The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

Angeles Moreno is the founder of the Creative Dots , a company that helps corporations design their customer journey and create a culture of customer-centricity. Angeles has been in the events industry for over 30 years and possesses international experience with a large network. Entrepreneurship is in her DNA. She has launched and run two companies during past crises and was able to overcome the obstacles they presented to her.

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Ram's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

COVID-19 has no doubt put a dent in everyone’s business plans, but it has especially affected the hotel industry by taking away a major source of revenue that comes from events and travel. In part one of “How Things Are Likely to Be Post-Pandemic”, let’s discuss this topic in relation to MICE travel and events.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 17, 2020

This is not an easy post to write. The pandemic’s impact on lives and businesses has been devastating. COVID-19 has virtually eliminated in-person meetings: our industry’s bread and butter. In order to overcome the many significant challenges created by the coronavirus, the meeting industry has made valiant efforts to rethink in-person meetings.

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Stova

AUGUST 20, 2020

As nearly every industry attempts to shift its processes in response to COVID-19, event planning has been particularly shaken by the pandemic. While there’s no telling what will happen in the long-term future, it’s clear that hybrid events are an immediate solution to the question of how to return to a “new normal.”.

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

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Special Events

AUGUST 17, 2020

Marketing expert D. Channing Muller shares three essentials to make virtual/hybrid special events successful.

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Best Corporate Events

AUGUST 17, 2020

5 Tips for Keeping Remote Teams Connected. We’ve all been out of the office for months now. Even our team at Best Corporate Events has been working remotely – and we miss each other! It’s easy to take for granted how much simpler it is to stay connected with your team and colleagues when you see them face to face every day until that is no longer the case.

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Stova

AUGUST 17, 2020

Virtual event software is becoming more and more sophisticated, enabling experiences that surprise and awe audiences. With this, organizers are doubling and in some cases, tripling their pre-COVID-19 events attendance, attracting international participants from across the globe. In addition, historically global events, such as Spark AI , are switching to a full-virtual solution , becoming more accessible than ever to their thousands of attendees.

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Special Events

AUGUST 20, 2020

Event rental expert Lisa Krumm Anhaiser shares tips for developing a successful sales team

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Eventtia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Eventtia is delighted to announce that it has a new integration which allows Zoom to be embedded into Eventtia’s virtual stage.

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Redfin

AUGUST 19, 2020

High-end home prices are showing strength during a recession as the coronavirus pandemic drives demand for extra bedrooms, home offices, big backyards and pools. The median sale price for luxury homes in the U.S. rose 1.2% year over year to $825,000 during the three months ending July 31. The rebound comes after a record decline in the spring, when luxury prices dropped 1.7% as the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. economy into a standstill.

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

BizBash

AUGUST 20, 2020

While this summer's philanthropic galas and balls were taken off the calendar, that doesn't mean we can't revel in the steal-worthy design ideas of past events.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2020

The post Marina Bay Sands unveils industry’s first hybrid event broadcast studio appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Marina Bay Sands has launched a state-of-the-art hybrid event broadcast studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in a first for the industry, as the award-winning venue paves the way to redefine the future of meetings.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

In good old Endless fashion, it’s time to get real. Today we want to tackle the issues pertaining to a virtual event timeline. And there’s a reason we’ve been holding out on this. You see, it’s been a crazy year – no need to dwell on that or explain why. In the early stages of COVID-19, as an industry, it felt like we were slapped across the face and thrown into a fire pit of despair.

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Redfin

AUGUST 21, 2020

Purchasing your first home is a big move. For some, it represents the independence they’ve been striving for, while others see their home purchase as a path to financial security and a way to create a safe haven for their family. . As a homebuyer, you have choices about how you approach the transaction. You can go it alone, without representation, or you can have a real estate agent assist you through the homebuying process.

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Redfin

AUGUST 20, 2020

As working from home continues to become the new norm, you might be feeling like your current home office just isn’t making the cut anymore. If your office doesn’t let in much natural light, or you’re lacking the space for a dedicated work area, or you just need a change of scenery, a backyard office is a perfect solution. Moving your office from the indoors to the outdoors can give new life to your work day, especially as the weather cools down.

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Redfin

AUGUST 18, 2020

Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 9: Home sale prices were up 10% year over year—the largest increase in over six years—to another new all-time high of over $314,000. Prices keep climbing month over month, bucking typical seasonality. 46% of homes had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market, the highest level since at least 2012 (as far back as our data on this measure goes).

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2020

The post Health and safety top concerns for Asia Pacific business travellers in post-COVID era appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. New research commissioned by SAP Concur in May-June 2020 provides important insights that are shaping a new normal for business travel. The data suggests travel will continue to play an irreplaceable role in meeting critical business needs.

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Redfin

AUGUST 20, 2020

Now more than ever before, we’re seeing more adults choosing to live at home as they grow in years, or what is known as aging in place, and maintain their lifestyle for as long as possible, rather than moving into a nursing home or assisted care center. In fact, three-quarters of adults 50 years and older would prefer to remain in their homes as they age, according to a survey by AARP.

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Redfin

AUGUST 17, 2020

Surging homebuyer demand has prompted some sellers to host open houses during the pandemic, but group showings remain much less common than normal due to coronavirus risk, Redfin agents say. Nationwide, 6% of homes that were put up for sale in July held an open house in their first seven days on the market. While that marks a rebound from 1% in April, when millions of buyers and sellers across the country were placed under stay-at-home orders, it remains below the 15-20% levels we saw both a yea

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Endless Events

AUGUST 21, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Hybrid Inspo: 5 Hybrid Event Examples To Inspire Your Process. ? With everything going virtual, make sure you’re up to date with all the information you need to plan a virtual event by downloading our Virtual Events Handbook! Exploratory Events ??. With each passing day, I see a new “type” of event pop up that blows my mind.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 20, 2020

It’s recently been announced that the Republican National Convention will take place in-person. So not virtual, not hybrid , but fully old school. Understandably, this has been received by people all over the country with mixed reactions. Some are in chock. And some are in agreement. Others simply don’t know what to think anymore. But what we want to discuss today is how we should feel from the perspective of event professionals.

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