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Marriott’s ‘Meet with Momentum’ Creates Community Like None Other

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Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. asks Pfeffer, as he explains what Meet with Momentum helps attendees discover. “We What can they see, and taste and feel?” Room resales and sliding cancellations are things of the past.

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What Event Attendees Want Now

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There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. When Holsinger previewed the report during the session, “First Look: Exclusive Data on Attendee Motivators,” at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 on Jan.

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IAAPI Annual Meet & Training Program 23?

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The post IAAPI Annual Meet & Training Program 23′ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The 21st edition of the Annual Meet and Training Program (AMTP), brought to all by IAAPI, is all set to mesmerize attendees in the vibrant and cleanest city of India, Indore.

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20 Bright Ideas for Personalizing Attendee Experiences

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They can be done in a variety of ways — to point out the most innovative products, to introduce the show in additional languages for international attendees, to orient first-time attendees, etc. An innovation first spotted many years ago, these are spaces where exhibitors and other attendees can come and be among their peers.

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How Customized Generational Engagement Can Benefit Meeting Profs

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Lesson 1: Don’t Forget Gen X In the Freeman Event Attendee Intent and Trends Report Q1 2023 , respondents in the Gen X demographic (45 years and older) are focused on professional obligation. The shift of female attendees at B2B events has made a drastic shift from 20% to 34%. And in fact, I would project that B2B is dead.

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Well-Done Meetings

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Throughout the panel, she reminds listeners that it always comes back to breath: “It’s all about your relationship with your nervous system and the way you learn and teach your body to regulate emotions.” Others—colleagues, attendees—will feed off the energy you put out. Encourage attendees to get light, especially in the morning.

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

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More than 1,300 representatives from convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) across North America and the world (600 of them first-time attendees) started arriving last week to take classes on everything from budgets and economic development to marketing and leadership as part of their Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) training.

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