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What Event Sponsors Want

Convene by PCMA

29, in a session Federbush co-presented with Jon Wolff, global events manager, sales and services group, Lenovo, for around 30 participants. Sponsors want cost-effective, transparent, new/unique sponsorship opportunities. That requires close collaboration between the sponsor and the organizer, he said.

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What Event Attendees Want Now

Convene by PCMA

16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months. The challenge I run into is that it doesn’t line up with often what we hear from attendees and exhibitor sponsors [about their preferences].”

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How To Craft Enticing Event Sponsorship Packages

Bizzaboo

Event sponsorship is essential for event success and sustainability, providing necessary financial support, resources, and visibility. Even still, securing sponsorships is increasingly difficult due to budget constraints, shrinking sponsor dollars, and rising event costs. The solution?

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Professional Development: 5 Upskilling Tips from Bizzabo’s Events Team

Bizzaboo

The more creativity an event planner possesses, the easier it will be to create authentic experiences that stand out from other events. For this reason, being able to multitask is a prerequisite to finding success as an event professional. In addition to hard skill training (e.g., Join Events Industry Networking Groups.

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Improve Your Trade Show Engagement

Endless Events

Since making the event personalized is such an empowering act, it’s also useful for employee events as much as external ones. Close Qualified Leads Straight from the Event Booth. Speaking of booth strategies, you don’t have to be the size of a major sponsor to make an impact. What You Can Learn from Global Events.

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The 1 Big Idea Worth Stealing from Day 4 of PCMA Convening Leaders

Smart Meetings

“No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Is the Party Over?

Smart Meetings

I have found that the men at the event treat me differently once they’re under the influence—and it’s not a good difference,” in the words of Rachel Dobbs, director of global events at HelmsBriscoe. Serving food during a networking event or happy hour, even tapas-sized, is also a popular strategy.

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