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Current Meeting Industry Trends According to Cvent's Pulse Survey

Great Events - May 03, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
A lot of time and effort goes into making sure the event runs smoothly, but what often gets overlooked is the guest experience outside the event. While you may have planned out the perfect menu, guest speakers, and venue, going the extra mile to ensure that your attendees have leisurely options o...

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Why Building Connections is the First Step to Launching Your Career

Great Events - April 26, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
We spend a lot of time thinking about where we are in our careers, but sometimes it's good to take a step back and reflect on how we got here. We can use the knowledge we’ve gained through our experiences to lend a helping hand to the next generation and help them find their way to a successful f...

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ChatGPT: Generating a Role for AI in the Workplace

Great Events - April 20, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The world of AI technology continues to evolve, and with it, new opportunities for innovation emerge. In this week’s episode, Felicia Asiedu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/feliciaasiedu/?originalSubdomain=uk), Cvent Senior Marketing Manager in Europe and Co-Founder of the Diverse Speakers Bureau (h...

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Data to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Events

Great Events - April 12, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
We all know that making our events environmentally friendly is important. What people don’t realize is that using data from past events can go a long way in helping your organization do its part to make the world a greener place. In honor of Earth Month, Alyssa Peltier sits down with Kimberly Mey...

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Waste Free Events: Save The Environment and Your Wallet

Great Events - April 05, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Now that in-person events are back in full force, it’s important to ensure our events are environmentally friendly. This is a great way to cut costs at your event while also doing your part to help keep waste from piling up in landfills. In this episode, Dave Biderman (https://www.linkedin.com/in...

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How to Make Your Mark on the Meetings and Events Scene in 2023

Great Events - March 29, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The meetings industry has had to evolve over the past couple of years. Now more than ever, people are excited to get back to in-person events and continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible. In honor of Global Meetings Industry Day, Paulina Giusti sits down with Mapreet Kaur (https://www....

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Attract More Attendees with Paid Advertising Tactics feat Silvio Perez

Great Events - March 22, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Jumping into the world of advertising can seem like a daunting task. With the wide variety of options at your fingertips, it can be hard to decide which approach will best suit your needs. In this episode, Silvio Perez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvio-perez/), Founder of AdConversion (https://...

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Creating a Sales Kickoff to Remember

Great Events - March 15, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Sales kick-off events can be a fantastic tool for setting your team up for a great sales year. However, knowing when to host the event and how to cultivate engagement is key to making the SKO as successful as possible. In this episode, Chris Kearney (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kearney-5031...

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Lifting Each Other Up: Celebrating International Women’s Day

Great Events - March 08, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
In honor of International Women's Day and Women’s History Month, Alyssa Peltier and Paulina Giusti share empowering stories of how they've achieved success, and how other women can continue to build confidence and create communities in their respective industries. International Women's Day celebr...

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Business Travel is Back: 2023 Trends with Kevin Fliess, CMO at GBTA

Great Events - March 01, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Is business travel really back? With whiplash from the pandemic and now an economic downturn, it doesn’t seem promising, but GBTA’s (https://www.gbta.org/) new CMO and former Cventer Kevin Fliess (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kfliess/) has a different opinion. A 25-year marketing and events vetera...

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Beyond Black History Month: Amplify Diversity in Your Marketing & Events Year Round

Great Events - February 22, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The events industry is called upon to celebrate and bring attention to holidays throughout the year, Black History Month included. But amplifying black voices and promoting diversity in events and marketing cannot be reserved to one month. We have to be intentional about making it a permanent par...

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Navigating Event Challenges: What We Learned from 2022

Great Events - February 15, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Any expert knows to learn from their mistakes as well as their successes. In the end, it’s the only way to get better. Felicia Asiedu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/feliciaasiedu/) is one of those experts. As the Senior Marketing Manager in Europe, a Fast Forward 15 Ambassador of Diversity and Incl...

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Doing More with Less in 2023 with Cvent CMO, Patrick Smith

Great Events - February 08, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
It's harder than ever to break through the noise and get noticed. Moreover, with shrinking budgets and the rise in event costs this year, it truly seems like an impossible task. Patrick Smith (https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-smith-a5847/), Chief Marketing Officer and SVP at Cvent joins hosts ...

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Hot Takes on 2023 Event Trends

Great Events - December 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The year is almost at an end, and predictions are as trendy as the trends themselves. And guess what? We’re jumping on the bandwagon. In this episode, we’re going to cover the meetings and event trends we’re excited about for 2023. This year, we’ve learned that event planners expect 83% more eve...

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Rewrite Your Story: How to Reframe and Set Goals with Betsy Pake

Great Events - December 06, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Betsy Pake, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpake/) former Cventer and Subconscious Change Expert, is back! A big fan of the New Year, new beginnings, and Monday mornings, she’s a marketer and event professional who loves to reflect on successes and learn from failures. In this part two episode, sh...

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Combatting the Stress of Event Planning with Betsy Pake

Great Events - November 29, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
We have control over our own thoughts. Betsy Pake (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpake/), former Cventer and Subconscious Change Expert, believes our subconscious is powerful enough to drive change. Having forged a career as a change expert, she’s known for substantially altering her clients’ live...

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How Women Can Break the Glass Ceiling in Leadership Roles

Great Events - November 15, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
DEI is always going to be an important topic, but what’s missing right now is the focus on diverse leadership. This year at Cvent CONNECT Europe, we hosted our first-ever leadership summit. At the summit, we discussed some of those bigger trends in the industry. In one of the panels, we focused o...

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Vegas Is Always A Good Idea, Hot Take with Lisa Messina, LVCVA

Great Events - November 08, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? Not this time! In this episode, hosts Paulina Giusti and Rachel Andrews are joined by Lisa Messina (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasmessina/), Chief Sales Officer at Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority (https://www.lvcva.com/) (LVCVA). Lisa shares...

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How Events are Impacting the Success of Your Return to Office Strategy

Great Events - October 25, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
We’ve been talking about it for a while, but it’s time for Cvent employees to return to the office. In this episode, you’ll get to hear from all of your Great Events hosts, Alyssa, Rachel, and Paulina, as they discuss their return to the office and the employee engagement events that have kind o...

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Maximizing Your Marketing and Event Tech in 2023

Great Events - October 18, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
There are somewhere around 10,000 technologies in the market that a marketing operations professional has to look at, procure, and understand the value of before making a recommendation to the organization. It’s overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be if you think about it smartly. In this episod...

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Technology Enabling Accessible Attendee Experiences

Great Events - October 11, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Accessible technology is really changing the way we create events, especially for those who have disabilities. Not long ago, in-person events were inaccessible to people with certain disabilities. Now, with intention and technology, people are helping change this space for the better. In this epi...

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Applying Takeaways from Dreamforce

Great Events - October 04, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Dreamforce. The ultimate event everyone wants to attend. For years they’ve set the gold standard of how to put on a great event and tie the Salesforce brand and marketing to make it seamless. In this episode, host Alyssa Peltier is joined by three guests at Cvent, Charlie Friend (https://www.link...

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From Planning Corporate Events to Weddings: A Unique Pivot Story

Great Events - September 27, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Whether you’re planning a corporate retreat or someone’s dream wedding, when you connect with your client on a personal level, you’re better able to create an unforgettable event. In this episode, we’re joined by Bianca Cruz and Victoria Williams, Co-Founders of Pivot Productions (https://www.api...

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Evoking Emotion and Fostering Community at INBOUND

Great Events - September 20, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Next level branding can be used to create a sense of community and even evoke emotions in attendees that stick with them long after they’ve headed home. In this episode, host Alyssa Peltier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssapeltier/) is joined by fellow Cventer Carisa Bartelt (https://www.linked...

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What It Takes to Be a Good Partner to Marketing Ops with Darrell Alfonso, AWS

Great Events - September 13, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Marketing operations play a specific role in organizations, and especially events. So what does it take to be a good partner to the team, whether you’re a vendor or a part of the company? In this episode, host Alyssa Peltier is joined by Cvent guest-hosts Emily Dick and Carisa Bartelt. They spea...

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2022 GBTA Convention Insights and Reflections

Great Events - September 06, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The travel industry took a pretty big hit during the pandemic, but when it comes to events, it forced them to think outside the box and deliver what truly matters. In this episode, host Rachel Andrews is joined by Jess Hayes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesshayes/), Senior Director of Digital and...

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Reimagining Travel Programs with GBTA

Great Events - September 06, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The travel industry took a pretty big hit during the pandemic, but when it comes to events, it forced them to think outside the box and deliver what truly matters. In this episode, host Rachel Andrews is joined by Jess Hayes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesshayes/), Senior Director of Digital and...

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Why Your Presenters’ Experience Matters with OVATION'S VP of Sales, Peter Gentile

Great Events - August 30, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The way people facilitate and execute great events are changing, especially when it comes to technology enhancements and innovation. On this episode, hosts Rachel Andrews, Paulina Giusti, and Alyssa Peltier are joined by Peter Gentile, VP of Sales from OVATION. OVATION is an event production agen...

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Why Your Presenters’ Experience Matters with Ovation's VP of Sales, Peter Gentile

Great Events - August 30, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The way people facilitate and execute great events are changing, especially when it comes to technology enhancements and innovation. On this episode, hosts Rachel Andrews, Paulina Guisti, and Alyssa Peltier are joined by Peter Gentile, VP of Sales from Ovation. Ovation is an event production agen...

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It Takes Two to Tango: When Marketing and Sales Unite

Great Events - August 23, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
We’ve all heard the phrase, “It takes two to tango,” but have you ever thought of how it applies to sales and marketing? This year B2BSMX, a show usually attended by marketers, opened attendance to include sales professionals as well and show how the two departments can really work together when...

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