Momencio

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Welcome to the Topic “Budgeting for Success: How to Allocate Resources for Maximum ROI” Effective resource allocation is critical for generating development and long-term corporate success. In this post, we’ll look at the fundamental ideas and tactics for allocating resources to maximize ROI. What is ROI?

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Conference Planning Seattle – So Much to See and Do…. A conference planners dream. The best bet when conference planning in Seattle is to work with an event and convention planning company that will work with you and get you on the right path. Conference Planning Seattle – ENTCO International.

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Event Smart

JUNE 16, 2023

The trade show and conference planning segment alone has 77,816 workers in the US in 2022. For aspiring professionals who want to have a career in event planning, […] A career in the events industry is widely sought after today. According to Allied Market Research, the events industry is expected to reach $1,552.9

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Conference Planning Software – Is It Right for You? There are several different options for planners to look at when considering conference planning software. There are some softwares available that can help you plan your entire conference, every little detail, from a to z.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

In general, the success of every meeting and conference starts with the experience, skills and organization of the conference planner. The job of a conference planner takes time, energy, hard work and can be an overwhelming responsibility. Conference Planner and Conference Planning – So Many Hats Upon One Little Head!

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Make sure to check out - Mastering the Art of Conference Planning in 5 Easy Steps. The good news is, now you can cost-effectively implement a better plan with less resources and in less time. The Event Organizer, It's No Easy Task. An event organizer knows, that logistics and smooth execution is all about the people.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 21, 2019

Why do we believe that what’s worked in the past, will automatically work tomorrow so we don’t have to continue to devote time and resources to its success? We fall into the trap that we’ve-been-there-done-that-already and can check it off of our planning to do list. So what does entropy look like in your conference?

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

And that’s where an event planning checklist comes in. An event planning template is designed to walk you through the various stages involved with planning an event. Consider an event or conference planning checklist as a starting point. And that includes tools to help you plan and execute successful events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 31, 2019

When our shortcut-solutions-thinking collides with our organization, we face two types of organizational inertia: resource and routine rigidity. Hat tips Managing Resource Library. Resource Rigidity. Resource rigidity occurs when we are unwilling to invest in responding to disruptive change. Routine Rigidity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 18, 2018

When do you stop pouring resources into things that have achieved their purpose? It is creating a habit of regularly questioning every conference planning practice and programming component that we currently use. This includes asking the more obvious yet often elusive questions of “Why are we holding a conference?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2018

Similarly, management is often hesitant to refactor code due to the time, labor and resources required. Refactoring As A Metaphor For Conference Improvement. What we need is a conference refactor to fix our organizational debt — to make it possible for our planning and event to evolve.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 8, 2020

Does your organization have Employee Resource Groups? How effective or targeted is the communication between your organization and these groups? How effective is communication within the groups themselves? Event Tech Group’s Mobile 365™ platform transforms the way ERG members engage and communicate.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 8, 2020

Does your organization have Employee Resource Groups? How effective or targeted is the communication between your organization and these groups? How effective is communication within the groups themselves? Event Tech Group’s Mobile 365™ platform transforms the way ERG members engage and communicate.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Evergreen conference practices that have promising results are often obscured by our obsession with fads and trends. To avoid being fad-like in our conference planning process, here are seven emerging evergreen practices to consider and invest in instead. Seven Emerging Evergreen Practices To Consider. From Metrics To Insights.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 26, 2018

Once you’ve observed the conference through the lens of your target customer and gained insights from conference data, you can move to the next steps. These steps are critical for you and your conference planning teams to embrace, enlist and employ. What feedback would you want to hear from a loyal or first time attendee?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 25, 2018

Look for steps two – five in the next post on transitioning from conference touchpoints to journey experiences. Hat Tips and resources: Lynn Hynnsaker’s Keys To Customer-Centered Growth and McKinsey Quarterly 2016 Number 3. What does “owning the conference customer experience” mean to your daily conference planning tasks?

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Davis is the Director, Exhibits & Sponsorships for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and leads the sales, client experience, and operations for all SHRM events. Elizabeth holds a CEM from IAEE, DES from PCMA and is certified in the Neuroscience of Exhibitions & Events.

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b2match

MARCH 24, 2021

Whether it’s for physical, virtual or hybrid conferences, planning a successful b2b matchmaking event is hard. There are a lot of factors to consider, usually while only having limited resources. b2match has facilitated thousands of events and has 13 years of event planning experience. Why risk it?

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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. They are predictable and often commoditized.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Nor is your competitor time, money and resources. Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. We’re outdated from the start.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Find out if a conference being held before or after yours could share staging, directional signage, or other resources. Make sure you select aisle carpet that has been, or will be, used by multiple shows. Encourage your vendors to help identify opportunities for reducing waste, like using digital signage instead of foam core.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Planning virtual events takes more time, resources and energy. Embracing the opportunity to “own” a virtual program can be exciting and fulfilling. Have an emcee or host who is not your volunteer president. Right now, it’s just harder! Develop your experience strategy before committing to a platform.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 9, 2020

Although each situation has its own unique issues, we hope you find nuggets to help you with your disruption response and planning. Scenario Planning. We like using an outside resource to set the scenario goal post. The Conference Board has the best we’ve come across so far: May Reboot – quick recovery.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 13, 2018

Your conference purpose identifies its role in your customers’ ecosystem. Ultimately, your conference purpose is about what it seeks to create in the world. Connecting your conference planning team, exhibitors, sponsors, vendors and participants to your event’s purpose brings measurable business impact.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We want to know what unique things other conferences are doing so we can borrow their ideas. We pursue fads, gimmicks and trends as the silver bullets of our conference woes. We expend resources searching for the mysterious conference trend panacea. Avoid The Faddish Trendy Event Bandwagon. Emerging Practices.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 13, 2018

Paradigm: We allocate resources to improve our conference logistics. Paradigm Busted: To achieve maximum conference results, we must allocate resources to innovation and opportunities. Too often conference organizers mistakenly expend resources on improving meeting logistics that their target markets don’t value.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 18, 2018

How are they at focusing on the purpose, goals and target market of the conference when making decisions? These three principles are vital to maintaining a healthy, strong conference. Often conference planning members lack experience with the tenets of organized abandonment, focus on strategic alignment and organizing for opportunity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Professional associations can be a key resource to helping their members advance this area. The six attributes of women’s leadership conferences that have stood out for me: [1] Movement. All of the top women’s conferences that we’ve researched consistently sell out.

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G2Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

He is well known and widely sought after as a resource for conference planning, technology advice, and social media know-how for event and association professionals worldwide. With more than 15 years experience, Keith Johnston has worked on both the planner and supplier side of the meetings and events industry.

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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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Coterie Spark

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Vendors are critical resources too, especially if you’re hosting outside your hometown. Wind is typically the most overlooked weather event in conference planning, but it’s also among the most treacherous. One way to do this is to talk with venues about indoor spaces they can provide if the weather turns.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 17, 2019

That means training and supporting all association staff who will be working on site at your events and ensuring they have the resources and information necessary to do their jobs well.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 11, 2016

You have a limited amount of resources, money, time, conference retail space (room, agenda time, etc.) You are to use the organization’s resources wisely and with intentionality. Thus, it would be foolish to allocate resources to anything outside of the strategic mission. and energy. Or even thousands of positive results?

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

It offers easy event check-in, branding & sponsorships, badge scanning, attendee networking & engagement, 3D virtual venues, webinars, digital resources, and more. These apps work alongside your conference management system to make conference planning easier. Prices are available upon request.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 15, 2020

Rachel Williams – conference planning executive. Abby Hegg – conference planning executive joins from QA Training. Emma Gales – conference team supervisor, joins from the in-house events team of a financial services client. Hay Tang – event executive. Denise Smith – event support administrator.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If you choose to work with BestCities Global Alliance, one of their members not only will you save time and anxiety, but you are assured of the highest level and best possible assistance and service with all things planning.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Learn more with our Green Meeting Resource Guide. We all hope to see you at IMEX Frankfurt or IMEX America in 2022 and can’t wait to share more about sustainability initiatives in progress and those being planned for the future. Find out more about IMEX’s approach to sustainability and what you can do to help in Frankfurt here.

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