Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Itineraries catered to friend-group travel, LGBTQ travel and solo travel are trending. Shawna Suckow.

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Communications Communications Trends Social Media 158

Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

Sustainable events are one of our top choices for 2018 Event Trends.The sustainable event trend is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping so it’s time to get on board! We are going over a variety of ideas that you can implement to go green and jump on the sustainable event trend. Why Become Sustainable? .

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Sustainability Trends Events Transportation 288

Bizzaboo

MARCH 30, 2018

Last Updated May 4, 2018. One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Here's a look at some of the top 2018 education events. Symposium - Symposiums are events were experts in the field give presentations to an audience. 2018 Education Conferences.

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Education Conference Events Technology 119

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Whether it’s automating using apps or bots, or encouraging your audience to spread the word themselves, there are many ways to boost your social media without the stress. Stats All Event Professionals Should Know This 2018. But there’s also a silent trend that’s pushing events towards the realm of luxury.

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Social Media Media Automation Events 136

Crowdriff

JANUARY 16, 2019

At CrowdRiff, we’re proud of the wealth of tourism marketing knowledge that we shared on our blog and in our resource centre in 2018, but are keen to reflect on what our readers enjoyed the most. 2018 was a big year for me too. In 2018, we introduced CrowdRiff’s Media Hub to help our customers streamline that process.

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Tourism Tourism Marketing Marketing 52

Crowdriff

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Personal tags, location tags, and hashtags are helping a new generation of curators better understand the needs and interests of their diverse audience. Today, museums are finding new ways to expand their audience and enhance their experience, even outside of the physical building, with the help of social media.

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Social Media Audience Media Conference 52

Endless Events

AUGUST 23, 2019

If you want your audience to stay engaged it’s imperative your presentations don’t suck! Video content is a great way to capture your audience’s attention. With a good presentation, stories can captivate your audience and keep their attention like nothing else. This is not a good way to engage with the audience.

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Speakers Audience Rehearsal Conference 246

Solimar International

MAY 23, 2022

According to Wex’s US Travel Trends Report 2019 , technology influences the imagination and preparedness of travellers today – this cannot be overstated. More recently, Google Trends insights highlighted that the pandemic has resulted in consumers having even higher digital expectations. But how much has the industry changed?

Marketing 98

Marketing Marketing Social Media Online 98

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For instance, could you give a one-of-a-kind travel experience to your audience without them leaving their seats? Watch our webinar on how to maximize audience engagement if you want your next event to be truly memorable. In fact, this is one of our biggest 2018 Event Trends. Should I Gamify My Events?

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Events Automation Venue Certification 233

Convene by PCMA

MAY 8, 2023

We all have an idea of what makes cities livable, he shared with the online audience during WRLDCTY Summit 02 on April 13: Affordability and availability of housing, job opportunities, safety, and favorable weather are among the top reasons cited by people in two U.S. surveys conducted in 2018 and 2022 by Ipsos, a Resonance research partner.

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Retail Consulting Trends Entertainment 111

Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

It provides the perfect peer support and networking environment, while also allowing flexibility due to its ability to scale to whatever audience or purpose. Post-event surveys can be much more than just a measure of whether the audience had fun at your event. Secure Your Sponsors through Marketing. Click To Tweet.

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Sponsors Event Planning Marketing Marketing 271

Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018. Other themes that were trending were Black History Month and Chinese New Year.” It’s essential to keep moving the audience around to different experiences, getting them involved, and keeping it interesting,” says Amy.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

But don’t innovate just for the sake of audience engagement. Give Your Meeting Audience a Pleasant Surprise. In the same vein, it’s also important to create positive surprises that will leave your audience genuinely wowed. Standout Booth Ideas From E3 2018. Also, don’t forget your own employees.

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Trade Show SEO B2B Automation 214

Crowdriff

JUNE 14, 2018

For four days in early June, New Orleans played host to over 400 destination marketing and PR professionals at the 2018 PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference. Some of the speakers and session leaders from the 2018 PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference. If you weren’t able to make it, you missed out on…. A parade through the French Quarter….

Tourism 52

Tourism Tourism Conference Travel 52

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

A grand entrance can also be turned into an interactive experience that entertains the audience and makes them feel like a part of something bigger. Don’t Forget to Direct Your Audience. Do not just use the latest trend because it’s a trend. They help give the guests a bigger perspective on the nature of the event.

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Events Attendee Audience Sponsors 320

Interface Tourism Spain

AUGUST 31, 2023

Tiktok, the platform that has revolutionized travel searches All the news Back to newsroom How to use TikTok to market and promote tourism destinations: Trends, user preferences and content strategies. What trends are on the rise to achieve the virality everyone is looking for? of the population.

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Platform Travel Travel Social Network 52

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

Early in his medical career, Domenico Sirico struggled to find a mentor in the field of interventional cardiology — until he attended the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).

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Audience Training Organization Events 98

Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2018

Event Tech Is Going Strong in 2018. Jump into the article to learn more trends in event tech. This makes the trend of multi-sensory experiences all the more relevant. This puts a price tag on the vaunted “going strong” trend of events, showing that this ever-growing industry is a heavy-hitter whatever your company’s goals are.

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Event Planning Social Media Events Media 248

Endless Events

JANUARY 2, 2019

Today we are reflecting on 2018 and discussing our hosts favorite tools for event profs from the past year. How to Improve Audience Engagement At Event – #EventIcons Episode 110 – Our episode touch on tools that can help you create an atmosphere that encourages audience engagement and create value at your event!

Booking 176

Booking Speakers Audience Technology 176

Bizzaboo

APRIL 1, 2024

Prevention strategy: Select a venue that aligns with the event’s objectives and audience size. Prevention strategy: Develop a comprehensive marketing strategy that targets your desired audience through the right channels. Failure to Engage the Audience An event’s success is about not just execution but also engagement.

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Logistics Events Event Planning Advertising 103

Best Corporate Events

JANUARY 5, 2022

And according to AdWeek , while virtual and hybrid events are here to stay, “Few believe the limitless audience of a virtual event is worth the in-person trade-off of a live event…What we’re seeing is b-to-b events come back first, (as) it follows the back-to-the-office trend.” Bike Build Donation®.

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Training Benefits Social Media Banking 174

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Here are the most common ones: Increasing brand awareness Improving customer/organization relationships Educating your audience Generating qualified leads Driving more activity in target accounts Retaining customers Driving sales opportunities in target accounts Interested in diving deeper into event goals? Not sure what your goals are?

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Event Technology Technology Technology Registration 105

Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The digital tools offered the academic community the same advantages discovered by those who organize meetings of all shapes and sizes: the ability to reach a larger and more diverse audience and to leverage their combined expertise.

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Online Advertising Platform Registration 98

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Hodges-Dunivan said that a main reason why Essence wanted to bring back its in-person event to New Orleans was to “provide a sense of normalcy and celebration” to the city, where the event has historically taken place — and which brought in $280 million to local businesses in 2018. Focus on Digital. Flexibility Is Key. Agility is the No.

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Publishing Audience Panel Online 98

Endless Events

MAY 15, 2018

Is it an event trend ? If you really try to reach an audience who isn't attending your event, don't force people to go somewhere to get it. There are a lot of questions surrounding e-gaming events. What is e-gaming? How does it tie into events? Is there a difference between e-gaming and video games? This is all for you!

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Events Consulting Audience Production 180

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In the 202o trend report , Endless’ Kaitlin Colston writes, “not everyone at your event will be in the same place in their journey. Braindate Lounge at the 2018 C2 Montreal. When it comes to event-networking, we predicted that collaborative learning will soon come to define the participant event experience. Source: e180.

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Events Networking Education Planner 364

Social Tables

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Many organizations and businesses rely heavily on merchandise designs that worked beautifully at past events to engage audiences and boost sales. There are a few t-shirt design trends we’ve been following over the past year that are particularly popular: Eye-catching minimalist linework, especially containing mystical or folksy elements.

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Attendee eCommerce B2B Registration 146

Solimar International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Marketers quickly realized the value of these massive audiences, which have grown to billions today. With these, a destination’s social media manager can analyze which posts did well, with what audiences, and at what time in order to learn more about how to engage their target demographic. Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash.

Social Media 98

Social Media Media Tourism Tourism 98

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Real-estate giant Keller Williams used Zenus facial recognition technology at several of its agent conferences in 2018, and Moutafis says that attendee adoption rose from 49 percent to 67 percent across the year. Here are a few of the findings: • Sixty-nine percent said they will spend more on technology in 2019 than in 2018.

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Trade Show Logistics Events Technology 85

Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

Event tech trends are evolving faster than ever before. The event tech trends we are listing today are being used everywhere at events and behind the scenes in planning. Below you can watch Will Curran of Endless Events , Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media talk all about their favorite 2019 Event Tech Trends at GOWEST.

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Trends Automation Events Technology 314

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After all, the right conference speaker has the power to captivate, inspire, and educate your audience, making your event a memorable experience. It’s not just about finding any speaker; it’s about finding the perfect speaker who resonates with the event’s theme and captivates the audience.

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Speakers Logistics Audience Events 52

Endless Events

MAY 30, 2018

As events become more immersive and stimulating, there becomes a higher chance of overwhelming attendees, so we see an interesting turn in 2018 event trends. Some events will continue to push social media involvement hard, but we’re seeing a trend develop for some to steer clear. Instead, they are planning an unplugged event.

Social Media 206

Social Media Events Attendee Media 206

Social Tables

JANUARY 15, 2018

Many planners dive right into planning without giving enough consideration to goals and objectives — but clearly not our audience! Last year in our trend report, we asked: “What’s the biggest change you’ve seen since you started working in our industry?” Boosting Audience Participation at Your Events. Click To Tweet.

Event Planning 60

Event Planning Hospitality Social Media Sponsors 60

Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

There were over 6,000 participants that attended the C2 Montreal event this year and although the 2018 event was at the end of May, the groundbreaking is already planning for the 2019 conference with the theme of tomorrow. The 2018 workshops and masterclasses that were available were ones that pushed the envelope with their content.

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Conference Networking Speakers Attendee 168

Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Y ou need to see into the future and stay ahead of the event trends that will inevitably make or break your business. Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. In 2018, they’re poised to become the norm. Better buckle up!

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Trends Hospitality Social Media Events 167

Social Tables

JANUARY 15, 2018

Many planners dive right into planning without giving enough consideration to goals and objectives — but clearly not our audience! Last year in our trend report, we asked: “What’s the biggest change you’ve seen since you started working in our industry?” Boosting Audience Particpation at Your Events. Click To Tweet.

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Event Planning Hospitality Social Media Sponsors 60

Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

And that trend is expected to continue in 2018. Wearable technology: Wearable technology is an event trend that has been growing in popularity over the last few years. Webinars, hashtags, and live casts are all great ways to help you reach new audiences. They are tried and tested, successful and strategic. Need ideas?

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Networking Planner Attendee Social Media 251