Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

New year, new trends! That’s right, Endless Events is back at it with the best content to help you navigate the 2021 landscape. And to kick things off, we have a brand new episode of #EventIcons. Now that the new year has rolled in, event profs are eager to know the trends that will shape the months to come. And while there’s a lot to cover, we figured that there’s no best way to start January than by outlining the 2021 event design trends that will define the industry. 2020 wa

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020. We worked closely with destination Bern – the Bern Convention Bureau , Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau and local hotel partners where the sessions wer

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 28, 2021

With historically low occupancy levels—among data compiled by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, it was found that eight out of ten rooms stand empty—2020 is going in the books as hospitality’s worst year ever. This stark reality has many properties scrambling to recuperate lost revenue through knee-jerk discounting. Unfortunately, this short-sighted approach only provides a potential fix that will result in a definite blow to long-term success.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. In this post I’ll focus on, arguably, the most useful conferences we can design: those that solve participants’ problems.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the centrepiece that combines all the different parts of the online attendee experience into one, the virtual stage has a big say on the success of your online events.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

To gain insights and understanding of the global trends that will shape the future of the events industry, Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau has launched a new series of hybrid events called The Rotterdam Experiment. It comprises seven ‘experiments’ that will take place on a bi-monthly basis, with each edition covering a new topic. These experiments will help event planners explore the topics of virtual reality (VR) technology, gaming and community building, imaginations and digital disruptio

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Special Events

JANUARY 24, 2021

Google Analytics is the most powerful platform for gaining insights regarding how well your website converts traffic into inquiries. It allows you to maximize your presence on all of your channels.

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ITA Group

JANUARY 28, 2021

Channel Partner Ecosystems Measurement & Personalization. Putting together the perfect partner strategy takes work. It’s a task that’s never done and often doesn’t get a lot of thanks along the way—usually just growing pains. One underlying aspect we’ve seen work wonders in dictating how and where to change a partner strategy is data: collecting data, measuring performance and performing analysis in order to interpret and offer insights.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 25, 2021

How can we design the optimum balance between control versus freedom at meetings? First, let’s get one misconception out of the way. As I wrote in 2010: The reality is that you never had control to begin with, just the myth of control. You’ve been kidding yourself all these years. Unless your constituency is bound to your event via a requirement to earn CEUs, members can withhold their attendance or avoid sessions at will. — The myth of control.

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Stova

JANUARY 28, 2021

Want to know a big reason why our MeetingPlay customers choose us as their virtual event platform partner? We’d like to think it’s all the slick, custom technology solutions we provide to engage audiences and make each virtual event unique. But we confess…it's not! The truth is, even for customers experienced in planning large virtual events, things can get extremely complex, and fast.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 18, 2021

One of the biggest trends event profs can expect for 2021 pertains to expectations. While attendees were a lot more forgiving last year, as we all learned the ropes of virtual events, the same can’t be expected today. Gone are the days where you could get away with tuning in from the living room to give a presentation. No, no, no: as we enter a new age of events, where virtual will invariably remain a crucial part of what we do, audience expectations will continuously increase.

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AIME

JANUARY 24, 2021

A message to our AIME community. It is with great sadness we announce the cancellation of AIME 2021 due the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. The event was due to take place from 15 to 17 March 2021. We know this … The post An Important AIME 2021 Event Announcement appeared first on AIME.

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Special Events

JANUARY 21, 2021

Potential clients see the professional photos and read the promising value propositions, but without a strong differentiator, marketing messages all start to blur together when things get repetitive

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Connect Worldwide

JANUARY 26, 2021

Included in the Connect Worldwide suite of international travel brands is Luxpitality. At Luxpitality, we partner alongside independent hotels and resorts with design, culture, local… The post Drive Bookings for Independent, Unique and Boutique Hotels appeared first on CWW.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 4, 2021

In our natural desire to predict the future and make good decisions, we must always stay mindful of the danger of our drive to make sense. Nick Chater and George Loewenstein propose that evolution has produced a ‘drive for sense-making’. They argue that sense-making…. …is a fundamental human motivation. …is a drive to simplify our representation of the world.

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Stova

JANUARY 14, 2021

The year 2020 turned the meetings and events industry on its head, with lingering changes here to stay. It’s no surprise that the pandemic catapulted virtual events into the stratosphere. These online gatherings once served as a good-enough-for-now solution to the unfortunate alternative of canceling in-person events completely. As the event landscape shifted, event professionals realized that virtual would not just be a temporary fix, but a key part of event strategy going forward - one that in

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Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, we began our mini-series on the best virtual speaker kits. And the first episode was all about sound. What are the best microphones speakers can use to deliver top-notch presentations? As usual, our hosts Brandt Krueger and Will Curran did a deep dive into the subject. But no educational content surrounding this topic would be complete without going into the specificities of lighting and video.

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ITA Group

JANUARY 26, 2021

New Event Technology Our Experts Are Excited About. The latest technology trends can improve your events and help you better prove your return on investment (ROI). In the age of the digital transformation, new forms of event tech seem to be popping up nearly every day. How can event professionals keep up? We asked our event experts what emerging technology they’re most excited about and why.

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Special Events

JANUARY 7, 2021

If we learned one thing last year, it’s that a stable and productive team is the backbone of a successful company—they keep our businesses running like a well-oiled machine and it’s important to show them how much they are valued and appreciated.

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MeetingPool

JANUARY 14, 2021

I had my first experience presenting at a Virtual Conference and it was a success, as far as I’m concerned. If this is the new reality going forward, I believe we’ll be fine. For all of the organizations that have depended on trade shows, conferences, and other types of events to help generate business (sales […].

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. If you have a question you’d like me to answer, please write to me (don’t worry, I won’t publish anything without your permission).

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Stova

JANUARY 7, 2021

We've all heard the saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. " When it comes to hosting an event, however, you can have it both ways. Say hello to the hybrid event.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the time has come to introduce our 2021 event trends guide! So, 2020 was…a year. Presented with more challenges than ever before, the events industry was forced to do a complete 180. But now that a brand new year has arrived, so have new questions. Will hybrid events become the norm? How will the expectations from attendees evolve?

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Best Corporate Events

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the past, it was all too easy to take company culture for granted and focus on other HR issues, like creating safe working conditions. But given the pandemic and the tremendous shift to remote work, businesses must work hard to develop what happens organically in an office setting – a sense of belonging and inclusion. So how can you make remote workers feel like a genuine part of the company’s fabric, even if they’re at home?

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Special Events

JANUARY 14, 2021

Catersource + The Special Event took its first major step toward this summer’s event on January 13 when catering and event pros came together virtually for the annual “Call to Arms” meeting, which outlined plans for showcasing events for the 2021 show.

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Techsytalk

JANUARY 13, 2021

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ITA Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

Listen & Learn: How to Continue Operating Safe & Healthy Events. As COVID-19 vaccines are slowly rolled out and organizations start to plan for the return of in-person events, meeting professionals should consider protocols needed for in-person events to resume safely, including rigorous plans to prevent, detect and respond to potential outbreaks. On a recent episode of “Eventful: The Podcast for Meeting Professionals,” Eurofins President Sean Murray and ITA Group Vice President of Event Managem

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Stova

JANUARY 21, 2021

Do your sponsors and exhibitors know how to utilize the features available to them in your virtual event platform? If your answer is no, you’re not alone.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2021

This week’s conversation on Event Brew is particularly interesting. It all started with an article that informed readers of the NFL’s project to fill up a stadium with vaccinated healthcare workers. And while at first, this might sound like a topic that shouldn’t spring up too much heat, you might want to think again. Because this specific article propelled Dustin, Nick, Will, and Thuy to have one of the most candid and interesting conversations featured on the podcast yet surr

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Achieve Incentives

JANUARY 26, 2021

Team Achieve’s site selection specialists have been traveling to meet with our partners in top incentive destinations. Throughout our travels, we learned about the extensive safety protocols hotels are implementing. We met with everyone from bellmen, housekeepers, chefs, and security teams, to the front desk agents, pool attendants, sales directors, and general managers.

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Special Events

JANUARY 15, 2021

Ready to kick 2020 to the curb? So are we! Let’s start by sending some good karma into the new year with these heartfelt stories from your peers about how they learned from the hardships of this year and plan to make next year their best one yet.

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FICP

JANUARY 21, 2021

If we know one thing about virtual meetings, we know that the level of expectation is greater than it was a year ago. The second thing we know is that organizations have moved into a one-time.

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ITA Group

JANUARY 21, 2021

Engaging & Recognizing Retail Workers That Deliver the Immersive Experience Consumers Today Demand. We are all consumers—and I bet each one of us can attest to our shopping habits changing over the past few years; specifically, the past year. Research validates this, suggesting that over the time, consumers have shifted an increasing share of their purchases to e-commerce , and COVID-19 has accelerated this trend , leading to ever-growing declines in physical store traffic.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2021

It happens every time travelers book a flight. No matter whether they eventually buy tickets and board a plane or cancel the reservation and stay home, the deed is done. Data on them has been collected and saved in the form of a passenger name record or PNR. Introduced to facilitate the exchange of booking information between airlines, PNRs have become an important component of the travel industry.

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