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PCMA Convene
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2
PCMA Convene
APRIL 6, 2024
Hayley Foster is a designated TEDx speaker coach with a coaching business as the Short Talk Expert. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make. This story is part of the March/April Convene cover and CMP Series on speaker coaching. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make. She authored a book, Don’t Tank Your TED Talk!
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Smart Meetings
AUGUST 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet. Ballpark jumbotron for speaker and branding. Where else can we do this?”
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 20, 2018
“We have not been [here] before,” said MGM senior vice president of MGM Resorts International Mike Dominguez, in a recent Smart Meetings webinar , referring to the state of the hotel industry going into 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry.
PCMA Convene
MARCH 5, 2018
As it turns out, the notion of an inclusion rider — a clause that an actor can insist be inserted in his or her contract requiring that the cast and crew on a film meet a certain level of diversity — was first floated at a conference. From 2007 to 2015, Smith’s research team had viewed the top 800 grossing films in the U.S.
PCMA Convene
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Years ago, when tech executive Brian Prince was making the rounds as a speaker and attendee at industry conferences, he had a realization: These events were simply out of reach for many of his colleagues near his home in the Great Lakes region. They were often too expensive and required extensive travel and time away from their families.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 29, 2022
That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.
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