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What Event Attendees Want Now

Convene by PCMA

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. 16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

One of the needs begging for a solution is virtual networking. million funding round and cyber café produce today, is described as Twillio for Networking. It plugs into any technology stack to spin up virtual networking rooms for one-on-one conversations. Twine, which announced a $3.3 Expectations have changed.

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FICP’s Annual Conference Gave Back, Set Records

Smart Meetings

The 21st annual Silent Auction raised $106,896.02, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by $6,114.02. Proceeds benefitted Massachusetts Association for Mental Health ($81,896.02) and the Above and Beyond Foundation (two $3,000 grants and an additional $19,000 donated). JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022.

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Marriott Tells Association Planners to Seek Additional DEI and Technology Advances

Smart Meetings

In effect, this is a love letter to everyone who doesn’t love forced fun at a networking event,” said Henshall. Technology: Removing Friction from the Hotel Stay Marriott has been investing in the Marriott Bonvoy app since it was created as part of the Starwood merger in 2019. That leads to welcoming all guests,” he said.

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Top Event Moments of 2018 & Predictions for 2019

Maritz Global Events

As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, we thought it might be fun to share thoughts from the Experient team – as they look back at favorite event moments in 2018 and look ahead at predictions for 2019. They did everything they could to make their event guests feel special. Prediction for 2019? Prediction for 2019?

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Designing for Your Event Objectives & More: 5 Key Takeaways from e4 2019

Maritz Global Events

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge. Consider Space Design.

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How To Craft Enticing Event Sponsorship Packages

Bizzaboo

How To Build Event Sponsorship Packages The global events industry — which was valued at $1.1 trillion in 2019 — is projected to reach $2.1 The main driver of this growth is the surge in event sponsorships. Identify trends in what sponsors appreciated most and what had less impact.