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What to Expect at Cvent Connect 2024 in San Antonio

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New this year is a verticalized approach to content, with sessions designed around interests such as pharma/life sciences and third-party planners. There will even be more content designed just for destination marketers. Connect with industry peers and come away with valuable lessons. Check out the complete Cvent Connect Agenda.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

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Some things work better than others,” he said in a call, reflecting on lessons learned from last week’s gathering of 1,400 meeting professionals at Barcelo Maya Grand Resort in the Mexican Caribbean. Here are five lessons learned for anyone looking to shake up the annual meeting rotation.

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Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

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A wine trade association does a post-Covid rebrand Like many in the world of face-to-face gatherings, 2023 was the first time in a few years that Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) held its previously annual convention. To realize their vision, they partnered with Design Studio by Maritz.

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The Pandemic is Over

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As the Brew Crew shares today, many event professionals are still battling low attendance, learning about and designing for increased accessibility and figuring out how to implement the lessons they’ve learned throughout the pandemic. I think we lost some of that goodness we were building and all those lessons learned.

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Social Neurochemistry: Events that Engage 

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How to design events that leave a lasting impact At MPI’s WEC 2023 , Jacques Martiquet, known professionally as The Party Scientist , had a room full of meeting professionals dancing, laughing and opening their hearts to people who had been strangers when they entered the room. They may get tired, or struggle to stay focused. “If

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Musical Comedy as a Business Tool

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Learn More: How magical experiences transform audiences, a What One Thing podcast with Robert Strong That Plan B pivot was the start of something bigger than either of them could have imagined. “The Learn More: An Interview with The Broadway League President Charlotte St. It can be very, very funny,” she observed.

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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

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Learn More: Lessons from Leaders with Sherrif Karamat A Cooperative Start Sherrif Karamat In the two Covid years after that first small event at Gaylord National, the original founders, PCMA and Destinations International stepped back to consider what they were trying to do. “We