9 Ways Planners can Collaborate With Event Service Profs

Coordinate schedules, confirm site visits, manage budgets, review every layout—it’s a lot. Every detail, every choice, makes an impact.Now, pull it

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Why Phoenix Is All About Service and Collaboration for Events

Planning mega-events is certainly a team affair, and one DMO that has plenty of experience facilitating these high-profile happenings that register

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Business Events Sydney Meetings Fund Launches in North America

Business Events Sydney (BESydney), the Australian city’s specialist business events bidding company, launched its Sydney Meetings Fund (SMF) offer

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Why New York City Is a Global Sports Capital Primed for Events

Interviewed by a local news station ahead of his first match at the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships this August, defending champion Novak Djokovic

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Why Debbie Garcia Believes Virtual Site Tours are the Future

 Debbie Garcia is the CEO of Virsitour, an online directory for meeting and event planners that allows them to experience virtual site tours of

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ESPA Launches 2025 Event Service Professionals of the Year Award

Event Service Professionals (ESPs) are the unsung heroes of the meetings and events industry.Once sales sells the dream, it’s up to ESPs, aka

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Marriott International Survey Reveals Emerging Trends for CALA Meetings and Events in 2025

 As the meetings and events industry continues to evolve, planners are increasingly looking to the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) for fresh

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How the Results of the 2024 Election May Impact Meeting and Event Planners

By the time election day arrives, most are sick of hearing about politics no matter their political leanings.But the policy positions of candidates

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Meetings Today LIVE! South Gives Attendees the Full Orlando Experience

Our final Meetings Today LIVE! event of the year welcomed attendees to the sunny city of Orlando, which has ranked No. 1 on Cvent’s list of the top

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Encore's Amanda Armstrong Talks Making an Impact, Igniting the Senses and the Future of Event Technology

In this Meetings Today Podcast, recorded on the IMEX America tradeshow floor, Taylor Smith sits down with Amanda Armstrong, senior vice president of

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Virtual Event Definitions

What is the definition of a Virtual Event? Everything below…and maybe more, but here is the official definition of a virtual event: A

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4 Trends Shaping the Future of Wellness in the Meetings and Events Industry

Discussions around wellness in the meetings and events industry

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Traci DePuy Shares Her Journey From PR Rep to CMO

To celebrate our 2024 Meetings Trendsetters, Meetings Today has launched a new podcast series called "Trendsetter Tuesday," to learn more about the

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GOCAL: Your Event Hub

Discover Greater Ontario California: Your Perfect Meetings DestinationIf you're seeking the ideal destination for your next event, Greater Ontario,

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Empowering Communities Through Inclusive Business Events

In 2023, when Destinations International (DI) announced the selection of Tampa Bay as the site of its 2024 Annual Convention, some of the association

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Behind the Scenes at Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network’s Summer in the City Chicago Event

Robert “Bob” Pfeffer, senior director of Marriott's Convention & Resort Network (CRN), vividly remembers the first CRN Summer in the City event

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How to Create 'Standout Virtual Events'

#InlineArticleRectangle{display:none;} In this Meetings Today Podcast, David Meerman Scott and Michelle Manafy, co-authors of Standout

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Why Bill Reed Believes Innovation is Vital to a Successful Event

 To celebrate our 2024 Meetings Trendsetters, Meetings Today has launched a new podcast series called "Trendsetter Tuesday," in order to learn

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E.N.G.A.G.E. Your Attendees in Virtual Events

Geoteaming's John Chen shares his simple formula that every meeting and event planner and organizers should adopt to make sure attendees are engaged

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Discover Which Virtual Events Software Is Right for You

In just the first two months of 2020, David delivered talks to thousands of people at 10 different in-person events on three continents. Michelle's

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