Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2025

.” Sign up for the monthly Behind the Bookings newsletter here The bleisure market is growing at an impressive pace, with projections estimating it will reach a staggering $3.5 This lucrative sector offers immense potential for hotels, especially as professionals seek accommodations that cater to both productivity and relaxation.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Read More : What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers Cameron says the Encore team has worked with speaker bureaus and certain keynotes who initially would say they don’t have the time. —they’re equipped with the lighting, a camera, white backdrop and monitors so they can see the audience and interact with them in real-time. “[It]

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

To stand out, clearly communicate what makes your product or service unique. Ask yourself: What makes my venue, service, or product indispensable to planners? By partnering with travel-related newsletters, hotels can share promotional offers, highlight unique amenities, and encourage bookings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Effective drip campaigns can help you automate personalized communication to engage potential guests, convert casual inquirers into bookings, and even rekindle relationships with past clients. These could range from completing a booking to attending a hosted event. This approach delivers unmatched benefits.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2022

In our e-book, The Road To Hybrid: A Guide To Models, Method & Mindset , we’ve divided them into four groups, also known as hybrid event models , and considered their characteristics. Hybrid event studios are perfect for product launches, educational and entertaining sessions, marketing purposes, times of uncertainty, and much more!

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

Rather than booking an impersonal hotel ballroom, book a non-traditional venue. Make sure you have the flexibility to bring in any production provider you want and the ability to remove in-house AV restrictions. And last but not least, book it early. AV & Production. Include them in your proposal. Event Staff.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

And since topics such as networking and production value have already been discussed, we figured it was time to bring some inspiration to the table. Customer lifecycle marketing, B2B2 and enterprise growth, product innovation…these are only some of the things one can expect to find at the Growth Marketing Conference.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2022

Will, Dustin, and Thuy know all about staying productive all year round and have all experienced event-industry-related burnout in the past. Sometimes, I’m just really busy or want to be productive.” ” As is often the case, Will chimes in with a book recommendation. I want other people to do everything.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

OpenAIs ChatGPT Launches Travel, Restaurant and Event Booking Service A research preview of a new task agent by OpenAI has been launched on the companys ChatGPT platform, offering users a service that can perform web tasks such as typing, clicking and scrolling.

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Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

Those who have survived the harsh conditions of the pandemic are fully booked and expensive. It’s extremely hard to book these well-qualified people,” adds Will. “You need somebody who not only knows the specific product features but also understands the events industry. Culture First, Skills Second.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

billion Canada market as headlines announced that Canadians are cancelling trips to the United States, selling their snowbird investments in Florida and Palm Springs and actively rejecting American-made products. Canada Visit California Global Managing Director in Canada Julie Goergas shared trends in Canada’s $4.3

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The “meeting” as defined by delivering content from a stage is getting shorter—or even nonexistent—as groups put emphasis on team bonding and book more activities than ever before. We’re seeing Fall 2021 continue to be the focus for the return of groups, ranging from small gatherings to potential buyout bookings. Ty Brassie.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

It seems intuitive that if you can handle both A and B concurrently, you are achieving a productivity gain as well as notable time savings. Attempting to simultaneously work in two directions results in reduced attention given to each activity with a predictable loss in productivity and mental acuity.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Third party legwork can consist of registration, promotional items, air manifest, air bookings, transportation, food and beverage, audiovisual production, collection of information, collection of speaker notes, agendas, and on-site logistics. The larger groups are booking out at three to five years now.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Whether youre planning a high-stakes corporate event, a milestone celebration, or a brand-defining product launch, investing in a DMC is about more than just ensuring the logistics are handled. Its about investing in success, building something memorable, something that resonates with your audience long after the event is over.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

“You can skip just about any other part of a meeting—a venue, a meal, even a speaker and still be productive, but if there isn’t relevant content, then it isn’t a meeting.”. To accomplish that effectively requires a new paradigm for the way in which meeting programs are conceived and executed,” he writes in the book.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Booking major venues and event entertainment is something that should be done as soon as possible. We recommend planning your virtual event at least 12 weeks out – especially if you don’t have production partners you can lean on who know what your vision is all about and can jump right into the planning process.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

New Cvent Products The new digital products rolling out from Cvent place a great emphasis on year-round engagement among attendees, with the rollout of Cvent Webinar and Cvent Events+, which have numerous features that will allow planners to keep engagement high before, during and after an event.

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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! 29 to Oct 1.

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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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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.” But in reality, the attendee doesn’t know what event app or the production company you’re using.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

The Van Buren team can also help with event production. The venue can host up to 150 guests seated and 250 guests standing and lends itself to various types of events: product launches, conferences, company parties, networking events, and team-building events. The rental costs start at $15,000. They also allow outside catering.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

When we look at our forward bookings, particularly in the group segment, which has been remarkably strong, we’re just not seeing it, yet.” It now allows members to book hotel rooms, check-in, access mobile keys, “unlock experiences” and “have the world in the palm of your hand.” “We and Canada.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

We recommend some guidelines that will result in a productive next gathering. Make sure room isn’t double booked. There is nothing worse than finding you’ve booked a room that another group also intends on using at the same time. Good Meetings Guidelines. What can be done to create meetings that attendees want to attend?

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Your venue should fit with your existing event management, strategy, creative, technology, and production needs. If wheelchair users are attending, for example, you shouldn’t book a historic venue without ADA-accessible ramps. Production. Event production includes setting up the event space, A/V, signage, and more.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts Launches New Mobile Product IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), has announced the launch of a new mobile product feature—IHG Wi-Fi Auto Connect. New app booking features also allow guests to select room enhancements during booking, including rooms with specific views or more space.

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Motivation Excellence

MAY 2, 2023

Maybe you’re tired of overdue library books and late fees on bills. No matter if it’s your personal or professional life, managing your own clock well brings multiple benefits to you and those around you. Once you land on what works for you, repeat for peak efficiency in every part of your life.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

And when stress is low, focus is possible, which fosters more productive meetings. Science is backing up what many have long suspected: access to nature boosts productivity. Schedule walking meetings. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Hyatt Regency Lake Washington (@hyattlakewash) on May 17, 2017 at 7:16pm PDT.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Sullivan, a former president of Caterpillar Foundation, is the author of the book “Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages.”. Association Solution Demos featured 40 product and service presentations from 33 companies providing tangible solutions and the latest technologies to increase productivity.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 26, 2021

Beginning from the booking process, businesses should regularly and proactively engage travelers with disabilities in the creation of accessible products and services to make sure these meet their needs. More : Accessibility Rules: How to Make Everyone Comfortable at Event Venues.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At Muir, Autograph Collection , an oceanfront property in Halifax, Canada, planners who are seeking a unique and memorable setting for their event can book meeting spaces with 360-degree water views, or even rent the hotel’s 36-foot private yacht. W Philadelphia , which offers more than 45,000 sq.

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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? So for example, if you have a product launch, how would someone do that online? You have to know this.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This growth brings both ample opportunities and new challenges as planners work to accommodate an influx of attendees while booking, planning and executing events. Softer Productivity In recent years, wellness has become the star of the show. They’ve termed this concept Softer Productivity.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

“I read the recommended books, The Events Industry Council Manual  and the  PCMA Manual and reviewed the questions in the book before doing the readings,” she says. Keep in mind that the EIC book is key—EIC guides the test, so if something in the PCMA book is different, stick with the EIC book for the exam.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Immersive experiences are easy production hacks In an age where we’re competing with nearly-addictive , user-generated social media content and experiences like Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm, many of us are kept up at night wondering how we’re going to earn the audience’s attendance, and keep their attention, at our next event. It all matters.

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