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Social media has changed the nature of events, prioritising elements like engagement, communication, and interaction over the plain delivery of information. The latest data on social media use shows that there are nearly 3.5 billion social media users worldwide and growth shows no signs of stopping. Given the widespread use of social media, it makes […]

Press Release: Basel, August 28, 2019 – for immediate release Congrex Switzerland has signed significant new contracts in a variety of business areas. The company has recently expanded its association management portfolio by thirty percent and has been appointment PCO or official accommodation agency for several global associations. Congrex Switzerland is proud to announce the […]

Knowledge Exchange, Post Graduate Learning, Efficient Networking – The Future of Scientific Meetings. Author: Christian Mutschlechner The format of scientific congresses has been the same for decades: They typically have plenary sessions, parallel sessions, poster sessions and discussions; some have introduced hands-on workshops, but the overall impression is that nothing much has changed. But times […]

What conference trends can you expect still in 2019 and for 2019? The past two years have been packed with change and innovation in the events industry. Recently, we’ve seen personalisation, immersion, and interaction become the driving forces of all event types. New technologies have quickly made inroads into trade shows, conferences, and meetings all […]

Event sponsorship is a crucial aspect of event planning due to its ability to connect brands with their ideal audience and to increase exposure. However, because event marketing is getting more competitive by the day, meeting professionals and conference planners often struggle to secure a sponsorship agreement. Creating an exceptional proposal is the first step […]

Over the past few years, some of the most important concepts surrounding the conference and event planning industry have experienced a dramatic transformation. This applies to delegates and their role, the definition of conference content, and how conference content is distributed. Nowadays, continuous engagement and quality interactions are expected before, during, and after a conference. […]

All over the world, the gamification market is going from strength to strength, achieving a value of more than $5.5 million and expected to grow by an additional 30 per cent by 2024. Gamification is now a pervasive trend in multiple industry sectors, and as such, it has an application to conference organisation and design […]

Our Director of Business Development and Key Accounts, Sabine Adam, was interviewed by CIM, a European Magazine for the Meetings Industry. Find the original interview here. “One of the biggest challenges in the field of medical congresses are the constant amendments to the Pharmaceutical and MedTech Codes. In addition, there is the new stricter data […]

Your conference is all set up and ready to go, but now you need an audience to fill those seats. Enter digital marketing. While conference management is very much about organising the logistics of an event.