Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, an ongoing series of looks behind the scenes at how events are being produced today, we asked Paula Mettler Marketing and communications manager with Leo Events to share a look at a recent production for a major retailer.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 27, 2022

Almost every aspect of event setup takes longer on site as the business events industry moves forward with fewer workers — so organizers need to prepare their staff members for possible challenges. This is having a huge impact on event organizers and their teams during both the planning and execution phases of events. Short-staffed.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2023

Convene asked a version of that question in our 2017 reader survey , a 2021 COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard , and our 2022 salary survey. For example, the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) caters to African American pilots and workers in the aerospace field by developing and helping connect them with new job opportunities.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. But here’s another important message: Let’s advocate for the intrinsic value of meetings to connect and unite communities, beyond the immediate commercial aspect. The magic is in how you bring people together to do that.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Prague Retained International Congresses and Conferences in 2022 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Prague welcomed 616,597 delegates in 2022, which corresponds to 86% of event participation in the record meetings year of 2019.

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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Communicate fully and truthfully with your guests before, during and after the disaster. Once these needs are met, recovery marketing efforts step in – through agencies and Direct Marketing Organizations (DMOs) with clear-cut messaging that tactfully acknowledges the devastation. Now, the state is booming in tourism, with 114.6

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2023

Flexible event space gives broadcast convention more with less The pandemic forced cinephiles to wait two years to reunite in Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show in 2022. By the time the 2022 show was approaching, Brown and his team noted a drop in Covid cases linked to improved weather conditions. “We

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 14, 2022

The past two years have presented a series of obstacles for the events industry, and 2022 continues to be particularly challenging. Event organizers are adapting to a more distributed workforce, mitigating burnout, working hard to attract and retain talent, and navigating ongoing volatility in the national and international markets.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sixty-five percent of North American respondents expect their meeting spend to increase, compared to 68% in 2022; 12% of those expect a spend increase of 11% or more. In Europe, 66% of respondents expect meeting spend to increase, a 2% increase from 2022; and just like North America, 12% of those expect a spend increase of 11% or more.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It begins, as always, by understanding the outcomes an organization seeks for its events and setting key performance indicators around them. Most organizations also have goals around revenue, and the new environment we find ourselves in requires us consider other ways events generate short- and long-term revenue.

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ITA Group

MARCH 22, 2022

Culture: The Heart of a Successful Healthcare Organization. For many industries and organizations, stress is an unavoidable fact of life—and it’s most noticeable in the healthcare industry. Nurse Engagement Empowers Organizations. The most important metric at any healthcare organization is patient mortality rate.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

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. See also : Meeting Safety Trends in 2022.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Chances are you’ve heard of asynchronous communication or learning before; the type of communication where participants don’t interact in real-time (at the same time). It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

From the Professional Women in Advocacy Summit to the ASACC National Student Advocacy Conference, hundreds of organizations are looking to get people engaged and motivated. But in 2021 and 2022, this event had to be held virtually due to the pandemic.?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In 2022, he was named HSMAI General Manager of the Year for South Florida. He will lead all advertising, promotions, marketing, market intelligence, digital, communications and social media efforts for the organization. McDermott fills the role of general manager, with over two decades of luxury hospitality experience.

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ITA Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

5 Reasons to Be Excited About Incentive Travel in 2022. What’s different about 2022? Intentionally reward top performers and create meaningful connections to keep them around your organization for the long term. Personalization is more than putting an attendee’s name on every communication. Thu, 02/10/2022 - 10:18.

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Solimar International

JUNE 24, 2022

Solimar International is proud to introduce our Summer 2022 Virtual Travel Writing and Sustainable Tourism Internship Cohort! His schooling gave him insight into managing various sections of the travel industry including hotels, airlines, music festivals, tour operations, and destination management organizations.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Since 2022, they have offered the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC). Their team possesses a sustainable events checklist which they use in their work together and with partnered organizations such as EIC. So, what’s next? Look to Events Industry Council (EIC), a leader in event professional continuing education.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

“In 2022, there are so many opportunities to give sponsors value ,” he adds. First, Will suggests communicating what happened. Forget Exhibitors At In-Person Events – Focus On The Perks Of The Community Model. “The big 2022 event trend is the 365 community model. This is a priority.

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Gavel International

MARCH 31, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes VERNON HILLS, IL – Today, Gavel International joins organizations across the globe to support the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID, #GMID2022) held on April 7, 2022. The post Gavel International to Participate in Global Meetings Industry Day 2022 appeared first on Gavel International.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Brandon will lead the property’s commercial operations, including sales, strategy, marketing efforts, events and brand management alongside stakeholder communication and collaboration. Pyramid Global Hospitality awarded her with “Biggest Market Share Increase” in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Science Behind the Break Stephanie Glanzer The program, which rolled out in 2022 following an intense couple of years navigating the pandemic, is part of a cultural journey at MGM Resorts to provide employees with the one thing that can never be replaced—time. Everyone had a chance to grow. Don’t judge or make assumptions.

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DCI

JULY 25, 2022

In the summer of 2020, the death of George Floyd sparked a movement that has reverberated throughout every community and industry in the U.S. As we reflect on the past two years, five themes emerged as action items for economic development organizations and destination marketing organizations to consider in their DE&I efforts. .

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Brightspot Incentive Events

JANUARY 17, 2022

Enablement is always a hot topic, especially in channel partner organizations. According to a new study from the IRF (Incentive Research Foundation), Industry Outlook for 2022: Merchandise, Gift Cards, and Event Gifting , U.S. Another finding in the IRF Industry Outlook for 2022 is that U.S. TO DO: Add behavioral incentives.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

What began as podcast series True Spies , which debuted in 2020, and later, as a planned introduction of Spycon (postponed until 2022), a convention designed to bring these experts together with Hollywood and Silicon Valley, has shapeshifted into a venture meeting professionals will love.

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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. The result could be more engagement and fewer drop-offs.

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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! 365 community engagement sits at the intersection of these changes. 365 community engagement sits at the intersection of these changes. No wonder it is one of the biggest event trends to keep an eye on in 2022!

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Gavel International

AUGUST 23, 2022

Also, expectations of each person’s role, quotas vs. benchmarks, and how quotas impact individual/team/organization goals. This customization keeps them engaged, and your organization benefits from their skills and reaps the rewards of their labor. Organizations must be aware of job seekers’ tools to investigate a company.

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One10 Marketing

MARCH 16, 2022

We outlined three actions leaders can take to keep employees connected in the remote/hybrid workplace, both to each other and to the organization, including frequent rewards. We’re seeing this trend in action: we’ve already organized successful group incentive trips for clients in 2022. How do rewards help?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The programs aim to help destinations “understand how to promote their location, communicate effectively, [and] provide supports or accommodations,” Tekin said. We determined that we wanted to do a training for the entire staff, and then after that, go community-wide,” Eskelson said. The DMO decided to start down the same path in 2022.

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stanfield is managing director for Waldorf Astoria Cancun in Mexico, scheduled to open November 2022. Neal’s position as senior sales manager for ATL Airport District is a return to the organization. Harris previously worked as the organization’s executive assistant, a position she held for five years. George Stanfield.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Given that 2022 was the first year many in-person events returned after the pandemic, continued uncertainties around COVID, consumer behaviors, and economic constraints made it difficult for CAC planners to predict how many attendees and exhibitors would register to travel to their events. What percent are exhibitors?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Specifically, 71 percent of the 425 survey respondents say that a primarily remote-work model can make employees feel disconnected from the organization.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Alison Brooks, director of destination experience and advocacy at Visit Mesa , and Julie Pingston, president and CEO of Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB ) , proactively addressed the issue at Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, last month. What’s Next?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Employee needs and priorities have changed, organizations are refocusing their missions and business models and, thus, roles are changing too. GBT partnered with CULTIQUE for its strategic cultural advisement as the global travel management organization (TMO) guides the morphing industry into becoming a “transformational tool.”

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Best Corporate Events

APRIL 18, 2023

And if you’re a leader on any level, what happened that Saturday afternoon offers valuable lessons for your organization. At halftime in their game on December 17, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings trailed the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 33-0. The 2022 Vikings were 10-0 in the regular season in those close contests.

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