SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2024

5: Find a Mentor Whether you’re planning a C-level summer camp, a phones-down keynote or a remote getaway for those looking to escape the headlines, this sector of meeting planning requires multiple skill sets and major cross-functional capabilities. This article appears in the September/October 2024 issue.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

It’s incumbent for meeting planners both to understand and to overcome unconscious bias. Doing so not only helps you create more inclusive events; it helps you run the business side of meeting planning most successfully. Magazine , Entrepreneur and Fast Company.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city. It didn’t matter who got the business, as long as we got business to New Orleans.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 4, 2017

MeetingsNet is the leader in the industry by offering high quality, engaging content for market-segmented meetings, planning meetings, and incentives. Articles are visual-heavy which is perfect for getting ideas for what you want your events to look like, day-of. Click To Tweet. MeetingsNet.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

The Hospitality, Marketing Crossover In a previous Smart Meetings article , we touched on the connection between hospitality schools and marketing schools. We asked meeting planners whether they saw any value in their connection. “As As a hospitality major, it would’ve been amazing to have been offered marketing classes.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

For tactics on how to boost and track HCP engagement , read our latest article. To find strategies on how to market your medical events, check out our article on omnichannel pharma marketing for events. And they’ll make sure your event technology engages HCPs and adheres to all pharma compliance regulations at the same time.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2022

Meeting planning is a relationship business, so what does remote communication mean for the way planners get to know a supplier’s capabilities and develop trust that they’ll follow through?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Like many others in my profession, I stumbled into meeting planning,” she says. She has now been in the meeting planning industry for over two decades. When she’s not setting up or running an event, she’s reading industry-related articles from e-newsletters or her LinkedIn feed.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

What characteristics have remained unchanged in the meetings industry? See my article on this topic: As Technology Changes Events, These Five Elements Will Likely Stay the Same. I often use it to read and write articles on my flights and keep up with business demand. How would you describe your typical day of work?

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Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) But what about good, old-fashioned books?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

He has been a print journalist, a “PR guy” and a website producer, and has ghostwritten speeches and magazine articles for Fortune 500 company executives. His talk calls attention to an epidemic of bad, inefficient, overcrowded meetings and how to stop them from bringing down company morale.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

A True Story: Win the Block by Working the Clock For a recent West Coast meeting with seven hotels, one hotel was booked with an extra night of peak number of rooms, assuming that 400 people would stay an extra day for an additional meeting. on the closing day of the meeting were at that particular hotel. . Our quick save?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

From a frantic switch to online events and now a pivot back to in person, the meeting planning industry continues to need agile and creative leaders. They bring an extensive knowledge of the best venues for meetings and events of all sizes. This article appears in the October 2022 issue.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It was at a local college and was for event and meeting planning students. And I always enjoy participating and meeting some of our industry’s newbies. And top of the list; what event planning thingamajig could you never live without. When you Plan, What is Your Must Have?

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article originally ran in Corporate Event News , a sister media outlet to MeetingsNet. Having the space to be creative and to just think is a big deal in the meeting planning world. Here's how Monique Ruff-Bell is redefining the event experience and serving as an example for the rest of the industry.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. Jenkins recently served as Chair, and produced the 2017 Special Event (TSE) Opening Night Party.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Heck, I almost did—see my previous article, “ The One-year Anniversary of When I Almost Left the Industry ”—so I can completely understand. Whether compelled by need or by a desire to move into something more stable after the third (or was it the fourth?) Rise of the Technical Producer.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This article from Konduko gives some simple tips as to what data to collect, and which dials you can move. Most events also try and capture lead retrieval data and meetings planning data, as well as tracking participant activity on social media. Getting started.

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Expo Pass

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Using a custom meeting app will provide attendees with ongoing event logistics, such as push notifications regarding schedule changes, featured sponsors and exhibition locations, and presenter profiles and speaker biographies. Pre-Printing Badges. Pre-printed badges and those sticky name tags is a problem you can do without.

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Maritz Global Events

JULY 18, 2019

Related Articles. . Latest Episodes of the VIP Lounge. MAGFEST’s Journey from 200 Attendees to 23,000. A Microscopic Look at Hackathons. Great Event Experiences Start with Your Registration and Housing Site. The post Hacks for Growing Your Event Attendance [Podcast] appeared first on Experient: Event Industry Blog.

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Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This issue is packed with articles, links, videos and ideas on how you can use technology to improve the business process for events and tradeshows. In this issue: NEW ARTICLE: NEW ARTICLE: How to Use Your Blog to Promote Events and Tradeshows. 18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. NEW ARTICLE: xx.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This article appears in the September 2023 issue. The post Meetings MBA: Trust Each Other appeared first on Smart Meetings. Eric Olson has worked as a corporate events Creative Director for more than 20 years. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

The more you can plan in advance, partner with all your resources, and keep the goals in mind, the more you can enjoy the amazingly unique experience. Bert Guy, Bishop-McCann senior program manager, has more than 30 years of experience in corporate meetings, events and incentive programs. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Every time we discussed the process of event planning in our articles, we’ve stressed the importance of establishing a clear set of goals. How long will each step of the planning process, the event itself, and the post-event tasks last? Additionally, make sure you specify a communication plan or meeting plan.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

This article appears in the August 2022 issue. The post Partner Your Way Through the Post-Pandemic Surge appeared first on Smart Meetings. Cathy Mariano , CMP, HMCC, Bishop-McCann Head, Pharmaceutical & Medical Client Group, brings more than 17 years of industry experience to her role. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It also includes an insightful blog article by Andrea Peterson, a lecturer and instructor in the Hospitality, Tourism & Events department at Metropolitan State University of Denver, called “ A Great Mentor Is… ” It points out that mentoring is about the little things.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Below are five articles from the Experient blog that were most popular. From examining different options to spatial design, from social media to the over-50 crowd, there was a lot of accessible content that event professionals found helpful.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 29, 2024

Reekers As meeting professionals are sifting through speakers to present at medical meetings, they want to vet the speakers based on a specific criteria to pick the best lineup for their event. This article appears in the March/April 2024 issue. You can subscribe to the magazine here. The post Ms.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 20, 2019

Now ponder this excerpt from a recent article in The Point magazine: “There is emerging evidence that mixed-age teams can outperform both exclusively-young and exclusively-old groups,” says Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. Related Articles. .

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 15, 2020

Related Articles. . Donna Kastner has spent a good portion of her career as an event experience design consultant and is now building a dynamic collaboration community for executives age 50+ who are striving to make a smooth segue from full-time job to part-time consulting gig.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Pricing and Value While budget is always a consideration, don’t choose a pharmaceutical meeting planning company based solely on the lowest bid. It is not for commercial purposes.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 27, 2017

As stated at the beginning of this article, Eventinterface is about building engaged communities, it is about connecting participants with a brand, cause, product or service. Events attract people with a common interest. Are your events communities? And if so, wouldn’t you want your community to be the best possible? Save Save

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This article appears in the December 2022 issue. The post Five Tips to Manage Travel in Turbulent Times appeared first on Smart Meetings. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Velvet Chainsaw — Time Capsules, Time Machines And Evolution Of Traditional Meeting Planners . The article here has covered the essence of conference and meeting planning depicting it in two forms — time capsule and a time machine. With the following article, you can find out how.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Because so few companies have adopted compensation transparency policies, there’s no comprehensive research to support the idea that they could help bridge gender pay inequity, according to a Time article. Findings from the IWPR report don’t support that link, either. At most U.S.

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 8, 2019

Donna Kastner, Founder of Retirepreneur, contributed to this article. Below, Melissa walks us through the process of setting up sponsored meals from start to finish. She also covers the important questions to ask along the way.

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