Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2018

It was Global Meetings Industry Day a while back so we peeked into the corporate meeting trends and statistics that have shaped the past year. One of the top influencers for the industry was TED which forever changed the speaker-audience format worldwide. Another highlight is that the number of event-related careers is growing due to the sheer popularity and effectiveness of meetings as both marketing tools and revenue opportunities.

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Social Tables

APRIL 24, 2018

For the fourth consecutive year, CORT Events partnered with Waste Management and the the Phoenix Open to provide event design expertise to one of the largest golf tournaments on the PGA Tour. Held Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 in Scottsdale, Arizona, the event at TPC Scottsdale -Champions Course required various staging areas, including VIP and sponsor areas, catering to over 650,000 attendees.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2018

What you can learn from other planners’ entertainment mistakes. Hint: Don’t make the broom closet your green room. At MeetingsNet's Las Vegas Corporate Invitational Destination Showcase, held April 11-13, Matthew Gucu, a 25-year-veteran of the entertainment industry, spoke to meeting planners on entertainment for events. Gucu, who is a professional singer and entertainer as well as the owner of New Moon Entertainment, a booking agency for talent and production experts in Las Vegas, began his pre

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Eventtia

APRIL 24, 2018

Startups are fixated with what their clients want. Companies are conducting studies to better understand the needs of their target groups. Successful media brands, such as Netflix, are obsessed with decoding what their customers’ future needs will be. Big players are investing time and important resources in evaluating the psychological and behavioral shifts of the […].

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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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Endless Events

APRIL 24, 2018

We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 23, 2018

Neil Morrison thinks that SMART objectives are stupid. A quick reminder from Neil: “ SMART stands for: S pecific M easurable A chievable/Attainable R ealistic T ime-bound/Timely The idea being that if you want to set a goal/objective then it should be all of these things…” So far, so good. “…which is cute, but wrong.” Which is where I disagree.

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Crowdriff

APRIL 25, 2018

In modern destination marketing, things aren’t always done as much as they are in a perpetual state of improvement. Our web ads are converting at 35%… now how can we get to 50%? We cut the bounce rate on our homepage in half last year… so how do we do it again? We’ve doubled our bookings from overseas travelers… now how do we do the same thing for millennials?

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BizBash

APRIL 23, 2018

There’s been a growing awareness and effort in recent years to reduce and reuse food waste among the hospitality industry.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 24, 2018

The post Hilton Malaysia introduces ‘Meet with Purpose’ programme appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. No sooner than I include the Hilton Kuala Lumpur on my list of the top four meetings and events locations in the Malaysian capital , Hilton Worldwide upgrades its MICE potential, with the introduction of the group’s Meet with Purpose programme into the region.

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Crowdriff

APRIL 24, 2018

When a new shipment of snacks arrives at the office; when there’s cake waiting to be sliced into on the kitchen table; when a CrowdRiffer brings in leftover baked goods to share — who’s the first at the scene? That’d be Elizabeth, our very own Content Marketing Manager. Having been at CrowdRiff for a little over a year and a half, she’s now built the library of content (from blog posts, to eBooks, to case studies, and more) to a huge scale, and has played a big part

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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.

Crowdriff

APRIL 23, 2018

Last year Nelson & Kootenay Lake Tourism collected more awesome user-generated content than it could ever share online individually. A year after launching its #FindingAwesome social media campaign and online contest —which encouraged locals and visitors to share content showcasing what they loved most about the region in southern British Columbia—the destination marketing organization was overwhelmed with the number of entries it had received. .

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BizBash

APRIL 24, 2018

Here's a look at new Austin eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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