SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Event planners and professionals are turning to podcasts to keep a pulse on thought leadership, event technology, and best practices. After all, it takes a lot less effort to listen to a podcast than it does to scroll through a newsfeed or event watch a video. The Best Event Planning Podcasts. Event Tech Podcast.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Developing an Event Strategy Learn how you can create and execute an effective global event strategy. This guide will show you how to put together an event strategic plan, streamline your event marketing process and be a best-in-class meetings and events team.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 30, 2018

Short lead times for event planners, is an opinionated topic. While some event planners and event professionals view this as an opportunity, others view it as a planning risk and a rushed task. . Every topic in the meetings industry have opinions, one contradicting the viewpoint of the other.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We all know when you find a speaker that is the right fit for your event or meeting makes for some really good news. That just right speaker can help to set the mood and tone for any event or meeting. Hiring a speaker is an important step when event and meeting planning.

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Eventory

AUGUST 7, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes For one reason or another event arrangement is an activity that involves a lot of resources. An app which serves as a conference guide makes event planning more pleasant and effective. Why a conference guide is a noteworthy solution for planning. So it is necessary to optimize this process.

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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to become an event planner? In this blog, we’ll walk you through exactly what you need to know about working in the rapidly growing event planning industry. From the perks of the job to tricks of the trade, let’s explore everything an aspiring event planner needs to become a certified professional.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Good news: corporate travel and events are back! In the hospitality/events industry, a weak supply chain means limited product quantities unless you order significantly in advance (and who can predict volume right now?) Share to Solve.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Many organizations, including Smart Meetings , have turned their events virtual. In your spare time, turn your attention to a virtual meetings education. Access one of our many webinars , which provide relevant information that can increase your meetings knowledge. Keep Learning.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 5, 2017

It can be challenging for those in the meeting planning profession, but looking on the bright side really does pay off. So rather than concentrating on the hurdles involved in event planning , let’s focus on the wonderful perks of this unique profession. Too often we fail to acknowledge all of the blessings in our lives.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

A 30-percent drop in revenue will be devastating to the thousands of independent planners who serve association and corporate clients in the site-selection and event-planning process. Thirty-four years ago, my firm, Conferon, negotiated the first chain-wide, guaranteed commission (on net room price) contract in U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. Choices, Choices.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

As June wraps up, we can look back at Pride Month and admire all of the incredible events , demonstrations and strides that helped support the LGBT community. Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. And this topic needs to be a year-round focus.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. Look, if it wasn’t in there, this doesn’t cover it.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Greg Jenkins, partner and co-founder of the award-winning Long Beach, California-based Bravo Productions, holds an impressive list of credentials and has earned a high reputation in the field of special event planning – a career spanning more than three decades. What is the best advice you have ever received as a planner?

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

An experiential event strategist for an association for the past five years, she’s just become associate vice president overseeing events at Women in Cable Telecommunications, in Washington, D.C. in meeting and event management. based Events Industry Council (EIC). Kiersten Walker. Kiersten Walker is a believer.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

But the combined answers to the question give a clear sense that many meeting professionals are feeling crunched by a lack of resources — of money, staff, time, or all three — in the face of their jobs’ demands. go to 1st-tier cities, and it is getting very expensive, making it very difficult to keep cost of event under control.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. Instead, she she suggests visualizing “how the space suits the event and whether there will be any logistical challenges to overcome. Negotiate Terms.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 25, 2017

On our company website, I indicate that, if prospective clients require venue searches, detailed budgets or detailed event plans before making a decision, there is a deductible charge. In early February, a top luxury brand contacted me to submit a proposal to facilitate and plan their executive retreat. Here’s why.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

I definitely think that sometimes we don’t trust the interns,” said Liz King, CEO of Liz King Events as well as the techsytalk event-technology platform. “So So many people hire interns and then let them stand around at an event. So the interns should learn how you negotiate that type of situation.”. In 2014, the U.S.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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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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