized long ago that unbundling their product and allowing customers to buy valued ancillaries not only improved revenue and margins but actually improved customer satisfaction. Room type examples A Rate Plan represents essentially the practical terms and conditions that go with a booking. Let’s start by defining terms.

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Booking Airlines Hospitality Website 111

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Do you accept registrations online? Now, Airbnb seeks to up the ante by adding its own Airbnb Experience products into the booking process. These new spaces will give customers the option to book meeting spaces in some of Airbnb’s more unique properties. This article presents a lowdown of these new rulings.

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Tourism eSchool

JANUARY 15, 2023

The top 2 most trusted forms of advertising were Recommendations from friends and family (83%) Consumer opinion posted online (66%) So why is this research so important? Can customers easily find the information they need and/or book online? We want to keep them entertained, so have a few decent toys, books and DVDs available.

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Online Social Media Website Advertising 89

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Think of all the times you’ve been online, or flicking through the TV channels, and how aimless that can be. Doing nothing can actually be more productive than doing something meaningless. He works with organizations that want to enhance their productivity by improving the work-life balance of their people.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Editor’s note : This guest article is excerpted from the book, Event Success: Maximizing the Business Impact of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Experiences by Alon Alroy, Eran Ben-Shushan and Boaz Katz, which will be published by Wiley March 29. The playbook is still in production. Evolutionary Changes.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Events 264

Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Each step usually goes something like this: Decide which product or service you wish to advertise. According to Social Media Today , many people use search engines for local planning — 64 percent of all Google searches are looking for local information, and 97 percent of online searchers have looked for a local business.

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Audience SEO Advertising Social Media 246

Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2020

Because now, they could reach thousands of people specifically targeted for a product or service. It just got really overwhelming for me and being so productive I really wanted to keep that positive state, mental state” Thuy ended up going on a small social media hiatus following Thanksgiving. Personally and then professionally.

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Social Media Media Fashion Events 270

AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2020

Sourcing inventories of the largest online travel agencies. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? You just register online and start using them.

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Booking Management Banking Contracts 85

Endless Events

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“The biggest disappointment in the industry for me was how many production companies shut their doors at a time when planners needed event tech people the most. What could we have done to get the tech people and production people to be the technology partners planners needed them to be?”. Perfect is the enemy of good,” adds Brandt.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. 2023 book sale! (If

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Booking Conference Meeting Design Online 98

AltexSoft Travel

JULY 20, 2021

Hotels have been experiencing a surge of direct bookings during the pandemic. Yes, while the overall number of bookings dropped due to COVID-19, hotels’ brand.com websites became the third most popular booking channel , in some cases even surpassing Expedia traffic. Direct booking strategies for hotels. Why is that?

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Booking Social Media Website Audience 98

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A revamped Associations Solutions Marketplace at Music City Center convention complex featured more than 300 sponsors and acted as a one-stop destination for finding the right products and service providers to help their associations achieve success. I love traveling,” she said, reflecting on the miles booked on the road over the last year.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Instead of just telling people about your product or service you can show them. Second, it offers educationattendees can learn about your product or service in a deeper, more hands-on way.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Social Media 62

Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online. When your customers and visitors share photos and videos of your tourism experience on social media, they are offering a highly-trusted, personal recommendation of your tourism brand to their online community of family and friends. By Rebecca White. Over to you.

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Online Tourism Tourism Social Media 90

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Hills of University College London and one of the authors of a study on “video meeting signals,” demonstrates the nine hand gestures study participants learned to use while meeting online. Creative Commons). Barbara Palmer is deputy editor of Convene.

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Production Meeting Publishing Online 98

Hotel Engine

AUGUST 7, 2022

Booking influencer events can accelerate your promotions and bring in sales. By sharing their life online and presenting themselves authentically, they increase the likelihood that their followers will feel comfortable following their recommendations. Table of Contents. Many companies reported up to an 1800% return.

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Promotion Booking Social Media Events 88

Best Corporate Events

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

According to the employees, the quietness of their homes helped them to be more productive. Working from home can boost productivity because you have the freedom to create your working space. Since no one is watching you, there is less pressure to be productive, and you can get lethargic. Select An Office Space.

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Production Online Website Remote 88

Tourism eSchool

JULY 28, 2021

The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is a national, central online database which features listings of thousands of tourism experiences, events and destination information. Your description should engage the visitor, captivate them and make them want to experience your product and ultimately book.

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Online SEO Website Tourism 87

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Your next breakout may be in a castle or just around the corner thanks to emerging space sharing platforms that make everything from cabins in the woods to New York City high-rise space available to groups online. The next memorable backdrop for your product launch or brainstorming could be just a few clicks away. The 20,000 sq.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Fortunately, virtual event management software has rapidly evolved to help event organizers like you host unique online experiences that not only help you achieve your goals but can also entertain and delight your attendees. Virtual Improv An improv troupe offers a fun way to engage your attendees at online events.

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Virtual Events Online Sponsors Events 86

Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re wondering what questions to ask when booking a venue, you’ve come to the right place. Is there a separate production office space for our team? Depending on the nature of the event and how robust the build out and/or stage production is, you may need to go deeper in your questioning about A/V and fabrication options.

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