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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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. Magazine, CNBC, Home Shopping Network (HSN), and in many other media outlets.

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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. Magazine, CNBC, Home Shopping Network (HSN), and in many other media outlets.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

While there will always be a place for those who specialize in experiences in person, the fast and the flexible who can produce quality attendee experiences no matter the venue, physical or digital, have a golden opportunity before them as the world reevaluates what it means…to “meet.” Rise of the Technical Producer.

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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. Magazine , Entrepreneur and Fast Company.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. View the magazine version of the report in MeetingsNet’s September issue or read it on MeetingsNet.com. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins and his firm are the recipients of the prestigious Gala Awards by Special Events Magazine for Best Event Produced for a Corporation - Budget $100,000 to $249,000 and Best Event Design - Budget $20,000. He has also served for several years on the editorial advisory board of Event Solutions Magazine. Submit them here.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

Faced with a haze of uncertainty, the meeting planner has to make the “go” and “how to go” decisions, but the responsibility to do the right thing is shared by venue, community and guest alike. A Pandemic Plan. Many meeting planners are looking to someone else to tell them the right way to plan a successful and safe event.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby is a frequent contributor to several regional and national magazines and has over one hundred published articles. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? Robby is a local and nationally known speaker.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby is a frequent contributor to several regional and national magazines and has over one hundred published articles. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? Robby is a local and nationally known speaker.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby is a frequent contributor to several regional and national magazines and has over one hundred published articles. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event or meeting planner? What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? Robby is a local and nationally known speaker.

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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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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

That’s the word from Lodging magazine. The post Dishing 2019’s Hot F&B Trends for Groups appeared first on Smart Meetings. Say Hi to Hal. 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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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2024

5 tips for planning a blockbuster executive event Every meeting attendee is important, but what happens when your event is entirely comprised of VIPs, each requiring top-level security, transportation, accommodations and more? To start, it’s important to define this sector of meetings and events.

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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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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The last 2016 issue of Plan Your Meetings is now online and, for the first time ever, includes the complete Meetings Outlook report of MPI’s quarterly survey. Plan for it, but let’s avoid it, OK? In those pages, you’ll uncover valuable findings for your work-life and career. can be impacted by local gun laws.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021. Top Tips for Navigating the Healthcare Meeting Landscape.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Amazed by the modern concept of organizing conferences and ideas that change the concept of corporate meetings planning; we approached Adrian Segar to discuss his work! He is a meeting designer, facilitator and has also been acknowledged as one of the most innovative Events Professional by BizBash Magazine.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. This is a bi-monthly, thirty minute podcast about all things event planning. Meetings Podcast. Turn Of Events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

But that didn’t happen, said Janette Harper, vice president of meeting planning for Cambridge, a for-profit conference and trade-show company for the life-science and energy industries, based in Needham, Mass. Janette Harper, Vice President of Meeting Planning, Cambridge Innovation Institute.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

. — Bert Guy, Bishop-McCann senior program manager, has more than 30 years of experience in corporate meetings, events and incentive programs. You can subscribe to the magazine here. The post 4 Ps and 3 Tips for Inspiring Incentive Travel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 7, 2024

When meeting professionals gather and commiserate, the perspective and wisdom in the room is priceless. After covering the meetings industry for 32 years, one of the few things I know for sure about this business is that nobody would hire me to be a meeting planner. Are you putting yourself out there?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As director of Bishop-McCann ’s travel services team, Mary Johnston and her team bring a combined +100 years of experience in corporate, leisure, incentive, group and meeting travel. You can subscribe to the magazine here. The post Five Tips to Manage Travel in Turbulent Times appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

To understand how data analytics can transform meeting planning, forget about meetings and consider how UPS saved $320 million. It’s because systems like Orion represent huge possibilities and potential for associations and meeting organizers. PREDICTING BEHAVIOR. But why are they coming from those places?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Title : Group Vice President of Diversity Sales and Inclusion, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau and Chairman of National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP). When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

Bring your ap-PIE-tite to meetings today! of meeting space and 1,254 guest rooms. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. Meeting professionals can order the hotel’s iconic dessert to be delivered anywhere nationwide. Meeting professionals can order the hotel’s iconic dessert to be delivered anywhere nationwide.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 9, 2017

Most of the top 10 properties are also awesome boutique meeting hotels located in popular convention destinations. of meeting space. of galleries and meeting space. The Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, was featured in the April 2016 issue of Smart Meetings magazine. 1 pick among USA Today readers.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 31, 2018

Most recently, Spaulding, who was named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Travel” by Travel Agent Magazine, served as director of sales and marketing for Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. of meeting and event space. Grauso’s role includes overseeing operations across the property’s 839 guest rooms and more than 20,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. The beginning of 2022 means returning to in-person meetings for many groups. Build in More Time.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

According to Pantone, the color of 2017 was “life-affirming” green (another integral hue at Smart Meetings ). So how can meeting and event planners make the most of Ultra Violet this upcoming year? A post shared by SHAPE Magazin (@shape_magazin) on Sep 18, 2017 at 1:09am PDT. But what’s the significance of the plum shade?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. The post The Story Behind the 2018 Smart Women Cover Story appeared first on Smart Meetings. In January, we asked you, our readers, to nominate the women in your lives who are making brilliant things happen every day.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

On advocating for the meetings industry. Recently selected to join Michael Massari, chief sales officer of Caesars Entertainment, in chairing the Meetings Mean Business Coalition. Will the integration of Meetings Mean Business (MMB) with U.S. Travel Association jump start efforts in getting meetings back on track?

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

He is well known for his advice on conference and meeting planning , event technology queries and requirements. Keith aims at ensuring meetings and conferences to reach their goals and enhance audience engagement in their budget! Plannerwire. You have been an industry for quite a long time. What challenges did you face?

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 20, 2019

Meet people they wouldn’t normally meet. Now ponder this excerpt from a recent article in The Point magazine: “There is emerging evidence that mixed-age teams can outperform both exclusively-young and exclusively-old groups,” says Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

With a beautiful and somewhat busy summer in the rear view mirror; these days the name of the game is annual meetings, incentive programs and fall events and meetings. Our meeting of the minds professionals share their know-how, experience and savvy. Security, transportation, meeting space, oh my. Meeting new people.

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