PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. Virtual Site Visits.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

So if a convention hotel says they had a great June, that means they had a lot of events occur in June, all of which were likely booked months or years prior. Leisure travel will return first, and when air and hotel numbers start going up in decent numbers, that’s a strong indicator. Hotels will be converted to apartments.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

We’re extremely proud of our editorial, design, marketing and sales departments, and I’m thrilled that Smart Meetings 360 is getting the recognition it deserves. “These victories reinforce our position as the No. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. “I always tell them that coming up with the contract language is easy,” Hilliard said. It’s admirable.”

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Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. It allows you back out of a contract without liability or damage costs if that state begins enacting any anti-LGBT legislation between the time of signing the contact and the time of program execution.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

After hearing advice from the hotel reps and other planners at her table, a CVB salesperson asked her what kind of help she needed. “I I need help getting recommendations for hotels and local vendors,” the executive assistant added. “I I need help doing destination research,” she said. “I I could help with that,” the CVB rep said. “I

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Convention Hotel Services. Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Lisa took over as the third CSM for this meeting and was able to help me pull off a perfect event for this client. Hotel Sales. She is always there to help with anything, big or small. She is the best.”. Annie Burns. Lisa Chang.

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2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

I: Site management. J: Marketing. Meetings and events are one of the most effective marketing channels businesses have to fulfill business objectives. Manage contracts. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Develop selection criteria.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. There was a second site visit in June, and in July the GOP declared Cleveland the winner.

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2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Eventbrite has compiled some of the most relevant event statistics across various fronts, from event marketing and promotion to social media and technology. B2B events also have their section, and the guide gives a few tips on how to stay afloat now that the market is getting more and more crowded. Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78