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🙌Our very own Abi Cannons draws on her 17 years’ experience in events to draft over 50 top tips to boost app adoption and engagement. Link in the comments👇 #eventprofs #eventtech #eventsuccess #eventapp

Looking forward to Grip webinar and sharing thoughts and strategic frameworks to think about the next future of the event industry! It will be a honour and a pleasure to exchange ideas with Tim Groot, Devon Montgomery Pasha CMP, CED and Hew Leith

Last chance to register for the webinar and hear insights from two global powerhouses (and me 😋) on Wednesday. Thank you Grip for bringing together this team to share actionable insights and takeaways before we close out the year.

📣 Last chance to register 📣 🔮2025 is just around the corner and the event landscape is evolving faster than ever. Are you ready for the future of events? Join us for an exclusive webinar, where Devon Montgomery Pasha CMP, CED, Enrico Gallorini, Tim Groot and Hew Leith will uncover key insights, actionable strategies, and innovative ideas that will help you stay ahead of the curve. Link in the comment section.🔗 #eventprofs #eventtech #eventsuccess

🏎️ Not a bad week of events last week… cars and jets! 🛩️ Another couple of shows that I managed to attend last week were Automechanika Dubai and new launch show Logimotion which are organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East. Automechanika is a show that I have admired for a few years as it dealt with tough times during the pandemic with restrictions on exhibitor travel. Despite this, they have grown extremely well at DWTC. Grip has supported for a few years but the first time I have been able to attend. Kudos to Mahmut Gazi Bilikozen, MBA, Dishan Isaac and their teams! Gil Duran - hoping that you shared your Grip chocolate out with the rest of the team!! #Grip #AImatchmaking #Automechanika #Logimotion

#livealert I am delighted to bring you Episode #10  of The Trade Show Podcast with industry leader Tim Groot Founder Grip speaking on 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Available now on 𝙞𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮, 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 and all major outlets as well. Tim Groot, is the founder and CEO of Grip, the AI-powered, end-to-end event platform built for revenue growth. He graduated with a BBA in International Management from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His passion for events and startups eventually led him to co-found Grip in 2015. Over the last eight years, Tim has won multiple awards, led the UFI Digital Innovation Working Group and built a company of over 70 employees all focused on helping event organizers deliver world-leading events.  • In this episode, Tim talks about how the events industry went through changes during the COVID pandemic, the trajectories before the pandemic, and what is happening currently in the events industry. The discussion also dwells upon why there was a sudden rush towards hybrid events, and why people have moved away from that now. He discusses how face to face allows many more signals through body language and emotional dynamics than is possible through on-camera calls.    • Tim also says there is an urgent need to rethink the function of events and flip them more as social opportunities that allow people to meet, congregate and create connections, rather than as buyer-seller engagements. Events then focus on facilitating interactions between groups of people. In this sense, live, face-to-face events become more relevant and useful in serving an end purpose.    • According to a golden rule of three, people in an event need to interact at least three times to make a serious connection. One is an introductory meet-and-greet conversation. Next comes a more in-depth conversation, and likely a business conversation. And most importantly, the third interaction, often neglected, is an experience-based interaction. This experience or activity component is being built into events to make them more efficient connection creators.    𝙍𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 – 𝟱𝟱.𝟰𝟰 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙨. #tradeshows #events #engagement Full Episode here:

Ending the year with a bang! 🔥 Launched Logimotion and topped another year with Automechanika Dubai, I mean, what more could we ask for? The halls was filled with energy, new connections, and endless opportunities! So proud we contributed to Exhibitors and Visitors seemless journey by providing them the app that helps find high level connections, potential buyers, scanning of leads, browse through thousands of products, stay in the know of sessions, navigate hall to hall with floor plan and schedule meetings altogether! Yay Grip 💜 Huge kudos to Christina Marshall Dishan Isaac Mahmut Gazi Bilikozen, MBA Gil Duran Faiyaz Malik and the rest of the team for another successful event! Super excited for next year! ✨ #automechanikaDU #automotiveaftermarket #Logimotion2024 #GlobalTrade #Mobility #SupplyChainInnovation #FutureOfLogistics #DubaiWorldTradeCentre #Grip #aimatchmaking #eventtech #eventindustry #events

Who's going to the International MICE Summit? ✋Meet our CEO, Tim Groot, and hear him speak at the session "Enhancing networking value: you came here to mingle" 🎙️ He'll be discussing all things AI, event apps, and interactive meeting formats to create more meaningful connections between attendees. This is your chance to connect, ask questions, and discover how you can transform your events. #eventprofs #eventtech #eventsuccess #MICESummit

Excited to be speaking at the International MICE Summit next week!

We've had a lovely day today at the Mash Media Exhibition News Marketing Summit. It was lovely to see so many people and had some great conversations. It was also Oliver Smart 's first official day so I interviewed him on the train to the Grip Christmas Party tonight. He talked about revenue models! Shout out to the Natural History Museum for my jumper.