Tue.Jan 10, 2023

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Team Spotlight: Becca

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Next up on our team spotlight series: Account Executive Becca Meyers. Becca has been with us since 2021 covering the Virginia and West Virginia regions. Becca is more than familiar with the travel industry as her family owns and operates Luray Caverns in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Becca grew up attending tourism conferences and events with her mom where she got the bug to continue to craft her career in the industry.

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How Meeting Profs Can Improve Event Engagement

Smart Meetings

The success of an event includes many factors. One major aspect is the engagement among attendees. Where event profs hope to give event attendees a vibrant, appealing and informative session, it may come off more as an information dump for some. Smart Meetings spoke with several event experts whose main goal is to craft a personalized, engaging and educational experience.

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The Simple Antidote to Inflation: Customer Experience

Endless Events

It’s no secret that inflation is out of control. As of November 30, 2022, inflation in the U.S. clocked in at 7.11% — and consumers are feeling the pinch at the grocery store, gas pump, and even eCommerce stores. Customers are trimming their budgets, and that’s bad for business. If you sell a non-essential product or service, you could find more customers churning out thanks to inflation and recession rumors.

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New Year’s Resolution: CSR

Smart Meetings

As the events industry recovers from the incredible blow of the pandemic, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become more important than ever. Smart Meetings has collected some examples of how corporations can organize to support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), the ways in which corporate gift giving can pay it forward and how the event industry can give back to their environments through partnerships with charities and nonprofit organizations.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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What’s Next for the Business Events Industry?

Convene by PCMA

Carly Fiorina, Chairman of Carly Fiorina Enterprises, leads the discussion during Tuesday’s Main Stage panel presentation examine what the business events and hospitality industries can expect in 2023. (Whatever Media Group). What trends do we need to pay attention to — what should all of us be thinking about strategically that impact our businesses, our clients, and our partners?

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The Riot Increases Visibility (and Packs Rooms) With Eventbrite Ads 

Eventbrite

Comedy, Margaret Cho famously said, “propels you right into the heart of the universe.” And at The Riot Comedy Club, with its standup shows every Thursday through Sunday, the universe is Houston, Texas. “There was really only one big comedy club in a city with a population over six million,” says Brian Gendron, founder and […].

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What’s a Tracking Pixel, and Why Should You Care?

Eventbrite

Pixels are snippets of code that allow you to gather valuable information about website visitors and the actions they take. They're vital for measuring campaign performance, tracking conversions, and building audiences based on behavior.

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Risk Management Gets a Boost: Customizable Event Insurance Debuts

MeetingsNet

A new insurance product allows organizations to choose which costs and revenue streams are covered, and under which disruptive circumstances. The choices are wider than ever, but some circumstances remain uninsurable. With significant guidance from industry association Destinations International, the insurance and risk-management firm Anderson Benson has rolled out coverage for event disruption and cancellation that allows host organizations to put together a policy specific to their needs.

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3 Ways for Tourism Brands to Optimise YouTube

Tourism eSchool

Does your Tourism brand have a YouTube channel but you haven’t looked at it in awhile? Well, now is the time to give it some love with some simple updates! Why add YouTube into your marketing mix? Because YouTube has your potential customers attention. People are using YouTube to search and plan for their next trips. A recent article from Think with Google stated that YouTube reached more than 17 million Australian adults in May 2022 — more than 85% of the country’s population.

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6 Food Waste Strategies to Consider Before Your Next Event

Convene by PCMA

Matt Orley of Big Paper Strategy illustrated Tuesday’s session on food waste. Later at The District, attendees added to the illustration with their own ideas, answering the question, “How do you engage your partners and staff in your F&B sustainability efforts?” (Jennifer N. Dienst). At Tuesday’s session, “F&B Trends to Table with a Sustainability Twist,” industry experts shared how planners can make their F&B programs more creative and less wasteful — a tall order but one that is ac

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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Create a Clean and Organized Home with These 22 Tips

Redfin

It’s easy for homes to become disorganized and full of clutter. Whether you have numerous belongings or always seem to accumulate more, it’s easy for it to become unmanageable. If so, consider incorporating structure into your cleaning routine. Creating simple habits will help you avoid the clutter and mess that always seems to accumulate at home. Once you begin practicing these new habits, you’ll notice how much easier it is to create a clean and organized home.

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Melbourne is where the Magic Happens

AIME

Louise Scott is a proud Melbournian and the Director of Experience Melbourne at the City of Melbourne leading a team of approx. 100 involved in all aspects of festivals and events. . As a first-time AIMEbassador, we sat down with Louise … The post Melbourne is where the Magic Happens appeared first on AIME.

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10 Pros and Cons of Living in Maryland

Redfin

Maryland, also known as the Old Line State, is renowned for its historical significance. It was the birthplace of the nation’s first railroad – the Baltimore & Ohio – and was the site of numerous battles that had an impact on the formation of the United States. Maryland also offers locals many delicious treats, such as the famous crab cakes, and beautiful views that draw millions of tourists every year.

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TravelMatch Norway 2023: here we go!

Global DMC Alliance

The post TravelMatch Norway 2023: here we go! appeared first on GDA - Global DMC Alliance.

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Special Events State of the Industry 2022: Part 2

Special Events

A look at how social media impacted the industry in 2022

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Managing the Food and Beverage Costs of Your Meetings Program

BCD Meetings & Events

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Delivering the Event Metrics Sponsors and Exhibitors Need

Convene by PCMA

Adam Parry, director of Event Tech Live, and Michelle Bruno, content and brand strategist at DAHLIA+Agency, talk about collecting and using event data. The rise in digital events over the past few years has given event organizers more metrics than what they typically get from face-to-face events. Now that in-person events have returned, how can organizers continue to mine data that will provide value to their stakeholders?