SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2016

From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. What makes the book unique is its real-world focus.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. Onsite Optimization – Captured or streamed keynote, concurrent session presentation, sponsor recognition, book signings, social channel engagement and VIP sessions/experiences.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Instead, drag and drop sessions, speakers, and rooms for your meeting or event. For all meeting and event types For all event sizes For all functional teams For all use cases Book a call with our team to learn how EventUp Planner fits your needs. No more wrestling with code! The post Is Event Software Worth It?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 29, 2024

Smart Meetings has started a book club to circulate literature with ideas that can connect and inspire meeting professionals and others in the industry. This Month’s Reads: Planning for Medical Meetings Every industry has its own cultural norms and professional values that are expected to be reflected at a company’s event.

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Capterra Event Management

AUGUST 30, 2016

Personally, I’ve almost always found the answers to my questions in books. As for you event managers out there who share in this enthusiasm, I have built a list of books that all event managers ought to read. This list was curated out of the most frequently suggested event management books on Amazon and Goodreads. Rating: 4/5.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In today’s market, meeting-planning companies are asked to do more for their clients with less. Leading a successful meetings business and running outstanding events are possible with less-than-generous funding but require a focus on the fundamentals of finances—which aren’t entirely about numbers. What is the potential upside?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The days of boxed-in, windowless meetings are officially a thing of the past. More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature. And when stress is low, focus is possible, which fosters more productive meetings. In Wallace J.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. Read More : Simple Wellness Activities Can Go a Long Way at Your Next Meeting.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As Grand Hyatt San Antonio is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, I’ve been reflecting on the major trends that have transformed the meeting industry throughout the past decade. It is no surprise that one of the biggest changes I’ve noticed in meetings throughout the past decade is the use of technology.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

He could have been talking about meeting planners’ determination during 2.5 years of Covid, jumping back in with the energy of a T-Rex and making meetings happen again. That can happen when you book the SUE gallery for a private meeting, event or meal at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

To survive pandemic-related disruptions in the midst of a turbulent economy, associations have to incorporate constructive feedback from stakeholders about the quality of their meetings product. Members often suggest changes to meetings that make executives uncomfortable. The meeting atmosphere was initially tense. Conclusion.

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Attendease

JULY 5, 2024

This type of organization and task assignment is easily completed using corporate meeting planning solutions. Event planning software streamlines productivity and helps lower costs.

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Attendease

JULY 5, 2024

This type of organization and task assignment is easily completed using corporate meeting planning solutions. Event planning software streamlines productivity and helps lower costs.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

What does that mean for the meetings industry? While there are books, movies and endless lectures on the potential dystopian outcomes of wholesale adoption of artificial intelligence, I like to take the optimistic viewpoint. Tools enable us to come together and work on something greater than ourselves, as do meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

When Keely Cat-Wells, founder and president of C-Talent , arrived to speak at an event about the importance of diversity and accessibility with her colleague, who was in a wheelchair, the two were met with a startling realization: the room that was booked for the event was entirely inaccessible.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Now, he’s hi-jacking meeting planning with some hair-raising advice. They try to really entertain and make that evening experience an incredible experience so it’s no longer business-looking tables,” the TLC reality star tells Smart Meetings of the Discovery Communications receptions he attends. I think it’s incredible.”.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Did you know you can rent out a meeting room at many of the world’s coworking spaces? They are highly flexible, which means you can just drop in and book a meeting room without much notice, even if you haven’t used a space before. Larger coworking spaces will have a range of meeting rooms for you to choose from.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Booking local talent just got a whole lot easier. GigTown is an app that helps you find and book local artists and bands. Artists submit their interest, and you book your favorite. The post 5 New Apps to Make Meeting Planning Tasks Easier appeared first on Connect Association. Post your event to the app and voila!

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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. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 31, 2017

A similar disconnect exists in the meetings industry, according to a new Wellness in Meetings and Incentive Travel Study from the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF). The study measures the prevalence of wellness initiatives in incentive travel and meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

Zillow Executive Producer of Live Content and Smart Women in Meetings Award winner Karen Hartline (@khartline) is one of those. You could post that you were going to be in downtown Los Angeles and would anyone want to meet up? When asked the best way for meeting professionals to use this new tool, she saw it as an investment.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

I am chatting with Dave about disruption and innovation and how that may tie to the meeting and event planning industry. Listen to host Al Wynant and guest Dave Knox discuss the following: How does innovation and disruption fit into the event and meeting planning industry? When is a business or event ready for innovation?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Rent the Runaway can help you can look like Emma Stone in The Favourite, wearing the castle gown by ML Monique Lhuillier for $95 (retail $998); or inspired by Green Book , wearing the cobalt Marilyn gown by Allison Parris for $75 (retail $485). The post Smart Meetings Presents: How to Diva on a Budget appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with John Di Lemme, high-end marketing consultant, strategic business coach and international speaker about extreme customer service, and how this applies to service provided by meeting and event professionals. How to audit customer service behaviors.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

A slew of emerging companies is now allowing planners to book hotel-alternative spaces using search technology that has already transformed how people buy cars and set up dates. New York-based Convene is quickly taking over the United States with a database of tech-enabled meeting spaces in major cities across the country. No problem?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 8, 2017

I ended up finding some striking parallels between the superhero and the typical meeting planner. Below are the super-skills I believe make every meeting planner a Wonder Woman! The post 5 Wonder Woman Strengths Every Meeting Planner Has appeared first on Smart Meetings. Female power.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe. 15 Items Hotels Could Eliminate.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

What to do in advance and in the moment to meet your room block budget It seems simple. Book a block of rooms for meeting attendees based on the number of people and the times of the meetings. For example, does everyone sign up with enough advance notice to meet the hotel’s deadline? Just follow the formula, right?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Hilton Meet with a Purpose rewards good boys and girls in meetings with a 30-to-60 minute Puppies & Ice Cream break for organizations convening at one of its pet-friendly hotels. Hilton Denver City Center also participates in this meeting enhancement program. Special Treat. What’s even better than puppies? Lint rollers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

He is also the author of several books. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? The most unique location was the basement of a converted church for a book launch; it was hard to find and nonsensical for the topic. What is the best industry book that has helped you as a planner?

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

He is also the author of several books. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? The most unique location was the basement of a converted church for a book launch; it was hard to find and nonsensical for the topic. What is the best industry book that has helped you as a planner?

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

He is also the author of several books. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? The most unique location was the basement of a converted church for a book launch; it was hard to find and nonsensical for the topic. What is the best industry book that has helped you as a planner?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

How can meeting planners be part of the solution in the movement to defeat unconscious bias? See more : Hack Your Incentives: The Meeting in Your Attendee’s Head. It’s incumbent for meeting planners both to understand and to overcome unconscious bias. First, you need to know what it is.

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Eventinterface

MAY 11, 2017

He is the Author of "Confessions of a Hiring Manager,” which was the WINNER of the 2012 International Book Award for Careers, and the Gold Medal WINNER of the 2012 Global eBook Award for Employment. How meeting planners can elevate the Return on Event through value-boosting professional development strategies. RELATED POSTS.

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