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The Conference Owner’s Guide: From Conference Touchpoints To Journey Experiences Part 1

Velvet Chainsaw

They focus, from the beginning of their planning, on the holistic experience of that customer. Build deep customer loyalty (repeat conference customers), Redesign the conference experience so that it creates value in a customer-centric fashion and. Their goal is to.

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Meeting Professionals Anxiously Want To Start Their Improvement Planning Process Yesterday

Velvet Chainsaw

A future back planning approach uses a distinct method of defining a future state and working backwards. Then in reverse time-lapse fashion, conference planning teams set priorities and milestones for their next event. You start with the end in mind.

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20 Ways to Remake Your Annual Meeting – Part 2

Velvet Chainsaw

Thick, heavy program guides are not only cumbersome for attendees to carry, they’re old-fashioned. If you must print programs, pare them back by printing schedules-at-a-glance for the conference and exhibitor listings — organized alphabetically and by product category — for the show. Print Has Its Place.

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10 Tips to Host a Virtual Medical Conference

Hubilo Blog

You can’t afford to leave them out from your conference planning. This is quite technical stuff that you need to do and this will also add up to your overall conference planning and management (unless you don’t have to call for papers, which is unlikely in medical conferences). Ohh, Yes! .

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Michelle McDermott

The Planner's Lounge

My hotel management experience included event and conference planning. Pre-Covid, I would regularly visit the USA to learn and explore the latest wedding trends, fashion and event styles, new furnishings and decor, latest linen styles, and entertainment options.

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11 Niche Ideas for An Event Planning Business

QC Event School

Event planners for trade shows – companies that organize trade shows and conferences. Meeting planners – businesses that need a planner to help them with their meeting or conference planning. Corporate event planners – businesses holding meetings and conferences.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Becki has worked on an impressive portfolio of events ranging from fashion shows to music festivals, gala dinners to exhibitions, and conferences to award ceremonies.

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