Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Make your summer meetings meaningful and memorable with these tips and trends Summer is approaching fast and meeting professionals want to stay up to date on every seasonal trend. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events, meetings and conferences today are supported by digital event platforms that make it possible for companies to seamlessly connect with people across the globe and deliver more engaging and immersive experiences than ever before. Display Ads Display ads are an excellent channel for driving top-of-funnel awareness.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From finances to DEI and team building, 2023 was a year for support and education All of us at Smart Meetings and all of our contributors want to see each other thrive, which is why we frequently post strategy stories as a resource for all of us to learn from each other. Sun identified eight strengths that were commonly mentioned.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2023

What elements should meeting planners look for when sourcing to forge better group connections With the focus on the return of meetings, many meeting planners are seeking unforgettable locations for their next event that will provide ease and accessibility for their attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue. Top Tips for Large-Scale Event Planning Anyone who has ever planned or led an event knows it can be a substantial undertaking.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Investor meetings can be the single most important event companies produce throughout the year, and expectations start at perfection. These meetings offer a chance to showcase the vitality of the business, gain valuable feedback, and secure funding for continued longevity. Aim for placing primary speakers at a 10 a.m.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2021

The trail back to meeting F2F has to start somewhere. And for the 75 meeting professionals who attended Smart Meetings Mid-America Experience this week, the ideal place to get back in the saddle turned out to be the brand-new Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas. Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Are virtual attendees seeing value? According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge? So how do event and meeting planners make sure attendees see value in attending a hybrid event virtually? Give virtual attendees a view from on-stage.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 9, 2024

To extend engagement and reinforce messaging, build a plan to connect with attendees before and after in-person events. And it’s no secret that many conference attendees suffer from the “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” syndrome. So, how can organizations combat this conference amnesia?

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

You’ve mastered the art of event evolution — from in-person to virtual to hybrid (where in-person meets virtual). This shift helps reduce the logistical burdens associated with large-scale events and provides attendees with more meaningful, interactive opportunities. But have you added satellite events to your strategy?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now approaching the end of a year of recovery across industries—and with no end to hybrid meetings and events in sight—we’re taking a look back to our favorite programs and platforms. Meeting professionals and hoteliers have insights to share on the future of meetings and how to continue making a hybrid recovery.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

We’ve all made the shift to virtual meetings—because we had to. How can your digital meeting beat a Netflix binge or mindless scrolling? Here are five tech tips to make your virtual event engaging. Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix. Meet the Demand With On-demand.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

Top meeting professionals gathered in the Nation’s Capital this week at Smart Meetings Mid-Atlantic Experience were treated to a crash course in finding personal and professional freedom while building a network that will serve their careers for years to come. Thanks @MelHAb for the tips on making time for meaningful moments.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 3, 2023

How to stretch event budgets Meeting planners consider a lot of factors when crafting the perfect experience for their attendees. At the top of the list is location, location, location! We’re finding fewer hotels in top-tier cities that really could accommodate us,” Goryl said. Read More : 2023 Meeting Budgets Headed Up!

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared. Start planning.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

As we move into pandemic recovery, virtual and hybrid events will remain top of mind for many marketing teams, with 92 percent of companies planning to host a digital event, conference or meet-up at some point in the year. Open video conference rooms before or after the event for attendees to hang out. How to Spread the Word.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2022

While 2022 is in full swing, the meetings and event industry is continuing to navigate best practices regarding safe meetings and social gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. One trend that we are continuing to see is that of outdoor meetings. The benefits of hosting a meeting in nature are many. Keep It Down.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Here are my top tips for maximizing attendee engagement and delivering an event that offers real value for all participants.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. After all, our founder Will Curran is a proud Phoenician and is happy to share his venue sourcing tips with the world. The Van Buren PHX. The rental costs start at $15,000. They also allow outside catering.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

We will encourage all attendees to return their badges for the reuse and recycling of the materials, including lanyards.” In 2013, it became the first venue in the world to receive APEX/ASTM Level 2 Certification in 2013, meaning the convention center adheres to comprehensive standards for environmentally sustainable meetings.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

From missions and challenges to competitions, there are many ways to make your attendees feel truly immersed in the experience. Therefore, event gamification incentivizes your attendees to become active participants by adding game-like features to your event. Promote Attendee Communication With Icebreakers. How To Gamify Events?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

Suppliers hosted meeting professionals at intimate tables of five, and everyone had a chance to interact and get to know one another. “It Four-time cancer survivor Courtney Clark shared tips for reaching even the most ambitious milestones when life doesn’t go as hoped. The Success-Energy Equation Michelle Cederberg Feeling burnt out?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From new dining and entertainment options to upgraded meeting space and world-class sports infrastructure, the Smart Meetings team toured the latest and greatest while in town for Preview Las Vegas 2024 and sent back highlights to add to your next site visit. of meeting space surrounded by over-the-top art, dining and entertainment.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

Smart Meetings 3-Day National Experience at Kimpton EPIC Hotel leveraged the best of the sunny, water-adjacent location to bring everyone together memorably. SmartStorming author Keith Harmeyer suggested that meeting professionals practice asking, “What if,” on repeat. Read More : Hot Tips for Visiting Miami.

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Traveler's Q

JANUARY 3, 2024

With the emergence of new technologies and changing societal norms, organizations need to stay ahead of the curve and plan innovative corporate events that meet the evolving needs of participants. As we look toward 2024, several corporate event trends are expected to shape the industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. The following tips will allow you to leverage technology to: Improve Covid safety. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. Meanwhile, Disney’s meetings business has been up and running since the parks opened, albeit on a reduced scale.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2022

While 2022 is in full swing, the meetings and event industry is continuing to navigate best practices regarding safe meetings and social gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. One trend that we are continuing to see is that of outdoor meetings. The benefits of hosting a meeting in nature are many. Keep It Down.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2023

“By recognizing brilliance, we encourage more exceptional work and normalize stepping up, innovating and taking chances,” said Marin Bright, Smart Meetings founder and CEO. “By Women who have been there and learned a thing or two along the way shared actionable tips about resilience and grit. and learning to take a brainPAUSE.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2022

In the world of destination events, we often conduct whirlwind site inspections to scope out a new city or country, inspect our top hotel candidates, and experience every possible component of our future event there. Plus, it helps me build out educational materials and interesting facts for the pre-event materials I share with attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

“You have to know what you’re trying to accomplish before you even try and think about doing the technology,” urged Brandt Krueger, technical producer, owner of Event Technology Consulting and Smart Meetings’ event tech correspondent, during the Smart Chat Live! webinar, “Top Event Tech Tips From a Year of Change.”.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

That is why Smart Meetings gathered top meeting professionals F2F in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for three days this week at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience Mid-Atlantic to learn about the industry and each other. Attendees tried their hand at community painting projects and supported the local maker community.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2022

When most attendees make travel plans, they consider things like hotel amenities, nearby restaurants and fun attractions. Smart Meetings talked to the CEOs of these last two DMOs to learn the story behind how and why they are investing in making their cities more accessible to all travelers. Accessibility for Meeting Profs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

The 50th anniversary celebration of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) will be celebrated at World Education Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco next week with an estimated 2,000 meeting professionals from all over the world. The agenda was designed so each attendee can craft an experience that fits their purpose.

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