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Snowsports Group Unveils Consumer-Focused Tradeshow Strategy

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Less than three years after selling its decades-old business-to-business tradeshow, Snowsports Industries America is diving back into the show business with the purchase of two consumer-focused expos. Less than three years ago, Snowsports Industries America decided to sell Snow Show , its business-to-business tradeshow. “We

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Success Breeds Pressure for Event Planners, Study Finds

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The meetings industry is doing pretty well at the moment, but as any meeting planner can tell you, doing well comes with its own set of problems. Continuing industry consolidation means fewer options for buyers, and that will push prices up.”. Other top cities were New York, Orlando, and Boston.

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Local Media Association Brings Accelerator Program to Publishers of Color

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The black press, like the rest of the local media industry, needs help when it comes to digital transformation strategies,” LMA President Nancy Lane said in a news release. The program will be led by Accelerate Local Managing Director Peter Newton, who served in executive roles at GateHouse Media, The Boston Globe , and Monster.com.

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An Engaging Conversation Platform is the Cornerstone of This AI Research Summit

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News, trends and industry insights are the keystones of successful business events, but according to a 2019 WARC study, to deliver the “wow factor” that creates positive feelings that stay with attendees long after everyone goes home, meeting planners need to engage association members’ emotions as much as their minds.

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Members Hire Associations, Members Fire Associations

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At year end 2017, Association Executives would find it useful to see the world as their members do and understand what help they need to make progress in their Industry or Profession. Club Managers Association of America. The Club Managers Association of America ( CMAA ) is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs.

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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

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When your industry is red hot and your membership numbers are, too, how do you sustain your momentum? The Robotic Industries Association takes a three-pronged approach. That’s what the Robotic Industries Association is starting to see. For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit.

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Thursday Buzz: Boston’s Events Venue Gets a Major Upgrade

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The skinny on a just-passed $1 billion plan to revamp the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Courtesy of that pen , “An Act Relative to the Expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center,” or H. percent tax on hotel rooms, according to the Boston Herald. The ink is still fresh from Massachusetts Gov.

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