State of the Event Industry Report: Third Quarter 2021

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In our efforts to keep track of the state of the event industry, we surveyed EventMB readers in August and September on a number of different questions related to their experience and how they see the industry developing.
We collected a total of 409 responses, with 90% of respondents identifying as event planners, event managers, marketers, event strategists, or event technologists; and 10% identifying as suppliers.
This report offers a graphical summary of the data collected. Download it now for a quick reference to the current state of the event industry.
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