Smart Meetings
AUGUST 21, 2023
Investor meetings can be the single most important event companies produce throughout the year, and expectations start at perfection. These meetings offer a chance to showcase the vitality of the business, gain valuable feedback, and secure funding for continued longevity. However, even the best business plans can fall flat if the production value isn’t there.
Dana Communications
AUGUST 22, 2023
What is an Augmented Ad? Sure, you’ve probably heard about augmented ads and more than likely have been exposed to them, but what is an augmented ad really? In layman’s terms, augmented ads use a digital technology known as augmented reality (AR) which changes a person’s perception of their surroundings when viewed through a device like a smartphone or tablet.
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Advanced Travel and Tourism
AUGUST 22, 2023
In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams. Enter the content plan – a strategic roadmap that not only keeps your brand on course but also facilitates seamless interaction among different departments.
Traveler's Q
AUGUST 24, 2023
If you’re hosting an event, one of the most important steps to take is to create invitations. Invitations set the tone for your event and give your guests a glimpse of what to expect. The design and wording of your invitations can make or break the success of your event. With so many factors to consider, designing and wording invitations can be a challenging task.
Join us and connect with experts at the 3rd International Conference on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases”, scheduled on May 05-06, 2025 in Dubai, UAE with the theme of “Novel Progression Towards the Heart and Cardiovascular Research”.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 25, 2023
As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. But often, as both parties get wrapped up in the endless details and minutia of planning, the overarching goal gets lost. Unfortunately, this can lead to lack of clarity, unclear expectations and a soured experience. Recently, Nashville was named the No. 2 destination for meetings in North America, and one can imagine our event spaces and hotel services at JW Marriott Na
Special Events
AUGUST 23, 2023
Four reasons to partner with an event rental company
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 21, 2023
Take in showstopping views from the Colorado Convention Center’s new 20,000 square-foot terrace. With its easy proximity to hotels, restaurants, culture, and nightlife, Denver’s Colorado Convention Center is already a prime meeting spot. But come late 2023, a stunning rooftop expansion will make it the most user-friendly meeting space in the nation.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 24, 2023
On this episode of What One Thing? Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings, is joined by Lisa Messina, chief sales officer of Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, to discuss her journey through the hospitality industry, leaning into change and keeping a perspective on the role you play in other people’s happiness. Don’t Miss a Podcast Drop.
MPI
AUGUST 21, 2023
Heather Bailey, director of membership - Hawaii for the MPI Oregon Chapter, shares her message about the importance of not canceling visits to Maui and some inspiring stories that highlight the “spirit of Aloha” in the face of adversity.
Advanced Travel and Tourism
AUGUST 22, 2023
In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams. Enter the content plan – a strategic roadmap that not only keeps your brand on course but also facilitates seamless interaction among different departments.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 21, 2023
Oak View Group Town Hall Meeting at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. What makes one venue management company stand out from the rest? If you ask the team at Oak View Group’s OVG360, they’ll tell you it’s the relationships they nurture that make the difference. With a goal to serve as disruptors to the status quo, Oak View Group founders Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff brought sports and music industry relationships to the enterprise, leveraging wide-ranging partnerships and a roste
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 23, 2023
Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways. Smart Meetings sat down with Tahira Endean , head of programme for IMEX Group, to discuss how the talking point of Human Nature will be woven through the experience during the
Achieve Incentives
AUGUST 21, 2023
Heading somewhere warm for your corporate retreat or incentive program ? Awesome. We are here to help you level up the fun factor. Here’s how: host an epic pool party that will step up the vibe. Pool parties are a great way to gather a large group in one place and provide an opportunity to connect with no agenda. To make it truly epic, it’s important to add a few memorable extras that will keep your attendees hyped about the event for years to come.
Travel Daily Media
AUGUST 21, 2023
The post Record value for business events post-MEETINGS 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading annual business events exhibition, MEETINGS broke records this year for the projected value of business it generated. Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) post-MEETINGS buyer survey shows $157 million will be placed over the next five years following the two-day event in Wellington this June — a significant increase on 2022’s result
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 21, 2023
Cleveland boasts a lively dining and nightlife scene. With the attractions of a first-tier city but the accessibility and friendliness of a more intimate destination, Cleveland — known to locals simply as The Land — may be the Midwest meeting destination you didn’t know you needed. World class attractions… Whether it’s a tour of the Cleveland Botanical Garden or a quiet afternoon in the Museum of Contemporary Art , an excursion within a stone’s throw of your meeting offers a great way to unwind.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 22, 2023
Executive Director of Tourism Diversity Matters Greg DeShields discusses: The Importance of Belonging The Collective Experience: 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference , driven by the thought leadership of Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM), is dedicated to exchanging insights and concepts about best practices for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).
Special Events
AUGUST 24, 2023
How to stay in the loop when you're on the road
Leonardo
AUGUST 24, 2023
Digital Marketing Manager at Leonardo, Rahul Kandi shares what hotels need to know about AI and Google Search Over the past several years, Google has been working to integrate AI technology into its search space. This new innovation became the next big thing for Google. On May 10 th , 2023 Google introduced their own ‘Search Generative Experience (SGE).
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 22, 2023
“Nine out of 10 most successful leaders in the world don’t have above-average IQ. They have above-average EQ, emotional quotient,” said Beni Gradwohl, cofounder and CEO of Cognovi Labs. (Sergio Membrillas illustration) “The majority of decisions we make as human beings,” Beni Gradwohl told Convene , come not from the conscious mind, but the subconscious mind.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 21, 2023
A meeting professional veteran share tricks for managing inflation, expectations and savings Money moves mountains. Money also is essential to getting an event off the ground and is the bones of an event planner’s budget. Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Pilcher, CEO & executive producer of Blue Spark Event Design to get the nitty gritty on the current state of event budgets and what meeting planners should be aware of as they ramp up to their post-Covid events.
Solimar International
AUGUST 22, 2023
Discover the perfect experience for foodies, climate-conscious travelers, and those seeking genuine connections with the people and places they visit. What Is Agritourism? According to the National Agricultural Law Center, “ agritourism can be defined as a form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, or other agricultural business for the purposes of entertaining and/or educating the visitors while genera
DCI
AUGUST 21, 2023
DCI is excited to announce the promotion of Rachel Deloffre to Vice President, Creative Services. Rachel has been a steady force at DCI for a dozen years, always willing to step in and step up to handle a variety of clients whenever needed given her long tenure and breadth and depth of experience. She is one of the longtime DCI West staffers who first helped to build DCI’s public relations service, and more recently DCI’s marketing strategy, branding, creative and site selection consultant ser
Travel Daily Media
AUGUST 21, 2023
The post Cvent Report reveals 80% of Travel Managers are confident about Business Travel Activity appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Cvent has published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition, which provides hotels, venues and destinations with in-depth insights into corporate travel sourcing trends and activity.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 23, 2023
Advice from Meet Hawai’i on supporting the islands in wake of Lahaina fires Meeting professionals watching images of devastation from the city of Lahaina on the island of Maui may be asking if it is safe or even prudent to bring groups to the Hawaiian Islands now. Smart Meetings reached out to John Reyes, senior vice president and chief sales officer of Meet Hawai’i , to ask how meeting planners can best support their counterparts in Hawai’i right now.
Social Tables
AUGUST 24, 2023
Every September, Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of the month. And it’s almost time this year! A federal holiday recognizing and honoring American workers, Labor Day celebrates all the invaluable social and economic contributions laborers have made to the country’s success. The three-day holiday weekend includes boat parades, barbecues, carnivals, fireworks, and other festivities nationwide.
Best Corporate Events
AUGUST 23, 2023
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs help businesses attract and retain top talent while enhancing their brand image. Team building helps improve employee collaboration, communication, and productivity. Combining CSR with team building is incredibly powerful for increasing employee loyalty while benefiting the local community. While most enterprises recognize the value of CSR and have some types of employee giving and volunteering programs in place, recent research studies provide grea
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 23, 2023
AI is rapidly transforming the events industry, with event planners using AI to automate tasks, improve efficiency, and generative AI to create marketing and session description copy. (Sergio Membrillas illustration) Joe Colangelo, founder of Bear Analytics Currently, we’re seeing AI change the way that long-standing organizer challenges around data collection and analysis are being tackled.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 23, 2023
Nominate Your Favorite Supplier for Smart Meetings’ Catalyst Awards Did your contact at the destination where you brought your last event go above and beyond to help you solve problems and find space? Did your client services manager at the hotel make the setup smooth and pleasant? Did your AV partner bring the wow? Nominate that person for a Smart Meetings 2023 Catalyst Award.
Travel Daily Media
AUGUST 24, 2023
The post Qatar Airways ramps up excitement for Expo 2023 Doha appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. As the global anticipation for Expo 2023 Doha rises, Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is proud to announce its role as the Official Strategic Partner for the landmark event. Set to be the first A1 International Horticultural Exhibition in Qatar, the Middle East, and North Africa, the prestigious partnership underscores Qatar Airways’ commitment to
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 21, 2023
Connect the dots, not collect the dots. How can we maximize the real value of a meeting? By maximizing how participants “connect the dots”—what they actually learn from their experiences at the meeting—rather than documenting what we or they think they should have learned. Seth Godin makes the same point when talking about the future of education and what we can do about it in his 2012 TEDxYouth@BFS talk.
Redfin
AUGUST 25, 2023
Welcome to a world where pixels and properties collide, where a well-composed image can spark dreams of a new home and a poorly presented one can make a potential buyer click away in seconds. In today’s competitive real estate market, the old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” couldn’t be more accurate. In this Redfin article, we’ll unveil the secrets behind crafting real estate listing photos that not only stop potential buyers in their scrolling tracks bu
Solimar International
AUGUST 25, 2023
A Tale of Resilience and Sustainability: Discover how Quilombo Ivaporunduva’s Community-Based Tourism Initiative flourished despite challenges Community-Based Tourism Initiatives (CBTIs) as Catalysts for Local Development In response to mass tourism challenges, sustainable tourism emerged, embodying essential pillars of sustainable development.
Blue Spark Event Design
AUGUST 25, 2023
Floor plans for any event, meeting, or conference are an important communication tool. From food and beverage to décor placement, to fire marshal standards for seating, and more, knowing where to place the elements and communicating effectively while designing a floor plan is key. Here are the top four ways to improve your floor plans Ask the Venue or Hotel for Floor Plans that are to Scale Do a Site Visit to Confirm any Floor Plan Changes Measure it Yourself Be Aware of Safety and Fire Preventi
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 25, 2023
Marc Ghafoorin of Heritage Exposition Services has found a way to train ChatGPT to gives responses that make sense for specific projects he is working on. (Sergio Membrillas illustration) When he first started experimenting with ChatGPT, Marc Ghafoori, senior vice president of brand strategy for Heritage Exposition Services, found he was getting poor-quality responses.He then began creating chats for specific topics, starting off, he told Convene , with this prompt each time: “’I’m going to prov
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