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2018 40 Under 40: Alison Jo McKeithen

Connect Your Meetings

as conferences manager at NMAC. As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, McKeithen discusses her passion for the events industry. Through conference planning, I work to keep adult education interesting and relevant so my attendees continue to fight HIV in and for their communities.

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. January 2018. November 2018. October 2018. In fact, it’s highly likely you’ve done multiple deals with them. Will this merger change that? October 2017.

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The Market Shifts That Led to Commission Cuts

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s even tougher for those independent meeting companies that survive on commissions. Meanwhile, corporations and associations have increasingly outsourced non-core business functions, like hotel sourcing and meeting logistics. Marriott’s has already begun for most intermediaries.

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Your Favorite Meeting Venues in the South

Connect Your Meetings

Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. Brooks also like the Ross Bridges, as well as Westin Nashville, as well as Embassy Suites Nashville SE & Conference Center. Also receiving votes were John Q. Mississippi Gulf Coast. Williamsburg, Virginia.

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The Right Rewarding Student Strategy For Your Conference

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s not uncommon to see student pricing that is $200–$300 below the per-person direct meeting costs. When looking at the annual meeting repeat attendance of students into the early years of their career, we usually see conversion rates below 20 percent. Job Hopping. Very few associations have done this kind of ROI tracking.

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Webinar for Healthcare Event Organizers

Core-apps

“How Healthcare Associations Can Unlock Revenue Through Event Tech” Thu, Apr 19, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT. Dahlia has also been one of MeetingsNet’s 2015 Changemakers, and was named a Meetings Today Magazine’s Trendsetter & Industry mover & shaker. Sign up Now. dahliaelgazzar. dahliaelgazzar.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him?

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