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Marriott Tells Association Planners to Seek Additional DEI and Technology Advances

Smart Meetings

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. “We And, of interest to many of the meeting planners present, integrating billing to make it more user-friendly. and Canada.

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Destinations Refocus Tactics and Messaging to Draw Meetings Again

MeetingsNet

That was the overarching message from a panel of destination-marketing executives during an online session hosted by PlanetIMEX this week. We were able to be somewhat aggressive” in focusing mostly on prospective business that was easier to sell and to service than other prospects.

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Hubilo’s Events Reimagined delivers a Netflix event experience and presents the next generation of virtual and hybrid events

The MICE Blog

Today, webinars are a highly powerful marketing tactic that many marketers across the world use to foster connection with prospects, audiences and their employees.’. Events need to be sufficiently agile to respond to rapidly changing market conditions, and event planners must adapt to new technologies.’.

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Force Majeure: Negotiating a Common Clause in Uncommon Times

Convene by PCMA

Convening Leaders 2022 was held during the height of the Omicron surge, and the wave of the second COVID-19 variant added yet another layer of uncertainty to the prospect of holding in-person events in 2022. However, for a meeting planner, their attendees typically make a decision about attending months in advance. 10 in Las Vegas.

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Inside WorldatWork’s Speaker Coaching Program

Convene by PCMA

While the educational programming is 70 percent of an attendee’s experience at a conference, Mesmer has found that it “probably gets the least amount of attention from planners. “If you think of the really great speakers that you’ve experienced, nine times out of 10, they’ve had some sort of speaker coaching.”

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Powerful Referral Marketing Strategies for Events

Eventtia

Not only does it build buzz for an event, but it also helps event planners organize events into stages. Organize “Meet & Greet” sessions – Assemble an exclusive panel of speakers and influential people. The best approach is to use Norbert, RocketReach, UpLead, or any email finder to look up the email addresses of prospects.

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Road to IMEX: Details Released

Smart Meetings

Six weeks out from the return of IMEX America to Las Vegas, the agenda is firming up and, thanks to a surprise announcement from the Biden Administration, prospects are good for international travel to the event. Separate tracks for association and senior corporate planners will personalize education based on goals.

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