Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike. Immersive Technology One of the big takeaways from the survey was that attendees want events to get with the times in terms of technology.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It’s also a sign of a returned confidence in event planning. Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. After all, most events were virtual and demanded lower budgets. Event Technology: A Worthy Investment. How can they do that? .

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 60+ events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Don’t see your 2024 conference for event planners on this page? Apply to have your event featured !

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

the biggest lessons over the last 15 years in the events industry, predictions about the future of Endless Events and the events industry in general, the difference between event marketers and event planners, and many more miscellaneous fun facts about the Endless team. According to Sonja, not necessarily.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

Before the pandemic hit in 2020, the events industry was a well-oiled machine. Virtual and hybrid events were nowhere near as common. While every big event already had its own event app, event app design was something only a few businesses dealt with. Then came March 2020, and with it, huge changes.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

One of the biggest event trends in 2022 is sourcing venues with character. Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. Today, we are acknowledging this event trend by giving you a list of the best event venues in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. My advice for planners is to look for a solution with the breadth to support lots of different use cases,” he said. “My

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Learn how Interprefy’s cutting-edge technology is helping event planners break down language barriers and create truly inclusive experiences for all attendees, regardless of language or location. Understand the potential cost savings and efficiency gains by using Interprefy compared to traditional interpreting methods.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Partner Model Brad Dean “We can’t take attendance for granted anymore,” agreed Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, citing one of the hurdles facing meeting professionals looking to resume in-person events. Today, to coax attendees out of their homes, event organizers will have to give them a reason to get on a plane.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 23, 2023

Event planners are always living in the moment. They’re laser-focused on doing everything they can to ensure the next event is the best yet — with more registrations, feedback, leads, revenue, and social media chatter. Today, when an event wraps up, an event marketer’s job is just beginning.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Will is really excited to talk about event staffing today. It’s a topic that he’s talked about in the past, from dissecting AV proposals at the AV Audit to giving useful AV audit tips to planners at Whiteboard Wednesdays. Event support used to be just one help desk with one person at it.”

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Don’t do this to your attendees! This article from Kaitlin Colston explains 10 tips on how to make the most out of your event WiFi. ?? How WiFi 6 Will Change the Event Internet. Event Wi-Fi Terms Every Event Planner Needs To Know. How to Save on Hotel Event WIFI – Whiteboard Wednesday. ??

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! How in the world are we halfway done with 2020? Exciting event technology that you should know about! (1-hour

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Techsytalk

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

techsytalk GLOBAL is taking its 2020 event virtual and has chosen Swapcard , the leading AI-powered engagement and matchmaking platform for premium events, as the official event platform. Their event platform of choice, Swapcard, will facilitate AI-powered attendee networking and content production.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Well, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 fears and the spread of it, mega-events such as the 2020 Olympics, F8 for Facebook, Ceraweek, Zoom, and Zendesk have canceled their events. And w hile 66% say that they have postponed their events, 25% of events are being rescheduled for September or later. But it won’t be.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2021

Hybrid events are the perfect synergy between virtual and in-person events, but it can be quite challenging for event planners to put them together. That’s why in this week’s episode of #EventIcons, Sarah welcomes Kelly Knowlen to talk about the most important hybrid event tips and tricks.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This feels more relevant than ever in 2020 when participants are (rightfully) expecting a degree of personalization from the events they choose to attend. . In the 202o trend report , Endless’ Kaitlin Colston writes, “not everyone at your event will be in the same place in their journey. Your environment affects you emotionally.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Four MPI leaders were on hand to deliver remarks at an October 18 press event, including Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO; Drew Holmgreen, chief brand officer; Jessie States, vice president of education; and Susie Townsend, chair-elect of the MPI Foundation Global Board of Trustees.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They have captivating hosts, cover relevant content, and provide attendees with invaluable information. But how do webinar organizers take an idea and transform it into an appealing virtual event? Which webinar best practices do the most successful virtual event planners and organizers follow? What do they care about?

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For example, event signage can be used to: Advertise sponsorships Display product information Drive brand awareness Interact with event attendees Guide customers to a location Promote products and events Encourage attendees to share content on social media . 10 event signage ideas that stand out.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

of meeting and event space throughout theater-, boardroom- and gala-style rooms. Planners can also book suites as meeting or event spaces. The meeting facilities all include technological services by Encore Event Technologies, as well as catering, planning and floral design teams. Read More: 9 Haunted U.S.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Held in late February 2020 in Orlando and attracting 17,000 attendees, Global Pet Expo “snuck right in” before the pandemic shut everything down, said Christopher Bonifati, CEM, director of attendee services at the American Pet Products Association (APPA), which co-produces the event. Data Insights.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 29, 2022

Event planners and providers are looking for ways to mitigate the ballooning costs go audiovisual services. The transportation and travel costs have prompted suppliers and planners alike to think critically about smarter ways of moving AV resources. Talk to your AV company about the whole attendee experience,” Suriani said.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to another episode of #EventIcons, and this time around we’re talking 2020 event tech trends! If you know Endless, you know we love talking about event tech. So now it’s time for the 2020 event tech trends to shine! We’ve lived in data silos for the last 30 years of event technology.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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. Event sponsorships can include in-kind contributions (e.g.,

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 2, 2022

Attendees can see where their food comes from “when they walk in the door” of Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. And event venues are reporting that attendees are becoming more interested in where the food they eat at events comes from. More 2022 Trends Shaping Events. Foraged Cocktails.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2022

Knowing event technology trends — and adopting the most valuable ones — gives planners and venues the competitive advantage. Studies show that using event technology can increase attendance by 20 percent and increase productivity by 27 percent. . What this trend means for event planners.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. Political, economical, and technological turmoil are profoundly affecting the way we choose where to host our events and creating unprecedented opportunities.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020. Let’s start this conversation with the basics: event layouts ! With event layouts, it’s the other way around. Safe Event Layouts In 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The result is a chaotic, volatile environment in which meeting and event planners are struggling to optimally balance their meeting objectives with attendee preferences and safety, constantly changing guidance from the CDC and local government rules restrictions. What are planners to do? Hybrid Events.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 28, 2022

ARHT introduced it virtual product, Virtual Global Stage, in March 2020, and in 2021, it comprised 42 percent of the company’s revenues — “42 percent of our holographic beams were done to virtual destinations,” Dorcas said. “We That allows for less than 0.3 seconds of latency each way, which is natural dialogue.”.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

What’s more, Verified Market Research , a leading global research and consulting firm, expects the global events industry to bring in a whopping $2.194 trillion by 2028 — quite the uptick from the $887 billion the market commanded in 2020. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Insights resource Crunchbase estimated that in 2020 and 2021, more than $1.5 billion was invested in virtual and hybrid event companies. Over the last two years, event platform companies Bizzabo and Hubilo each laid off double-digit percentages of staff. Where Does Event Tech Consolidation Leave Virtual Experience Planners?

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