Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. Hotels are raising rates for both leisure and group business as they are currently experiencing strong demand in many markets. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition, with food waste such a significant issue — studies show that as much as 40 percent of the global food supply is wasted — inquire with your host hotels and convention centers on what food banks or groups are most in need, and work with them on making excess food donations from your events. Louis as meeting destinations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. It should connect all the phases of conference planning, prevent unforeseen obstacles and set a solid foundation for the conference’s success.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 3, 2017

So how do you create a conference experience that is not like all the others? Start by considering one or more of these conference big ideas. They are the conference planning road less traveled that harvests success! Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 1. What’s the next new conference format?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 21, 2018

Marriott, Hilton and IHG have announced reductions in group-booking commissions from 10 percent to 7 percent for their North American hotels, to take place over a period of time this year and next. It’s even tougher for those independent meeting companies that survive on commissions. housing-reservation fees.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

As it becomes more apparent that face-to-face events will return in some form this year, conference organizers have an opportunity to make changes that would have been more difficult to sell up the ladder in the past. It’s a good time for planners to challenge their organizations to make the meeting experience more valuable than ever.

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SevenEvents

JULY 12, 2023

Are you currently thinking of organising a conference event for your company ? The success of your event depends on meticulous planning and flawless execution. That’s where our conference planning service can make all the difference. Networking opportunities networking is an integral part of any conference event.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. It should connect all the phases of conference planning, prevent unforeseen obstacles and set a solid foundation for the conference’s success.

Conference 98

Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 98

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 25, 2023

At the same time, event planners have never had more organizational pressure to deliver meetings with increased attendance, revenue, and resulting net income. Strategies for Closing the Gap Last month, a group of experienced meeting professionals brainstormed solutions. Come to the meeting with several questions or requests.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Throughout 2022, nearly every meeting service provider continues to be short-staffed and plagued by last-minute no-shows or insufficiently skilled workers. This is having a huge impact on event organizers and their teams during both planning and execution phases of events. Some of these groups have been squeezed in.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As a conference organizer, you can seed your annual meeting with experiences that nurture authentic conversations, deep connections and community. You can leverage how face to face conferences can cultivate undisputable conversations and develop community. Your Conference Must Facilitate Community. Groups matter!

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Naveen, who has worked in conference and events at Whittlebury Park for five years, will focus on identifying and advising the IACC board on emerging trends, particularly around the millennial market, and contribute to the annual conference planning group. www.whittlebury.com.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

What Is a Conference App? Before we dive into providers, you need to know what a conference app is. A conference app is a mobile application used to simplify event, conference, or meeting management. What Key Features Should You Look for in a Conference App? Implement and onboard. Set up your software.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 17, 2019

I have been struck by the disparity in how an association’s organizational culture translates (or doesn’t translate) to the on-site implementation or planning of its live events. But when it gets to “go time,” does that culture manifest at your conferences and meetings? Open Up that Tent.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

If you understand your target audience, it’s not a challenge to build such a conference vision. However, without a good conference planning checklist, the chances are you won’t be able to transform this vision into reality. What is a corporate conference planning checklist? Corporate conference planning checklist.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Event Tech Group launches new, comprehensive website encompassing the integrated suite of event management solutions. The Event Tech Group by Community Brands, a global event management software and service provider, announces the launch of their new, comprehensive website, eventtechsoftware.com. Easy to Navigate. Lead Retrieval.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The moniker doesn’t matter and whether you call it event planning, conference planning, meeting planning or meeting management, the facts are the facts. Significant business decisions, undertakings and solutions will transpire during meeting and event planning conferences that occur outside of work.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

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. The acquisition brings together in one ownership group an experiential events and trade show company with one of the largest event experience providers in North America and Europe.

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Event Technology Technology Meetings Hotels 110

SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

But do keep in mind the definition of Virtual Conference we are using here. How do you choose the right platform for Virtual Conferences? We review the 6 best virtual conference platform options to suit your needs. So whatever your conference plans, our guide will help. Regular events, or meetings, can be informal.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Groups of people that are done with traditional, outdated institutions. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Well, hammer meet nail. Nail says to hammer, “Hammer, meet screwdriver, pliers, wrench, saw and the entire toolbox of unique tools to solve different challenges. Groups have the tendency to default to problem solving fast. The hammer nail analogy is a common business idiom. Here are a few suggestions to slay solutionitis.

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Conference Meetings Conference Planning Marketing 327

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Convention centers play a major role in the meetings and events industry. Typically thought of as venues for large conferences, convention centers are now repositioning themselves to attract small to medium sized groups. The first rule of thumb is that they do not want the group to feel as if they’ve been pushed to the side.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

University of Montana offers numerous versatile meeting spaces and has welcomed many different retreat groups including government organizations, nonprofits, businesses, athletic, youth, and religious. The owners are excited to work with you to curate a retreat customized to your group’s needs.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This is a huge deal for Washington sports fans and their story should resonate for all of us in the meetings industry as we are dependent on our teams to successfully execute our events. They had a rough start to the season and virtually no one predicted they’d make it to the playoffs much less the World Series.

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Sports Management Meetings Conference Planning 276

Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The budget planning process for an event begins at the initial planning stage. That’s when the meeting planner sits down and maps out the various components of their conference or event. Pretty soon they’ll have an understanding of which parts of the program will need to be tweaked in order to meet the event’s budget.

Food and Beverage 40

Food and Beverage Transportation Hotels Venues 40

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

He joins the hotel from Interstate Hotels & Resorts, where he was vice president of operations, overseeing multiple branded properties and ownership groups. Her customer service and sales background is a beneficial asset in our efforts to attract additional meeting and events clients to Plano Centre.”. Heather Bailey. Ken Barnes.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 28, 2017

This story starts in 1976 when a group of Swedish university researchers gave students a text to read. Researchers identified the first group of students as surface learners. In repeat investigations, the researchers found a third group of students, those concerned with making good grades, advancement for degrees or certifications.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Data fields and pick lists should be normalized and updated across membership, meetings, subscriptions, and all of the organization’s other programs and services. For categories yielding less than 5 percent, group with another company type or allow as a write-in. Mandatory fields should be kept to a minimum.

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Airlines Trade Shows Conference Consulting 295

Canadian Special Events

AUGUST 28, 2022

The goal of this event was to ask: Where do compassion science and climate science meet? The creative solutions, challenges and innovation put into this project were spectacular and have earned Reveal Events Group a nomination for “Best Virtual Conference.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 10, 2019

The way of a conference essentialist means living by design not by default to paraphrase McKeown. It’s not acquiescing to each sub-group that wants to add something to the event agenda. Too many conference and meeting professionals believe that being overly busy and overextended is evidence of their productivity.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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Marketing Social Media Site Selections 2014 120

ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

Sometimes underestimated, the conference agenda is a primary planning and coordination tool for the event organizer, suppliers, and vendors or sponsors who use the conference for business development purposes. The conference agenda is the plan upon which attendees build their personal conference plans and itinerary.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

Meeting and event professionals are very much aware of the security challenges generated by bringing people together. They plan for accidents, venue problems, protesters, weather related issues, and much more. One piece of advice stood out most: planning event security is not a task that should be accomplished in isolation.

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Risk Management Insurance Government Venues 196

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

According to SmithBucklin’s annual trend report Circuit , Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association’s real-time mobile-device tracker found that the number of mobile devices is multiplying five times faster than the world’s population. For professional meeting planners, mobile devices put the power of augmented reality into their hands.

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Trade Shows Social Media Conference Planning Technology 42

SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of corporate events, conferences hold a special place as they bring together industry professionals and potential clients under one roof. however, organising a successful conference goes beyond logistics and venue selection. contests and competitions: organise competitions related to the conference theme or industry.

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Corporate Events Conference Social Media Conference Networking 52

Event Industry News

JULY 6, 2018

This includes event and conference planning and management, exhibit strategy and design, employee training and engagement, sponsorship marketing, creative content and communications, and digital-interactive media. That company was acquired by the Charles Barker Group in about 1982. Nick’s CV is impressive.

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