Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. By acquiring arguably their biggest competitor in the United States there is no question they stand to dominate the market. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. So why should event and meeting planners care?What

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. Many hotel contracts mandate use of an in-house AV provider and contain clauses prohibiting use of other vendors or charge for the privilege of using the planner’s preferred vendor. Contracting Out vs. In-House.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Let’s face it: This year will be tough for meeting planners. Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. So, what happens when an unstoppable force (supplier price increases) meets an immovable object (meeting planning budgets)? .

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause?

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Promotion and marketing: Spreading the word about your event to the right audience is key. Disclaimer: The objective of this list is to share useful information. It is not for commercial purposes.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. So there’s a strict force majeure principle out there” “Now, what we’ve done in the meetings industry is broaden that.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

But that didn’t happen, said Janette Harper, vice president of meeting planning for Cambridge, a for-profit conference and trade-show company for the life-science and energy industries, based in Needham, Mass. Janette Harper, Vice President of Meeting Planning, Cambridge Innovation Institute. ” LOOKING AHEAD.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. Jacki Bennis, Square One Meeting Planning. “As

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

What if you could book not only your next meeting, conference or convention, but a package for your next three, five or even ten events? And what if that package was created and executed flawlessly by the premier meetings provider in North America? Discover expert meetings services, coast to coast. Spread out in more than 1.5

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Though it may seem like social media has dominated interactions between event professionals and event marketers, event influencers are tuning into podcasts as an alternative means for sharing event planning tips, tricks, and best practices. The Best Event Planning Podcasts. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Title : Group Vice President of Diversity Sales and Inclusion, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau and Chairman of National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP). When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. In brain writing, your team writes down their ideas before a meeting instead of brainstorming out loud at a meeting.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

According to recent Smart Meetings webinar hosts Elaine Williams and Sallee Pavlovich, however, the answers are right at planners’ fingertips. People are not looking to go to a meeting anymore,” Williams says. The destination is now part of why people choose to come to a meeting.”. They are looking for an experience.”.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. In brain writing, your team writes down their ideas before a meeting instead of brainstorming out loud at a meeting.

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2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 72

Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) It’s the undisputed king of event planning books.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 27, 2017

Meeting professionals always ask what sets Eventinterface apart from other meeting and event planning software solutions. First and foremost, Eventinterface has been created by meeting planners for planners. Meeting professionals now have a multitude of choices. It is about creating long-term engaged communities.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. Be professional, flexible, honest, and listen to those whom you have contracted for their expertise.

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Master the Event

APRIL 7, 2022

It is possible to enter the event planning sector from other fields, but it is more typical and preferable to have a bachelor’s degree to begin with, in fields like marketing, communications, business, public relations, or hospitality management. Another option for certification is the Certified Government Meeting Professional choice.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Meeting and event planning is a highly stressful, fast-paced occupation. Incoming—you’ve got a meeting or an event to plan! Timeline, budget, specific venue, caterer, schedule, speakers, entertainment, risk management, marketing and promotion should be moving along. Aren’t you glad you made a plan B?

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Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Prime the pump with some easy-to-adopt marketing strategies before you get there. 18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Or helpful business or meeting planning links? 6 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: ebook from Julius Solaris: The Future of Event Marketing.

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Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 25, 2019

During MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in Indianapolis last year, SocialTables Founder Dan Berger explored a variety of current and upcoming trends impacting the meeting and event industry. RELATED STORY: Contract trends: What’s old may be new again. So, what does that mean for meetings and events? Commissions.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of meeting-and-event-planning jobs by 2024. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. “At In 2014, the U.S. THE FUNDAMENTALS. Ogbeide, Ph.D.,

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 17, 2016

A recent study by Meeting Professionals International for IMEX America showed that 92 percent of meeting planners are not making the most of the technology solutions they implement. We speak with a lot of meeting and conference planners at Eventinterface. Does a long-term contract provide better pricing?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

That was the — tongue-in-cheek, we hope — response from one participant in Convene’ s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey to the question, “What is your No. Client politics, controlling costs for space and services, and contract negotiations were top of mind for some respondents, as was finding diverse speakers. Contracting. (3

Contracts 69

Contracts Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating 69

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

By doing so, they’ve reduced the need for large sales forces at the hotel companies and have generally elevated the booking/contracting process for clients. Instead, I fear this latest decision by Marriott is a misguided move to exploit the current sellers’ market and increase profits even more. . adopted the same plan with Conferon.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You’ll find helpful info on a range of topics from staging inspiration and productivity advice through to real-world assistance in getting the most out of your AV contracts. Bizzabo’s list-style posts about event management, marketing and engagement are enhanced by monthly interviews with event profs who are breaking the mold.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. Even though you might assume that your meetings and events are free of LGBT influence, there’s always an effect. The newly created LGBTMPA is a strong LGBT voice in the meeting and event planning world.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

What makes one meeting professional happy may not be another’s cup of tea. Building relationships with sponsors to help them meet their objectives. Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Creative and deadline driven.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Integra is an adaptable solution for festivals, events, meetings, conference, exhibitions and competitions, for single, multiple, recurring or a series of events, anywhere in the world. Contracts are based on the number of system users registered for the whole cycle of your events.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Meeting planners are often the unsung heroes of the fabulous events and meetings they pull off. The men and women who exert themselves to execute the perfect meeting —oftentimes starting years before the actual event—stay behind the curtain while keynotes and entertainment take center stage. Meet the WowMakers.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

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