Articles tagged “networking”

Gamescom's AI tried to play matchmaker, but attendees weren't ready for a bot to book their meetings without asking.

Thought free drinks and name tags were the pinnacle of event networking? AI and data are set to upend your playbook. Read on to see how.

As costs rise and loyalty declines, connection can’t be an afterthought. Planners who fail to prioritize it risk losing attendees, and with them, their event’s future.

Good luck getting your finance department to approve "retreat on yacht in Croatia" as a business expense. But before they shoot down your ambitious plans, share how these executives found that trading boardrooms for ocean views delivered real ROI.

Images from President Jimmy Carter’s funeral showed how the seating arrangement spurred some unlikely encounters. Your seating strategy has the power to do the same.

Event tech platform Sarcon may have had good intentions when it created an unofficial networking app for industry’s biggest show, but it ended up confusing attendees and frustrating show organizers.

Event technology shouldn’t replace in-person connections but enhance networking opportunities that strengthen business relationships.

Networking is too important to an event’s success to leave to chance. Working with the right technology and partners can generate connections that demonstrate the value a meeting or event provides attendees.

Intentional meeting design has emerged as a growing trend since the pandemic changed everything about our industry. Here are five areas where meeting planners can apply intentionality to build better, more meaningful events.

Networking is one of the most essential elements of any meeting or event, and yet often it's ignored or left to chance.