Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Let’s learn more. It’s a cultural fit.” It’s ugly and scary.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Today’s events incorporate sensory-friendly areas, quiet zones, and multilingual support, ensuring that each attendee—from the neurodivergent individual to the person managing sensory sensitivities—experiences genuine care. This shift moves us from uniformity to personalization, from “everyone welcome” to “welcome exactly as you are.”

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2018

While travel might be exciting, event planners know that it can be tough at times. For one, you can offload some of the work to a destination management company. How to Ace Your Corporate Events. Corporate event management entails the creation of a meticulous and realistic plan.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

The events industry is exciting, ever-changing, and sociable. Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. Pursue A Degree In Relevant Fields.

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Endless Events

JULY 22, 2022

Like the software industry, the event management industry has tech stacks. An e vent tech stack consists of all the technology that helps an event run efficiently. Event planners often forget to consider whether their tools are suitable for the job and their budget leading to overspending and inefficient processes.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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. Event Budgets: Traditional, Category-Based Mindset. Event budgets come from various sources. Nothing more, nothing less!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Whether it’s picking out the right event management system or marketing partners for promotion, we face a dozen important decisions about our events each day. So with that in mind, we set out to give you a few tips for making the right choices for your events. Your Guide to Choosing the Best Event Management System.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Those who’ve read our guide to event trends in 2022 already know how which hybrid event models hold the most promise and the role of event technology moving forward.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. This blog post explores how event managers can track their attendees and the most significant benefits of attendee tracking. REAL-TIME INSIGHTS INTO EVENT TRAFFIC.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners. Our 22 event trends guide is based on our own extensive research and the knowledge of event professionals hosted on our podcasts. Both a novice planner as well as a seasoned veteran will undoubtedly find some value in this e-book. Why Hybrid.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. F&B / Catering.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Two years of managing a global pandemic positioned the event industry as ripe for disruption. In some cases, event planners are fixing the plane in mid-air, but three key themes have emerged to define how events will continue building upon their own success: management, engagement and growth.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Event Technology: A Worthy Investment. Since event marketing will cost more in 2023, event marketers must develop comprehensive event marketing strategies and prove the ROI of their events. Measuring event success is one of the biggest challenges event professionals face.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Lisa Delpy Neirotti: ‘The positive results include more far-reaching events with often larger audiences.’. The global pandemic forced event planners to think differently and to embrace technology to offer an engaging online experience. Lisa Delpy Neirotti. Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Ph.D., Crellin said.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2022

In today’s Whiteboard Wednesday , we tackle the question: What is an event chatbot? They help us manage our schedules, fulfill our requests, and instantly answer questions we might have about the weather, the news, – and events. In this 12-minute video, Brandt Krueger goes over the event chatbot basics.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Thanks to an absolute boom of event technology solutions , event planners can now craft data-based event strategies and measure their event success better than ever before. Event KPIs (key performance indicators) therefore directly drive event ROI and inform how successful was the event.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Event gamification has revolutionized the way we plan events and measure their success. It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms ! Why Event Gamification?

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As listeners of the Event Tech Podcast already know, choosing the right event platform is one of the most important decisions event planners can make for their long-term event strategy. Last week, the Endless Events team published the list of the 22 best event platforms to use in 2022.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. In today’s episode of the Event Tech podcast , Will and Brandt tackle cybersecurity, driven by the recent and controversial data breach at LastPass and a listener question.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for?

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The year-round community model offers a new way to view events. Perhaps one of the biggest perks this paradigm shift brings along is continuous audience engagement – one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners. And the events industry has now finally caught up with it.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Instead, event marketers should explore the middle ground between such categories, blurring the lines between the face-to-face and digital world. Since the pandemic, many planners have started playing with using pre-recorded sessions rather than live and offering event content on-demand. What Are Asynchronous Hybrid Events?

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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! Will Curran of Endless Events ( @itswillcurran ). It’s back!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. GDP University. 25 at 11 a.m.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

The 15-year special was hosted by no other than the CEO and Founder of Endless Events, Will Curran. Three members of the Endless team have also kept him company: Keaton Watson, Director of Sales and Operations, Karmen Jericevic, Sales Development Manager, and Sonja Hayden, the Director of Content. From DJ To Event Management Company.

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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? Management.

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Endless Events

MAY 26, 2022

While the metaverse is not a fully-fledged event trend just yet, there is no denying that metaverse events will become increasingly more popular in the years to come. It’s not that event planners need to learn how to plan events in the metaverse or else risk staying behind. “Web 3.0 Take web 2.0

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Endless Events

APRIL 4, 2022

The Event Tech Podcast hosts believe that event technology is an amazing foundation for events. Today, they discuss yet another amazing event technology solution: data-based matchmaking services. Helena elaborates on how she ended up in the event technology space. Who’s meeting with who?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2023

Event management software can potentially make an event planner’s job more efficient. But when the right software doesn’t exist, planners are left to fend for themselves, often lacking solutions. In July, we discussed this exact issue in the episode, Why is there no good event software? Joi’s Budgeting Tool.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2022

Hubilo is the leading global virtual and hybrid event technology company. Before they tackle the topic of the dos and don’ts of 2021, Karmen asks her guest to give the audience some insight into how he got into the events industry and how Hubilo started. When you think about a particular event, strategize through research.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 5, 2023

The three individuals zeroed in on how event technology could make or break events in this hypothetical scenario. Gungadin agreed, noting that the industry is in a “much better position” with managing work remotely due to the pandemic. There was this massive experimentation that went on like, what was a virtual event?

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

Event sponsors are often crucial contributors to event budgets and therefore highly affect the overall attendee experience and the overall success of the event. However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. It might take more time, but it will pay off.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, event technology continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’ve already seen how transforming the way event planners and venues create, manage, and host gatherings has drastically changed the landscape in the past few years. Vendor Marketplace.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Operated by Magdaleena Nikolov, former general manager of spa, wellness and retail at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, and Patricija Miklusiene, spa, beauty and wellness consultant and coach, the experience includes a leg and shoulder massage, and scented, purified oxygen that induces a sense of calm. Break Free. Project Spark.

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Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Events have evolved significantly over the years, and technology has been at the forefront. Event technology has become an essential aspect of planning and executing successful events. With such a diverse range of options, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or confused about which event tech solutions to choose.

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