Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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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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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Between January and September 2022, the number of in-person events on Bizzabo’s Event Experience OS increased by almost 724%. Most events coming in the second half of 2022 on Bizzabo’s platform will be in person. “In-person We want to elevate the experience for attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and organizers.”.

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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. Meanwhile, Amazon has opted out entirely.

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Destinations International , the association for Destination Marketing Organizations, is teaming up with research firms iolite group , Brand USA and Miles Partnership to determine the impact of cultural exchange on destination planning and travel. will be surveyed starting in early 2022, with results available in Spring of ’22.

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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

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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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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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. Better engagement rate.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

I’ve been on planning teams as well as a sponsor and an exhibitor.” “In 2022, there are so many opportunities to give sponsors value ,” he adds. “How many planners and event management companies actually sit down with their sponsors afterward and have an hour-long debrief? This is a priority.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, the Endless Events team published the list of the 22 best event platforms to use in 2022. Top Event Platforms 2022: It’s All About The Features! First, Kyle explains why the Endless implementation team decided to put out the list of top event platforms to use in 2022. How did they rank them?

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The community model has established itself as one of the biggest event trends of 2022. With it comes the community model: an opportunity to stay connected with your audience, exhibitors, and sponsors throughout the entire year rather than just for several days. Organizations can give people various types of value through membership.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

CIS of Nevada is a national program that works with organizations across the U.S. On March 22, The Venetian organized a food donation to Hero School, City Impact Las Vegas, Las Vegas Rescue Mission and New Day Adult Care. In 2022, Atlantic City hosted 209 events, resulting in $300 million in economic impact.

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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. But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. The ultimate asynchronous event is an event that never ends.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The global professional organization officially launched 50 years ago in 1973 in that very city and has since grown to include more than 2,000 members, delivering research, education and networking. New Foundation President Hamish Reid, MICE Consultant with Hills Balfour, shared that between 2016 and 2022 alone, more than $1.7

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of event planners would only attend a physical event in-person if it was local ( EventMB , 2020) 55% of event organizers report that safety is the biggest obstacle for resuming in-person events ( EventMB , 2020) Virtual Event Statistics When the pandemic forced everyone into lockdown, 60% of event professionals pivoted to virtual events.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But let’s talk about the elephant on the trade show floor: sponsorship and sponsor ROI. With the rise of virtual conferences and the influx of in-person events, one thing is sure: growth and scalability will rely on event sponsors. . However, sponsorship remains one of the biggest challenges for the most seasoned event organizers.

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

Convincing Sponsors and Providing Value. Although it’s getting better with the rising popularity, proving a virtual event’s (or the virtual aspect of a hybrid event’s) value to sponsors can be quite challenging. Instagram Ads, LinkedIn Sponsored Post, etc.) Different Time Zones and Cultural Barrier.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Planning it Forward Second Serving —Houston’s only perishable food rescue organization with the mission of alleviating hunger while reducing food waste across the city—is setting the standard for food rescue and subsequent distribution to shelters, nonprofits and low-income housing sites. “The

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 18, 2023

of organizers say event software has a major impact on the success of their events 67.4% of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year 72.5% of organizers say their event management software played a major role in the success of their most recent conference 62.9%

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Promenade was the hub of Convening Leaders 2022 at Caesars Forum, offering networking spots, sponsor activations, and the Work Lounge sponsored by Visit Indy. Some organizations put registration services in the hub to help welcome the participants. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Funded through gifts and sponsors like Atento Capital, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based investment firm, the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) and Jonathan M. During the 2021 cohort, Bernardo Zorrilla founded Hotel+, an organization that offers “day use” passes, food and beverage options and other hotel amenities.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Sponsor and Exhibitor. Additionally, Bizzabo offers event organizer single sign-on (SSO), which empowers you to manage access to the Command Center according to access control and security policies. In today’s age of hybrid events and virtual events , event organizers are offering all different kinds of event experiences.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about the community model: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Bizzaboo

JULY 18, 2022

From up-and-coming talent to established voices, these event influencers have emerged as the Top Event Experience Leaders of 2022 based on your votes. Based on your votes, and in no particular order, here are the Top 55 Event Experience Leaders of 2022: Akosua Boadi-Agyemang. And they haven’t escaped your notice! LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 20, 2022

At PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2022, the Promenade Stages on the show floor brought speakers in front of attendees in a more intimate way. The Great Resignation means that a chunk of your existing attendee base may no longer work at their organizations. Jacob Slaton Photography). David Saef.

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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. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings. Cadmium: Lead Retrieval Solution.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Starting this list off, we’d like to share some current data as of July 2022 based on Bizzabo customers: 2X increase in hybrid and in-person events over the last three months vs. the 3 months prior. of Q2 2022 events are planning to go virtual. Compare this to Q2 2022, in which 48.5% Bizzabo , 2020). Bizzabo , 2020).

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

At the end of September 2022, we announced that the number of in-person events on Bizzabo’s Event Experience Operating System increased by almost 724% between January and September of 2022 alone. Attendees and organizers get peace of mind with data privacy because no personal information is stored on SmartBadges. .

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

We championed for them, wanting to make sure that we were still fundraising for them and keeping them relevant and engaged with sponsors and donors.” We also had some branded materials from our nonprofit organizations. This year, she’s planning on opening it up to VIPs or high-level sponsors. ”, asks Sarah.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Fortunately, virtual event management software has rapidly evolved to help event organizers like you host unique online experiences that not only help you achieve your goals but can also entertain and delight your attendees. INBOUND 2022 was hybrid and offered different tracks based on topic, ticket type, and session/keynote location.

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