Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Conway joined the team in 2010 at vice president, communications and public relations, before moving into the executive leadership team in 2017. Throughout his career, Patino has worked with leading hotel brands and travel organizations, including the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the recently released report from The Exhibitor Advocate and Evolio Marketing, “The State of the Event Industry: From the Perspective of Exhibit and Event Marketers,” nearly half of exhibitors expressed a mistrust of show organizers. Exhibitors are expressing their concerns and asking for show organizers to partner with them.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 8, 2022

Chuck explains his first move was to help event organizers deal with the onslaught of questions they were getting. “We were helping anyone who had a community communicate with that community. “That’s when we came up with our HealthShield product. The Community Model In 2022. Will agrees.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Over our 23 years in the professional event production industry, we’ve identified several key elements that often prevent our clients’ events from achieving outstanding success. Communication Effective management of communication tools like email and Slack is vital in event planning.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel. To stand out, clearly communicate what makes your product or service unique. What can I offer that competitors cannot?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Even here at Endless, we were challenged to help organizations make the shift in as little as 24 days! Ditch the misconception that these experiences take less time to plan, fewer resources, fewer headaches, and a lot less money and production. As a production company, Endless has pretty much seen it all.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

event production : event AV costs include all things video, audio, lighting, power, and internet. logistics : event registration, shipping, paper materials, travel, and attendee communication. In reality, event technology has been around for ages, but it traditionally mostly fell under the domain of AV and production.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 16, 2018

Even the best product or most innovative business plan doesn’t mean anything if there aren’t great people behind it. Whatever your company and no matter how big or small, your business will be more productive when your team is happy. Engaged workers are more productive, which increases the output and bottom line for the company.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2022

Remote Work: Understanding Productivity and Workplace Culture . Nick points to recent productivity records and remote work first. “I I was at an HR symposium recently and it was stated that 2021 was the most productive year in corporate America since World War II. It’s been proven untrue. Nick agrees. “I Nick disagrees.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2022

How to Fix a Failure to Communicate. Also on the Texas-event agenda, a communications boot camp with two in-demand speakers. Sandra Shelton , CEO of StrengthBank, explained that there is no “new normal,” there is only “new” and stellar communication is still the cornerstone for working together productively across generations.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. But here’s another important message: Let’s advocate for the intrinsic value of meetings to connect and unite communities, beyond the immediate commercial aspect. The magic is in how you bring people together to do that.

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Best Corporate Events

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

How long does it take for a new employee to become fully productive? ” There are many aspects to bringing a new employee up to speed, of course, from learning about the company and its products or services to understanding the requirements of the role and the supporting technology. You know what happens if you do that?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Why Personalization Drives Results Meeting planners and corporate event organizers face tremendous pressure to create memorable experiences. Research over the past 10 years from various groups show that personalized marketing communications receive higher open rates and higher click-through rates than generic messages.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. As Kara Gladish from Socio pointed out in an #EventIcons episode about virtual event production , gamification can also be used to streamline communication. Attendee communication.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of this year will allow the 20-year-old company to raise $801 million to pay down debt and invest in product innovation. and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. The merger with special purpose acquisition corporation Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2022

Event strategists and destination organizations have been going out of their way to make sure safety elements are over-communicated and that safety components, like sanitization stations, are accessible at every turn. Not All Audiences Are the Same. The necessity of hybrid meetings brought many things to light.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 27, 2021

But meeting professionals are still tasked with designing the level of screening required and communicating expectations appropriately. These tools and resources allow us to conduct safe, productive meetings, bring people back to work and support the local market and beyond,” he said. “It A Healthy Bubble. It takes a village.”.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. Health and Safety.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Smart Meetings looked at the range of ways meeting professionals are elevating the productivity of the humble name badge. Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The whole point of engagement is to captivate, activate, and motivate partners to choose your product or services over your competitors. Poor Communication Communication is essential between businesses and their distribution channel. Poor communication leads to goal misalignment. But the opposite is also true.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

As such, it’s only natural that production and management companies everywhere are already adapting. Rather than equally prioritizing both audiences, the old hybrid event simply offers one-way communication from your event to participants that view the event remotely. But first, you might be wondering why it matters.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 6, 2023

By 2030, roughly 73 million residents will be over age 65 and need products, services and environments that meet their age-related physical needs. This effort protects your organization from non-compliance litigation. The post Why ADA Website Compliance Matters appeared first on Dana Communications. Compliance?

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Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

“You need somebody who not only knows the specific product features but also understands the events industry. ” Advice For Event Planners: Invest In Pre-Production. Not to brag, but Endless always gets praise for being the most organized event team. Make those people make as part of the crew.

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Mindful destinations are communicating green initiatives through their websites, offering guests eco-conscious stays they can feel good about. Also, if you’re taking steps to be socially sound and helping the community by collaborating with local vendors, let that be known too. 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

Before we can make these changes, we need to understand the footprint we’re leaving on the environment.What is the impact of our jobs, the events we attend, the festivals we go to, even the way we communicate with each other? Production and Purchasing. Event Production. Start with taking a hard look at your events.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Conference management is so much more than just booking a venue and sending out invitationsits a comprehensive process that covers every stage of planning, organizing, and executing a successful conference or large-scale event. Understanding the Dynamics of Conference Management What is Conference Management?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

She will receive a $5,000 cash prize, and her property will get a product, training and consultation package from Cintas and its business partners. They are donating products and services said to be worth $11,600 to Alvarez’s property. Of ten finalists, the first recipient of the S.H.I.N.E.

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The Abbi Agency

APRIL 9, 2021

The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and its consumer-facing product, Nevada Health Link is leading the charge on an aspect of our lives that is increasingly vital: health insurance. At The Abbi Agency, we pride ourselves on our deep-rooted commitment to Nevada and the communities that make up the Silver State.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“When I worked for a production company, scope creep happened all the time. “They can’t quite afford a full production company, but they know they need a little help. “What can we do, not only as individuals but as organizations, to try and prevent scope creep? And then things start to get dropped.”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cat-Wells approached the event organizers to try to work through these issues and was met with resistance and excuses. The organizers eventually moved the event to a coffee house across the street. While accessibly should always have space on a marketing budget, it should have space in the production budget.”. Keely Cat-Wells.

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

And with tech playing a larger role in event planning and production, not only do we need to be on top of physical threats, but cybersecurity concerns as well. Let’s start at the beginning and take a look at some standard considerations for safety and security for event organizers. Excellent communication comes into play here too.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 8, 2023

Research shows that customers prefer supporting businesses associated with charitable causes and are willing to pay more for products and services contributing to humanitarian efforts. By partnering with local charitable organizations, your property and its guests can experience the joy of giving back one vacation or spa treatment at a time.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. Cadmium: Lead Retrieval Solution. Why: “Attracting and retaining exhibitors is a crucial goal for our customers. Notified: Customized Cloud Services.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Experience production company Hargrove faced this dread when the recent, narrowly avoided, government shutdown loomed. The World Culture Festival 2023 A performance at the World Culture Festival 2023 Each year, the Art of Living Foundation organizes the World Culture Festival. Contingency plans are the answer to your prayers.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Offering a hybrid format for your meetings and events may: Bring you more attendees, as well as greater community engagement between and with the virtual and in-person audiences. Give your organization a global audience. Increase your membership. Provide an opportunity to package the meeting content for your digital library.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But now that the rules of the game have completely changed, how are organizations supposed to go about the Request For Proposal process? What does the organization do? With any event, sharing as much as possible about your organization, what drives you, and what image you want to show the world (and your stakeholders) is paramount.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Angela Gerekou, President of the Greek National Tourism Organization and ETC member as well as Eduardo Santander, Executive Director of the European Travel Commission were among the jury members of this edition, bringing their extensive expertise on sustainable tourism to the evaluation of the applications. by Lopar Cultural Centre, Croatia.

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