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Success Breeds Pressure for Event Planners, Study Finds

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Continuing industry consolidation means fewer options for buyers, and that will push prices up.”. Meanwhile, the report recommends that planners keep an eye on San Diego, Toronto, and Nashville. “The demand for meetings, which includes accommodation, is going to be significantly challenged by a lack of inventory.

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BIO International Convention 2020: Taking an International 17,000 Attendee Conference Virtual in Under 8 Weeks

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This year’s convention was scheduled to take place in San Diego, June 8-11, 2020. The following gives some tips and takeaways BIO learned hosting BIO Virtual: Price Accordingly The registration cost of attending a virtual event should not necessarily be the same as the in-person one.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.5.21

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WBT Systems explains the basics of SEO so you can get Google to do the bulk of your marketing for you. Presenters: Ariana Aragon, Director of Implementation, and Abhay Khurana, Chief Marketing Officer, Feathr. Brian Zambotti, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Digitell, Inc. Remote work models. Tue 2/9 at 12 p.m. –

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.9.21

Reid All About it

How to communicate price increases: a timely post if you’re planning to charge a more appropriate amount for your virtual events this year. Carl Winston, Director of the Payne School of Hospitality at San Diego State. The global virtual events market is projected to grow at a ‘compound annual growth rate of 23.2%

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.29.20

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Participants posted their topics on e180’s Topic Market and sent invitations for one-on-one or group Braindates—video chat discussions on the Braindate platform. Presenter: Mandy Brown, Lecturer, San Diego State University L. How to Create an Engaging Virtual Event – Alysha Parker, Corporate Marketing Manager, Bizzabo.

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Media Relations – The New World According to Brian Solis (from the ASAE Annual Meeting)

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Brian Solis, one of the superstars in social media strategy, spoke at the ASAE Annual Meeting in San Diego last week. He’s going to publish a wiki soon that explains all of these in detail, to help you figure out what’s pertinent to your markets and conversations. Sadly, the session wasn’t recorded. The image is on Flickr.