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GameStop – #EventIcons Episode 153

Endless Events

For those not familiar, GameStop is a worldwide retailer and the largest selling retailer in the video game industry. What are ways you ensure your sponsors are treated like partners? They also own ThinkGeek. This is a truly inspiring episode you do not want to miss. Connect Marketplace. Event Manager Blog. Adobe Photoshop.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

Smart Meetings

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. Meanwhile, Amazon has opted out entirely.

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Meet at the Movies

Smart Meetings

With ample free covered parking and outside retail, restaurants and entertainment within walking distance, the Galaxy Theatres Grandscape location is a great place to spend time with team building with colleagues or reenergizing alone between or after meetings. SM How closely do you work with planners in crafting the experience?

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Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

Smart Meetings

I definitely expected our members and sponsors to be more excited to participate at the first show back post-Covid. Before this rebranded show, WSWA didn’t have much education, rather, the event had daily general sessions and 30-minute programming sessions specific to its three industry tiers: supplier, wholesaler and retailer.

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The Inside Scoop on Outdoor Meetings

Smart Meetings

Sponsored by Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau. Victoria Gardens Victoria Gardens is an open-air shopping mall in Rancho Cucamonga, California with more than 150 retail stores and restaurants. The oval track designed mall is single story with several restaurants and entertainment options.

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Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim

Smart Meetings

What sponsors would step up? “We At the end of last year, National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) was facing a tough decision. For an event that traditionally brought 115,000 people, how many would come on the heels of a Covid wave? How to estimate the number of square feet that would be needed?

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Long Beach Is Solving One of the Event Industry’s Biggest Challenges

Convene by PCMA

Disclaimer: I stayed at the five-star hotel during a hosted media fam trip sponsored by Visit Long Beach.) Still, they can see that all the guests who book rooms and attend meetings at the convention center next door will play an essential role in the citys continued success.

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