PCMA Convene

APRIL 25, 2024

That wave of dissent has become increasingly familiar for health-care associations that host meetings in states like Florida and Texas, where laws have placed extreme restrictions on abortion care and reproductive rights. Gerard’s advice for event professionals facing similar challenges is to stay on top of the issues important to them. “It’s

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

in the air (just over 19 miles) and stays at the edge of space for two hours while passengers observe the curvature of the earth before floating down for a gentle water landing and being picked up in a luxury yacht to return to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Has this year strengthened your relationship with the event contract? Sheaks notes there’s been a lot of negotiation at the federal level about whether the stimulus bill with another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding will include similar liability protections. If you are seeking legal advice, consult with a professional.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Event managers can capitalize on this growing trend to make their event experiences more appealing to business travelers who want a bit of leisure on the side. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler? Include details of the extended rates in your event communications and event app.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s easy to get excited about sourcing speakers, finding sponsors, and booking your venue, but you can’t overlook an often-forgotten component of event planning: event branding. . Event branding is a must if you want tangible results from your event. But how do you brand an entire event? Branded messaging.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Achieving both objectives while keeping the experience fresh year after year is a challenge that many an event marketer can relate to. A comical opening video introducing the Miami Zeiss theme, which then seamlessly carried into opening remarks on stage, set the tone for the entire event.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 11, 2019

Catering is often the largest part of a master account, but many planners accept inflated prices, unrealistic minimums, setup fees and other charges without negotiation. This session will help planners see where the profit centers are and where there are more leverage and latitude in negotiating group catering.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 21, 2018

Many times, a convention’s catering expenses can be more than half of the master account, and planners frequently do not attempt to negotiate what can be a huge expense. You’ll learn how to negotiate catering pricing, service charges and fees to deliver immediate savings to your company or organization.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia. Make room for higher attrition.

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Eventinterface

JULY 26, 2017

Looking to create your ideal event planner? In your beaker, combine the elements: creativity, passion, experience and negotiation. Actually, add a bit more of negotiation for good measure - I mean who doesn’t love a good negotiator. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at?

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to Allied Market Research , the event industry was worth $1,135.4 A career in the “Events industry” is a viable option, according to these reports. A skilled event planner must be an excellent multi-tasker to manage various aspects of an event seamlessly. Online Event Management Courses.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. The event simultaneously demonstrated how effective safety protocols could be implemented from start to finish without sacrificing on experience.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies. What steps can an event planner take prevent disaster from striking their event, even as 18 inches of snow falls outside?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 14, 2017

Attendees flying in from far and wide to participate in the experiences your events provide may have a hidden—or not so hidden—agenda. A branded street map included in the goodie bag or embedded in the event app allows you to stay by their sides as they discover the wonders of a new place.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

From the rise of corporate incentives to a trend toward healthy meetings, technology company event planners are getting strategic about when and how they bring people together. Hotel budget is a deciding factor as is the ability to negotiate down F&B minimums so the team can go off-site for a change of scenery. Plan in advance.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences. Enhancing Event Cybersecurity. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. After the epically awful 2017 hurricane season wreaked destruction from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico and the U.S. CHME, senior partner with Foster, Jensen, and Gulley.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Learn how robots, drones and Elvis can help you deliver an experience that your attendees will never forget in this list of 20+ creative corporate event ideas. The entertainment you decide to showcase at corporate events can make or break your the experience of your attendees. 4 Tips for Planning Corporate Event Entertainment.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

What’s Event Planning? All types of events, right from a grand corporate event to a simple wedding, need planning. Organizing events is hard as hundreds of things can go wrong on D-Day. As an event planner, you need to dot the i’s and cross the t’s to make sure that the event is delivered successfully.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The International Regional Magazine Association convenes today for day 1 of its annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and meeting planner Dianne Davis is confident things will go off without a hitch. They said they were going to move that event to the pool deck, which was fine—not perfect, but it would work. Bomb Dropped.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 9, 2021

As global economies look for opportunities to rebuild business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibition organisers and associations from around the world are joining together to form a coalition dedicated to bringing critical live event platforms back to market, with safety at the foundation of the collaborators’ approach.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Greg Jenkins, partner and co-founder of the award-winning Long Beach, California-based Bravo Productions, holds an impressive list of credentials and has earned a high reputation in the field of special event planning – a career spanning more than three decades. What is the best advice you have ever received as a planner?

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The event planning sector is on a steep rise. But more importantly, you need professional training, which can be possible through an event planning certification course. But more importantly, you need professional training, which can be possible through an event planning certification course. Which schools offer them?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 1, 2016

Question: Have you ever run up against a client who suddenly stopped paying for your event services, which left you wondered what to include in your event legal contracts to protect you and your event business? Your Event Legal Contracts. How do event planners get paid? (12:18). How do you legally fire a client?

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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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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The meetings and events industry is returning with a lot of confidence, and face-to-face gatherings are trending upward with the potential to surpass pre-pandemic numbers. Prior to the pandemic, large events were booked up to three years in advance, whereas now, many are booked within the year. Meeting Trend No.1: 1: Less is Faster.

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Eventinterface

MAY 4, 2017

Maxine Viktor is an event coordinator and publicists. Her most notable event, the Metropolitan International Fashion Week Miami, is a large-scale annual fashion event that takes place in Miami, Florida, and is known for being the first to introduce established foreign designers to the U.S. I am also humble. Maxine Viktor.

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Eventory

JULY 25, 2018

The multitude of events around the world, however, makes it difficult to decide which ones will be the most informative and interesting for the attendees. Next year will bring an abundance of medical events, summits and conferences. You can build your employer brand through various events. Medical Conferences in 2019.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Should the event industry embrace facial analysis — a technology that promises to offer new analytic data to event stakeholders? So it’s not surprising that companies have developed facial technologies to provide new forms of data to event owners. In this post, I’ll explain why I’m concerned.

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Capterra Event Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Since the rise of ridesharing apps, the industry has branched out into the event industry to provide their services to event organizers and attendees. Rather than take individual rides to events, companies like V3Cube , TriSpark , Ridevu , and Uber have created systems built to coordinate ridesharing to all kinds of events.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

In many cases, the missions of these events transcend industry boundaries. Why You Should Attend: The World-Changing Women's Summit, presented by Conscious Company, was an incredible event hosted in the heart of California wine country. Why You Should Attend: The #BlogHer20 Health event was a smashing success. Source: BlogHer.

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EveryEventGuide

MARCH 1, 2018

Large corporations usually have their own corporate event planning professionals. They have corporate events, off-site meetings, sales conferences, product launches, charity events, seasonal holiday parties, social galas etc. Here are 5 Reasons to use a corporate event planner. Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. She was invited to speak at industry events, where she met a number of planners who were new to the profession. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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