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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. “We Choices, Choices. Tell a Story.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Job title: Senior director of global accounts. Dalia El Gazzar. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Job title: Senior director of global accounts. Dalia El Gazzar. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017: Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. Company or organization: Maritz Global Events in Philadelphia. First job: Boston Harbor Parks ranger. Apparently, I was not a very good salesperson. I’m my biggest competitor.

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Smart Women 2017 – Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. Company or organization: Maritz Global Events in Philadelphia. First job: Boston Harbor Parks ranger. Apparently, I was not a very good salesperson. I’m my biggest competitor.

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16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast

PCMA Convene

If you are looking for little or no inflationary increases for your groups and these cities are in your rotation, try Boston, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, and St. Continued strength in the markets that were slow to add new hotels: Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Detroit. Dallas and, particularly, Nashville seem unstoppable.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Use personalization as a means of attracting events and creating value. From the proposal through setup, personalization needs to be at the heart of how you communicate, negotiate, and create a meetings product. At the proposal level, venues can personalize by showcasing different event-specific variations.

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