Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

An empowering takeaway from MarComm Strategist Sherron Washington is that when it comes to social media, sometimes less is more. Read More: IAEE Womens Leadership Forum Created a Safe Space A marketing strategies track shared real-world stories about brand management, attendee acquisition and sponsorship sales.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Whether you’re a seasoned event professional or embarking on your first conference planning venture , mastering the art of conference management is paramount to creating impactful and memorable experiences. Understanding the Dynamics of Conference Management What is Conference Management?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

If you’re stuck in a jam, today’s talk on event crisis communication is for you! This is why knowing about event crisis communication is an absolute must. Our amazing host Alex Plaxen is here to walk you through how to implement an event crisis communication plan! My name is Alex Plaxen from Little Bird Told Media.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Do you know the saying that at the back of successful social media campaigns is an exhausted marketer? But to be honest, with all the work and heart we already pour into our events, adding social media to the mix can be a bit too much. How to Use Your Social Media to Extend Your Event’s Reach.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Key Challenges for Meeting Planners: Budget constraints and cost-saving goals Finding venues or suppliers with flexible options Creating seamless, memorable attendee experiences Dependable communication and quick responses By understanding these pain points, your digital marketing efforts can address their needs front and center.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected 13 December 2023 You’re probably already familiar with this popular phrase in the hospitality industry: expect the unexpected. What is Risk Management? Incorporating risk management is essential for every event professional. Have all plans been coordinated before the event?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

Stuart Levy Stuart Levy, The Singer Oceanfront Resort, a Curio Collection by Hilton Levy takes on the role of general manager at The Singer Oceanfront Resort, a Curio Collection by Hilton. He most recently served as vice president, enterprise communications at Delaware North. Wells takes on the role of social inclusion manager.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. They can also pivot to becoming event managers or event marketers. The events industry is exciting, ever-changing, and sociable.

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Preparation Event Planning Certification Human Resources 334

Solimar International

JULY 14, 2021

Social media plays a massive role in traveler decision. Learn what makes a successful social media marketing campaign. Emerging around 15 years ago, social media platforms have dramatically changed communication and marketing, including the way we both plan and share our travel experiences.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

Hashtags across social media platforms for cohesion and to aggregate conversations. It’s important to frequently communicate and promote these areas for engagement both in advance of and during the conference. on a variety of open data and knowledge management challenges. How to Spread the Word.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Many virtual event management services use software to calculate the ROI and performance of an event to determine its success. Many virtual event management services create apps for specific events, which are gaining traction. Social Media Metrics. However, these can sometimes be inaccurate. App Visits. The Bottom Line.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Check social media platforms to see what your attendees like most about your event. For example, you can show the best social media posts , write a whitepaper about the event, or offer sessions on-demand. The Power Of Personalized Communication. Personalization is key when it comes to attendee communication.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Here are some ways you can make attendee experience a differentiator for your next event: Communication. Every time you communicate with customers is an opportunity to create an experience, yet most of the time this critical aspect is ignored or just phoned in. What’s At Stake.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But this type of silo marketing — having specific channels or agencies working separately rather than integrating their efforts or forgetting to include the Sales Managers with a seat at the table — means missing out on a huge opportunity. When both departments work together, communication with and to the customer improves.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

It is also true that by feeling comfortable, people are much more likely to let down the usual “fight or flight” guard and switch to a “social engagement” mode. 8 Skills for Effective Social Media Management. Chatbot Basics for Event Managers. Click To Tweet.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 8, 2023

Adding captions to videos and using hashtags with capital letters on each word are two ways event marketers can make their social media accessible to everyone. When Abbie Vance, PCMA EMEA’s new community and events manager, started working on the social-media toolkit for Convening EMEA , Sept.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The two people on this committee can bounce ideas off of each other, get a second opinion from one another, and easily communicate with the team lead and other committees. Engaging with audience and media. Monitoring and posting to social media, including creating an event hashtag. Developing branding, theme, and visuals.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

It saves time, optimizes event management , boosts engagement, and thus makes event marketing more profitable. The Benefits Of Event Technology & Effective Communication. Technology has enabled us to communicate with virtually anybody anywhere at any time – both in our personal as well as professional lives.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Some compete for awards, some enjoy competing, while others appreciate social recognition and socializing. Among the most popular game formats are contests with points systems and leaderboards, scavenger hunts, and social media activity. Promote Attendee Communication With Icebreakers. Gamification Ideas.

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Tourism eSchool

AUGUST 31, 2021

10 Steps to Successfully Promote your Tourism Event on Social Media. Are you responsible for promoting an event for your business, local community, visitor centre, council or region? If so, social media is a fantastic low cost way to let people know about and book tickets for your event. By Rebecca White.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this way, the act of pampering oneself benefits the greater community. Cause marketing can be a highly effective way for resort property management and marketing teams to strengthen their marketing strategy and achieve their fiscal objectives. To engage younger demographics, try promoting cause marketing campaigns on social media.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

From a focus on flexibility to communication and advocacy for the local community, these go-getters grew stronger and wiser. Following, in their own words are their stories of growing more flexible, resilient advocates for their communities who are now armed with an understanding of the importance of communication and humanity.

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 20, 2022

coordinator to manager? and across multiple departments, including brand management, public relations and digital content creation. Providing clients with a global network of communications agencies, The Abbi Agency joined the premier international communications network IPREX in 2021.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Chances are you’ve heard of asynchronous communication or learning before; the type of communication where participants don’t interact in real-time (at the same time). It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While a live shooter may be what comes to mind first when considering worst-case scenarios, today’s planners also have to be on the lookout for a mistimed social media post or optics that are not aligned with the DEI or sustainability goals of the company. Defining Risk. Technology Risks.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Paul Pomerantz Paul Pomerantz, ASAE As managing director of ASAE ’s Association Governance Institute (AGI), Pomerantz will lead the launch of the new initiative, which is dedicated to promoting excellence in governance practice for Associations. In 2022, he was named HSMAI General Manager of the Year for South Florida.

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

After all, you need the skills of a Cirque de Soleil performer to handle venues, schedules, suppliers, and social media all at the same time! So we have compiled our favorite meeting planner tips and few tricks to help you manage your time by using some classic event management shortcuts. Comment below to let us know!

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

If you build an event page from the ground up or manage everything in separate platforms, you might miss out on helpful tech that stops you from wasting resources that are best spent in making the event better. This could leave a bad taste in the mouth of your would-be attendees unless you manage the communications right.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2018

And are you being tactful enough in your communication? How to Best Collect and Manage Event Data. This guide deals with the various aspects of data management, such as when and how to collect it, and how to process it into something useful. The Stress behind Event Management.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 26, 2019

An effective promotional campaign driven by a rock-solid marketing communications strategy helps make this connection. The Make-Up of Marketing Communications. So what does marketing communications entail, exactly? This may include direct email marketing, social media platforms, TV commercials, or print ads.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Three members of the Endless team have also kept him company: Keaton Watson, Director of Sales and Operations, Karmen Jericevic, Sales Development Manager, and Sonja Hayden, the Director of Content. And don’t forget – if you’re looking for an event management partner, we are just one click away.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Nicole Okuna Nicole Okuna, The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort Okuna is appointed as general manager of The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. Willison takes on the role of account manager and will assist corporate and association clients. She previously served as a global sourcing manager at Bishop-McCann.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

Skapinok brings deep experience in hotel industry sales, marketing and revenue management, and will draw from this expertise in his new role, which combines the consumer-facing functions of the DMO to create a unified approach to selling St. She holds a master’s degree in public and corporate communications.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

Smart Meeting spoke with Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of strategy at the event management company Freeman, to pinpoint how data can be used to enhance the event experience for all ages. Lesson 3: Don’t Email Gen Z Email blasts and newsletters were once king of the communication castle. Save everything else for online.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

This year we will see this start to change and a focus on solutions to the increased need for event security in the form of crisis communications, cybersecurity and improvements in onsite security. Strategic Crisis Communications . Everyone at events as a role to play when it comes to crisis communications. And they are right!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

MAP: Meeting automation platforms offer streamlined analytics, scheduling and digital integration by pulling data from calendars, spreadsheets and contact-management tools, such as Salesforce. In light of some serious security breaches and the enactment of GDPR, privacy policies became a priority for everyone.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

As a global community, we all witnessed how fast a virus can spread and the devastating effect of a pandemic. It’s imperative that event managers and corporate leaders have risk-mitigating strategies for an outbreak of illness, injuries, or other emergency situations. Communicate clearly with the stakeholders and event participants.

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