Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. That’s why face-to-face industry events like Connect, MPI, PCMA, etc.

Site Selections 81

Site Selections Contracts Meeting Planning Hotels 81

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Recently, our events team sat down to discuss the top challenges facing our industry today and how to address them. Generally, these are major line items when producing an in-person event and rising prices can significantly affect the bottom line. Sustainability. Here’s our list and tips. Think creatively when looking for space.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

There were no strong signals from event professionals who responded to this year’s survey that they anticipated an economic downturn, and only a few mentioned concerns about the economy going south. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S.

Marketing 102

Marketing Meetings 2007 2017 102

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Nearly two years ago, I worked in political journalism, writing about current events and lending my views to editorial columns. So after a period of searching, I discovered Capterra, and subsequently, an enjoyment in writing about event management software. Not unlike starting an event planning business. Obtain certifications.

Event Planning 100

Event Planning Insurance Contracts Event Management 100

Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

So if you, like me, are an event professional looking to develop your event management skills, you might feel overwhelmed with the number of choices for education and training in logistics, management, design, personal relationships, and event management software. Emory University Event Planning Certification.

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

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. H: Meeting or event design.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In the second of our series on The Promiseland Project, we’re on site for the initiative’s inaugural event to see how a big idea about meaningful conversation plays out in a tiny North Dakota town. The event required no advance registration, so the Spences had no idea what to expect in terms of crowd size. Photo/Liz Moskowitz).

Travel 45

Travel Advertising Tourism Site Selections 45