Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

Every meeting planner we know is a great juggler. After all, you need the skills of a Cirque de Soleil performer to handle venues, schedules, suppliers, and social media all at the same time! Even the best #eventprof needs an assist every once in a while. So we have compiled our favorite meeting planner tips and few tricks to help you manage your time by using some classic event management shortcuts.

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BizBash

MARCH 9, 2018

Here's a look at new Phoenix/Scottsdale eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 9, 2018

A recent report from The Experience Institute confirms attendees are acting more and more like vacationers. Working with industry organizations like MPI, DMAI, PCMA and others, The Experience Institute surveyed 8,992 event professionals for “The Decision to Attend Study for Conventions and Exhibitions.”. While education remained the top attendance driver—92 percent deemed it important—destinations and how you market your host city could ultimately be prospective delegates’ deciding factor.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2018

Everybody uses social media now. You can have giveaways on Twitter, connect with potential clients on LinkedIn and engage with your followers on your Facebook page. But how can you stand out from the rest? What makes you special? These are questions Liz King Caruso, founder of techsytalk and Liz King Events, has answers to. Smart Meetings talked to King Caruso about how to add value to your social media presence and engage with your audiences across different platforms.

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The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2018

Incentives love beach resorts, and conferences are big at big-box hotels in the bustle of busy cities. But isn’t it time for a change of scenery? Why not head up into the mountains, into the woods and into the wide-open plains? Need convincing? Studies have shown that being in the outdoors is immensely beneficial for physical and mental health. It helps to improve concentration, vision and creative thinking, and it can reboot mental energy, boost immune systems and reduce the stress brought in f

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2018

When The Omni Louisville Hotel threw a party the first week of March to celebrate the opening of the $315 million, 612-room lifestyle hotel downtown, Smart Meetings was there to check out the meeting space potential. What we discovered was a master lesson in celebrating what makes a community unique through grand gestures and small touches. Here are a few lessons from behind the yellow ribbon.

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