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How Are Deep Cuts by the U.S. Government Affecting Meetings?
One slice of the current administration’s impact on the events industry.
Mapping an Immersive Attendee Journey
A guide to designing an emotionally engaging participant journey, from the first communication announcing your event to well after its conclusion.
5 Ways to Future-Proof Your Meetings in Uncertain Times
These strategies will help you be proactive in navigating shifts in policies and the economic and geopolitical landscape.
Gen Z Wants to Attend Events — Why Aren’t They?
Across the events industry, content and experiences are being reimagined to attract Gen Z audiences. According to research conducted earlier this year by Freeman and The Harris Poll, it looks like those efforts are paying off: Gen Z wants to attend industry events. So, why aren’t more young professionals showing up? Here’s how some events are bridging this gap.
How to Hold on to Purpose in Difficult Times
As unsettling as it is these days to find ourselves in a very uncertain environment around the world, we can cut through the fog by drawing on our experience.
5 Things You Can Do to Deal With Today’s Uncertainty
We can draw on what we’ve learned in the past five years to support our audiences and organizations through this latest rough spot for events.
Marketing Events Through Geopolitical Uncertainty
Tariffs, government downsizing, regulation changes, and shifts in international relations are impacting industries worldwide — and prompting event organizers to rethink their approach to attendee and exhibitor acquisition. Here are four ways to keep participation on track and deliver value in an unpredictable world.
How the Circular Economy Is Driving Creativity at Meetings
Realizing our planet has limited rather than endless resources has the opposite effect on our creativity, making us more rather than less innovative.
How Is DOGE Impacting the Meetings Industry?
It may seem premature to sound the alarm, but here goes: Trump’s executive order directed toward transforming government spending will likely have a significant impact on meetings in the scientific, health-care, and academic sectors.
Innovation, AI, and Inclusivity: The Next Chapter for the Global Events Industry
Here are some of the new ways PCMA is moving the industry — and society — forward.
How to Diversify Your Social Media Strategy for Events
One minute, TikTok is banned; the next, it’s back. Then Meta decides to ditch professional fact-checking. Threads’ popularity skyrockets, then struggles to keep users engaged. Here are tips for navigating the shifting social-media landscape.
4 Simple Questions to Design Emotion Into Events
Thinking about how you want your participants to feel at the end of their experience is a great start to planning your event. But you also need to ask them the right questions to get there.