Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The first six months of 2022 were a busy time for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s convention bureau, as the two destinations collaborated to procure 99 event bookings over the coming years. The post Dubai Made Huge Event Wins in First Half of 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart and Sam’s Club associates met in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the 2022 Associates Week, June 1-3. During a merchandising keynote, parachutes fell upon the audience, each carrying a sampling of items for associates to enjoy. Walmart U.S. Associates Meeting.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

After a promising but brief return to in-person-only events in the spring, the Delta and Omicron variants forced many event organizers to renavigate a hybrid event landscape to engage both digital and physical audiences. Even as their hybrid events remain a work in progress, many organizers now see their long-tail potential.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The 2022 Annual Meeting & Exposition agenda covered the current disruptions of sustainability; diversity, equity and inclusion; and workforce challenges with an eye toward finding new solutions using new association business models. “Our First, I had to get the organization back on a stronger financial operating footing,” she explained.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. Following the repeal of Roe v Wade in 2022, 58 bills were enacted in the U.S. In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. By doing that, we can solidify the role of events in business regardless of the economic climate. We felt it in the surge of events flooding back in 2022. Get to know your audience on a deeper level.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The organization includes the South American cities of Bogota, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; Quito, Ecuador; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2022, a large portion—43 percent—of associations’ members plan to participate in international events. One thing seems certain: There will be a comeback in the MICE industry.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2022

“When purpose is at the core of the obsession, it has the potential to change the world,” said Alain Sylvain, founder and CEO of strategy and design consultancy Sylvain, at Convening Leaders 2022. The public cares about supporting organizations that take corporate social responsibility seriously. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story Connecting onsite and virtual attendees for maximum engagement. Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story C Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment. The post Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study appeared first on Stova.

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The Abbi Agency

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Hunter, a content creator in his own right, is hoping to remedy this by making outdoor recreation more accessible to wider audiences, and creating a sustainable travel mindset that will help keep outdoor spaces accessible to BIPOC communities in the future. Let’s Get Political. Independent.

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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. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

However, in this new world where business travel is predicted to be down by 20 percent compared to pre-COVID times and our audiences have so many alternatives to our events to access content, can we still use the same attendance and revenue numbers to determine an event’s success? Are you building the pipeline for the future?

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together. What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. Why asynchronous events? What are the benefits of hosting the same event on two separate occasions?

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. A hybrid event is designed to give event organizers the best of both worlds, and in this guide, we will help you figure out all you need to know about hosting and managing a hybrid event in 2022. Cost-saving.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 28, 2022

The post ITB China MeetUp 2022 to reunite over 20 destinations this September appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. All onsite and online sessions will be live-streamed and made available on demand for global audiences to follow.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 10, 2022

PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 got into full swing Monday with a fun run, engaging keynote presentations from Ronan Farrow and Paul Galloway, educational sessions, and one big surprise — a few numbers by singer and dancer Paula Abdul. pic.twitter.com/jfflhlFgnb — Danica Tormohlen (@DanicaTormohlen) January 10, 2022. Love this.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Understanding Your Stakeholders Defining your audience and understanding their concerns is critical for empathetic communication without making promises that can’t be kept. You want to ensure you have more than one method to contact your audience if an emergency strikes. Do not rely on one method.

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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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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Some respondents to the 2022 Salary Survey said travel, and meeting new people, were what they loved best about their event organizer roles. I have grown within the organization and feel valued. It forced us to really tailor our event and it allowed us to be okay with smaller events and more targeted audience.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

I’ve had my ear to the ground during the nearly first quarter of the year and have aggregated the following advice and insights from organizers who have planned, produced, supported and/or marketed successful 2022 events. Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. We go back to the past because we know it.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. Rising Costs Event organizers are concerned with both rising costs and attendance numbers for this year. With the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. Read More: Hubilo’s MIX 2022 Asked Enduring Experiential Questions. Cadmium: Lead Retrieval Solution. Glisser: Elements Software Development Kit.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022! No wonder it is one of the biggest event trends to keep an eye on in 2022! While they wait for your next event, they can enjoy webinars, check out upcoming and past events, and meet other, like-minded members in organic ways.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2022

December 2022. December 2022 Blockchain and Finance Events. ETHDenver 2022. Join your peers in beautiful Austin, TX on March 6 – 7, 2023 and discover how financial service organizations of all sizes are prioritizing digital strategies that enhance customer experience, while also creating opportunities for future innovation.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ExCel’s Sustainability ExCel has established a reputation as an organization committed to doing better for the planet. In 2022, the center was the first U.K. Over 600 stakeholder representatives attended, including event organizers, exhibitors, employees, visitors, event industry partners and the local community.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. Taylor continues, “I also wish planners would involve destination marketing organizations more.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual audience engagement is key for every virtual and hybrid event, and it’s even more decisive when it comes to fundraising. We also had some branded materials from our nonprofit organizations. Sometimes, events provide up to 50% of the nonprofit organizations’ overall budget. ” AJ elaborates.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In November 2022, edgefactory, a full-service media production company, partnered with the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Experience in Orlando, Florida, to host and give free health screenings to 12,000 athletes over a seven-day period with the help of 600 doctors. Lessons Learned. You want to constantly fuel an engaging atmosphere.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

As you continue to evolve your event strategy to make sense of what attendees want and what your organization needs, micro-events can help in more ways than one. Lower Your Event’s Environmental Impact Embracing satellite events enables organizers to create a more sustainable event strategy.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 4, 2024

My point in writing about that was to underscore the significant role events play in disseminating helpful knowledge — often in the category of breakthrough information — among their audiences and the larger universe. The obesity rate in the U.S. Exhibitors pay for the space to promote their products.

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

While one of the key perks of hosting a hybrid event is the fact that you can draw a bigger audience by making your event available online, you still need the right marketing and promotion strategy to attract your target audience. live stream) to a virtual audience. Effective Ticketing/Pricing Strategy for Both Audiences.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Darren Mendola, vice president of global conferences and events at the Alzheimer’s Association, accepts his Event Designer of the Year honor at the 2022 PCMA Visionary Awards. One silver lining: Mendola’s experience in creating a hybrid experience in 2021 laid the groundwork for success in 2022. EPNAC Photography and Video).

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance. We review event marketing ideas designed to help planners and marketers craft better content, reach a wider audience, and increase event attendance.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

The AEPC annual meeting was organized by Kenes Group headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. My favorite example occurred a lot about 10 years ago,” she told Convene , when organizations “had a young representative on the board but wouldn’t give them voting rights because they were just there to see how it all works.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. But she also has clients who are highlighting just a handful of sessions for at-home audiences.

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