Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

But I’m a consultant who has long subscribed to Jerry Weinberg’s Seventh Law of Marketing : “Give away your best ideas” and Credit Rule : “You’ll never accomplish anything if you care who gets the credit”, from his invaluable book The Secrets of Consulting. Share information; don’t hoard it.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 19, 2022

The events industry is ever-changing, always adapting, and continuously growing – which is one of the many reasons why we love what we do! We should all be looking for the best tools, resources, designations, and skills to acquire into our professional toolkit, but we know this can be an overwhelming and time-consuming feat.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference. Often, vendors meet with practitioners at a tradeshow, and sponsors (who are usually vendors too) get opportunities to address practitioners.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2023

We are actors, impresarios, meeting designers, diplomats, teachers, musicians, creative directors, facilitators, management experts, sports team owners, fundraisers, journalists, experiential marketers, retreat leaders, event producers, philanthropists, coaches, and dealmakers!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. But Julius didn’t see them catch on and now focuses on other aspects of the meeting industry. Why aren’t unconferences more popular?

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2021

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), a leader in luxury hotel sales for meeting incentives, conventions, and exhibition (MICE), welcomes the addition of Silvia Zamora to the ALHI executive team. Zamora culminated her tenure at Virtuoso as the Director of Event Operations. and developing a team of event experts.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

This International Women’s Day, we would like to raise a toast to the empowerment and diversity in our events industry. They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2018

Managing an event may not require rocket science, but successfully engaging with attendees does require manipulating the properties of neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, particularly the brain. This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. In this review of Butter, I’ll share a big picture overview, what I think is Butter’s finest feature, an example of how to implement a meeting design in Butter, and my closing thoughts. Meeting design case.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2018

When FRESH18 — which bills itself as the first annual conference focused exclusively on meeting design — gets underway Feb. 27-28, it will be showcasing its own solution to a common event-design problem: getting the audience to participate.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Tracking event industry trends is a favorite activity here at Meeting Tomorrow. Rising: AR/VR at events. We are already seeing some very compelling use cases in the incentive travel space, where VR is being used to both make events feel more innovative and to reduce costs by shifting some experiences from live to virtual. .

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Converve

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Why not then with one of these reading tips for event managers?! X: The Experience When Business Meets Design / Brian Solis. Behind exceptional experience design you’ll find technologies that can also be used at events. His book design alone is worth taking a closer look. Link: [link]. Link: [link].

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Converve

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Why not then with one of these reading tips for event managers?! X: The Experience When Business Meets Design / Brian Solis. Behind exceptional experience design you’ll find technologies that can also be used at events. His book design alone is worth taking a closer look. Link: [link]. Link: [link].

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. It tries to research the influences of technology on event design. Interactive Forum. "An

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. It tries to research the influences of technology on event design. (updated 18 July 2018).

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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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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

You’re an event planner. Your clients, your staff, your friends looking for favors – they all turn to you for help pulling off a fantastic event that everyone will be talking about for years to come. Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Imagine this: you’re busy planning your next big event. You have all your ducks in a row: awesome venue booked, killer catering secured and tickets to your event are sold out. Whether your event has 50 or 5,000 attendees, we have three solid ways to engage your audience to ensure your guests have an unforgettable experience.

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EventMB

JANUARY 30, 2023

The iconic business event plays a key role attracting investment to the city and creative sponsor activations are an important part of how it delivers value. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Montreal’s image as a creative hub owes a lot to C2.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

“The higher-level reality is that so many of the meetings we attend and plan these days look and feel exactly the same as meetings designed prior to the internet,” said Marc Pomerleau, vice president of global strategy for FreemanXP. But it won’t if the event is overly scripted and controlled. That’s the old model.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Morgan’s observations are mirrored in the insights from “The Future of Meetings and Events ” report, a joint research project between Marriott and the PCMA Foundation, which identified five major, future-oriented consumer trends and market forces that will be transforming meetings and events in the years to come.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Morgan’s observations are mirrored in the insights from “The Future of Meetings and Events ” report, a joint research project between Marriott and the PCMA Foundation, which identified five major, future-oriented consumer trends and market forces that will be transforming meetings and events in the years to come.

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Boomset

OCTOBER 28, 2018

This is particularly harmful to micro-events and office meetings, that an average office worker attends more than 60 each month. Nonetheless, hosting a closed-door meeting is a simple matter that doesn’t require a conference room. For large events, organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) are also a viable option.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Yuri van Geest gave an insightful presentation and then Catherine welcomed experts for a roundtable discussion to delve further into the topic of gamification in an attempt to answer the question, ‘What will your event of the future look like using gamification.’. Why use gamification? The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M.,

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

From more engaging, holistic experiences to the the bold new expectations of “bleisure,” event planners and suppliers are racing to adapt in an industry that’s as dynamic as it’s ever been. While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

Peer conferences reduce problem solving limitations in the obvious domain, by allowing participants to influence the content and scope of meeting sessions in real time during the event. For example, how can I: Unify my business’s unique branding and marketing needs? Complicated problems. Complex problems.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design.

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Event Industry comprises of many people starting with event designers, event managers to event planners, board members of an organisation. Here are a few books that may be quite useful and insightful for event planners. Special Events: A New Generation and the Next Frontier by Joe Jeff Goldblatt.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Anyone speaking on stage will be heard by everyone in the room, and presenters can hear audience response at a reduced level, rather like as if they were speaking at a live event. Currently they plan to offer two pricing models, one for repeated events, such as regular team happy hours, and another for one-time events.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Say you are preparing for a meeting, or a conference, or a class, or a banquet, or a wedding, and you want to optimize the venue or space you are using so that the seating and tables are set up for the best attendee experience. 3 Key Criteria When Determining the Optimal Event Setup. Do you want an open, airy feeling about your event?

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Event networking can be both a fun and confusing experience. Today’s favorites are all about how to make event networking better. PS: If you need more event networking and audience engagement tips, why not. Facebook Finds a New Event Rival in Pinterest. Get More People in Your Free Events. Click To Tweet.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

We all know the stress of creating event sponsorship packages for each event we plan. It’s time to start forging event partnerships that go beyond one-off events. On top of that, I’m sure you want to hit a positive event ROI for your events to go with that new partnership. Click To Tweet.

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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. This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community. HOLLY LAMMERT. The people!

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