Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By doing that, we can solidify the role of events in business regardless of the economic climate. We felt it in the surge of events flooding back in 2022. We’re inspired by social organizations rallying communities through events that spread messages for a better future. Get to know your audience on a deeper level.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The ways in which health and wellness fit into the events industry continue to evolve. How can planners help their attendees to feel a sense of genuine belonging through their event design? Whats the business case for having consistent wellness programming in events? to prioritizing the day-to-day well-being of people.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What planner doesn’t want a perfect event? However, here at Endless, we want nothing more to help you put together the best events you possibly can. So today, we’re breaking down the three elements that lead to a perfect event outcome. Press play and join us on this amazing journey towards the perfect event outcome!

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 17, 2019

There is a core truth that we may sometimes forget: people come to your events for their own reasons, not yours. Even if you have the latest and greatest bells and whistles, your event won’t reach its full potential if it fails to focus on the value to the individual and their “why.” Networking.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Given the free time the WSWA team had, the association chose 2023 as the year to introduce a rebrand and additional changes to its event. To realize their vision, they partnered with Design Studio by Maritz. The post Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said. Defining Risk.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

We’re now firmly on the road to Mandalay Bay and can’t wait to welcome back the business event community to IMEX America,” said Carina Bauer , CEO of IMEX Group, when we talked in mid-August. Early on, Bauer’s team decided the event would not be virtual or hybrid. See also : Tips for Streamlining Vaccine Verification at Your Event. “As

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

If you’re new to AI for events, we’ve got you covered. Human effort is still very much a part of the event planning process. In fact, AI is one of the fastest-growing technologies event planners trust to plan, promote, and analyze their events. Simplify Event Planning Events have a lot of moving parts.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., had earned their SEPC.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post. Is Bigger Better?

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tim Simpson and Liz Smith, both from Maritz Global Events, speak during their Convening Leaders 2022 session, “Transforming Event Experiences: How to Deliver Meaningful Human-to-Human Moments.”. Simpson hasn’t yet arrived at a standard definition of what human-to-human design means for the events industry, he said.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2019

This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. It goes without saying, a hammer is not the solution to all of our challenges designing great events. But the question is, what are the right tools to address the typical mistakes made when designing experiences? ET/ 11 a.m.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 6, 2022

Megan Finnell, CMP, director, meetings & conferences, MGMA, and Tim Simpson, brand & engagement chief strategist for Maritz Global Events’ Design Studio, speak to EduCon attendees Monday during their session. But after spending $120,000 on a party, the event’s networking scores went down again, she said.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

At the Thursday lunch, attendees were treated to a taste of the festivities that await next year when the annual event moves to the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, June 12-15, 2023, as a culmination of conversations that have been going on at the highest levels of MPI and the Mexican government since 2011. Forward Looking.

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Maritz Global Events

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Long live the revolutionary vision of event spatial design. Experience design isn’t merely what your event content is about or how people consume it; it’s now a matter of layout, interior design, and finding the perfect mix of practicality and fashion. Event Spatial Design Shaping the Future.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 28, 2021

26 honored some of the business events industry’s stars at the Visionary Awards ceremony, held at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. Business Event Strategist of the Year: Bob Bejan , CVP: Global Events, Studios and Marketing Community at Microsoft. Visionary Awards winners and finalists celebrate on stage Aug.

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Maritz Global Events

JULY 3, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered who plans the events for an event management company, look no further. Let us introduce you to Dan Potter, Senior Strategic Events Manager at Maritz Global Events. Director Strategic Events. The Days (and Nights) of a Strategic Events Manager. Challenges and Rewards.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It only takes a few minutes of perusing news headlines to grasp how important event security is in this day and age. Safety and security is one of the biggest issues we have in our business currently and people are talking about it continually,” said Ben Goedegebuure, Vice President, Global General Manager of Maritz Global Events.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Lesson 2: Managing an Institutional Events Program Rachel Andrews, head of global events for Cvent, presented planners with the framework of her organization’s 30-person events division that coordinates more than 700 large, mid-sized, and small in-person and online meetings each year. Everyone has help along the way.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Skift Meetings (formerly EventMB) Formerly known as EventMB, Skift Meetings was founded in 2007 as one of the first blogs for event professionals. Ready to dive straight in?

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Maritz Global Events

OCTOBER 20, 2020

There’s no denying the Covid-19 pandemic has changed people and events. But once these events begin again, event planners will need to meet the need guests have to reconnect with one another in this new world. The pause of face-to-face has created a void in human connection, and as social creatures, we crave connection.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 25, 2019

A recent event experience revealed a bit more about how magic happens. A Magical Event Experience. I recently participated in an event that was amazing. It was my fourth time attending this annual event and it was by far, the best. In fact, this event was simply held in our corporate offices in Fenton, Missouri.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Meeting and event professionals gained a ton of insights in 2019. We countdown the favorites over the past year and how they can help your event move forward. From examining different options to spatial design, from social media to the over-50 crowd, there was a lot of accessible content that event professionals found helpful.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 20, 2019

Tribalization (aka “Take Me to My Peeps”) has ruled supreme at many events. For starters, we’re leaning into experiences that many of our event guests indulge in daily – in the workplace, at home, and at gatherings with family and friends. Janet shared that people attend events to…. Networking. Business Leads. (PS:

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Maritz Global Events

APRIL 9, 2019

You’ve no doubt heard many stories about the power of experience design and how it can change the trajectory of events. Taylor’s story doesn’t begin like most event or meeting professionals. Taylor—along with Hubtag—had made a name for himself in the esports and live events market. Meet Taylor Ward.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In this edition of The VIP Lounge podcast, we’re thrilled to showcase an interview with David Peckinpaugh, President of Maritz Global Events. Our chat with David starts with a closer look at his career journey, as he shares more about what he enjoys about the events industry. Then it’s on to Experience Design.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. A lot goes into crafting the ultimate event experience. Putting a successful event together means a lot of moving parts. There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Event Planner Challenges.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 15, 2020

The 8-Phases of a Successful Event is an outstanding blueprint for mapping out steps (large & small) you can take to improve event experiences across their entire event journey – before, during, and after the live event. This stage follows the taxing ARRIVING phase, where guests travel to your event destination.

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PRA

APRIL 22, 2022

PRA, a leader in the Business Events Industry, is pleased to announce on this Earth Day that the company has signed the “Net Zero Carbon Event” pledge, a joint commitment across the global events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord.

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MPI

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Global events consultant Carlos Oliveira shares genuine and keen insights on design thinking in advance of his Oct. 10 session at IMEX America, “Reimagine events: Design sprint for positive change.”

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 16, 2019

The term “experience design” is thrown around a lot in the meetings and events industry. But does everyone who uses it truly understand how to apply the concept to their events? But that doesn’t mean overhauling your entire event. . But the implementation of experience design should be purposeful and intentional.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 28, 2020

Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. For many associations, events are key strategies for member outreach and growth. To increase event attendance, yearly conferences must consistently achieve their goals for growth and evolution. Good design. Willingness to change.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 1, 2023

The 957-room Pullman Paris Montparnasse, host of Accor’s 2023 Global Meeting Exchange, is the new flagship property of the revamped Pullman brand, which represents Accor’s increased focus on meetings hotels. This year was the first that Accor chose to host the annual event in its hometown of Paris.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge. Consider Space Design.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 5, 2019

To win the hearts, minds, and loyal attendance for your event crowd, event professionals will need to set aside the predictable “Rinse & Repeat” playbook and serve attendees a few new experiences they won’t expect. Did you notice that this is a conversation where you—the event organizer—aren’t as visible?

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 15, 2024

What do you do when some of your event attendees want to book more than one room in the event hotel block to give their family and even extended family a vacation? Annamarie Luccarelli , CMP, senior event manager at BroadcastMed, asked the PCMA Catalyst Community. “A Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 28, 2021

As we continue our work through our Planwell Meetwell® strategy, the next video in this series features our market and product innovation leader, Amy Kramer and Greg Bogue, enterprise VP, Design Studio with an overview of our existing event design model —the 8 Phases of a Successful Event™— and how it's impacting the future of meetings.

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