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Take It Outside: 4 Reasons to Forego Happy Hour

SmartMeetings

In competitive markets, showing employees they are appreciated and giving them time to connect away from the meeting room can be critical to retention and company success. Take the meeting outside. That said, too often these moments are afterthoughts and the default becomes taking everyone around the corner for a drink.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

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. Job title: Director of marketing. Marketing is multifaceted. Tracy Blair. Heather Reid. Pauline White.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

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. Job title: Director of marketing. Marketing is multifaceted. Tracy Blair. Heather Reid. Pauline White.

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What Makes for Good Internships?

PCMA Convene

an associate professor of hospitality management at the University of Arkansas, who both advises students on internships and helps meeting-planning organizations design well-rounded programs for them. His students are required to plan at least two events before graduation as part of their classwork. Who is your target market?