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Hotel Tech Trends: 5 Ideas Worth Exploring at Your Property

Social Tables

Hotels occupy an exciting place in the tech world. While hoteliers cannot chase every shiny object or trend, there are some new hotel tech ideas worth exploring. Here are five hotel tech trends that hold the most immediate promise for improving profitability, vacancy rates, and the overall guest experience. These hotel tech trends can improve profitability, vacancy rates, and the overall guest experience.

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Embrace the Future! Smart Badges are Here

MeetingPool

Let’s face facts; anything that speeds up the processes, like check-ins, at your event is going to make attendees happy. And smart badges are making things easier than ever. The old way of managing the process, which typically required manually logging who has arrived, was a time-consuming venture that resulted in long lines and, inevitably, […].

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How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community

Eventtia

Going big is always appealing. Who doesn’t want to see their startup or business flourishing on foreign markets? Would you say no to international clients? That’s why you run your business in English, isn’t? After all, we live in a globalized world, so why not showcase your products or services for the entire world? Not […]. La entrada How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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Why Most DMOs Miss Out on 90% of Visuals Being Shared in their Destinations

Crowdriff

Time after time, conference after conference, destination marketers are talking about “authenticity”. That's right @jaybaer ! "Stop #marketing AT people. Start marketing WITH people." #ESTO17 pic.twitter.com/N5ZUuEbwnd. — Josh Collins (@sixsteps268) August 29, 2017. In other words, let people who have a great experience in your destination market it for you.

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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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Crowd Management at Events: 3 Best Practices for Venues

Social Tables

Venue managers and staff all have a duty to their attendees to provide a level of crowd management. This is first and foremost vital for guest and staff safety as well as minimizing complaints that may lead to a poor event review. As part of the planning process, be sure to exercise these three best practices for crowd management at your next large scale event.

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Significance and Trends of Business Tourism

Beyond Summits

Business tourism is expected to be one of the fastest growing markets for travel suppliers to lay emphasis on in the years ahead. Business Tourism. Business. Tourism. Meeting.

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#NewMexicoTrue: Sparking State Pride and Wanderlust with Video Storytelling

Crowdriff

Prior to 2012, the state of New Mexico didn’t have a cohesive tourism marketing strategy. Its tourism department focused mostly on providing administrative services and support for its regional destination marketing organizations. But that all began to change with the election of Governor Susana Martinez in 2011, who challenged the department to shift their focus towards initiatives that provided a greater return on investment, primarily, marketing their destination as a whole.

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How Do I Get into Event Planning? 5 Ways to Kickstart Your Events Career

Social Tables

You might be asking yourself, “How do I get into event planning”? Allow me to let you in on a little secret: there isn’t one tried and true path that magically leads you to a career in events. That probably wasn’t the answer you were hoping for. But, there are several steps that you can take to kickstart a career in events today. There isn’t one tried and true path that magically leads you to a career in events.

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Cheat Sheet: 12 Event Tech Terms You Need to Know Now

BizBash

The glossary of must-know terms for planners has been growing in recent years. The invention of new apps, software, hardware.

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How to get the most out of your social media metrics [infographic]

Eventtia

Have you created your social media marketing strategy? Have you already launched it and achieved your first results? That’s great! But your job is not done yet. You want to keep optimizing your strategy constantly. In order to do that, you have to keep track of your metrics, know which ones to analyze and how […]. La entrada How to get the most out of your social media metrics [infographic] aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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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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How to crowdsource conference sessions in real-time

Conferences that Work

Here’s a real-life example of how to crowdsource a conference program in real-time. In May 2017 Liz Lathan, Tom Spano, and Nicole Osibodu invited me to design and facilitate the session crowdsourcing at the first Haute Dokimazo unconference in Austin, Texas. Eighty invited participants from around the U.S. spent a joyful and productive day at the Austin Children’s Museum’s Thinkery where we crowdsourced a program focusing on event portfolio needs and wants of brands and agencies.

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Hotel Room Blocks: Everything Event Planners Need to Know

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Room blocks are an often-overlooked yet essential piece to the event-planning puzzle. Reserving a room block, or a set amount of rooms for guests is not only a convenient solution for accommodations but is also a courtesy for busy guests who are planning to travel for an event. Whether it’s a wedding, a business conference, or a large reunion, guests appreciate the ease of booking a room that is already reserved for the group.

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14 Noteworthy Ideas From V.I.P. Lounges at Summer Events

BizBash

Major summer awards shows and music festivals always offer lavish and Instagram-worthy V.I.P. lounges, and 2017 was no exception. From.

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How to get the most out of your social media metrics [infographic]

Eventtia

Have you created your social media marketing strategy? Have you already launched it and achieved your first results? That’s great! But your job is not done yet. You want to keep optimizing your strategy constantly. In order to do that, you have to keep track of your metrics, know which ones to analyze and how […]. La entrada How to get the most out of your social media metrics [infographic] aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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5 Tips to Ace Your Upcoming Event Management Job Interview

Social Tables

So, you have aspirations to be an event planner and you’ve turned in a job application. You got a call back for an interview, congrats! Now you have to undergo the interview part where you’ll be in the hot seat and grilled by an interviewer. Your answers, conduct, demeanor, and body language will determine if you land the job (or not). Here are five steps to knock your event management job interview out of the park.

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How to Maximize Your Hotel Search Marketing in 3 Steps

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Hotel search marketing is an important tool in attracting new guests and event planners to your property. Google and other search engines now employ sophisticated algorithms that determine search engine rankings. And with websites who make it onto the first page of results receiving nearly 95% of all search traffic, you’ll want your hotel to get on that page.

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10 Dallas Event Venues to Impress Even the Choosiest of Clients

Social Tables

Fun fact: Dallas is the ninth biggest city in the United States. And it’s quickly becoming one of the top destinations for conferences and conventions. If you are going to hold a great event, you need a great venue. Here are ten of the best Dallas event venues that even your pickiest clients will love. Dallas is the 9th biggest city in the US and is a top city for conferences and events.

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How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community

Eventtia

Going big is always appealing. Who doesn’t want to see their startup or business flourishing on foreign markets? Would you say no to international clients? That’s why you run your business in English, isn’t? After all, we live in a globalized world, so why not showcase your products or services for the entire world? Not […]. La entrada How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community

Eventtia

Going big is always appealing. Who doesn’t want to see their startup or business flourishing on foreign markets? Would you say no to international clients? That’s why you run your business in English, isn’t? After all, we live in a globalized world, so why not showcase your products or services for the entire world? Not […]. La entrada How to Run Brand Events that Will Engage the Local Community aparece primero en Eventtia | Event management software.

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9 Unconventional Ways to Get Guests Networking

BizBash

While meetings and events seem ready-made for networking, it's not always easy to get strangers—or even professional colleagues—talking to one.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings

BizBash

Meeting and event planners—as well as attendees—generally know what’s on offer in the nation’s largest cities. But when it comes.

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Rating the MTV V.M.A.s: Event Producers Give 2017 Show a B+

BizBash

The 34th annual MTV Video Music Awards returned to California this year after a brief stint in New York. As.

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9 Ways to Have Fun with a Superhero Theme

BizBash

Playing off of the fictional city in Amazon’s new superhero series The Tick, a premiere and after-party offered a tongue-in-cheek.

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9 Modern Twists on Vintage Party Games

BizBash

From an oversize Jenga game to a bathtub filled with rubber ducks, here's an assortment of ways event planners have.

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10 Best Ideas of the Week: Superhero-Theme Newspapers, a Macy's Dessert-Inspired Runway, LED Octopus Lights

BizBash

This week's roundup includes superhero-theme newspapers at The Tick's after-party in New York, a Macy's dessert-inspired runway at Dessert Goals.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings: West Coast

BizBash

With destinations known for outdoor adventure, celebrity estates, and even flyable WWII aircraft, the West Coast has a wide array.

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TV Festival Fever: 8 Events That Celebrate the Small Screen

BizBash

While festivals such as TIFF, Sundance, Cannes, and Tribeca have provided film buffs with celebrations of the industry for years.

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August 29, 2017: Showtime Faces Lawsuits After Mayweather-McGregor Live Stream Issues, Netflix Hosted a Weed Pop-Up to Promote New Series, Tastemade Partners With Smorgasburg to Expand Live Events Portfolio

BizBash

1. SHOWTIME FACES LAWSUITS AFTER MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR LIVE STREAM ISSUES: Showtime is facing at least two lawsuits after customers experienced issues.

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See Inside One Company’s Summer-Long Beach House Party

BizBash

Awesomeness celebrated summer in a big way this year: The multimedia company—which is a joint venture between NBCUniversal, Hearst, and.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings: Southwest

BizBash

With destinations known for wellness, world-class skiing, and even a 127-foot-high clocktower, the Southwest has a wide array of options.

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Q&A: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the MTV Video Music Awards' Ambitious Stage Design

BizBash

The numbers are jaw-dropping: Fourteen performances. Six stages. Two weeks of load-in. Twenty-two cameras. More than 8,2000 feet of LED.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings: Northeast

BizBash

With destinations known for lobster, world-class universities, and the Winter Olympics, the Northeast has a wide array of options to.

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August 28, 2017: Houston Opens Convention Center for Hurricane Harvey Victims, V.M.A.s Get Serious With Politically Charged Show, The Weeknd Cancels Grey Goose Concert at the Last Minute

BizBash

1. HOUSTON OPENS CONVENTION CENTER FOR HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS: In the wake of record flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey over.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings: Midwest

BizBash

With destinations known for lakefront recreation, a world-famous zoo, and even fudge, the Midwest has a wide array of options.

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25 Best Smaller Markets for Meetings: South

BizBash

With destinations known for Nascar, an appealing year-round climate, and a rich Civil Rights history, the South has a wide.