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Smart Meetings’ Top 5 Videos of 2018

Smart Meetings

Video ruled the social media world in 2018. Smart Meetings’ visual storytelling immersed planners in the trends and news of the year. We prepared a list of the best of Smart Meetings TV from the last year. Marin Bright: Welcome to the January Issue of Smart Meetings. What Apps Do Planners Use Most at Events?

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Try New Event Ideas For 2018: Create a Roadshow, Book Underrated Venues, Create a Unique Event Experience

Endless Events

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. More than the technology itself, it’s really great to finally see innovations in personalization and customization gearing up to be the central theme in this year’s events.

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Looking Forward – 2018 Event Industry Trends- #EventIcons Episode 95

Endless Events

This week we are celebrating the new year and looking forward to 2018 event industry trends. In this episode, our hosts – Brandt Krueger, Alex Plaxen, Tahira Endean & Audrey Gallien are here to talk about what is trending in the event industry in 2018. PS have your seen our guide to 2018 Event Trends ?

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AI for Events: The Future is Here

Endless Events

We predicted a trend for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to show its potential in 2018, and now we’re anticipating its dominance in the years to come. Notably, in the form of chatbots as well as integrated into fully-fledged event apps. What are event apps and their perks? Perks of chatbots for event planners.

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Event Planner Networking: 4 Creative Ways to Connect Attendees

Endless Events

Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. It’s a key part of ensuring your event is a success. In fact, 95% of people say that face-to-face meetings are a key factor in successfully building and maintaining long-term business relationships.

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#FICP Just Pulled Off a Masterclass in Creating Meaningful Connections

Smart Meetings

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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The Events Industry’s Top Marketing Statistics, Trends, and Data

Bizzaboo

of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. In fact, hybrid events were named a continued priority for the industry in the Forrester Wave™: B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023 report. On the Bizzabo platform, we’ve seen an uptick in hybrid events, from 6% in March 2023 to a planned 18% in June 2023.

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