Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Events play a critical role in many companies’ marketing mix — giving them exposure for their brands, launching new products, and meeting with buyers. During this time, many companies moved the function of “events” from the sales department to the digital department, which rolls up to marketing.

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DCI

MAY 25, 2023

For many college graduates, entering the workforce is a daunting prospect, but we’ve been there and want to share some advice to help guide you to success. DCI’s team of destination marketers has been in your shoes. That destination marketing is an actual industry! I didn’t know it existed until after college.”

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Stova

JUNE 30, 2023

While organizing a remarkable event is essential, effective marketing strategies play a vital role in maximizing attendance and creating buzz around your event. This blog post will explore several key marketing strategies that event professionals can leverage to boost event registration and make their events truly remarkable.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

During the pandemic, event marketers with a growth mindset experimented with new ways to serve their audiences, collaborated with their remote teammates, and generated revenue for their organizations. And now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us (fingers crossed), how can event marketers continue moving boldly into the future?

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DCI

AUGUST 17, 2023

When it comes to measuring campaign success, destination marketers often default to raw data that fails to tell the entire story – or even the right story. Destinations International promotes qualitative measurements in its latest Public Relations Measurement Guidelines Handbook for Destination Organizations.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2024

Most event organizers, however, aren’t doing enough to cater to individuals or smaller interest groups that make up larger events. After defining your audience and key objectives — are you trying to attract a certain target market, increase engagement, improve exhibitor satisfaction? — Target your marketing. Plan with purpose.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 18, 2022

One way to market a destination is by highlighting such attractions as its theater, dining, or music scenes. When it comes to event marketing, it’s always been not just who and what that matters, but where — and since the pandemic, the destination plays an even larger role in attracting an audience. Think Creatively about Partnerships.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

More than 90 percent of event participants responding to a recent survey said they are not opposed to additional health and safety protocols at events like Informa Markets’ MAGIC Pop Up Orlando earlier this year. Only 30 percent of attendee organizations are likely to restrict travel due to the Delta variant.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

I’ve had my ear to the ground during the nearly first quarter of the year and have aggregated the following advice and insights from organizers who have planned, produced, supported and/or marketed successful 2022 events. Ensure prospective exhibitors are aware of the message their absence will send to the industry.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 30, 2022

In the future its more likely that audiences will look to an organization’s stance on issues — LGTBQ+ rights for example — before deciding whether to attend an event. At the same time, other organizers were planning events for audiences that weren’t even leaving their homes for the grocery store, let alone to travel to a mass gathering.

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Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Creating positive press coverage is one of the best ways to build public awareness and enhance your brand reputation. Where advertising works to get your brand known, public relations (PR) tells your brand story, shaping public perception. Over 82% of PR professionals anticipate the integration of PR and marketing.

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DCI

JANUARY 27, 2022

The “most wanted” media targets for destination marketing organizations often include the same travel-oriented titles… Afar , Condé Nast Traveler and Travel+Leisure. But today’s best lifestyle media provide a wealth of new avenues through which to engage prospective visitors. .

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency in 2024? of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% of organizers believe in-person conferences will become increasingly critical to their organization’s success in the coming years!

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DCI

JULY 19, 2021

For our economic development clients, we survey corporate executives in targeted industries and site selection consultants, as well as prospective talent from prime feeder markets. There is no doubt that economic development and destination marketing have merged closer and closer together during the past 30 years.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2023

With the return of in-person trade shows and conferences, event marketers got back to doing what they love — bringing people together for inspiring, educational, and productive experiences. Here’s how mdg professionals resolve to renew their approach to digital marketing, branding, messaging, and more.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 16, 2022

A quality website that provides your audience with key attributes that bring them back often will serve another function: marketing your events. Here are a few of the most important qualities of a website that your event prospects will expect. The last two decades have seen the rise of mobile devices, app stores, and social media.

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2012, Google Analytics released a version of this platform called Universal Analytics (UA), which revolutionized the practice of collecting and organizing user data by using a model based on sessions and pageviews (we’ll explain what that means later). Being the marketing thrill seekers we are, TAA loves being a few loops ahead.

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2012, Google Analytics released a version of this platform called Universal Analytics (UA), which revolutionized the practice of collecting and organizing user data by using a model based on sessions and pageviews (we’ll explain what that means later). Being the marketing thrill seekers we are, TAA loves being a few loops ahead.

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