The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center are located under one roof, so guests have added convenience for both their stay and events. Top choice for large events in Europe The location of both hotels is highly strategic, because it offers easy accessibility for international events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? You have been tasked with producing a new event—or breathing new life into one that has been on rinse and repeat too long. What questions should you ask during sourcing to avoid surprises post-event?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way. We just want people to know who we are.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

How planners can safeguard their attendees against hotel room breaches In 2022, at a private event in Las Vegas during “hacker summer camp,” as the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences have come to be known, a group of researchers found a flaw that could put millions of hotel rooms around the world at risk of being breached.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

Let’s talk about one of the most dreaded subjects in the events industry: the hybrid event budget. As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. When it comes to hybrid event budgets, let the audience and event goals be your guide.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

People used Zoom to host virtual events as well as catch up with their loved ones. Even though there are now more than 100 event platforms on the market, many event planners still choose Zoom in its limited form for their virtual experiences. Zoom also poses a challenge for event video storage. Let’s explore!

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the past two years, we’ve covered nearly every aspect of planning virtual events and keeping virtual audiences entertained from the safety of their homes. Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Event planners need to know what’s on the radar for 2023, but don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Endless Events’ 2023 Event Industry Trends Guide includes insights based on our years of experience in events and our team’s proprietary research into event trends. 2023 Event Trends Sneak Peek: What’s Inside?

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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? The result?

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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. Event planning is an umbrella term.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner. Look to Events Industry Council (EIC), a leader in event professional continuing education. So, what’s next? What is the SEPC?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

We’ve said time and time again that the events industry is changed forever. The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! No two events are the same.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

While projections on the possibility of a strike vary, meeting planners who often rely well in advance on materials shipped via UPS to meeting sites should plan ahead, says Smart Meetings Event Director Michele Gardner-Kelley. Restock for onsite offices: Order new items for onsite offices through Amazon and ship directly to the venue.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

The shuttle back and forth to off-site venues is also very important. But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. There is a labor shortage in the live events industry. Why do people come to your 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 ! What Is Event Gamification?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fifty-nine percent of event planners say environmental responsibility impacts their event plans. Here are ten ways to make your next event sustainable without sacrificing the attendee experience. Your sustainable events pledge needs to be super obvious. Events have a pretty big environmental footprint.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 22, 2022

Will and Brandt are excited to see just how revolutionary AR will be for events. In today’s episode, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger discuss AR for Events. Together, they explore how AR for events can reshape how people interact with each other and their venues. That was one of the first real events uses I saw.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Your brand went through the time and expense to set up a unique event platform; Whether it’s a web-based platform or an app, you have tons of fun features, tools, and resources in the platform for your attendees. But when it’s time to host your event, attendees aren’t using the platform. Improve Your Event App’s Performance.

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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. to using Fortnite as a venue.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Creating experiences, setting the stage for networking opportunities, and fostering connections among colleagues and association members are what the meetings and events world is all about. Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract Cheryl M. In short, think big. Time to Adopt a Barrister Pricing Model?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

After a nearly two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the events industry returned in all its glory this year. A war in Ukraine , an inflation surge, and supply chain issues will impact event budgets in 2023. . The Annual ICE Report estimates that event-related costs will increase by 83%. The Return of Large-Scale In-Person Events.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The events industry is waking up to the importance of event data for reaching event marketing goals and proving ROI. A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. Attendee tracking starts at event registration.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As an event planner, you know virtual and in-person events require a completely different setup. But before you get too entrenched in booking speakers or drawing up venue contracts, it’s best to think about how you’ll get results from an in-person event. And how can you get more mileage out of this in-person event?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This week’s Event Tech Podcast episode is a little bit different. Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. Introducing Event Technology Trends 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

In June, organizations across America were excited about the return of in-person events, and the enticing potential of hybrid events. Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. Virtual Events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. There are certain minimum things that they would expect or not expect to see at an event.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

No one really knows what events will look like in a post Covid-19 world and it’s difficult to see how things will pan out over the coming year. The most recent seasons have taught us that venues with the ability to quickly adapt to their environment and their experiential offerings were the most resilient in a time of peak uncertainty.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Endless Events has recently celebrated its 15th birthday and we’ve decided to mark the occasion by hosting a very special #EventIcons episode in which our listeners could ask us any questions they want about Endless’ past, present, and future. From DJ To Event Management Company.

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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! 29 to Oct 1. 29 to Oct 1.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The recent death of a participant at an event due to a food allergy led a number of event organizers to comment about event planners taking attendees health concerns seriously. 5 at an event hosted by retailer and frequent Disney collaborator BoxLunch in Los Angeles. Immediate action can save lives.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Training programs are upping the event planning standard. In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. EST and will cover the intricacies of the contracting phase to managing a live event.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. This event brought together both destinations to showcase to event planners the extensive possibilities for organising sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. There are certain minimum things that they would expect or not expect to see at an event.

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ADMEI

MARCH 13, 2024

Designing Events with Empathy 13 March 2024 In the world of event planning, there's a growing awareness of the importance of empathy in crafting unforgettable experiences for attendees. This is a valuable skill, and it’s well worth developing for event planners. Why Does Empathy Matter in Event Planning?

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

We saw it with the emergence of virtual event platforms that offered everything from AI matchmaking to virtual booths. There was always a lot of talk about VR and how it could be harnessed to improve live events. Remote work isn’t a brand new concept – the Endless Events team has been doing it for years! Remote Work.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. There are certain minimum things that they would expect or not expect to see at an event.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. There are certain minimum things that they would expect or not expect to see at an event.

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