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Why Early Bird Registration Specials Don’t Work and Other Revelations from a New Maritz Study

Smart Meetings

A new study, aptly named “ Registration Insights Report: Optimizing revenue and attendance in the face of new attendee behavior ” by Maritz revealed a changing model for getting people to fill out those increasingly long forms, sooner. Almost half, 45% of conference-goers register within four weeks of the event date.

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Next Conference

Smart Meetings

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. Raise your registration fee.

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Registration opens for Interferry’s 47th annual conference 

Travel Daily Media

The post Registration opens for Interferry’s 47th annual conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Delegate registration has now opened on the conference website, together with a Call for Speakers. This year´s event takes place in Hobart, Tasmania from November 4-8.

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Rethinking Early-Bird Pricing — and Other Time-Honored Registration Strategies

Convene by PCMA

When Maritz studied when 360,000 conference-goers registered for the same 30 trade shows (i.e., While last-minute registrations spiked during the COVID years, that challenge hasn’t resolved itself. For example, only 29 percent of medical and health care conference attendees register late, well below the overall average of 45 percent.

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Satisfying wants and needs at conferences

Conferences that Work

I use the phrase “wants and needs” a lot when talking about participant-driven and participation-rich conferences. Conference organizers have, of course, every right to create an event that satisfies their wants and needs. Otherwise, why bother creating the conference in the first place? Whom is your event for?

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Finding Event Registration Patterns

Convene by PCMA

Registration forecasting for 2023 was the top challenge identified by Louisville Tourism’s Client Advisory Council members. The assessment included analysis of CAC members’ registration data, insights discovered about attendee behavior, and suggestions for how and when this information should be communicated.

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How To Streamline Onsite Registration and Badge Printing for Conferences

Bizzaboo

Onsite registration has a profound impact on your attendees’ overall event experience. When attendees enter an event venue, the onsite registration and event badge printing process is like your storefront — the first look at what the event will be like. How To Overcome Onsite Registration Challenges 1.