Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the events industry, creating exciting virtual spaces for online events became a necessity as the pandemic wore on as no one could meet face to face. Event design firm Kenes Group worked with the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to create a virtual world for the group’s 2021 conference.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Even before its official launch in July, online travel agency (OTA) Kayak had thousands of companies signed up for its new Kayak for Business. The post A Year in Recovery: Best Pandemic Travel Tips, Takeaways of 2021 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Kayak Launches Free Corporate Travel Solution. Oh, and of course, happy travels!

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Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online. Published on September 20, 2021. Here’s three simple steps to get your customer spreading the love and being online advocates for your tourism experience. This blog post was originally published in 2014 and most recently updated in September 2021.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The opening day of IMEX America 2021 at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas was humming with people just happy to be back together. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great. Frank Passante, Hilton.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2023

Display Changes Will Not Apply to Group Rates What you see on your Bonvoy app is what you will get—including resort, destination and other fees—at the registration desk after May 15 if a promised shift in how prices are displayed goes through as required in a November, 2021 settlement with the State of Pennsylvania. A Transparency Trend?

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Drag Taste’s ‘Sangria and Secrets’ is considered the world’s number one online experience. We created the “Sangria and Secrets with Drag Taste’” experience, for corporate and public, which today is the number one online interactive experience globally. And now, we have created six online experiences.

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Skift Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Event professionals are starting to wise up to some of the benefits of virtual engagement: access, inclusivity, online community building, and reach — just to name a […]. The post 10 Event Trends 2021 [Free Report] by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link]. Nevertheless, 2020 has changed events for good.

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Sojern

JUNE 23, 2021

In February, we did a look back at 2020 and a look forward at 2021 data , using a combination of Sojern and PlaceIQ data to understand COVID-19 recovery and the bigger picture of the traveler through layering these insights together. January 6, 2019 – June 12, 2021 . January 5, 2021 – June 12, 2021 .

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2021

Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022. Some companies will decide that their event strategy comprises a mix of in-person and online events. Right now, ZenDesk isn't going to be producing any physical events in 2021 (2022?).

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FICP

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

FICP’s 2021 leadership was revealed during the Annual Business Meeting held in conjunction with FICP: Reimagined, following an online election held prior to the virtual event. Joining the Board.

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FICP

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

FICP’s 2021 leadership was revealed during the Annual Business Meeting held in conjunction with FICP: Reimagined, following an online election held prior to the virtual event. Joining the Board.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2021

And last but not least, he is the CEO of VidCon, the world’s largest convention for online video creators. We’ll launch an online platform and create an online community on Discord. Building An Online Community. Health & Welfare In 2021. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Jim Louderback !

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

“ASAE is proud to have debuted a meeting model for its 2021 Annual Meeting that was all about creating more choices for our members, partners and other stakeholders,” said ASAE President and CEO Susan Robertson , CAE. — Greater Columbus Convention Center (@cbusconventions) August 18, 2021. Checkout their recording.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2021

When travel came to nearly a full stop in 2020, it gave us an unexpected runway to think about the future of business travel,” said Steve Hafner, CEO of the online travel agency (OTA). According to a survey by Kayak, 58 percent of Americans believe business travel is back or will be by the end of 2021.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Now, here you are in 2021 adding another cog in the wheel as you are tasked with writing a blended RFP for your upcoming event that will most likely include a hybrid plan for 2022. You need two teams, one for in-person, on-site and one for online planning. Online Component Added Costs. Online moderator fees.

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DCI

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As of August 2021, the U.S. What talent finds online is oftentimes their first impression of a community. The post Five Takeaways From DCI’s 2021 National Talent Research, Talent Wars appeared first on Development Counsellors International (DCI).

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Travel Daily News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Conference focused on the theme "How Can International Organizations Play a Leading Role in Global Tourism Recovery and Reshaping Governance".

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Eventbrite

APRIL 23, 2021

Many concerts and festivals responded with online content, but they soon found that bringing the music to people in their homes presented a whole new […]. For creators in the music industry, 2020 was all about agility and adaptability.

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Dana Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This euphoric ad aired in spring of 2021 while the pandemic was still in full force. In May of 2022, it was reported that the average person will see a combination of 10,000 online, offline, digital and traditional ads a day. That’s not to say that advertisers have forgotten about the pandemic. Many are just not focusing on it.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Entrepreneur Jay Schwedelson, who started the wildly popular Guru Media Hub virtual conferences in 2021 to engage with marketers, thinks a similar approach can turn around digital events. Don’t treat online like a poor stepchild of in-person events. The Constaza spin: His large-scale virtual GURU conferences prioritize fun. Guess what?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2022

Companies around the world successfully adapted their operations to produce ever-improving hybrid and online events that made sure people could continue to connect as restrictions came into force. Events and communications professionals were forced to innovate under the immense pressure of the pandemic.

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Blue Spark Event Design

JANUARY 13, 2021

Blue Spark is facing 2021 with a positive mindset and looking forward to once again planning and organizing successful meetings! Utilizing one of the many virtual platforms on the market, we can connect your content to your onsite and online attendees in exciting, innovative and meaningful ways so no one misses out. Contact Us Below.

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One10 Marketing

MARCH 10, 2021

One10 Xperts weigh in on IRF’s 2021 Trends Report. The IRF 2021 Trends Report is out and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Here’s the One10 take on 2021 trends and what we’re doing to meet client needs in 2021 and beyond: IRF Trend: Increase in Individual Rewards. In our world, that moment is now.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A 2021 Wyzowl report found that 86% of companies used video as part of their marketing. Cisco predicts that over 82% of consumer online traffic will be in video form in 2022. The pandemic has continued to leave users skeptical of online platforms and flashy ads, so brands have had to get creative.

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Meeting Package

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Press Release: Helsinki, Finland – 7th December 2021. As Scandic continues to see an increased demand for meetings, the company is today launching a fully digital booking service for meetings and conferences for up to 30 people on Scandic’s website.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. Read More : 4 Tips to Make Your Online Event a Success. KUDO Language Access. Interprefy Expands and Innovates.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 23, 2021

The post Virtual ATM 2021 begins today as industry convenes to show support for travel recovery appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post Virtual ATM 2021 begins today as industry convenes to show support for travel recovery appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

15 Ways to Evolve Your Destination Visitor Guide in 2021. Connect Offline with Online. This is ideally online, as well as through your local visitor centres. QR codes are also a way to connect print publications with more detailed visitor information online. By Rebecca White. Published on November 23, 2020.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. Six months later, almost 37,000 construction and masonry professionals returned to their normal slot in January of 2022. The show took over 632,000 sq.

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FICP

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

September 21-23, 2021. Online Conference. Learn More

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

Events became digitized through virtual and online experiences, and we invested heavily in expanding our virtual event capabilities. The announcement came a week before Cvent CONNECT 2021 is schedule for CAESARS FORUM. Now, we are engaging in a hybrid world, as in-person events resume, and virtual events remain prominent.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Look for Ways to Increase Online Exposure. Since people are more hesitant about their travel plans, they’re doing more online research before committing to a place. That includes looking at online reviews on travel sites and other user-generated content to see what others have experienced. And you don’t have to do it alone.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021. A lot of things can go wrong during a synchronous hybrid event as it is hard to stay in sync online and in the physical venue. What are the benefits of hosting the same event on two separate occasions?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Ensuring that level of commitment is even more challenging after the company had to furlough or lay off thousands to survive 2020 and 2021, a move that the company has admitted may have bruised its “people-first” culture. A significant number of training classes are online and many teams work remote exclusively. Julius Robinson.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

So much so that I purchased festival tickets to Outside Lands 2021 the day they came out. OSL’s production team, Another Planet Entertainment, perfectly selected a lineup that included performers that will be on the 2021 roster to get people looking forward to next year’s event. Event Brew – CES 2021 Is Going Virtual!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 24, 2022

It all started in 2020 and continued with full steam head in 2021: we saw huge investments in event platforms and multi-billion dollar valuations of some of the largest players in the field. “There were about five incumbent online event platforms two years ago. Mergers & Acquisitions Are Here To Stay.

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