Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues. Raise your registration fee. Provide an all-inclusive online shopping cart experience.

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Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2022

That’s because event platforms collect data about registration, attendee behavior, their feedback about the event, engagement levels, and more valuable insights. In 2019, before the pandemic, event app adoption stood at 63%. In 2019, 67% of event planners did not see any value in keeping event apps after the event.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

Curran caught attendees up on the tech trends heading for the events world and encouraged everyone to “crush the box” of what they were doing in 2019 and start over with agendas that reflect what people really want at an event today: human connection, new experiences and some white space to explore.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The post Europe sees increasing Chinese visitors ahead of ITB China 2019 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. At ITB China 2019, the rising demand for exhibition space by European destinations reflects the trend of Europe as the top destination for Chinese tourists. Champs-Elysees at night, Paris, France.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That included a gifting experience at registration that allowed all attendees to choose their own swag from a shopping lounge, feathered friends both evenings and a light show that highlighted the fun of the destination care of Go Drone Shows. Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

For those who couldn’t make it, you can get a free recording for all registrants to download. To bring business back to 2019 levels, we must continue to do what we do best—plan and execute extraordinary meetings and events.”. MPI chapters across the U.S. are also celebrating in their respective regions.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 3, 2024

There’s no doubt that any association’s leadership team would be supremely happy if their 2023 annual meeting had 20 percent more attendees than in the pre-Covid benchmark year of 2019. In fact, the temptation might be to aim for similar growth with the 2024 event.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

It’s unlikely to meet 2019 numbers, partly because international travel is taking longer to return, and also because 2019 was a record year for many event industry businesses. What the Pick-Up Is : Convention customers are saying that both exhibit sales and domestic attendee registration is pacing better than anticipated.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

“The past 18 months have been a period of tumultuous change, and the current business landscape looks very different to 2019. In fact, just one month after registration went live, hosted buyer demand was higher than at the same point in 2019. Visitor buyers are also markedly more senior (by role) than at the same point in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Event professionals engaging AMEX M&E will have access to venue sourcing from Cvent and Lanyon, online registration from Cvent and Splash, and mobile app software from DoubleDutch, Attendify, GoEngage and EventsMobileApp—plus experts who can help choose the right solutions and integrate the flow of information.

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2021

Hopin , the 2019 London-based start-up, is considered a unicorn among event apps. Yet the biggest events in the world didn’t use it for the registration. For example, the registration platforms that didn’t feel the need to bolt on a video platform. They were still just a registration platform or an engagement app.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Meanwhile, the 800-pound gorilla in the streaming meeting space, Zoom, announced this month that it is launching Zoom events, an all-in-one platform that will include a “build your own event hub,” ticketing and registration and a management dashboard for multi-day and multi-track conferences. Twine, which announced a $3.3

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Among the most popular in the events industry are corporate budgets, attendee registration fees, partner sponsorships, and/or donations. logistics : event registration, shipping, paper materials, travel, and attendee communication. logistics : event registration, shipping, paper materials, travel, and attendee communication.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The NextGen Events study found that 36 percent of respondents were suffering from virtual event registration fatigue and a loss of customer connection. Because you’re essentially doing what you did in 2019 and adding a virtual presence like you did in 2020,” “At least in my marketing budget for next year, I’ve allocated close to 1.8

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Can my IT folks prevent a hack or act in case a virus invades your onsite registration system? However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 30, 2024

To wit: In 2019, 79 percent of 101,000 employees surveyed by performance consultancy BetterUp said they knew their colleagues on a personal level. The need to take such action is acute, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. Today, that figure is at 68 percent. And the number of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Its full suite of event management tools includes event registration and check-in, advanced analytics, mobile event apps, customizable branding and design, engagement and networking tools and more. Run the World was founded in 2019 and was massively adopted early on. They have since then hosted nearly 50,000 events.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 6, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent or more lower than 2019. This net income is often what funds an association’s year-round member programs and services. Vendors to the Rescue?

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To illustrate the sheer size and potential growth of India’s overall outbound market, prior to the pandemic in 2019, Indians made 26.9 Putting that into perspective, prior to Covid, in 2019, it was worth just $150 billion, an increase of 173%.” According to the DET, India is Dubai’s top source market, with 1.9 million visitors by 2030.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

It’s 2024,” he said, “and I want you to repeat after me: I will not … compare my event … to 2019 … anymore.” Let’s stop talking about comparisons to 2019 in our data and let’s start talking about audiences. PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 registrants can watch the Jan. Let’s stop talking about recovery,” Holsinger said.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees. 80% of virtual event registrations are free ( Bizzabo , 2020). 54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees. 80% of virtual event registrations are free ( Bizzabo , 2020). 62% of virtual events are single-day events ( Bizzabo , 2020).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Since taking effect in May, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has altered data management practices throughout the meetings industry, not just in Europe, according to 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast report. Post a clear and concise GDPR-compliant privacy policy on event registration websites.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2022

Several of my other association clients are seeing registration taking huge leaps in the final 10 days leading up to the event, so keeping your registration open longer may make sense for you. Since January 2022, we’ve seen steady increases in attendance with a recent 10,000-person citywide breaking an attendance record in early March.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 8, 2022

The bad news is that your events are not guaranteed to attract the same number of in-person attendees as they did in 2019. Is the registration platform being built in a way that will allow marketing to track ecommerce conversions? Introduce offers and incentives that encourage early registration (not just early-bird discounts).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Planning at least three months ahead could save as much as 10 percent on the bottom line, according to a new 2019 Meetings & Events Future Trends study from Carlson Wagonlit Travel Meetings and Events (CWT M&E). This allows attendees to have access to the event’s preferred flights and hotels in one place.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of event organizers were able to reach a wider audience with virtual events ( Bizzabo , 2020) 54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees. of event organizers were able to reach a wider audience with virtual events ( Bizzabo , 2020) 54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 8, 2024

The primary objective of event marketing is to drive registrations, increase attendance, and create buzz around your event. Event branding is also vital in increasing registrations and brand awareness. This, in turn, can increase attendee engagement, registrations, and overall event success.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 18, 2024

Most of us can’t rely on the lists that helped us exceed our goals in 2019. Building and nurturing a database can’t be rushed in the name of meeting immediate registration goals, especially without alienating a high percentage of new prospects. This approach, however, has become increasingly shortsighted. Here’s why: 1.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In 2019, we had an event app,” she says. “A In 2019, Arianna found that attendees will ask questions everywhere. I wouldn’t walk into a ballroom for registration and scream, ‘Where’s the water station?’ Digital Attendee Arrival is Drastically Different. What other successful tips have you seen for the arrival period?”.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In-Person Value Differentiation — With tightened budgets, it is harder than ever for professionals to get approval from their employer to travel to an in-person event — and it takes more to convince potential registrants to make the decision to attend even if their expenses will be covered by their employer.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Conventioneers Return.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This type of software for event planners provides a centralized platform where planners can manage tasks such as event registration, attendee engagement, venue selection, speaker scheduling, ticketing, and much more, all within a single interface. Plus, the software automatically reminds both groups when due dates are approaching.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 10, 2022

in 2019, the last year the chapter’s Hill Day was conducted in person. In 2019 when Hill Day took place in person on Capitol Hill, 46 participants attended 18 advocacy appointments with officials or their staff members. Registration closes March 30; register at the Capital Chapter web page.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On-demand viewing for registrants was available for 30 days. The Amplify Local program, last held in person, launched in 2019, was a series of half-day programs in 20 different cities to keep users connected. The pre-recorded sessions have been 60 minutes long with 30-minute breaks, and air at different times for different regions.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

This year’s ticket count is a significant jump from the 25,711 who attended the last in-person Collision, also in Toronto, in 2019. The Collision 2019 app developed served as a ticket, networking interface, and schedule for on-site attendees.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2019

“We just get the face, last registration number. This way, you have a very clear separation between the registration companies that are collecting the information, and Zenus which is doing the biometric process. In most venues the registration lines, they have at least 10 to 15 mbps upload. So How Does It Work?

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Endless Events

MAY 27, 2019

. “They’re basically kiosk technology, but they’re tying into a few different things, so they’re tying into the Zenus facial recognition software on the registration side. But then they want to be the go-between, between that and whatever registration system you want.” ” Integrations. Field Drive.

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