MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2024

Most meeting planners have likely discovered the benefits of ChatGPT and other generative-A.I. applications for creating titles and descriptions for event sessions as well as for marketing and other communications aimed at attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and others. While touted as a time-saver, generative A.I.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. Meeting planners don’t need to be IT gurus. The Economy : As we continue to look at in-person conferences and suppliers start to see revenue go up, the market for meeting planners to find venues and suppliers will become more competitive.

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Trends Meeting Site Selection Contracts 264

Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. The site offers daily articles, industry reports, webinars, and more. Ready to dive straight in? You can subscribe to EIN and get fresh updates in your inbox as it happens.

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Website Planner Certification Publishing 52

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Here are challenges and opportunities event planners can expect in the next decade. Event Planner Challenges. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. People are “cautiously optimistic” about the small meetings market for Q4 of this year. As of May 25, their Q2 lead volume has already surpassed Q1 numbers.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ask the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) or Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) in the city or cities where the program will be to provide their three top DMC recommendations. CVBs assist planners by providing information on local resources and services, site selection, and other pre-conference and post-convention services.

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DCI

APRIL 19, 2023

For destinations that are already taking these steps, it’s also time to make sure you’re being clear and upfront with meeting planners. Meeting planners want to know that, if nothing else, your venue is acting as a model backdrop for greener meetings. For planners, all of these details carry nearly equal weight at this point.

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Sustainability Meeting Site Selection Planner 87

Convene by PCMA

MAY 23, 2024

Have an open conversation with the hotel’s director of sales and marketing, or if you work with the general staff officer, [ask] the person who has your account. Julia Levene , CEO, Hotel Site Selection Specialist, Association Planner Partners The concerns, of course, are about attrition, comps, and history.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A veteran planner discusses how she nudges hotels to act on her requests for proposal: She gives to get. Some organizations require more concessions, others want to be in a specific destination regardless of the cost, and still others are in a short-term booking situation that requires casting a wide net for offers in a compressed market.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. More : 6 Smart Moves: Wellness Edition.

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DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

As the global meetings industry faces mounting environmental and social pressures, details as seemingly mundane as a venue’s food and beverage offerings are increasingly part of the conversation for planners of tomorrow’s meetings. Business travel can impact attendees, local communities, and the environment in many significant ways.

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Meeting Sustainability Site Selection Planner 77

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. Meeting planners now have to think about how their meetings get funded. To offset the 2.66 percent. .

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Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We recommend all of our clients who are looking to book in 2024 and beyond to start immediately, and here’s why: 7 Top Reasons to Book Your Event in 2024 Right Now: Venue and hotel availability (Site selection and negotiation). Nothing can kill a successful program faster than not having a professional planner or producer.

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Booking Site Selection Vendor Event Design 52

DCI

JULY 22, 2021

For the unfiltered outsider perspective for tourism brands, we survey past and potential visitors, as well as meeting planners, tour operators, airline executives and travel advisors. 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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Site Selection Prospect Airlines Consulting 98

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Creating successful recurring events isn’t only good for brands but also for planners. Eventbrite has compiled some of the most relevant event statistics across various fronts, from event marketing and promotion to social media and technology. It allows planners to view venues as if they were there themselves.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 24, 2022

Flight connectivity, meeting venues, and hotels — these are the basics of site selection. Baltimore, Maryland, already offers planners options that will meet their attendees’ needs in all those areas. Lexington Market. (Jason Varney photo). All just a 20-minute walk from the convention center. Harbor Point.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Yes, planners, a group’s-worth full! Get Touristy.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

Partnering with a third-party event management firm can help alleviate that ever-expanding workload, often with perks that planners may not initially realize. As in-person events return to their former high attendance levels, event professionals are feeling the pressure more than ever.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to. Gallery Slide description: Provides marketing, logistics, and management for events held at hotels. It’s a serious question.

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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% Although many brands have already started building in-house event marketing teams, many more haven’t. Submit it here.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

Content Summary: This checklist from Endless Events provides nuggets of information along with each item planners need to check off as they go through the planning process. It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing.

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DCI

JULY 19, 2021

For the unfiltered outsider perspective for tourism brands, we survey past and potential visitors, as well as meeting planners, tour operators, airline executives and travel advisors. 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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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 24, 2022

When searching for an event company to partner with, many meeting planners utilize a traditional Destination Management Company (DMC) in the city of their convention. Partnering with a full service corporate events agency that understands the higher-level thinking of your executive team and marketing direction will yield higher event success.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. Mitch Cooper is the Content Marketing Manager for Experient. Gain insights regarding how planners are dealing with safety and security issues and where this conversation should be going as we develop effective plans for future global events.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 29, 2022

To Palma, now CEO of Sacramento-based site-selection and hospitality consulting firm Palma & Co, Oakland and NACIVT seemed like a perfect fit. bursting with restaurants, tea shops, and markets, and is adjacent to parks, a waterfront entertainment district, and Oakland’s diverse culinary scene.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. While numerous brands have adapted their own in-house event marketing teams and others haven't—sometimes a specialized agency is needed. ACTIVENT MARKETING.

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