Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As a production company, we get a lot of questions about virtual attendee engagement. Arguably one of the biggest pain points for planners, driving engagement isn’t quite as hard as one might think. Particularly about how to come up with strategies that make attendees happy and eager for more, both during and after the fact.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Event planners can now start to think about what life looks like on the other side. As event planners, we’ve always taken responsibility for the safety and security of our attendees while they were in our care. Many events that have begun their relaunch are insisting attendees have a vaccine passport before admitting entry.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”. Event attendees have a lot of options in-between event sessions, whether it is The Winter Village in Bryant Park which has a large winter market and an ice rink. In mid-January, attendees can treat themselves to Winter Jazz Fest featuring over 700 artists.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. When attendees walk away, what do they say?”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner. They spoke about sustainable gifting options, low-carbon menu designs and DEI in their speakers and attendees. So, what’s next?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2022

As health and safety standards change with every new surge in Covid cases, many planners adopted virtual or hybrid platforms, but not all attendees have embraced the shift. Though planners are most familiar with in-person events, it is important to understand how much they’ve changed in the last few years. In-person Events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Are virtual attendees seeing value? According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge? So how do event and meeting planners make sure attendees see value in attending a hybrid event virtually? Give virtual attendees a view from on-stage.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. For almost 20 years, Deanna has worked on fundraisers, conferences, trade shows, and other events ranging in size from 10 to 20,000 attendees. Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur? Onto the next question.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2021

Not so good, according to Virtual Attendee Experience Report from event software company Bizzabo. A survey of 700 attendees and data from 967 events over a 12-month period found that the fun factor of online events is definitely waning: There was a 26 percent increase in respondents saying the last virtual event they attended wasn’t fun.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While there’s a lot that planners now need to focus on, from engagement to networking and more, we want to talk about something else today. Because much like event profs had to adapt to the new normal, so did presenters and attendees. A Smooth Virtual Experience For Attendees. Is it that then it shifts over to the planner?”,

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Pilcher, CEO & executive producer of Blue Spark Event Design to get the nitty gritty on the current state of event budgets and what meeting planners should be aware of as they ramp up to their post-Covid events. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2023

Navigating event attendee data requires the right balance between collecting valuable information and respecting event attendee privacy. Catalyzed by a recent Tech Crunch headline about a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violation at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Will, Nick, and Dustin tackle attendee data in today’s episode.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event. Realizing the potential for a winter storm or another weather disaster while planning your meeting or event will help keep your attendees safe while reducing the risk of significant financial losses.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Planners meticulously manage the attendee experience , but often activity vendors also play a major role in influencing how someone remembers a trip. I always want to get the site visit representatives and event planners out on our activities to show them a good time,” he says. “If Billy Mosblech. “I Mike Murray.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Behavioral health activities make your meetings THE place to be Meeting professionals and the attendees at their events have a high level of responsibility. Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed? These activities will give attendees a chance to re-set their minds and engage with their meetings on another level.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

In addition, MPI conducts a 12-hour online-education marathon featuring three 15-minute sessions per hour; these cover a wide range of job issues for planners as well as career advancement and physical and mental wellness. Tarnow’s final thought for planners: “There is no such thing as a self-made person.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

He could have been talking about meeting planners’ determination during 2.5 Planners who are also lovers of the Jurassic franchise will want to see the newest installation, Jurassic World: Dominion, then consider planning a dino-centric meeting at these paleontology-focused venues around the country.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It covered Europe, but it also covered meeting attendees coming from Europe to the United States,” says Jill Blood, vice president of deputy general counsel for Maritz. “So, For Maritz, around 10% of our total attendee base is European across all of our clients. What This Means For Planners. “As So, even if you were a U.S.-based

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

Yet, despite the high potential for virtual events due to cost savings and ease of access, there is a considerable challenge ahead for event organizers to deliver a truly valuable experience by replicating the networking opportunities for attendees that exist during live events. which can include channels for each conference track.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Billion valuation, making the events industry well positioned to make an economic impact should planners support social movements like boycotts. But should event planners boycott? . In this episode of Event Brew, the entire Brew Crew shares their thoughts on planners and organizations boycotting venues, hotels, destinations, and more.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. percent of respondents said they expect to see fewer attendees at their upcoming events.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Event planners and event managers have all been through a steep learning curve to master the art of creating successful event experiences. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

There is no magic elixir to absolutely protect attendees from fast-spreading novel coronaviruses. Top of the list of things seen frequently that don’t actually keep attendees safer: temperature reading guns. “A Wearing N95 masks can protect attendees, Bronstein says, but only if they are worn continuously. Robert Bronstein.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Editor’s Note : In this series, “Five Things Meeting Planners Can Learn,” we explore ways in which meeting planners can glean tips, ideas, notions, planning options and more from the world and our culture at large. Here are five things meetings planners can learn from 12-step programs and other self-help groups.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

While we’ve talked a lot about how the pandemic affected planners and attendees, we haven’t focused on exhibitors’ experience all that much. But low attendance isn’t the worst part; it’s event planners’ behavior post-event that really grinds his gears. I’m not whole. But what about me?

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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. A Brighter, Faster Mandalay Bay.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. These four pieces of advice work in tandem to ensure a successful partnership between the property and meeting planners for a positive outcome. Recently, Nashville was named the No.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attendee arrival has changed in recent years. Before the pandemic, attendees would have booked hotels and made transportation arrangements in the days or weeks leading up to the event. Then, I joined a small catering company, just as they were scaling up, and went into vending management as the primary caterer and event planner.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Left to right: Steve Blanner, Chandra Allison, Steve Hill, Stephanie Glanzer and Michael Massari. This was a celebration well earned, as an estimated 2.2

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

In the early days of the pandemic, attendees were more accepting of bad camera angles, awkward transitions between segments, or video that looked grainy. Plus, anything you send attendees gives the organization another avenue to layer the learning (colors, themes, swag). Attendees may not be watching the event in real-time.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

A recently published Freeman report highlights a significant shift in the demographics of B2B event attendees. With this new generation of younger, more diverse, and more educated attendees emerging, the event industry must adapt to meet their evolving needs and expectations. As an attendee, I would get more value from it.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Others, however, might seem a little bit too daunting for a novice planner, but they’re just what innovative and tech-savvy planners are looking for. Most trends in our guide are beginner-friendly.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

As meeting planners, you have the opportunity to not only educate and entertain, but to create a moment of experience that becomes part of attendees’ very selves. The post Smart Meetings Armed Attendees with Revolutionary Strategies to Pursue Happiness appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” Just Ask Siri Fitzpatrick notes that “it’s a CSM’s job to connect planners with the right partners and resources in the city for their specific needs.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2024

Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates. of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, suggests that planners’ due diligence around this security issue should start with several questions to the hotel: “Ask whether the hotels guest-room lock system is known to have any security flaws.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

After a long, exhausting meeting, the last thing on most attendees’ minds is eating healthy, but event professionals can do their part by ensuring attendees get the nutrition they need from their meals. More: Become the Healthy Planner With These Strategies. Your attendees (and their Instagram accounts) will thank you.

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