Technology

The Z: Using Social Media to Attract a Gen Z Audience

Here are a few ways you can turn to social media to actively seek out, invite and engage Gen Z in your time online.

Private Equity Titan Blackstone Buys Tech Giant Cvent

Private equity titan Blackstone has bought hospitality tech giant Cvent in a $4.6 billion transaction.

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AI Translation Leader Wordly Announces Upgrade and MPI Partnership

Wordly, a leading provider of AI-powered real-time live translation for meetings and events, launched Wordly 3.0, which adds natural-sounding voices and other translation features to its popular platform that has been used at major meetings industry conferences such as IMEX America and MPI WEC.

Association Prof Willis Turner Shares How ChatGPT Will Impact the Meetings Industry

Association meetings veteran Willis Turner shares how the new AI technology ChatGPT will revolutionize the meetings and events industry.

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How ChatGPT Will Impact the Meetings and Events Industry

Meetings and events thought leaders deliver their verdict on how AI such as ChatGPT will impact the industry, with revolutionary disruptions predicted. Is your job safe?

5 Tips to Establish a LinkedIn “Habit”

Meetings and events industry LinkedIn expert Leanne Calderwood shares five tips to help meetings professionals establish and maintain a LinkedIn "habit" in the new year.

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3 California Meetings Tech Companies That Thrive in the Golden State

Meetings Today touched base with executives from three California-based technology companies to ask why the Golden State is such a magnet for tech, and what makes their products relevant in the changing dynamics of meetings and events programs.

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Kevin Iwamoto: My Journey Advocating for DEI and Belonging

Kevin Iwamoto, chief customer officer and head of enterprise for meetings tech company Bizly, shares his sometimes-challenging journey as an Asian-American navigating the top levels of the meetings and events industry.

Bizly's Kevin Iwamoto on API Advocacy, Meetings Tech

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson spoke with meetings industry veteran Kevin Iwamoto, chief customer officer and head of enterprise for meetings technology company Bizly, about stereotypes and other challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islanders in meetings and events, as well as his veteran perspective on where the industry is at as we emerge from the pandemic to face economic and global political headwinds.

DIY Planner-Friendly Small-Meetings Tech Solution Launched

A new small- and simple-meetings technology solution has been launched via a partnership with Intent Strategy Group, the consulting division of Meetings & Incentives Worldwide, and events software company Bizly.