MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tanna Pearman, meeting broker for Las Vegas-based Meetings Made Easy, handles site selection and contracting for both corporate and association clients, which means her approach to building RFPs focuses on different elements of each meeting to match a given destination and its various hotels.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Hotels Negotiating 2024 52

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2024

“I struggled to fit in at first, because the women who were in the office at that time managed with a focus on control, right down to circulating a ‘Glamour Dos and Don’ts List’ when the decision to allow pants on Fridays was made (to ensure no one would show up in ripped jeans). Here, we don’t have to hide our pregnancies anymore.”

Hospitality 105

Hospitality Hotels Tourism Site Selections 105

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The Economy : As we continue to look at in-person conferences and suppliers start to see revenue go up, the market for meeting planners to find venues and suppliers will become more competitive. Alan Kleinfeld, has more years in meeting management then he wants to admit, combined with nearly two decades of law enforcement experience.

2022 105

2022 Meetings Site Selections Hotels 105

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. 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.

Hotels 72

Hotels Site Selections Airlines 2015 72

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Natasha Stamper Pedigo, CMP, 38, works in Lexington, Kentucky, as a meeting planner and event manager at The Asphalt Institute. From site selection with our meetings task force to contracting, logistics planning, execution and post-event wrap-up—if it has to do with one of our meetings, I am there.

2019 81

2019 Site Selections Contracts Trade Shows 81

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

Gallery Slide description: Works with businesses to design, plan, and manage corporate conferences, meetings, and events. Provides assistance with a specific task or manages the entire event. Gallery Slide description: Provides marketing, logistics, and management for events held at hotels. 01_Anna Marie Events.jpg.

Meetings 81

Meetings Site Selections Social Media Corporate Meetings 81

Coterie Spark

MAY 29, 2020

What differentiates your basic video conference call or webinar from a virtual event is the professional management and experiential enhancements. Just like our site selection process for in-person events, we’ve evaluated an obscene number of virtual platforms so that we can advise our clients on the best “venue” (i.e.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Entertainment Conference Speakers 52

Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 7, 2019

Bezdjian is also a former manager at Goldman Sachs, the financial giant he worked at for eight years. With experience inside the industry, mixed with a newbie’s fresh eyes, may make Bezdjian the ideal candidate to take the MICE market mainstream. He was a member of Connect Corporate’s 40 Under 40 in 2018.

Site Selections 65

Site Selections 2016 Advertising Financial 65

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Once inside Seattle’s styling neighborhoods you will discover unbelievable and delicious restaurants, fun and scrumptious farmers markets, noteworthy and extraordinary museums and outstanding and distinguished theaters and concert halls. After fifteen years managing a talent agency Terry L.

Conference Planning 40

Conference Planning Conference Hospitality Site Selections 40

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. Related Articles. .

Social Media 90

Social Media Sustainability Site Selections Travel 90

ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

From conception to post-event marketing, the planner has to be ready for nearly anything. Here, we look at how you can coordinate and manage the elements of how to plan an event. Schedule: Events need to be broken down into manageable chunks. Design marketing campaign to promote event.

Social Media 62

Social Media Transportation Speakers Negotiating 62

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Below are some fact-driven insights that may help us manage expectations and find a way forward. Davis , CAE, managing director of member products for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists: “ Mourning our dead dreams of what might have been and wrapping them in the shroud of ‘normal’ is not going to get us anywhere.

2021 109

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 109

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

So after a period of searching, I discovered Capterra, and subsequently, an enjoyment in writing about event management software. Before investing your retirement and family time into starting an event planning business, consider the many certification courses out there to prepare you for all of the ins-and-outs of event management.

Event Planning 100

Event Planning Insurance Contracts Event Management 100

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

To focus your marketing on being a ‘lower cost’ destination is unlikely to be as effective,” the white paper reads, since, when it came to decision making, budget was not one of the first three factors considered by planners that were interviewed. “To What is of greater importance to them is specific local strengths and expertise.

Tourism 76

Tourism Site Selections Sustainability Tech 76

MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re looking for some super helpful tips on everything from audience engagement, risk management, and sponsorship, to event apps and gamification, check out this grab-bag of free downloadables. It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing.

Sponsorships 60

Sponsorships Site Selections Risk Management Event Apps 60

Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

Online courses are often senselessly organized and end up being a cash grab instead of helpful, and certifications mean less to hiring managers than whether or not you made honors in high school. Event Marketing. Universal Class splits this course up into ten lessons covering all general aspects of event management. Conferences.

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

“Safety and security is one of the biggest issues we have in our business currently and people are talking about it continually,” said Ben Goedegebuure, Vice President, Global General Manager of Maritz Global Events. It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. is critical. About Mitch.

Global Events 66

Global Events Site Selections Hotels Events 66

Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts. Aside from its event management software, Bizzabo has a blog that regularly posts useful, easy-to-digest pieces full of actionable takeaways. Its entries cover technology, social media, marketing, and more.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Consulting Social Media 2007 40

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The market is still shifting, but it’s going to create a new way of doing business for the meetings industry as a whole,” an unnamed North American meeting professional was quoted as saying in the report. Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table. Negotiating Room.

Hotels 40

Hotels Negotiating Meetings Airlines 40

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

CMP International Standards, for example, are updated every five years to cover the latest in strategic planning, project management, risk management, financial management, human resources, stakeholder management, meeting/event design, site management and marketing. Jessie States.

Education 80

Education Meetings 2010 Financial 80

International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

Event Management Companies: Explore destination meeting spaces, hotel space, venue options, and other event ideas on Cvent's website, here: [link]. They can even assist with transportation & travel, marketing & promotions, entertainment, and much more. . For a complete list of state websites, click here: [link].

Tourism 40

Tourism Site Selections Hotels Transportation 40

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

1 challenge cited by your peers from New York to San Francisco was 3 reasons why your RFP goes unanswered , but planner-supplier relationships, AV management and safety were also key. If you need expert assistance negotiating contracts or finding sites, hiring a third-party planner might be necessary. Yes I could,” replied the CVB rep.

Site Selections 28

Site Selections Negotiating Hotels Contracts 28

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

B: Project management. C: Risk management. D: Financial management. G: Stakeholder management. I: Site management. J: Marketing. Manage the strategic plan for meeting/event. Implement a sustainability management plan. Evaluate effectiveness of risk management plan.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

Among them are stats on such things as crime rates, entertainment offerings, cultural offerings, and economic vitality — factors which directly or indirectly impact site selection decisions for events. has hired the DMO Travel Portland to do their marketing. cities, focusing on 27 criteria.

Tourism 61

Tourism 2018 Travel Site Selections 61

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

A 30-percent drop in revenue will be devastating to the thousands of independent planners who serve association and corporate clients in the site-selection and event-planning process. On one side, site-selection companies allow hotels to run leaner. A Closer Look at the Hotel Commission Model. history.

Site Selections 67

Site Selections Food and Beverage Contracts Negotiating 67

MeetingsNet

MAY 5, 2023

Corporate travel departments are known to be a few steps ahead of their meeting department cousins in terms of putting managed-spend programs in place, and over the years, the Global Business Travel Association has often driven understanding of those strategies.

Meetings 115

Meetings Sustainability Travel Site Selections 115

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Senior Event Manager, Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), Philadelphia.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Eventbrite has compiled some of the most relevant event statistics across various fronts, from event marketing and promotion to social media and technology. B2B events also have their section, and the guide gives a few tips on how to stay afloat now that the market is getting more and more crowded. Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

Conference 78

Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. While numerous brands have adapted their own in-house event marketing teams and others haven't—sometimes a specialized agency is needed. ACTIVENT MARKETING.

2019 78

2019 Sports Entertainment Advertising 78

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

Over the last year, destination marketing organizations also have expanded their use of digital tools to make personal connections with clients. One area where Abbate thinks that virtual site inspections will be helpful is in cutting costs. “If Making a Digital Connection. This could be cost-saving for our organization.”

Venues 97

Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Ozgul Ozkan Yavuz, general manager of the Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau — whose destination suffered a terrorist attack that killed 45 people at Atatürk Airport in June — thinks all major urban areas are at risk. They felt at the time, and they continue to feel, that we are fairly highly rated in the target system.”. Andre Lico.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Ozgul Ozkan Yavuz, general manager of the Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau — whose destination suffered a terrorist attack that killed 45 people at Atatürk Airport in June — thinks all major urban areas are at risk. They felt at the time, and they continue to feel, that we are fairly highly rated in the target system.”. Andre Lico.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. “At the senior levels of [destination marketing] organizations, we’re all discussing it as an industry and the importance of resolving it.”

Contracts 53

Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

What You Don’t Know About the Future of Attendee Safety Could Put You at Risk We asked RJ Frasca, vice president of marketing and product at EBI, for a shortlist of steps that will keep attendees protected and meeting risk low. 4 Top Tips for Picking a Safe, Secure Hotel Site As planners, we can prepare for bad things happening.

2022 52

2022 Hotels 2019 Site Selections 52

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

From a site-selection point of view, it’s a no-brainer: Stage a pageant of American democracy in its star-spangled birthplace. Back on the campaign trail, we walked over to PHLCVB’s offices on Market Street, right across from One Liberty Place. But that doesn’t mean Philadelphia takes its host duties for granted.

2016 40

2016 Hotels Site Selections Marketing 40

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. There was a second site visit in June, and in July the GOP declared Cleveland the winner.

2016 40

2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40