Meetings and Events in The Trump Era — Meetings Innovation Report
Photo Credit: Much of the success of the Women's March on Washington can be attributed to some seriously savvy event planners. Women's March
Skift Take
It's been a big couple of weeks for the meetings and events industry since the Presidential Inauguration. Record levels of live streaming and data-driven community engagement rallied people to come together around common causes, which the meetings industry can learn from.
The Future of Meetings & Events
Say hi to Jennifer Dienst who joined Skift as a contributor this week to report on trends disrupting the meetings and events sector. Follow her on Twitter at @JenDienst.
Jennifer's first story is a balanced account of how President Trump is unsettling some industry leaders, while others are hopeful that the hotelier-in-chief's experience in the travel industry, and his emphasis on deregulation, could potentially deliver some positive benefits. Read the full story here.
Two other stories this week examine how the Presidential Inauguration and the Women's March on Washington created emotional engagement among their disparate tribes with a sophisticated convergence of online platforms and strategic storytelling.
— Greg Oates, Editor of SkiftX
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