Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with experts Cathy Diem, director of sales for financial and insurance accounts at Hilton Worldwide, Katrina Kent, CMP, CMM vice president of Meetings Management and Event Strategy (MMES) team at Liberty Mutual Insurance and Jennifer C. Squeglia, CMP, Independent Contractor at RLC Events, to get the inside scoop. “It’s

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2020

I, happily, if I get beat by them, I’m happy to admit that there are times where they are a great vendor. “I want to make sure I’m getting the best deal for my customer or, to be perfectly frank, I’m going to do what I think makes the most sense for my clients. . We’ve talked about it on the show.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nekouei blames the meltdown on “conscious operational, manpower, or tech infrastructure investment decisions…” and the fact that “there has never been any real accountability for the decision-makers” in regard to similar breakdowns in service.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This is according to findings from American Express Global Business Travel’s Meetings & Events division (M&E) annual 2019 Global Meetings and Events Forecast. We’re actually seeing more training meetings,” says Yma Sherry, vice president of North America for M&E. The unemployment rate in the United States dropped to 3.7

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Endless Events

JULY 15, 2021

“I’m a DES (Digital Event Strategist) professor for the program and I had an amazing co-host, Ameerah Saine. You connect to your Apple’s Health app or Google Fit account to it and just do what you’re normally doing. I’m glad I attended it from a digital attendee standpoint.”

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2020

I’m going to take it in the store. And I’m able to get everything done that I need to get done” Will adds that “I loved my Surface Pro 5 at the time and it was fantastic. So I downloaded the actual Zoom installer, I logged into my account, and I video called myself. Really like it”, he says.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It looks like it will be a fantastic audience and I’m really excited to share some insights that they can take back and start implementing straight away. It’s all about being practical and using examples, so I’m excited for that,” she says. Leaders need to hold themselves accountable. It’s sequential.”

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BCD Meetings & Events

JUNE 12, 2023

Each year, BCD M&E surveys its Account Managers globally to assess the maturity of meetings programs across a range of organizations and verticals. After a turbulent few years in the industry, how are programs changing and what trends are apparent? Let’s take a look.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2023

You’re going to think, ‘I’ll just pull money out of the company account as I go along. But where I’m going with this is it’s not the be-all and end-all. I’m just glad I never left.” Know Your Worth This next piece of advice is for all the entrepreneurs listening, and it comes from Will.

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Endless Events

MARCH 23, 2020

Which is where we’re still firmly planted in the world, but we’re getting information or having some kind of sensory input layered over reality as we see it and know it” Audio Augmented Reality: A First-Hand Account. And I’m starting to find ways to fit that into my workload or workflow. Two Places At Once?

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 25, 2024

In her new role, Krieger’s responsibilities will include managing accounts, servicing client needs, and providing support to the sales team to meet group and business sales goals. Kiki L’Italien Big Red M has appointed industry veteran Kiki L’Italien as its new vice president of marketing and community engagement.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I’m grateful for the family and friends I have been blessed with. Their continuous and amazing support is something I’m truly grateful for. Rachel Aden, CMP Rachel Aden Senior Account Manager, Arrowhead Conferences What are you grateful for in your life? What are you grateful for in your career?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Suddenly I’m everywhere nowadays? John is one of our fabulous Experience Architects (Account Executives). But all we can do is strengthen our communities, continue learning, and lead by putting people first. And now, The Weekly Soundcheck! ?? Endless Events Team Spotlight! Meet John Pistotti! Event Social Media.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

“This is a conversation I feel like I’m professionally having more. I’m like, how are you living on that salary? “And now that I’m in my 30’s and money is still, at the end of the day, what pays for the bills. ” And being able to control, and I’m on a salary.

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DCI

JUNE 10, 2022

Did you know that your company’s Google Universal Analytics account will be obsolete by July 2023? But do you understand how critical it is to change your Google account starting July 2022? If you have accessed your Google Analytics in the past year, the answer is most likely yes. Are You Ready?

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Given recent turbulent social media trends, I’m glad I took the plunge. In 2019, only ~13% of Twitter accounts were private.) And with Mastodon’s no billionaire owner and no ads design, I’m optimistic that it may stay that way. I joined the social media platform Mastodon a year ago. What do I mean by that?

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

If you look at how much I’m spending on HubSpot, it’s the equivalent of a lot of these event platforms. You won’t get a dedicated account rep.” Will wants to give a positive example of customer support done right. To be unbiased, he mentions a non-event software he uses every day – Hubspot.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

account sales leader and Southwest area sales leader. Before joining the Maui property, DiFrancesco worked as senior director of sales and marketing for Marriott International’s Autograph Collection, during which he worked with all Marriott sales organizations and The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. He also worked as Marriott’s U.S. Reid Johnson.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 28, 2023

She previously worked at Caesars Entertainment as director of key accounts and strategic partnerships. He will promote Las Vegas to the LVCVA’s mid-Atlantic based customers while supporting the agency’s mission through lead generation and regional account development. Jon Watson has been appointed national sales manager.

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Endless Events

MAY 6, 2019

Okay, I’m gonna cut to this angle and now I’m keeping it at the PowerPoint” Finally, the further you decide to take your experience, the more specialized people you’ll need. .” Along with this, think about a video engineer, “someone who’s going to control the switching element of it.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

“What I’m trying to get out in terms of a discussion is, can we move away from the conventional notion of risk? You need a savings account and you need to explain to kids the notion of compound interest” It’s also about teaching young kids about ethics, about equal pay, and sustainability. The Meaning Of Risk.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I often find that I’m getting Teams messages or checking emails on my personal time because everything is linked to my personal cell phone. Hold slackers accountable.” Plus, it would be nice if she would talk to me first before announcing to the board that I’m now in charge of these projects.”

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

” In fact, Will and Brandt cover the M&As of event tech platforms in the most recent Event Tech Podcast episode. ” “A lot of the platforms have integrations with LinkedIn so you can sign in using your LinkedIn account,” adds Will. So let’s talk about all these platforms that exist!

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Conferences that Work

MAY 16, 2022

I note the elapsed time at the start of each new segment and check how I’m doing during the session, adjusting accordingly. And one lesson I learned is that I’m not going to try to run one in just one hour again. Consequently, I’m going to allocate longer times for workshops than an hour from now on.

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Sojern

MARCH 17, 2021

We do know that the algorithm does not take into account commercial activity or payment, and they seem to give preference to hotel direct pricing. I’m running a campaign with Sojern, can you set up my ARI feed? For now, your account will only include metasearch-driven bookings. . Who decides the order of the list?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The last time Convene checked in with Kerry Crockett, MBA, CAE, CMP Fellow, DES, the CEO of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA), she was in the midst of finalizing plans for her annual event in a rapidly shifting environment. Kerry Crockett, CEO of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association. Courtesy IASA).

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2021

I’m going to be looking very closely at the event apps that added on an online video component, because I think those are the ones that are going to succeed in a hybrid environment. .” But Brandt has other ideas. You can do amazing things with that amount of money to increase the customer experience.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2021

The one career my parents tentatively suggested to me I might want to consider was…wait for it…accountancy. But the brilliant ways I’ve seen event professionals respond when faced with the unexpected — well, I’m glad it wasn’t me in charge. I’m still working on it. We are detail people.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What happened was valuable, so I’m sharing the process for you to use if it fits. Trying to think my way into making changes w/o taking my feelings/body state into account. Checking off time spent on one of these tasks each day shows me I’m making progress, and this feels good. The process design outline.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 23, 2020

Because we are struggling in a covid-19 world, I’m hosting a special Feelings Edition of the Eventprofs Happy Hour this coming Friday, March 27, 12:00 – 14:00 EDT. We used the #ephh hashtag, and announced meetings via the @epchat Twitter account.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2019

Like for example, I’m looking at glasses. It really doesn’t take into account the rest of the world. Will puts forward some neat definitions, presenting AR as “augmented reality, the idea that you’re taking an existing world, and you’re augmenting and changing it in some way.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

So I’m sharing my design here, in the hope it’s helpful to others. So right now, I’m assuming that we will have a prescheduled opening program. Basic Slack has a short learning curve, has clients for every platform, and a free account is all you need. We can currently only hold such gatherings online.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And long story short, I ended up just being like, “Well, I’m hungry. And yeah, luckily, obviously it worked out for him because I’m a trustable person, but what if I wasn’t? . So if you buy one for a friend, you can send one of the tickets over to them, but that person also has to have a DICE account.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 29, 2020

I’m sorry, but when I think of a virtual meeting, this comes to mind…. The two relevant definitions of “virtual” in the Oxford English Dictionary [OED account required] are: “Not physically present as such but made by software to appear to be so.” In the immortal words of Bob Newhart.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 23, 2017

that could have easily overdrawn my PayPal-tied bank account. Luckily, I had a large enough balance at the time and no harm resulted, but I’m sharing what happened and how you can prevent the same thing happening to you. I’m about to share is not restricted to international transactions; it can occur for any kind of refund.

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Sojern

JULY 16, 2021

I’m excited for the continued growth of this team and the support they provide to our customers,” said Laura Barker, Senior Creative Manager who leads the team at Sojern. 24/7 access to reporting and insights through your online Sojern account. Check out some of our A/B testing findings to help improve your ad creative.

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Unique World Global Destinations

AUGUST 14, 2020

“I’m confident Costa Brava will also cultural amaze you with the well-preserved medieval centre of Girona, the archaeological site of Empúries featuring one of the most important Greek ruins in Spain and the famous Teatre-Museu Dalí (Dali’s Museum) in Figueres.” Andrea Aguado’s insight about Catalonia. keepitunique.

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