Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A potential new tool (and weapon): drones. His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications. The increase comes most likely from a combination of C19, socio-economics issues and mental health. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer and trainer.

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2022 Meetings Site Selections Hotels 105

Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

If they already have a site selected but want to make the event extra memorable, the DMO and CVB can help create an amazing experience for the attendees beyond the parameters of the actual event and bring the local feel to the attendees.

Meetings 98

Meetings Transportation Site Selections Attendance Marketing 98

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We encourage you to use our virtual site inspection tool to scout any of these potential venues for your next event. We will be delighted to assist your group with site selection, hotel options, activities, special events, and more.

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Meetings Site Selections Hotels Banking 52

All Seated

MARCH 12, 2019

As venues think about ways to support organizers and planners in their belt-tightening, all involved would be well-suited to tapping online options that reduce the number—or even eliminate entirely—in-person site visits. Takeaway #2: Digital Venue Marketing Tools Play a Role. The answer?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2019

Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. He’s a seasoned speaker, writer and educator and offers safety tips on topics including site selection, emergency operations and event safety. There is a bright side, however. Include Safety at the Walk-Through.

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Hotels Site Selections Hospitality Venues 80

Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Chris Collinson, president and founder of Tarsus Connect, echoed Adler’s enthusiasm: “BizBash brings a new perspective to the Connect portfolio, rounding out the tools that event organisers use to make their events more effective.

Site Selections 72

Site Selections Tech Sports Conference 72

PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2017

The 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey collected information about the number, size, revenue, and budgets for meetings industry during 2015, as well as information about site visits, booking windows, housing, and other topics: .

2015 74

2015 Meetings Site Selections Wireless 74

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

When it comes to site selection for future events, Gal-Yam is adding visa processing times to his checklist. “We “The most painful impact has been when companies have planned on exhibiting or planned on attending, and then they can’t get their visas through and are unable to participate in the event,” Polito said. “It

2023 97

2023 Travel Site Selections Conference 97

Milestone Events Group

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Knot can provide all the tools and tips you need to start and finish planning your wedding successfully! About the author: Milestone Events Group is Northern California’s most experienced Wine Country Wedding Experts & largest event management company providing site selection services to multiple locations throughout Sonoma County.

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Site Selections Venues Event Management Management 52

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

They are in charge and accountable for all the meeting specifics including site selection, meeting particulars, food & beverage, transportation, entertainment and really so much more. As we welcome each new year we welcome new trends and tools that help us to do our job in a better faster way.

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Food and Beverage Site Selections Negotiating 40

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The conclusions of the Cvent report support the notion that site selection is much like pumpkin picking. This could mean fewer people are attending meetings, more attendees are opting to share rooms or attendees are finding alternative lodging off-site. As meeting demand goes up, so do RFPs—and prices often follow.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Among the social-media tools they use for marketing to and engaging with their audiences, Facebook is their top choice, followed by Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Online searches (24 percent) and one-on-one sales interactions (22 percent) are neck-and-neck as the primary methods planners use to evaluate meeting sites.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Smart Meetings earned the top spot in the following categories: Best B-to-B tool for Smart Meetings 360, Inc. This personalized and complimentary site-selection service begins with a consultative approach, focusing on the client’s specific needs to secure the best available group rates at ideal properties.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson acknowledged as much , saying “A temperature check is a very dubious tool for ID’ing those who have the virus; (it) is hygiene theater, if you will. Venue sourcers refer to the organization hosting the event as their “client” because that’s ostensibly who they’re providing site selection services for.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

As far as AI, based on respondent feedback, “a kind of AI movement is currently building in the industry, with many planners already using AI matchmaking tools and/or chatbots.”. There is also a growing expectation that venues will operate under sustainable practices, and that it will be a key criterion in site selection.

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Tourism Site Selections Sustainability Tech 76

MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

Content Summary: The Event Essentials: The Digital Guide to Enhancing Meeting and Event Success from etouches outlines a four-step process, including the essential tips and tools you need to create and run your event, engage attendees, and grow your meeting. Download here. Printer-friendly version. Event Planning Checklist. Media Type.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2016

A couple of experts untangled the DMO/CVB/ DMC relationship during a recent webinar sponsored by empowerMINT, the online information tool from Destination Marketing Association International. read more.

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Marketing Site Selections Corporate Meetings Association Meetings 100

Milestone Events Group

JUNE 17, 2020

Use the tool the couple provided for you. About the author: Milestone Events Group is Northern California’s most experienced Wine Country Wedding Experts & largest event management company providing site selection services to multiple locations throughout Sonoma County. Do: Shop the registry . Shop the registry.

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Site Selections Venues Event Management Management 40

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

If you’re using inefficient, old-school tools to run your event, you’re not only spending more time and money than you need to, but you’re possibly sending the wrong message to your client about your ability to keep up with new trends and ideas. To me, those are signs of ineptitude. Those things I knew would be covered.

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Management Event Management Food and Beverage Site Selections 40

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Site Selection. Your business plan acts as a proposal tool when approaching investors and lenders, so they will feel more comfortable giving away their money to your business. While you organize all of these resources for the events, the vendors will provide the tools necessary. Topics: Event Life Cycle. Event Types.

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Event Planning Insurance Contracts Event Management 100

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

First, says Steve Enselein, senior vice president of events for Hyatt Hotels, planners should ask during the site-selection process about the training the service staff receives, as well as the average tenure of staff at the property.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Site Selections 57

GatherHere

MAY 23, 2017

It’s been proven that aesthetics and logistics have the most influence on site selection , so it’s no wonder planners are looking to plan their events that are high on visual impact. For planners looking to get a hyper-local feel to their events, more often than not, they’re reaching to book their events in a restaurant space.

Venues 30

Venues Site Selections Hotels Meetings 30

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process. Australian authorities called the accommodations, which smelled of gas and had blocked toilets, plumbing leaks and exposed wires, “uninhabitable.” The team had to stay in nearby hotels while emergency fixes were made.

2016 40

2016 Transportation Contracts Site Selections 40

Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

Site Selection. Promotional Tools. Event Types. Event Proposals. Price: $499. Event Design and Decor. Event Design Process. Layouts and Schematics. Floral Decor. Design Elements. Color Schemes. Price: $499. Event Production and Logistics. Event Elements Assessment. Catering and Cuisine. Tented Events. Event Technology.

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The curriculum for the graduate program you are launching with San Diego State includes stakeholder management, finance fundamentals and demonstrating ROE (Return on Experience), but nothing on site selection or F&B. Is that a sign that event management has moved beyond logistics?

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Education Meetings 2010 Financial 61

MeetingsNet

MAY 5, 2023

On one side, there are widely available and cost-effective tools that are not especially robust, calculating emissions on a single factor such as distance traveled. On the other side are tools that are more accurate, taking into account additional travel factors like the type of plane flown.

Meetings 115

Meetings Sustainability Travel Site Selections 115

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

Zeck wishes more destinations would invest in robust virtual inspection tools for planners, she said. I’ve done a lot of Skype site tours. Over the last year, destination marketing organizations also have expanded their use of digital tools to make personal connections with clients. Will Future Site Visits Be Hybrid?

Venues 97

Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

Eventinterface

APRIL 5, 2017

Site selection can make or break a meeting. Site selection checklist. For any food and beverage brands, it is important to ensure that the venue selected supports the food and beverage brands the client represents. Demographics are huge in site selection.

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Corporate Events Food and Beverage Site Selections Insurance 100

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

That’s why planners need a basic working knowledge of administrative tasks and tools. Select crowd management techniques. I: Site management. The buildings, rooms and outdoor venues you select to house your meeting or event are known as sites. Use communication tools. Coordinate office administration.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Specific goals should be accompanied by actual tools that will deliver behavioral change for the audience. The cuts on hotel commissions are making site selection an inadequate revenue stream for many third-party planners. A new company AllSeated has realized the capacity of VR to serve as a planning tool. Click To Tweet.

Conference 78

Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

To secure the best options, it’s important to start the site selection process early and /or be flexible with your dates and days-of-the-week pattern. With a few tools in your toolkit, seamless event planning is possible—and worth it. If possible, look for shoulder season or off-season dates that might work for you.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Have a conversation with your contact at a potential venue about their prior experience with LGBT-friendly events and any diversity training the staff has completed.

Meetings 76

Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 76

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Havas Impact provides their clients with a full range of integrated tools and services across multidimensional platforms. Now known as iX, the company melds the creativity of an agency and deep industry expertise of a business consultancy with IBM’s 100+ years of technological innovation and world-class platforms and cognitive tools.

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2019 Sports Entertainment Advertising 78

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Are there staff available on-site who can perform first aid if necessary? Technology is often touted as a tool to make events instantly better. When planning a big event , don’t forget to consider transportation during the site selection process. These are just a few of the questions planners should keep in mind.

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