Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 29, 2016
Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path. Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. In today’s digital age, the path to creating a thought leader platform, leading to speaking gigs, is shifting to a second career play.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 27, 2016
You had to be there. In this case, “there” was a wonderful five-day improv and mindfulness workshop Mindful Play, Playful Mind , held June 8-13 2016, at Mere Point on the beautiful Maine coast. In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). How I got there.
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Eventinterface
JUNE 28, 2016
The yeas have it. The United Kingdom is set to exit the European Union. Will this Brexit cause uncertainty for the meetings and event industry, or will it be business as usual? “The meetings and event industry is easily affected by economic and political uncertainty, however it will take at least two years for the separation conditions to be negotiated and no one really knows what will happen,” said Al Wynant, co-founder and CEO of Eventinterface.
Connect Your Meetings
JULY 1, 2016
Coming up at Connect: We’re hosting a webinar you won’t want to miss. Check out the details below and click here to sign up! Webinar | Hollywood Producer Shares His Secrets for Innovative & Impeccable AV at Events. Sponsored by VisitLEX. When: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. EDT. This high-energy, highly visual session follows Hollywood event producer Austin Johnston—owner of AKJohnston Group —who will share tips, advice and case studies of new ideas, advanced technology and flawless
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Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 28, 2016
This is the first in a series of posts on the findings of reports published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) based on research recently conducted on attendee retention strategies. It’s likely that the Brexit vote last week is on my mind and that’s why the Spice Girls’ tune, “Wannabe,” popped into my head as I wrote: “Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want.”.
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PCMA Convene
JUNE 30, 2016
MCCNO is getting its own mixed-use district. New Orleans is all for letting les bons temps roll, but that doesn’t mean the destination isn’t serious about meetings business. Indeed, the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau recently hosted a press trip organized around the three-year-old Collision conference for technology startups — held at the New Orleans Ernest N.
MeetingPool
JUNE 27, 2016
Did you know Event Planning is listed as one of the most stressful job positions in America? And it’s no wonder since planning events requires a million little steps, all leading up to a huge deadline. Luckily technology can help us along the way to the big event. What may surprise you, is what sorts […].
Techsytalk
JUNE 27, 2016
I’m guest blogger for Elite Meetings and last month I shared my thoughts on Event Reminders. Ahh – event marketing. The world of email marketing, social media engagement and follow up, follow up, follow up. When I talk to planners in the industry, it seems that we all still heavily rely on email marketing as a primary channel for getting the word out about our events.
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In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret
PCMA Convene
JUNE 30, 2016
This spring, downtown Kansas City residents, some of them homeless, began buzzing about a new hangout spot. “We started hearing, ‘We’re going to Club 750,’” said Beau G. Heyen, president and CEO of Episcopal Community Services (ECS) Heartland, which runs several metro-area meal programs and food pantries. “And we’re like, what in the world is Club 750?”.
MeetingsNet
JULY 1, 2016
What some of the smartest tech people I know say is trending when it comes to audiovisual and production for meetings and events. read more.
Connect Your Meetings
JUNE 29, 2016
The latest crop of new builds, restorations and renovations widens meeting options across the country. NEW. > The 342-room JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America added a new level of luxury and nearly 20,000 square feet of meeting space to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota when it opened in late 2015. Planners will have to work to keep attendees from skipping sessions to head to Mall of America across the street. > Continuing the renaissance of Clearwater Beach, Florida, Opal Sands Reso
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PCMA Convene
JUNE 29, 2016
Beacons. Augmented reality. Virtual site visits. The Internet of Things. With event technology evolving at a rapid pace, should planners wait to see how it all shakes out — or should they hop on board immediately? And if so, where? Beacons are as good a place as any to start, suggests speaker and technologist Corbin Ball , CMP, CSP, DES, in “Meeting Technology,” the latest video for The Intersection , presented by PCMA and PSAV.
Tagvenue
JULY 1, 2016
Over the last six years, a new entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of local pride … Pop Brixton: the cool urban space in the heart of south London’s melting pot Read More ».
MeetingPool
JUNE 29, 2016
It started with Youtube and Ustream but now we’ve taken recorded media to a whole new level – by not only shifting it from past events to real-time but by making it mobile. With the rise of Meerkat, Periscope, Blab, and now Facebook Live – what happens at your event doesn’t stay at your event. […].
Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Lindsay Harrison, and Erin O'Brien
Did you know that 4 out of 5 consumers use local search and 88% use smartphones for those searches? With that in mind, I think it's safe to say your online presence is the silver bullet of your business. Think about the revenue you could be missing by not prioritizing local search optimization. Fortunately, there are a handful of steps you can take right now that will immediately impact your business's pace in local search, and we're happy to share them.
PCMA Convene
JUNE 30, 2016
Applying her social-anthropology background to a career in advertising has helped Abigail Posner develop a unique perspective on human behavior and business — which she’ll share as a Convene -sponsored keynote speaker at DMAI’s Annual Convention next month. A bigail Posner’s role as the head of strategic planning at the ZOO, Google’s creative think tank for agencies and brands, is to make sense of human beings’ deep emotional relationships to the digital space, and to convert those insights into
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. The Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards (MBECS).
Connect Your Meetings
JUNE 30, 2016
Want to add star power to your conference? Many celebrity chefs—such as Spiaggia ’s James Beard winner Tony Mantuano, based in Chicago—negotiate potential events through agents or hospitality marketing companies such as Wagstaff Worldwide, which represents about 50 chefs around the country. If you’ve determined you have a budget to bring in a celebrity chef, Hannah Kasperzak, the Wagstaff account supervisor who represents Mantuano, suggests planners first consider whether an event and the chef a
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PCMA Convene
JUNE 27, 2016
As news of the UK’s surprising vote to exit the European Union continues begins to settle in, Convene reached out to IAPCO, the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers , for its perspective. (Read MCI Group President Robin Lokerman’s thoughts on the Brexit here.) IAPCO Executive Director Sarah Storie-Pugh provided responses to our questions via email. “It is probably too soon to make any accurate predictions, and it is hoped that once the initial knee-jerk
b2match
JUNE 30, 2016
Over the past years, the M2M/IoT Forum evolved to one of the largest hubs for intelligence technology. On June 13⁄14 2016 the M2M/IoT Forum CEE went into its 4th round in the Vienna City Hall. Speakers from all across the world, each of them a specialist in their fields, turned this year’s version of the M2M/IoT Forum into a networking hub for IoT and M2M enthusiasts.
MeetingsNet
JUNE 30, 2016
The importance—or lack thereof—of having a diverse speaker lineup was the topic of a pretty lively online conversation during a livestreamed session at the 2016 Professional Convention Management Association Education Conference. read more.
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PCMA Convene
JUNE 30, 2016
From sourcing stone for the Egyptian pyramids to fueling the success of Fortune 500 companies, procurement has played a key role through 5,000 years of human history. Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. Sure, they’d say, procurement is important, and we even share some of the same goals — like finding the best providers at the best price — but why does procurement have to get involved in our work so often?
b2match
JUNE 30, 2016
Over the past years, the M2M/IoT Forum evolved to one of the largest hubs for intelligence technology. On June 13⁄14 2016 the M2M/IoT Forum CEE went into its 4th round in the Vienna City Hall. Speakers from all across the world, each of them a specialist in their fields, turned this year’s version of the M2M/IoT Forum into a networking hub for IoT and M2M enthusiasts.
techsytalk tech
JUNE 30, 2016
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