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The Sure Way for Association Leaders to Get Constructive Feedback About Meetings

Smart Meetings

Yet, many association leaders fail in engaging stakeholders effectively due to reluctance to incorporate and act on feedback in their meeting planning. Recently, I met Alisha, my consulting firm’s client, who is the head of membership engagement at a professional manufacturing association.

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Asian Inclusion with Jolene Jang

Smart Meetings

How the meetings industry can help As the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is increasingly prevalent in conversations within the meeting industry, some marginalized groups continue to be widely underrepresented. So it really lends itself to team building and interactive meetings. Who’s getting the spotlights?

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Top trends in meeting planning by trend expert Daniel Levine

Eventinterface

On this episode of event TALK we are speaking with Daniel Levine about trends in the meeting and event planning industry. Mr. Levine is a trusted consultant to major companies and brands worldwide. He is regularly featured in newspapers and magazines and is often on television and radio, including on CNN, NBC and others.

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Extreme Customer Service and Your Events

Eventinterface

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.

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The Raw Story Behind Kate Patay’s Move to Join Terramar

Smart Meetings

Kate Patay, Smart Meetings Smart Style Ambassador and the woman behind the eponymous Patay Consulting for the last five years, recently announced that she is taking a role as director of engagement with Terramar US , a DMC Network Company. Talk about the decision to go back to working for a company.

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Dishing 2019’s Hot F&B Trends for Groups

Smart Meetings

In F&B, an increasing number of beta sites are being closely watched, says food and restaurant consultant Michael Whiteman. It was a hot button in last year’s strikes against hotel companies in several major U.S. cities, but, ready or not, automation is already here in hospitality.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path.

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