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How to Move a 2,000-Person Expo to an MLB Stadium in 3 Months

Smart Meetings

As we walked through Petco Park, with the intention of using the seating bowl for the keynote speaker, Andrea realized it would be a memorable location for the entire show. Ballpark jumbotron for speaker and branding. We got lucky. The week of the conference happened to be an “off week” for the Padres.

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The Secret to This Tech Conference’s Exponential Growth

PCMA Convene

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.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

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From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. Along with writable walls, chairs are raised a foot higher to put participants on an equal level with the speaker, increasing engagement. percent in the United States. “We Millennials Will Check In.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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From Skeptic to Sought-After TEDx Speaker Coach

PCMA Convene

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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Meet What is Possible in California

Smart Meetings

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. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago.

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