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2023 Event Trends Summit Preview
Karin Roberts: Tue, Jan 24, 2023
With our 2023 Event Trends Summit just around the corner, we are taking a closer look at the nine trends that we will be looking at. Before we bring...
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The Science of Making F&B Experiences Memorable
Karin Roberts: Thu, Sep 22, 2022
The meeting and events industry has seen a boom in requests to create memorable moments to celebrate being together again. As in-person events come...
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B2B Exhibition Industry Improved Further in Q4 2021
Karin Roberts: Tue, Apr 12, 2022
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that the U.S. business-to-business (B2B) exhibitions industry improved significantly in...
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Key Contract Concerns as In-Person Meetings Begin to Resume
Karin Roberts: Tue, Mar 29, 2022
In my many years in our industry, I’ve never faced a tougher time assisting clients negotiate, renegotiate, contract and modify contracts, and also...
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How the Pandemic Era Has Forever Changed Attendee Learning Styles
Karin Roberts: Thu, Mar 24, 2022
Today’s workforce lives in a time of growing disruption and uncertainty, where the pace of change is only continuing to accelerate. We’re all being...
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Cannabis Trade Show Strategies
Karin Roberts: Thu, Mar 10, 2022
After a year-and-a-half break while the world reeled and readjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic, events came roaring back in the second half of 2021....
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Industry Leaders Make Compelling Case for Full return of Business Travel and Events
Karin Roberts: Tue, Oct 12, 2021
In what was perhaps the strongest argument to date calling for the full return of in-person professional gatherings, leaders from the business and...
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Business Events Are Much Safer Than Typical Daily Activities
Karin Roberts: Thu, Sep 23, 2021
You are dramatically less likely to contract Covid-19 at a business event than by simply performing day-to-day activities such as grocery shopping,...
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Rain or Shine: Event Pros Share Lessons Learned From Hurricane Henri
Karin Roberts: Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Last weekend, several major events, mainly along the East Coast, had to deal with an uninvited guest: Hurricane Henri. On Aug. 21 in Central Park,...
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10 Risk Management Tips for the In-Person Meetings Ramp-Up
Karin Roberts: Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Resiliency means being prepared for tomorrow. To thrive in the “next normal,” the meetings and events industry needs a complete mindset shift in...