Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How to Love Your Authentic Story. But after the last two years, learning to tell the story of what it took to overcome is a powerful tool to move forward. Keynote Lauren Sisler bravely told her story from promising athletic roots through tragedy to Emmy award-winning ESPN sports broadcaster. “I Lauren Sisler.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Here in her own words is the story behind the decision to shed the event boss mantle and join a team again. While that sounds like fun, and it can be for a while, it felt isolating to not have a team to come back to and brainstorm our next big milestone together. Talk about the decision to go back to working for a company.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

We are highlighting women who have worked their way up and earned the position of General Manager (GM) to show our appreciation for their dedication to hospitality, their genuine passion for helping others and for standing strong in an industry where men still dominate the majority of leadership roles. A: Positive, engaging and inspiring.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“We have an opportunity…We need to tell our story about how we make advances.” to the best of our ability once we started to get that muscle memory back in an in-person meeting,” says Mason. It’s just a matter of how we use that tool to complement our work.” Meeting Professionals and AI Is AI coming for our jobs?

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The Abbi Agency

JULY 26, 2021

From the type of milk we pour in our coffee to where to plan our next vacation. It’s in our nature – humans trust other humans. Just like those cheering in the stands at your local sporting events, we find these ambassadors in our everyday lives. We call these people your “superfans.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2023

As we prepare to celebrate excellence in the meetings and events in our September Meeting Professionals of the Year issue, we look to you to share stories of peers who have gone above and beyond to engage audiences, elevate the industry and support their colleagues all year. Who is leading the way, innovating and inspiring?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 9, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Iconic Stories: How To Pivot With An Emphasis On Human Relationships. Learn more about navigating this virtual event landscape with our Virtual Event Handbook. . Our company has undergone quarterly reviews, set company rocks, and is predicting what 2021 will look like. Endless Events Team Spotlight!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

The 21-story glass building on Wisconsin Ave. said at the unveiling, “This campus honors our storied history and roots in the local community while showcasing Marriott’s exciting next chapter of growth as we remain dedicated to our purpose of connecting people through the power of travel.” Tag along to learn more.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s something I’ve always loved and I think that it’s something our city is missing a little bit. It’s [about] taking care of yourself, taking that moment to step away from the day-to-day life and grind…It’s about meeting new people and sharing stories. We want them to enjoy it.”

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2021

When you work in production , you come across your own particular brand of horror stories. And now that our professions have been irrevocably changed, these happen quite often. This is why this week’s episode of the Event Tech Podcast will be all about a live stream horror story that Brandt recently lived through.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The gifts come to recipients as more than just products from a nonprofit organization, but with stories to connect people to the woman who hand-packed the gift with a short anecdote about her life. “We

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BizBash

DECEMBER 18, 2018

From women-focused events to a sophisticated Batman-theme birthday to a Justin Timberlake listening party, here were our favorite events, trends, and topics to cover this year.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 16, 2022

TikTok, Reels, Stories, and More. In the “olden days” before social media, videos were either professionally produced or recorded on home camcorders that stayed tucked away on our private media shelves. Basically, our phones can now record incredible video quality that we didn’t dream of. The iPhone 13 has a 6.7-inch resolution.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

A Focus on Belonging This year, when we reached out to our Smart Meetings community and past winners asking who inspired them, the response was impressive, five times larger than what we could accommodate in the magazine. She loved celebrating women and we will continue to do so in her honor going forward.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020 we hosted a 2-hour event featuring the talent found within SITE , our first in what would become a series of digital events. The challenge with this is it only captured a fraction of our membership awake. How to connect our entire community” became the driving purpose. How Did We Do It?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

That was the theme of the event, and a good reminder of the implosion of our world that began just over a year ago. Keynote Wes Moore opened the convention by captivating us with his story, and an enormous message that resonated deeply: “Before you leave here—this place, this town, this planet—make sure it mattered that you were here at all.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I am thankful for our health and acknowledge that we must take care of ourselves in mind, body and spirit. I have the opportunity to shape our annual conference, creating event spaces where attendees can share, learn and grow. In our community, I volunteer at our local food pantry. How do you practice gratitude?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Event Stories: Pivoting To Virtual Events: The Success Story of Kenes Group. ? Dive into platforms with our So Many Options, So Little Time: Choosing A Digital Events Platform webinar! Pivoting success story from Kenes Group (30 -min podcast). We were all so proud of our cute little paper cranes!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We start with quick flashes of brilliance to inspire you, move on to the tools you need now and then dive into our feature stories. Still delivering for you is our acclaimed What One Thing? Our commitment to you is that we will bring you innovative ideas, authentic connections and elevated experiences all year long.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We start with quick flashes of brilliance to inspire you, move on to the tools you need now and then dive into our feature stories. Still delivering for you is our acclaimed What One Thing? Our commitment to you is that we will bring you innovative ideas, authentic connections and elevated experiences all year long.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

We start with quick flashes of brilliance to inspire you, move on to the tools you need now and then dive into our feature stories. Still delivering for you is our acclaimed JT Long, Smart Meetings Vice President and Content Director What One Thing? We asked you. podcast you are going to want to binge before the month is over.

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Endless Events

JUNE 12, 2020

Because much like for everyone else in the industry, this is our new normal. And since we’re all in this together, lending a hand to our fellow event professionals felt natural. And fear that we can no longer dedicate our hearts and souls to bringing people together like we used to. We all live in a network of stories.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

The people who have left our teams are often building businesses online. Read More: Marriott Plans to Win War for Talent by Emphasizing Culture The cautionary point is to invest in the people you already have and give them the tools and stories to tell their network to attract like-minded people. They aren’t just opening an Etsy store.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

The story behind AC21 is a lesson in how important robust partnerships for meeting event production in this Covid-era. This is a place filled with influencers, makers, writers and poets that has contributed to the American story like nowhere else.”. It was the first major convention in the city since the pandemic hit.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Where we spend our event budget matters, but meeting professionals already have full-time jobs. Clise started by creating a guide to local Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), veteran- and women-owned businesses and their stories. That is where Laura Clise, founder and CEO of Seattle-based Intentionalist , steps in.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

I know, I know — we’ve been talking about engagement numbers dropping through the floor over the course of our pandemic-mandated virtual meetingverse. But the truth is, audiences were tuning out long before we ever started upgrading our work from home setups. Tell stories about your audience. Like I said—harsh truth.

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The Abbi Agency

JUNE 9, 2021

With more than a decade of specializing in travel PR, The Abbi Agency knows what it takes to land our destination clients in the right publications. As publicists, we must be prepared to think on our feet and pivot quickly to keep up with the trends and fast-paced travel industry. Don’t lack creativity with your story angles.

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The Abbi Agency

JULY 15, 2021

Here are our first four ways to approach tech PR. The Abbi Agency recently worked with our client Bidstack to create a topical advisory for marketing technology reporters, drawing data from Bidstack’s annual report to generate coverage about the growing in-game advertising sector. Founder/Origin Story. Product Launch.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. Our world needs the contributions of everybody.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

A: I kind of fell into it, which I think is the story for a lot of people. When you look at [our work with] the Kidney Cancer Association, a door opened where they needed some budget cutting. That is not why they’re going to our meetings or events. —Jeanette Stensgaard, chief brilliance officer, ShePlans Co. How do we get there?”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

*TWT means “This Week in Travel”: a curated selection of stories specially chosen for meeting planners and meetings professionals. For more information on how to rebook a flight check out our story, Missed Your Flight: Here’s Your Next Move. Winter Drops a Weather “Bomb”. Bally’s Chicago Gets Council’s Green Light.

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 23, 2023

In the meantime, we ask that you please fasten your seatbelts and direct your attention to our PR experts as they walk you through the stories that soared to new heights in 2022. Taxiing on the Runway – Strategy In the last year, our superstar PR team collectively garnered over 1,500 placements.

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We recommend leveraging Reels to all of our clients – more on this under Video. One reason behind our enthusiasm is TikTok’s exceptional ability to attract and engage Millennial and Gen Z users. Video Whether it’s Instagram Reels or TikTok, the stories that videos can tell resonate. Another big benefit?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In trying to test the platform, our content marketing team had to revisit the page several times per day to wait for the chatbot to be available for use. Fortunately, our Advance Travel and Tourism team of writers is never “at capacity,” and we are always welcoming of new content marketing clients.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Hold on to your belly and get ready to chuckle along with Geneva Mitchell, our Get to Know ME spotlight this month. Thank you, Geneva, for being authentic in answering our questions below and in our short video. This month, our theme for social media is Reflection. Your laugh is contagious and your positivity is engaging!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Smart Meetings has been covering the airline and hotel industry closely this year, both in our weekly travel reports designed specifically for meeting planners and in our feature coverage. Our July issue covered the hottest hotel trends in the industry. Fasten Your Seat Belts. And then it starts all over again.”.

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Techsytalk

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I execute logistical planning for our event planning clients. As I scroll through tons of online reels and stories, it strikes me how obsessed our society has become with get-rich-quick schemes, and all these posts making it seem like everyone lives the most luxurious lives. I write content.

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