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October 25, 2021 Sausalito, California: Smart Meetings, the leading event industry media company and essential resource for meeting professionals, is proud to announce that it was the only meetings industry publication awarded the top honor in any category in the distinguished Folio Eddie Awards.

The winning story in the category of Long-Form Feature B2B, “Silver Linings: Inspiring Pandemic Career Moves”, from the January Smart Meetings Magazine profiled 11 meeting professionals who found new ways to practice their craft during the midst of the pandemic. Their inspirational stories of resiliency and accompanying motivation secrets spawned a series of articles exploring career moves during tough times.

“Our goal has always been to deliver the most relevant and educational content in the industry and present it so that it supports and inspires our community to take action,” said Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright. “We are truly honored to be recognized at this important time.”

About Smart Meetings: Smart Meetings is the leading events industry publisher and essential resource for the evolution of the meetings industry. We inspire our audience of meeting and event professionals to dream big—and create brilliant experiences that delight attendees, achieve desired results, and elevate the impact of the meetings industry during a critical time. Smart Meetings publishes cutting-edge meetings content in print and digital magazines, hosts world-class networking events, produces CEU-accredited webinars, and offers a myriad of digital resources. The publication annually awards the prestigious Smart Stars and Platinum Choice Awards to hospitality companies that meet the publications high standards.

About Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards: For more than 25 years, the Eddie & Ozzie Awards have recognized excellence in engaging content and gorgeous design across all sectors of the publishing industry. Winners are the crème de la crème of content creators and designers—a pool of roughly 300 winners narrowed down from thousands of entries.

Media Contact:
JT Long
Organization Name: Smart Meetings
Phone Number: 415.339.9355
Email: jtlong@smartmeetings.com

2014 Press Releases

Smart Meetings TV Special Features the Winners of the 2014 Smart Stars Awards
2014 Platinum Choice Award Winners Chosen
Marin Bright Selected as an Honoree in 2014 Folio Top Women in Media Awards
Smart Meetings Announces 2014 Smart Stars Award Winners
Smart Meetings Partners with eSpeakers
Smart Meetings 2014 Events Scheduled
Smart Meetings elsewhere on the Web:
– Hundreds of media outlets and journalists viewed the winner’s release and clips from the TV special “Smart Destinations: The Best of 2013.” Major media outlets such as Yahoo, Boston Globe and The Street, along many local television stations and business journals relayed the news across the web.
– “Wyndham Offers Meeting Planners Chance at One Million Rewards Points,” hotel-industry.co.uk, July 7, 2012.
– Meeting planners visit to hear Hawaii’s pitch,” Honolulu Star Advertiser, March 21, 2012.
– “Hawaii woos meeting planners with Smart Meetings event,” Pacific Business News, March 16, 2012.
– “‘Smart Event’ to Sell Hawaii Meetings and Incentives, March 18
– 20,” Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, March 16, 2012.
– “Make it Work : The Zen of Event Planning,” forbes.com, Oct. 27, 2011.
– “Smart Meetings Convenes 25% Growth,” minonline.com, Jan. 12, 2009.

Smart Meetings Wins Distinguished Folio Eddie Award

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