Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

He could have been talking about meeting planners’ determination during 2.5 Planners who are also lovers of the Jurassic franchise will want to see the newest installation, Jurassic World: Dominion, then consider planning a dino-centric meeting at these paleontology-focused venues around the country. of dino-friendly space.

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Traveler's Q

JUNE 23, 2022

The pandemic brought on a tumultuous time for the expo and trade show industry. Now that corporate travel has mostly resumed, event planners are working to make expos and trade shows better than ever. In this article, we will tell you about the current industry trends for expos and trade shows post-pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Probably the biggest challenge we hear from planners and organizations is how to engage their audience, how to get the attendees to show up, says Krista Cameron, vice president of industry relations for Encore’s Canadian market. Guest line up for it. They love it,” Cameron says. “So

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2021

The biggest fail when it comes to online trade shows with exhibitors is not involving them in the design process.” They blame the planner.” “How many planners and event technology companies have heard an exhibitor say in the last year: ‘Can I just get the list of all the attendees?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Will brought up the fact that Rachel Wimberly wrote an article for Trade Show News Network, titled ‘ Please Stop Asking if Attendance ‘Was Down’ at Shows Running Right Now ‘ He was curious to learn what his co-hosts had to say about that. . What About Trade Shows & Exhibitors?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

With a backdrop of rising costs, exhibitors are making choices that can negatively affect the show organizers revenue and the stability of the exhibitions and events industry. Trade shows remain a unique marketing channel, offering access to valuable data, relationship-building opportunities, and measurable ROI.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 19, 2021

Planners and exhibitors connect during the PCMA’s Greater Philadelphia chapter’s “Trunk and Meet” Tailgate Trade Show, held in a parking lot in June. Planners meet with a vendor across from the Camelback Mountain Resort taco truck. All photos by Mario Oliveto Photography).

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Endless Events

JUNE 28, 2019

These versatile 3D panels can be used for anything from backdrops at staged events, to statement pieces at art shows or to draw razor sharp interest from crowds at a cutting-edge trade show booth. With front lighting or up lighting, we think Loop works best for conferences and trade shows. Arcade FASTwall.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

For suppliers looking to expand their business and stand out in a competitive landscape, one of the most lucrative opportunities involves connecting with meeting and event planners. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners? Define Your Unique Value Proposition Event planners are inundated with choices.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2018

While travel might be exciting, event planners know that it can be tough at times. Wipe the Rust off Those Trade Show Tools. This guide goes back to the trade show basics that every event prof needs to be aware of. Thankfully, there are ways to ease the burden of travel. And we’re also here to help!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Meeting planners will be able to track which PDFs were downloaded and how many times.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. More : Planning a Great Citywide is Easier Than You Think. More : Planning a Great Citywide is Easier Than You Think.

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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. Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Sh*t Event Planners Say – #EventIcons Episode 26. t Event Planners Say, Part II – #EventIcons Episode 77. It’s back!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry. They learn how to become better planners and how they can become better partners with Marriott.” What can they see, and taste and feel?” asks Pfeffer, as he explains what Meet with Momentum helps attendees discover. “We

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. Organizers would expect that all of this translates into more opportunities for revenue. But the reality is that 80% of virtual attendance is free.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

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. As the technology sector within the industry grows, many planners are leaving traditional event planning for event technology jobs.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

“But I think as we’re moving forward, we’re seeing 3D trade show platforms where you can have a virtual version of your stand and things like that. Which is getting slightly closer to what we’re used to in terms of a physical trade show. We can do that.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. After all, everyone differs in how they process information and communicate with others, especially in the high-stimulus atmosphere found at conferences and trade shows.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

Thousands of event professionals and leading third-party planners already rely on Reposite for their vendor sourcing needs and now they will be part of Cvent’s supplier discovery and coordination engine that sources more than $16 billion in 2023.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Andrea Stokes, practice lead for hospitality at JD Power , told Smart Meetings that according to data “81% of business travelers expect to travel at least once in the next 6 months to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows, which is good news for the meetings and events industry. These results are on par with our Q1 survey.)”.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 22, 2019

and Ian Framson of Trade Show Internet are going to answer all your burning questions and share their best tips on how to make sure you have the best Wi-Fi possible at your next event. Ian Framson of Trade Show Internet ( @TSInternet ). They know planning your event wi-fi can seem daunting and stressful.

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Skift Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skift Take: Independent planners are looking beyond their industry associations for the resources and connections they need to build their small businesses. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Planning an event never ceases to be a challenge, so much so that there are already multiple conferences dedicated to event planners! June marks the launch of IBTM America and MPI World Education Congress, while October heralds the one-day Event Planner Expo and the famed IMEX America. Planning an event never ceases to be a challenge.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2018

Trade Shows Are Looking Forward to a Tempered Boom. According to the year’s Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index Report, the number of people attending trade shows is increasing, particularly in the B2B sector. Overall, the industry grew by 2%. Events for Higher Education: Time to Step Up. The best solution?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Planners in the United States expect all types of meetings to grow in attendance in 2019, noting an anticipated 1.24 percent) is expected for conferences, trade shows, senior leadership meetings and board meetings. With activity and investment growing, planners will need to rise to meet two key challenges,” he prophesies.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. No wonder it is one of the most important virtual event platform features for many event planners! Gamification should help planners achieve their event goals. Why Event Gamification? And the same holds for events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the festival’s planners worked endless hours to put on the major event, news began to circulate that the U.S. Read More: 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today Meeting Planners Plan Ahead Lisa Miller, VP of Event and Trade Show Production at Hargrove Hargrove made up the event production team for this year’s WCF.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? Will says that it seems as if event planners haven’t learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic. ” Planning Events In 2022: Event Planners Lack Resources. Why won’t event planners adopt a more modern, post-pandemic, approach to events?

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Endless Events

JULY 20, 2018

First, know what the top stressors for planners are. The Top Stressors of a Meeting Planner. So many things run around a meeting planner’s mind but there are only a few big things that really drive us nuts. Trade show success largely hinges on the efficiency of the team behind it. But that’s just the first phase.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events. In a sense, all events are experiential.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

When meeting planners stay with us, they experience firsthand how seamlessly an event can take place in a good environment. This added extra comfort and convenience during the busy trade show. When work is done, guests can have a drink on the terrace, watching the planes and the city lights.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

New this year is a verticalized approach to content, with sessions designed around interests such as pharma/life sciences and third-party planners. Check out the largest trade show with over 300 exhibitors. Browse the trade show floor all day for demos and deals. Check out the complete Cvent Connect Agenda.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

This week, we have a few tips for making your trade show booth stand out and managing your social media better. Trade Show Tips for the New Year. Going on a trade show this 2018? We all want our audiences to feel special when they come to our events. You’d better come prepared.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

Spice It Up: Unique & Exciting Virtual Trade Show Ideas. ? Speaking of virtual trade shows. And if our purpose in life as event planners is to promote human connection and foster powerful bonds, we can’t forget about the importance of storytelling. Latest shows and podcasts. 8-minute video).

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

The show took over 632,000 sq. Planning two mega-shows back-to-back during a pandemic was a learning experience. We asked pioneering meeting planner Jackie James, World of Concrete group director, for tips from her boots-on-the-ground experience. Our audience needed the show; the industry wanted to meet,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The first such collaboration occurred almost two years ago—as a trade show that wrapped up just weeks before the country shut down. Now that groups are climbing out of their Zoom boxes, meeting planners are no longer just siting a physical box to house their attendees.

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