Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 23, 2017

When considering long-term conference or organizational strategy, it’s wise to future-cast the impact major workforce trends may have on your profession, particularly because conferences are about people first and content second. What it means for you: Gig workers can be extremely influential (especially those damn consultants).

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

At a recent conference consultation with a client, a millennial made me think that I wasn’t keeping up with the times. I voiced my strong opinion that conference organizers should embrace inbound marketing (pull) over traditional outbound marketing (push). I reiterated that their conference needed a home base to optimize.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve consulted for more than a thousand organizations. Here are some of the pros and cons of consulting for large organizations. Here are some of the pros and cons of consulting for large organizations. Pros of consulting for large organizations. Other consultants’ experiences may be different.

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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. How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. This model sets the tone your conference and then sends the participants off with an emotional high.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She has switched several times between working as an employee and as an independent consultant in the association field. For example, when I first started consulting I was scared of disappointing my clients. As a consultant, I have less authority to effect change in an organization than anyone who works there.

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MAY 14, 2018

Long ago, consultant Tom Gilb coined the term “mythodology” to describe erroneous but commonly held beliefs about how something should be done. Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Reality : No, you don’t.

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APRIL 10, 2023

At edACCESS 2008 I gave a 90-minute presentation entitled “Learning from the biggest consulting mistake I’ve made — and that you probably have too” OK, the formal title was “The Systematic Development of Informed Consent “, which sounds much fancier but requires explanation.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Micro-Consulting Bandwidth. For interested associations and suppliers that support the meeting industry, and are in need of help, we are offering consulting and coaching calls without the expectation of compensation. Conference P&L analysis. Conference education development processes. Event technology solution advice.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

We were on a shoestring budget for our first conference back in 2015,” says Melinda Epler, the CEO of Change Catalyst, a consulting firm that helps tech companies build inclusive ecosystems. Even when it’s your company’s driving force, being inclusive is not always easy. “We

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you had told me forty years ago, a freshly minted high-energy particle physics postdoc, that I’d go on to have four additional careers (owner of a solar manufacturing business, computer science professor, independent IT consultant, and meeting designer/facilitator) I wouldn’t have believed you. Consulting.

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JUNE 3, 2019

The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. Twenty-three people came to the inaugural conference. 27 years of peer conferences.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

But I’m a consultant who has long subscribed to Jerry Weinberg’s Seventh Law of Marketing : “Give away your best ideas” and Credit Rule : “You’ll never accomplish anything if you care who gets the credit”, from his invaluable book The Secrets of Consulting. Stop the presses.

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

For well over a year, we’ve consulted with dozens of associations on their go/no-go event strategies. One of our early — and still applicable — recommendations was for conference organizers to communicate and publish the date when they expect to make the decision for their in-person conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We are extremely excited to welcome David Beckett, Vice President, Business Model & Performance to the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! VCC is laser-focused on serving large and complex conferences and tradeshows. To me, this is kind of like getting the band back together! This is where David will play.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Game designer and author Ian Bogost makes the same point, somewhat more forcefully: “…gamification is marketing b t, invented by consultants as a means to capture the wild, coveted beast that is videogames and to domesticate it for use in the grey, hopeless wasteland of big business, where b t already reigns anyway. Amy Bruckman.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 16, 2020

As many associations wrestle with decisions for their fall conferences and shows, the question on everyone’s mind is, if you build it, will they come? Sarah Michel, VP, Professional Connexity, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. They have two scenarios in mind: hybrid or virtual? Facilitator. Cost: FREE. When: Tuesday June 23, 12 pm EDT.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

While many have been focused this winter on who is going to land free agents like Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, Lisa Block inked a deal to join the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. Leader and Mentor.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 26, 2018

Within the conference arena, innovation is the process through which new value is created and delivered to customers. Our conferences need innovation in processes, systems and design more than it needs new inventions in technology. Innovation within the conference and meetings space is going to be about the way we do conferences.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Consultations are a powerful small group activity. Set aside time, if available, for a few group consults on individual challenges. They will receive support, and their small group of impromptu consultants will feel good about helping. • 13:05 Preparing for individual consulting. Ask for volunteers. No related posts.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Conference Care was formed by two ex-hotel operations managers, Andrew Deakin and Chris Peacock. In 1995, they founded Conference Care Ltd (back then Conference Care UK) to provide two key things: 1. They had a big dream, lots of drive, and the ambition to make a difference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A number of our consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” When you adopt a strategic objective like that for your conference, it leaves room for creativity in achieving that desired outcome.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

When Velvet Chainsaw Consulting conducted speaker research with 120 associations with research and consulting company Tagoras Inc. About 62 percent close off submissions eight months or longer before the conference. In the submission form, ask if this session has been presented at another industry conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2022

plans the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference (PMDMC) each year, hosting NPR, PBS, and community media stations. After our 2020 virtual conference, we used the speaker numbers as a benchmark?18% How will you use what you learned and bring it to your future conferences? 18% BIPOC among keynotes and breakouts?even

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Software testers do peer conferences right! They even call them a peer conference , rather than unconference , a term I don’t like.) As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. a short history of the peer conference. The 2022 SoCraTes peer conference. But first…. …a

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EventMB

MAY 27, 2022

The second edition of the Leveraging Intellectual Capital report was released this week by convention industry consulting firm, GainingEdge. The post Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower appeared first on Skift Meetings. London tops the 2021 city ranking, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and New York.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Thanks to my mentors, I: Set my professional fees at the right level when I began consulting in 1982. Forged ahead and wrote what eventually became a series of three books on conference design. license Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Paying it forward! appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s difficult to determine what to include — and not include — when collecting attendee data at the time of conference registration. Consultants and service providers should be included as a category. In the spirit of making it easy to say “yes,” session sign-up should be delayed until 30–45 days prior to the conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As we progress through the event industry’s recovery to 2019 levels, conference organizers must have a laser focus on helping potential attendees make their business case for attending their events. Ensure that your conference website can apply these filters to help participants identify their can’t-miss sessions. ©2022. .

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love ( ebook , paperback , or both ). I wrote Conferences That Work , published in 2009, because in 1992, after decades of convening and running traditional conferences, circumstances forced me to invent a new kind of meeting. The story is told in the book’s preface.)

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JULY 29, 2024

As a bonus, you can also use a fishbowl sandwich to offer structured consulting to group members grappling with a specific issue or problem.” Having only one tool in your tool chest of conference session designs and formats won’t get you far. But wait, there’s more! Join them today!

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Conference live streaming technology has come a long way since the glorified Zoom calls of March and early April 2020; attendees expect more than a choppy, poorly lit, and unrehearsed webinar. Assess your virtual conference engagement needs. The upshot? In this post, we’ll cover.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 24, 2017

Improving digital learning and amplifying conference content to a larger audience is a high priority for many clients we consult with.

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JULY 31, 2023

Though I’ve been a professional consultant of one kind or another for over forty years, I sometimes still fall victim to the Consultant’s Curse. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The Consultant’s Curse appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Chris Edmonds For context, watch this two-minute video: While Chris focuses on the context of team leadership, I think that aiming to serve rather than please is also a useful rubric to keep in mind as a consultant.

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Organizing a medical conference that brings results can be stressful. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best medical conference apps to ensure you come away with actionable HCP insights and invaluable connections to drive your business forward. Want to jump straight to the list of the best medical conference apps?

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