Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. With online events especially, attendees can get distracted by looking at their phones or trying to multitask during presentations.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to another episode of #EventIcons, and this time around we’re talking 2020 event tech trends! In recent past episodes, we covered several 202o trends in the industry, including marketing and design. In recent past episodes, we covered several 202o trends in the industry, including marketing and design.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? Let’s take a look at these trends and how you can ride their waves successfully. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Metrics has always been a top placer among the yearly event trends.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Cisco predicts that over 82% of consumer online traffic will be in video form in 2022. The pandemic has continued to leave users skeptical of online platforms and flashy ads, so brands have had to get creative. Another interesting video trend is watching with no sound. Like what you see?

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Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

Sustainable events are one of our top choices for 2018 Event Trends.The sustainable event trend is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping so it’s time to get on board! We are going over a variety of ideas that you can implement to go green and jump on the sustainable event trend. Other ideas will take time but are so worth it! .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

McKinsey & Company has found the biggest trends in hiring for the hospitality industry and developed a method for choosing the best employees. Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Dream Yacht Worldwide Shares Trends, 2025 Predictions Dream Yacht Worldwide (DYW) says its research reveals that early bookings, short-haul vacations and destinations beyond the Caribbean are among the top travel and sailing trends of 2024. The post Smart Travel: Latest Sailing Trends, New Data Reveals Best U.S.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2022

Events – be they virtual, hybrid, or in-person – are an integral step in building your online community. And what better way to get some ideas going than by looking at some amazing online community examples with great events? Girls in Marketing is an online community example, dedicated to e-learning for women in marketing.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 20, 2022

To successfully recreate the in-person experience online, planners need to consider the following challenges. How to create serendipity and exciting spontaneity of in-person event experiences online? Make Your Online Audience Feel Seen. Make Online Networking as Easy as Possible. Small breakout sessions.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2024

The new guidelines require all dogs to: Appear healthy upon arrival Be at least six months of age Be microchipped Be accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form online submission receipt Additional considerations are the dog’s location over the previous six months and the country where vaccinations were administered.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 24, 2022

Last week, the Event Tech Podcast hosted Kyle Kocinski as a guest of honor and went over event technology trends and predictions for 2022. Today, the dynamic tech duo picks up where they left off last week, focusing on one 2022 event trend in particular: mergers and acquisitions in the event technology world. What about this year?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2024

Travel management companies (TMCs) and online booking tools are perfectly positioned to modernize business travel by creating the seamless experiences that employees crave and companies need. The post Corporate Travel That Works: New Trends appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

During the early COVID years, online meetings became the norm, while in-person gatherings dropped dramatically. Smaller online meetings revealed that broadcast-style webinars were often disengaging, while interactive online meetings helped attendees make peer connections and stay engaged.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Online Courses, Blogs, & Other Free Content. The internet is teeming with online courses and on-demand content from and for event professionals. Then, there are also e-books, whitepapers, and event industry blogs or podcasts that keep everybody on top of the most important event trends. . But how do you get started?

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2021

” Reading TechCrunch’s article about Sriram Krishnam joining the Andreessen Horowitz’s board, Will observes another trend in the world of investments in event platforms. You’d invest in the infrastructure that’s getting people online.” It’s not going to be the incumbent online platforms.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together.

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Endless Events

MARCH 1, 2021

As proper tech nerds, our hosts Will and Brandt always check out what the year’s biggest innovations and trends are. Apple did more events than they normally do over the course of the year, which online gives you the ability to do. Next up, Brandt talks about the rising trend of decoupling.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

The settlement did not require online travel portals such as Expedia to change the way it displays rates. A Transparency Trend? I would not be surprised if other suppliers and online travel agencies will follow suit, just to level the playing field,” he said. Conneighton said the display change does not include group rates.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Paid media refers to marketing content you purchase, such as online ads. Buy a few online ads to cover all your bases and you’ll be more likely to attract a large number of guests. Ensure you make the right initial impression by including useful information, optimizing the visual design and keeping user trends in mind.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 20, 2024

Our digital experts specialize in hospitality and tourism, and we’ve identified and translated these trends into actionable strategies for our clients. With strategic digital marketing, we can turn these unexpected trends into a competitive advantage. Travelers are now looking for destinations that can double as temporary offices.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The recently published “The Future 100: 2024” report identifies 100 trends across industries — from culture to technology to travel and hospitality — that will shape the way people live and work this year and beyond. Some of their so-called trends seem so … out there.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 1, 2019

More than four billion people are online and more than three billion people are active on several social media platforms. Here are the internet and social media trends planners need to know for 2019. Post-crisis is also an important time to be active online. Risk Management. That’s a mistake,” Burns says. Hashtagging.

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Endless Events

MAY 29, 2020

Trends… But Make It Virtual: 2020 Virtual Event Trends. ? Want to dive deeper into these trends? Will is hosting a webinar LIVE this Friday all about the virtual event trends of 2020. We’ve got some virtual event trends coming at ya! (16-minute 2020 Event Tech Trends That Will Shape The Year.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

The second part of Events Reimagined by Hubilo focused on presenting key virtual and hybrid event trends that we’ll see more of going forward and shared advice on how best to adapt. . Drag Taste’s ‘Sangria and Secrets’ is considered the world’s number one online experience. And now, we have created six online experiences.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Make sure that you’re up to date on this year’s Virtual Event Trends. Virtual concert series like these might be a common trend that we see more often, especially as artists delay, postpone, and reschedule their tours. How It’s Done: Tomorrowland 2020: The Virtual Event of The Year?

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All Conference Alert

JANUARY 22, 2025

Lets dive into the top trending conference topics and why theyre so important in 2025. Thats what makes Health and Medicine one of the trending conference topics for 2025. Youll also get to witness how the justice system works in various regions and how they are working to make rules that keep people safe online.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2021

And most importantly for this podcast, he is the founder and CEO of Shindig , a virtual conference, event, and meeting platform that has mastered the art of online engagement. There are going to be companies who’ll say that the pandemic taught them what is possible online. We can achieve miracles online!

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

Beyond the data they provide, it’s also important to provide data security during the event itself when they access their accounts online. Online booking platforms have become important tools for helping professionals find ideal meeting rooms for their audience. Online security is an important aspect of events.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Curt Wagner, digital editor Trust Takes Center Stage I’ve been torn between writing about two trends — the ongoing story about how generative AI is transforming events and the increasingly critical role that trust will play in the future. The trend I’m keeping my eye on in 2024 is social media. The irony of this is not lost on me.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After the event, they put all their content online on demand. But based on the most recent marketing and event trends , we can categorize them into three broad types: Singular annual event strategy. But in 2020, the pandemic forced us to take our events online. . Hubspot achieves all of the bullet points above.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This young, charismatic, and knowledgeable young man knows all about AV, staging, and the current trends in the events industry. “It’s about how that affects the 5,000 people that are watching online when it comes to their hybrid event. ” Future Trends In Hybrid & Virtual Events.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2021

#EventIcons podcast is all about talking to the cream of the events industry and getting to know what they do, how they do it, and what the current event trends are. “We try to provide some sort of fun through the online as we did at in-person events.” Meet Kristin Horstman, the senior director at Salesforce!

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Quick question: What’s one of the best ways to stay on top of industry trends and ideas? So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . In this case, it’s the GatherGeeks podcast.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

IACC’s Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report Shows Rising Desire for Meaningful Experiences Meeting professionals are increasingly turning to unique venues to help design meaningful experiences, according to the 7th annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report released in June.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This free online program is designed for all kinds of task management. Event planners can use the app to register guests, follow trends and attendance, and track and scale event progress. When used on the same event for multiple years, Cvent can track trends and changes in the data. Image via Cvent. Eventbrite.

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Endless Events

MAY 16, 2022

The instructor is calling out in-person and online participants, giving shoutouts. Building A Powerful Online Community. It is precisely the diversity of content and inclusion that makes Peloton such a great example of an online community. The two audiences do not have the same experience, but they have an equal footing.

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