Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Grapevine, Texas , has always been a popular spot for meetings. In 1844, he brought leaders from several tribes to the fine city to negotiate a peace treaty that would open up northeast Texas to the world. Today, you will find Grapevine is the perfect place to host your next event. Unique Venues and Event Spaces.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The number of actors in the business events industry is shrinking. Over the past year, consolidation has touched nearly every corner of meetings and events: data and exhibitions with the Informa-UBM acquisition, event technology with the Cvent-Social Tables deal, and attendee-housing and event-space options in the Marriott-Starwood merger.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2017

A website in Alabama speculated state-funded California collegiate sports teams might not be able to travel to recruit athletes in banned states or attend major sporting events such as the 2018–2019 NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game planned for Dallas. Cancelled in Louisville.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. Dallas and, particularly, Nashville seem unstoppable. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? The United States will continue to outperform the global exhibitions market.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

Tracey Smith, executive director of Senior Planners Industry Network (SPIN), has seen the impact of decades of economic cycles on events and the people who manage them. That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” How Did We Get Here?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

Tracey Smith, executive director of Senior Planners Industry Network (SPIN), has seen the impact of decades of economic cycles on events and the people who manage them. That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” How Did We Get Here?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. What I love about my job: I love to see the pride my team takes in their work and the creative ideas they come up with to create value for each client’s events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. What I love about my job: I love to see the pride my team takes in their work and the creative ideas they come up with to create value for each client’s events.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Endless phone calls, meetings and details. It might just be capitalizing on social media to take your event to the next level. But event planners often find social media marketing near the bottom of their to-do list. Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, is a co-host on Shark Tank. Same goes for event planners.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. Job title: Director of sales and special events.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

After all, meeting with colleagues and other industry professionals face-to-face or virtually can be an incredibly valuable and worthwhile experience, no matter your goals. As a result, many events which have been canceled or significantly modified over the past two years are finally able to resume in person.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

International meetings, conventions, and other business events are melting pots. Because of that, Graham wonders if attendees will be more willing to discuss current events, or anxious to avoid conversations involving politics and policies. I believe that any program where people meet “the other” can be incredibly valuable.’.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. Job title: Director of sales and special events.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. You’re dealing with a lot of hotels that are great partners, but they don’t have meeting space.”.

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