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Peer-to-Peer Connections Matter for Career Advancement

MeetingsNet

After covering the meetings industry for 32 years, one of the few things I know for sure about this business is that nobody would hire me to be a meeting planner. The reason I’m waxing on about in-person experiences is that each of the four executive women I interviewed for our latest issue’s cover story said that very same thing.

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Emerging Association Meeting Strategies

Smart Meetings

View Webinar on Demand Facilitator of Change Association meetings often function as a place of dialogue and discourse. Unbound by restrictions of government agencies, associations can make long-term impactful changes in areas like healthcare and the financial fields. “I I think we are the trusted source.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. There is a fear to commit in such a volatile environment,” she said, framing the reality of corporate planning today. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus. Tell a Story.

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Incentive Travel is Changing; Here’s What You Need to Know

Smart Meetings

Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Glynn shared that this new threat is scary for every traveler, every planner, every third-party negotiator. Costs are changing and budgets must follow suit.

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The Ultimate Event Strategy Guide 2023

Stova

This comprehensive guide created for event strategy best practices outlines the four levels of connections required to be a best-in-class meetings and events team. Event Strategy Framework What is the Difference Between Event Planning and Meeting Planning?

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

GEVME

It’s easy to fill in a site with digital panels and robots, but don’t forget that the use of the latest event technology trends just for the sake of fashion is ornamental only and unjustifiable from a financial point of view. Everything you plan to surprise your guests with in 2019 should be practical and useful. Engaging technology.

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3 Ways to Source Smarter in a Sellers’ Market

MeetingsNet

Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. So, what happens when an unstoppable force (supplier price increases) meets an immovable object (meeting planning budgets)? . Printer-friendly version.