Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

He could have been talking about meeting planners’ determination during 2.5 Planners who are also lovers of the Jurassic franchise will want to see the newest installation, Jurassic World: Dominion, then consider planning a dino-centric meeting at these paleontology-focused venues around the country. of dino-friendly space.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Left to right: Steve Blanner, Chandra Allison, Steve Hill, Stephanie Glanzer and Michael Massari.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S. Everyone has help along the way.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry. They learn how to become better planners and how they can become better partners with Marriott.” What can they see, and taste and feel?” asks Pfeffer, as he explains what Meet with Momentum helps attendees discover. “We

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Hotel Engine

JULY 6, 2022

Then you must not be regularly attending trade shows. We’ve put together a list of the 15 top annual hotel trade shows with a synopsis of what they cover and where they’re happening in the world. Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show of the Southeast. Where: Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Don’t see your 2024 conference for event planners on this page? January 2024 Conferences for Event Planners Event Name Event Date Event Location More Information PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 Jan. Independent Planner Education Conference (IPEC) Jan. Event Production Show (EPS) Feb. Apply to have your event featured !

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

How much do event planners make, really? Event planners are responsible for organizing and coordinating events such as weddings, corporate events, conferences, and fundraisers. But just how much do event planners make for all of that work? First, exactly what does an event planner get paid to do? Social event planners.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 5, 2024

The event, owned by MeetingsNet’s parent company Informa, connects meeting buyers and suppliers for one-on-one conversations but also weaves in educational opportunities; a trade show featuring destinations and experiential activations; and after-hours networking events. In this case, Reno Tahoe brought in the pups.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

New this year is a verticalized approach to content, with sessions designed around interests such as pharma/life sciences and third-party planners. Check out the largest trade show with over 300 exhibitors. Browse the trade show floor all day for demos and deals. Check out the complete Cvent Connect Agenda.

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Meetings, conferences, trade shows and events are essential for a company’s improvement. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. Second, you need to choose a planner who works full-time within the industry.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. The acquisition brings together in one ownership group an experiential events and trade show company with one of the largest event experience providers in North America and Europe.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JULY 8, 2019

Exhibiting at trade shows is a fantastic way to connect with potential customers, try out new products, and network with industry leaders. Luckily, there are tons of event technology solutions that savvy event planners can use to help stand out from the crowd. Create a Game Show in Your Booth.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Will brought up the fact that Rachel Wimberly wrote an article for Trade Show News Network, titled ‘ Please Stop Asking if Attendance ‘Was Down’ at Shows Running Right Now ‘ He was curious to learn what his co-hosts had to say about that. . What About Trade Shows & Exhibitors?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I think it’s doubtful that Dan would bring a business event planner on his podcast. convention centers yet lacked any event organizer input about their own criterion when selecting facilities to host their conferences, meetings, and trade shows. Not that the work you do isn’t interesting.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2018

Sh*t event planners say part three is in full force! They will be discussing as you probably guessed all the sh*t event planners say. Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Sh*t Event Planners Say – #EventIcons Episode 26. t Event Planners Say, Part II – #EventIcons Episode 77. It’s back!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the festival’s planners worked endless hours to put on the major event, news began to circulate that the U.S. Read More: 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today Meeting Planners Plan Ahead Lisa Miller, VP of Event and Trade Show Production at Hargrove Hargrove made up the event production team for this year’s WCF.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Thursday, April 8, Global Meetings Industry Day featured several in-person and virtual events that highlighted the importance of the meeting, incentive, convention, and trade-show industry, while also educating planners on the new landscape they will operate in going forward.

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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. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Ready to dive straight in?

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. In fact, one planner said that “canceled flights are currently our biggest concern above all else, even Covid.”.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. Organizers would expect that all of this translates into more opportunities for revenue. But the reality is that 80% of virtual attendance is free.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 20, 2018

The post Ring out the bells: Dubai to host world’s biggest wedding trade show appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. We received a lot of recommendations from planners around the world to bring the congress to the Middle East”.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JULY 8, 2019

Exhibiting at trade shows is a fantastic way to connect with potential customers, try out new products, and network with industry leaders. Luckily, there are tons of event technology solutions that savvy event planners can use to help stand out from the crowd. Create a Game Show in Your Booth.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Meeting planners will be able to track which PDFs were downloaded and how many times.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As organizations ramp up their conferences, training, incentive travel programs, and trade-show participation, leaders need to be strategic about how they rebuild their event teams. But meetings are on the mend.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Andrea Stokes, practice lead for hospitality at JD Power , told Smart Meetings that according to data “81% of business travelers expect to travel at least once in the next 6 months to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows, which is good news for the meetings and events industry. These results are on par with our Q1 survey.)”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. We work with planners to find the right venue and team-building activity to connect them with the destination.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 9, 2024

Value Orientation We realize the challenge planners are facing to produce WOW events within budget. The Expo Center’s open layout offers groups ample natural light and an opportunity for complete event customization – a blank canvas ideal for large-scale trade shows as well as team building activities, banquets, and theme parties.

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DCI

APRIL 7, 2022

Shaking hands at a trade show used to be the hallmark of connecting with meeting planners. DCI’s latest edition of “Winning Strategies In Destination Marketing: A View From Meeting Planners” illustrates that in-person meetings are no longer the best way to attract bookings. My, my, how times have changed.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

The results from 360,000 registrations across 30 trade shows showed that some of the anecdotal and self-reported conclusions were not correct. In fact, research showed that the percentage of people waiting until the week before an event to register averages 22%. That gives planners heartburn,” Laufgraben empathized.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. At a minimum, the hotel should know a local event planner who can fulfill our vision.”

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. As the technology sector within the industry grows, many planners are leaving traditional event planning for event technology jobs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read More: 3 Mindfulness Mantras for Busy Planners At the time, I had approached these challenges as my personal issue—something to be endured as endemic to the career I’d chosen. Meetings Can be Sensory Overload Zones Corporate meetings and trade shows are notorious for being sensory overload zones.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This growth brings both ample opportunities and new challenges as planners work to accommodate an influx of attendees while booking, planning and executing events. Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences. AI transforms the way planners can design events. billion in 2024.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. International Confex is the UK's leading convention for event planners, existing to create and environment to help support, inspire, and drive the events industry forward. The Event Planner Expo 2020. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. As a former meeting planner who has received Ohio MPI’s Planner of the Year award twice, she brings a unique perspective to the events industry.

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