Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Money also is essential to getting an event off the ground and is the bones of an event planner’s budget. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic. The post Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

How increase engagement without increasing costs One of the biggest challenges facing planners today is how to grow engagement among attendees all while keeping the stellar experience within a budget. However, at the Design Collective , Pasha focuses on experiential design. To watch the full webinar, click here.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hosts Global Forum convened in Athens to celebrate ferocious creativity Destination Management Companies (DMCs) embody a wealth of resources for planners, helping with access for everything from transportation and entertainment to decor and gifting. They are strategic partners who can help build a program based on client goals and budgets.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How Transformational Event Design Engages All the Sen ses Ed Libby, Creative Director at Nemacolin Celebrity Event Designer Ed Libby got his start as a delivery driver at a flower shop. At the time, he was attending art school, studying Flemish painting and set design. From there, his career took off at speed.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

There are plenty of individuals and companies in your area that know the lay of the land and can plan a great event. So how can you show potential clients that your events are a cut above the rest? One powerful way is with top-tier event planner website design.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2018

Sh*t event planners say part three is in full force! They will be discussing as you probably guessed all the sh*t event planners say. The iconic panel will cover everything from corporate events, ageism and booking talent! t Event Planners Say, Part II – #EventIcons Episode 77. It’s back!

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

INBOUND 2019 serves as an amazing example of an event layout done right. Safe Event Layouts In 2021. But in this new era of safe event layouts, old rules might not apply anymore. Our Chief Einstein, Will Curran, recently gave event planners some really sound advice at his talk at Untethered 2021.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 24, 2017

Being an event planner is both a rewarding job and rated to be one of the most stressful in the world. So when it comes to securing a successful path through the events industry, you’re going to need a diverse set of skills to help you. Here are just six event planner skills you will need for career success.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether planning private celebrations, non-profit fundraisers, or corporate conferences, the goal of the event planner is to visualize their client’s idea and then bring that vision to life. But how do event planners accomplish this task? What does an event planner do, exactly? What is an event planner?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

There are many ways you can personalize your event but here are a few of our favorite ways. . In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. This is a win-win for both attendees and planners.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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Endless Events

JULY 2, 2020

It’s time to talk about safety – and that means CDC guidelines for events. Because in a world where COVID-19 is still present, planners need to start getting up to date with the program. As the economy starts opening back up, the events industry has to keep up with the measures put in place to protect people.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

There are many ways you can personalize your event but here are a few of our favorite ways. . In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. This is a win-win for both attendees and planners.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Just like any other artistic expression, event planning is a process, defined by diligence, open-mindedness, patience, resourcefulness, collaboration, and of course, imagination and innovation. However, event planners have a lot on their plates: from creating event timelines to getting budget approvals.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

When it comes Fashion Event Design creativity is everything. We wanted to dive into this gargantuan fashion event from an event planner’s perspective. Watch the video below to see what we learned from this year’s city-wide fashion takeover, and keep reading for more ideas and event design inspiration. . . . .

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

On the last episode of #EventIcons, Erica Bishaf said , “A lot of organizations put about 60 – 80% of financial risk into one live event.” Often, event planners turn to metrics and attendee engagement as a measure of an event’s success. Feature #2 was design and branding. It was word of mouth.”.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

While we were cooped up inside our homes, waiting for the return to in-person events , many event technology companies got to work and came up with amazing software solutions that make the event registration process even more valuable to event planners. Event Registration Basics.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Afterwards I viewed the event spaces at the Congress Center Basel and continued on to the Design Miami show. Here are event design ideas inspired by my visit to Art Basel 2022. Create an inviting entrance with light design. Congress Center Basel foyer. Basel by night.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

And so, as we find ourselves navigating this new landscape, we are encouraged to reevaluate how we do business and plan events. If planners choose to evolve their event strategies the old way, they often struggle to allocate their budgets to cover all the new ground that’s been established since the virtual revolution.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In an inflatable meeting space on the edge of IMEX America's massive exhibit floor, James Morgan, a senior lecturer at England's University of Westminster, presented recent research that focuses on ways event planners can bring more creativity to sessions with educational objectives, and to those with entertainment objectives.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

From IMEX highlights to a captivating television show for meeting planners, we’ve rounded up the best of our 2021 videos for you to binge this week. Feels Good to Be Live Again | Mid America 2021 Event Recap. Grab your popcorn! The Adventures of James Caspian. James Caspian is a world traveler.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Today, Surmont, also holding an FASAE and CAE, is the vice president of event strategy and design at 360 Live Media. Becoming a CMP “I am from a generation of planners who fell into this work,” Surmont says. Being able to look at an event like a story helps me create a cohesive and meaningful experience,” she says. “I

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Meetings, conferences, trade shows and events are essential for a company’s improvement. Whatever the purpose of your company’s corporate event is, you must make sure that the event is on target and successful. because you can leave these tasks to the event planner.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For event planners, reality-shifting exhibitions are about experiencing a space, destination or concept, as the virtual exists as a thin film does, covering, challenging and contesting reality. Planners Step into Another Space. VR was a key in the hand of Ford’s event planners. And what about the expense?

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Social Tables

MAY 7, 2019

If you searched for the top wedding planners in your city, you’ve come to the right place. Featuring dozens of excellent wedding planners across the United States, you’re sure to find the people you need to pull off this extra special event. Best wedding planners in the northeast New York City Wedding Planners 1.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Of meeting planners, 68.3 percent are Asian; no reporting or statistics are available on the number of meeting planners with disabilities. When you think about events you’ve planned or attended recently, does this ring true? When you think about events you’ve planned or attended recently, does this ring true?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

What do planners need to know before dedicating their time to creating such an environment? This insight is particularly relevant to event planners who produce events at the same venue year after year. Design can help create a sense of autonomy among your participants. Your environment affects you emotionally.

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Endless Events

JULY 7, 2022

The Event Brew squad is tackling a complex topic today; a topic most event planners have contemplated in the last two years. It’s time to talk about audience engagement on event platforms! ” Nick agrees: event technology companies are your partner and their product is a tool.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This growth brings both ample opportunities and new challenges as planners work to accommodate an influx of attendees while booking, planning and executing events. 78% agreeing that attendance at these events is important for their industry. People are concerned about the carbon impact of the events they plan and attend.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

In addition, MPI conducts a 12-hour online-education marathon featuring three 15-minute sessions per hour; these cover a wide range of job issues for planners as well as career advancement and physical and mental wellness. Tarnow’s final thought for planners: “There is no such thing as a self-made person.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! government may face a shutdown on Oct 1, the final day of the festival.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you opt for an in-person or hybrid event, you need the right venue to create a truly captivating experience. Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event?

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Phoenix is a great destination for corporate events because it has warm weather year-round, giving planners the option to move their events outdoors should there be a last-minute COVID-19 outbreak. On Jackson is a downtown Phoenix event venue that used to be a warehouse. Source: Desert Foothills Events. On Jackson.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. And as varied as the job description can be, how many planners in early 2020 would have included an understanding of indoor air quality?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

That’s a best practice of great leaders, and as it turns out, also a smart strategy for effective event design. As you work to leverage the power of events to propel change across your organization or community, here’s a bit more advice to consider: Always align to the organization’s greater goals.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Celebrating Excellence Winners of the PCMA Visionary Award were announced on Thursday, March 8 th and included: Jodi VanWoerkom, senior event manager, Association for Talent Development for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year; Tim Mathy, senior partner, SpeakInc. Read More: National Harbor Site Inspection.

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