Association Meetings and Corporate Meetings

Four Ways That Corporate Meeting Planners Can Trim Budgets

Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Corporate meeting planners are always looking for creative ways that they can trim their meetings budget without losing too much of the overall program. Today, corporate meeting planners have a tough job. Of course for many corporations and associations meetings are a vital part of their operation.

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Sign of the Times? GE Sells its Famed Training Facility

MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2024

Changes in the work environment and in the next generation’s mindset mean that in-person corporate meetings must be different—but still must happen. But it is one of those things that each of the three GE businesses will carry on in their own way,” Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace, told the Wall Street Journal.

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Does Size Matter for a Convention Center?

Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As they have ample catering facilities on site, their food and beverage costs are quite competitive compared to other meeting facility venues. But competition has changed over the last several years.

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Whittlebury Park reports surge in demand for corporate events

Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Whittlebury Park luxury hotel, conference centre and golf course in Northamptonshire, experienced a robust growth in enquiries and bookings for corporate meetings and events in August and September this year, 95 per cent more than in May and June.

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

The world of meetings is fascinating because now we see a kind of specialization. Eric is more focused on corporate meetings, and Adrian is more on association meetings. Martin Duffy: What Adrian said: his focus is on personal experience, as opposed to, let’s say, corporate experience. Absolutely.

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Focus on Collaboration Helps Event Company Through Pandemic Times

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We organize association meetings, corporate meetings, incentives, incentive travel, business travel, education and training, communication, marketing,” Buongiorno said. “We These award-winning events wouldn’t have been possible without the company’s focus on collaboration, a business model that grew out of the pandemic.

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Vienna launches €4 MILLION Meeting Fund

Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2021

This includes (association) congresses, association meetings, as well as corporate meetings: company events and conferences. Pure corporate evening events as well as exhibitions, trade fairs and cultural or sporting events are excluded.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Who Responded?

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

After answering an initial question on their professional role, respondents follow one of three survey routes; one for association meeting professionals and executives, another for independent meeting professionals, and the third, for corporate meeting professionals.

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How to Run Successful Virtual Event

webMOBI

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Virtual Event Virtual event is an online based event that allows you to hold an organised meet-up from one location to many viewers. This event can range from hosting global conference, trade shows, product launch, recruitment fair to small question and answer session.

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How Walmart and Sam’s Club ‘Connected Together’ at 2022 Associates Week

Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

Home of the University of Arkansas’ men’s and women’s basketball teams, Bud Walton Arena hosted the Sam’s Club Associates Meeting, Walmart U.S. Associates Meeting, and the legendary Associates Celebration to wrap up the week. Sam’s Club Associates Meeting. Associates Meeting.

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10 Sweet Ideas to Reduce Food Waste and Food Miles at Your Events

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

How much are you doing to incorporate sustainability into your F&B programs? Here's a menu of actions that can help you send a lot less good food to the landfill. read more.

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16 Things to Know About DMOs and DMCs

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2016

A couple of experts untangled the DMO/CVB/ DMC relationship during a recent webinar sponsored by empowerMINT, the online information tool from Destination Marketing Association International. read more.

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Want to Sabotage Your Meeting? Easy. Just Flub the Pre-Meeting Research

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Ira Kerns shares his top tips for the crucial pre-meeting research process. Skipping this step can cost you time and money and damage your chances of a successful event. read more.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

After answering an initial question on their professional role, respondents followed one of three survey routes; one for association meeting professionals and executives, another for independent meeting professionals, and the third, for corporate meeting professionals.

Marketing

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5 Ways to Integrate Social Media into Your Communication Plan

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

By Kelsey Dixon, davies + dixon. Whether you’re dealing with a small glitch or a major crisis, social media should be an integral part of your strategic communication plan. read more.

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Eagle, Parrot, Owl, Dove: What’s Your Communication Style?

MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2016

Merrick Rosenberg urged Pharma Forum attendees to understand their own communication style, recognize the styles of others, and use that knowledge to create better relationships. read more.

Medical Meetings

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Engagement: It’s Not Rocket Science (But it Is Neuroscience)

MeetingsNet

MARCH 23, 2016

Incorporate these neuroscience findings into your event design when your objective is learning, collaboration, or change. read more.

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GMID 2023: Looking Towards the Future

Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

This year’s focus is #MeetingsMatter, a reference to reminding the business world that meetings are important and a call to action for building a foundation that breeds success for the future. Progress continues to be a theme with the next session of the day—“association meetings: drivers of change and innovation.”

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Break Down Those Cliques: 3 Ideas for First-Timer Receptions

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 6, 2016

First timer receptions are important, says Sharon Fisher, Idea Sparker (CEO) at Orlando-based Play With a Purpose, but it’s not enough to just get everyone together for a cocktail. read more.

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Unique Meeting Space by the Hour in NYC—Believe It

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Spacebase, a website for finding and booking unconventional, non-hotel venues for small meetings, has expanded out of Europe, with a just-launched presence in New York. read more.

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9 Ways Your Negotiation Personality Can Undermine Your Success

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Most people's negotiating style falls into one of these nine categories. Find out what you—and your counterpart—may be doing that could help, and hinder, your ability to come to a successful conclusion. read more.

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5 Steps to Signing the Right Keynoter

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 24, 2016

By Darcy Bouzeos. Your keynote speaker: Get it right and the audience is motivated, delighted, informed, in awe. Get it wrong and everyone is bored or worse. read more.

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Real-Time ROI Dashboard Launched by Etouches

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Etouches is aiming to make measurement of a meeting’s return on investment both more simple and more powerful, through continuous measurement and ways to get flagging metrics back on track. read more.

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Transform Your Meetings with These 10 Productivity Hacks

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

We all go to meetings—a lot of meetings. But even meeting planning meetings can be less productive than everyone would like. Here are 10 ways to fix that. read more.

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Two Simple Secrets to Happy, Engaged Attendees

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Nearly half of attendees in a recent survey said they fell asleep or felt drowsy during a meeting. Hilton’s Meet with Purpose program gives planners plug-and-play menu and activity ideas designed to wake them right up. read more.

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Venues and Destinations, Showcase Your Accessibility Bona Fides

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 26, 2016

The Event Services Professionals Association just released a customizable toolkit of accessibility checklists hotels, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus can customize to show planner clients how they accommodate people with disabilities. read more.

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Venues and Destinations, Show Off Your Accessibility Bona Fides

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 26, 2016

The Event Services Professionals Association just released a customizable toolkit of accessibility checklists hotels, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus can customize to show planner clients how they accommodate people with disabilities. read more.

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How to Work with Eccentric, Disorganized Creatives

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 23, 2016

By Devin Tani. Let’s face it, designers can be wacky. But if you want your event to be a success, you need their talents. Here's one designer's advice on building a successful relationship with the creative set. read more.

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10 Insights for Improving the RFP Process

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2016

By Wendy Laugesen, CMP. What can planners do better in the RFP process? And what do planners want from the hotel? A veteran planner and a hotel exec tell it like it is. read more.

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Two Seller’s Market Strategies: Book Early, Book Late

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 4, 2016

Respondents interviewed for the just-released Summer 2016 edition of the quarterly Meeting Professionals International Outlook, are getting creative to book their meetings in a crunched and crazy market. read more.

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Are You Prepared for Gun-Toting Attendees?

MeetingsNet

JULY 18, 2016

Now that many states allow guns in public spaces, pistol-packing participant could be coming to your next meeting. Now that many states allow guns in public spaces, pistol-packing participant could be coming to your next meeting. Are you prepared? Are you prepared? read more.

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Listen Up: What You Need to Know About Sound Checks

MeetingsNet

JULY 15, 2016

How meeting planners, AV pros, and speakers can make their next sound check their most productive yet. How meeting planners, AV pros, and speakers can make their next sound check their most productive yet. read more.

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What’s the Worst Thing that Could Happen at Your Meeting?

MeetingsNet

JULY 12, 2016

It’s not enough to just hope something awful won’t happen at your meeting—you have to prepare for every contingency. It’s not enough to just hope something awful won’t happen at your meeting—you have to prepare for every contingency. read more.

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Airbnb and Meetings: “A Win for Everyone”

MeetingsNet

JULY 12, 2016

San Francisco Travel’s Joe D’Alessandro talks about his city’s tax-then-partner relationship with the home-share giant. San Francisco Travel’s Joe D’Alessandro talks about his city’s tax-then-partner relationship with the home-share giant. read more.

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Ritz-Carlton Upping the Ante on Custom-Crafted Meeting Options

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Sixty of the luxury chain’s hotels are participating in a personalized approach to décor, wellness, and F&B called, “A Meeting of the Senses.”. read more.

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Ritz-Carlton Upping its Ante on Custom-Crafted Meeting Options

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Sixty of the luxury chain’s hotels are participating in a personalized approach to décor, wellness, and F&B called, “A Meeting of the Senses.”. read more.

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Conference Associations Aim for National Guidelines for Conference Security

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Here's what the newly formed Industry Security Council wants to do to safeguard meetings and conventions from terrorism and other risks. read more.

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Are You Prepared for a Cyber Security Breach at Your Next Event?

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Take this survey to help the CIC’s new APEX cyber security task force develop ways to help combat this growing threat to the events industry. read more.

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Keeping a Global Meeting Secure

MeetingsNet

JULY 29, 2016

Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group, talks about how her organization balances security concerns with the benefits of bring people together face to face. read more.

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Are You Prepared for a Cybersecurity Breach at Your Next Event?

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Take this survey to help the CIC’s new APEX cybersecurity task force develop ways to help combat this growing threat to the events industry. read more.

Events

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