Smart Meetings
AUGUST 20, 2024
Scott Frankel Attendees to Smart Meetings’ Culinary Experience, hosted at Paris Las Vegas, were treated to a free learning session led by Scott Frankel, president of Animatic Media LLC & Conference-On-Demand + LIVE. With an event production career that spans over 26 years, Frankel was a perfect choice as speaker to educate our audience on the fine details of AV contracting.
Dana Communications
AUGUST 20, 2024
Imagine a niche hotel trying to stand out among other properties in a saturated and competitive market. They connect with a local travel influencer known for giving their audience authentic reviews and experiences. Within a few short months, the hotel is booked to capacity from this collaboration. According to DigitalMarketingInstitute.com , 49% of consumers depend on influencer recommendations and, even better, 40% have purchased something after seeing it on social media.
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Smart Meetings
AUGUST 20, 2024
Nominate Your Favorite Supplier for Our 2024 Catalyst Awards In every successful event, there’s a person who stands out, going the extra mile to ensure everything runs smoothly. Whether it was the proactive problem-solving of a destination contact, the seamless setup orchestrated by your client services manager, or the innovative solutions from your AV partner – their efforts deserve recognition.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
AUGUST 20, 2024
In the evolving landscape of travel and tourism, 2024 has presented destinations with a unique set of counter-intuitive factors influencing travel behavior. Our digital experts specialize in hospitality and tourism, and we’ve identified and translated these trends into actionable strategies for our clients. Here are a few ways you could be turning unexpected factors into opportunities for growth.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
We asked event planners what event sacred cows they think need to go away or change. (Illustrations by Dale Crosby Close) The pandemic served as a wake-up call to the meetings industry, but perhaps we’ve hit the snooze button. Rendered impossible by COVID, face-to-face events have since returned with a vengeance — and in all too many cases, in rinse-and-repeat mode.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
AUGUST 20, 2024
In the age of smartphones and tablets, it’s easy to forget that not everyone experiences your digital display from the comfort of a desktop chair. Mobile-first design flips the script, prioritizing the smallest screen experience to ensure a seamless journey for all users. But what are the key principles to keep in mind when designing for thumbs, not mouse clicks?
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Travel Daily Media
AUGUST 20, 2024
The post Athar Festival 2024 to spotlight and nurture ‘Youth’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Power-packed speaker lineup including H.H. Prince Fahad bin Faisal Al Saud and Sir Martin Sorrell, as well as key industry experts from Google, Manchester United, and Warner Music Group. During a press conference held today, Athar – Saudi Festival of Creativity, the Kingdom’s largest gathering of the creative marketing industry, unveiled a comprehensive lineup
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
The view of the atrium at the newly expanded Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. In Cleveland there are world-class experiences without the world-class ego. But the city’s recent unveiling of the $49+ million expansion of the LEED Gold-certified Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland (HCCC) is the talk of the town. It is now more convenient, with enhanced amenities and event-space flexibility.
Travel Daily Media
AUGUST 20, 2024
The post Hong Kong to host 2026 Lions International Convention appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Hong Kong recently secured the right to host the 2026 Lions International Convention, and will be staging it at the AsiaWorld-Expo in July 2026. One of the world’s largest service club events, the Lions International Convention stands to draw in around 20,000 attendees from across the globe.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Global Ambassador by Sam Fox is one of downtown Phoenix’s newest luxury hotel offerings, adding to the city’s growing reputation as a premier meeting and events destination. If you’re looking for a premier destination for your next gathering, take a look at Phoenix. The nation’s fifth largest city has established its reputation as a premier destination for meetings of all sizes, from intimate meetings to mega events—the 2023 Super Bowl and 2024 NCAA Final Four happened here!
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Skift Meetings
AUGUST 20, 2024
A conference focused on female founders would seem like an accepting place for babies, wouldn’t it? Elena Brandt, the founder of a market research startup called Besample , was excited to attend the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference 2024 , in August. She flew from Tallahassee to Miami and on to San Francisco with her six-month-old son Darwin in tow.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
Discover why vibrant downtown Omaha is the place to meet. Omaha consistently ranks as a “Best Value” city and a destination rich in corporate headquarters, renowned medical facilities, universities, innovative engineering, and culture. All this and a stellar reputation for hospitality make Omaha ideal for your next meeting or event. Omaha means business Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Union Pacific Railroad, Mutual of Omaha, Kiewit Corporation, Gallup, Inc., and HDR, an engineer
Skift Meetings
AUGUST 20, 2024
Skift Take: A nursing mom brought her infant son to a women’s conference. She thought it would be a non-issue. It was anything but.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
In the July-August Convene issue , editors asked event professionals from around the world to share their sacred cows — those event practices or traditions that they think are out-of-date and need to be overhauled or replaced — and their solutions. Here we share the responses that focus on the structure and programming of events, beginning with what Huong Nguyen, the CEO and founder of Shiloh Events, had to say about the use of badges at events.
EHL Insights
AUGUST 20, 2024
As an introvert, do you ever feel like you’re at a disadvantage in social situations? Introverted people tend to feel happier in their own company, which can have its benefits. However, when it comes to networking, making new contacts, and selling yourself professionally, being an introvert can make these activities feel like an uphill battle.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
If noisy, crowded receptions aren’t achieving the human connection your attendees crave, try adjusting your program. Beth Surmont, CMP-Fellow, FASAE, CAE There is a growing tension between what attendees want to get out of an in-person event, and what their bosses — the approvers — want to be the result of their participation. “I travel to events to network with my peers,” we are told time and time again, “but my boss will only approve my travel if they see a lot of education options.
Redfin
AUGUST 20, 2024
There has never been a better time for content creation than today. Our technology allows people from all walks of life to have the tools they need to produce unique and compelling content. As content reigns supreme, everyone seems eager to share their ideas and make their mark. When creating content, the environment in which you create it is just as important.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Renee Laurie Beach House Hilton Head Island has appointed Renee Laurie as director of sales and marketing. She will play a key role in organizing weddings, meetings, and group business at the Tiki Hut, an on-beach bar and live music venue, as well as the property’s fully redesigned outdoor events pavilion, The Dunes.
Special Events
AUGUST 20, 2024
Try incorporating these strategies into your workflow to strengthen your vendor network throughout the busy season and beyond
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
VIDEO COMING SOON Join us for an empowering webinar designed specifically for emerging event professionals. Equip yourself with the tools and guidance you need to excel in your career through: – Practical advice from fellow next gen professionals – Strategies, resources, and solutions for event professional success – Burning questions answered in our Event Guru Q&A – Courses, CMP & other certifications explained By participating, you’ll leave with a clearer
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
WHAHC 2023 in Barcelona featured 74 specialized talks in 31 sessions with 94 expert speakers. Of the many rapid-fire changes the health-care field experienced during the pandemic, perhaps some of the quickest to evolve were health-care delivery models and services offered outside the hospital. A natural outgrowth of patients’ concerns about being treated at a hospital and potentially exposing themselves to COVID, they also served to relieve hospitals stretched beyond capacity treating COVID pati
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
In the July-August Convene issue, editors asked event professionals from around the world to share their sacred cows — those event practices or traditions that they think are out-of-date and need to be overhauled or replaced — and their solutions. Here we share their ideas that focus on event food and beverage. Too Much Food Amelie Tremolieres “One outdated practice in the business events industry that needs to change is how we tend to overorder food so attendees have more than enough to eat, wh
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
In the July-August Convene issue, editors asked event professionals from around the world to share their sacred cows — those event practices or traditions that they think are out-of-date and need to be overhauled or replaced — and their solutions. Here we share their ideas that focus on exhibits. Expo Halls “The waste is a real issue when it comes to traditional trade shows.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 20, 2024
Huddles offer participants a chance to brainstorm challenges, provide a sounding board for future opportunities, and empower idea generation. When explaining Huddles, John Schlaefli starts off by saying what the concept is not: “What we absolutely don’t do is we don’t have a load of content in one room and then the delegates come out and they look to the right and there’s some nasty, darkly lit room with tabletops, and they go, ‘Oh sh*t, I’m not going to go in there because somebody might try an
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