Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Utilizing these tools to enhance the corporate brand, entice customers, re-energize employees and educate attendees are all great reasons to gather. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. More contacts, more choices.

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Benefits Planner Trade Show Insurance 98

Gavel International

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Success in event and meeting planning involves thoughtful and thorough preparation, which is why having an experienced and prepared meeting planner makes all the difference. Meeting planners are the architects behind every seamless and impactful professional gathering.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While a live shooter may be what comes to mind first when considering worst-case scenarios, today’s planners also have to be on the lookout for a mistimed social media post or optics that are not aligned with the DEI or sustainability goals of the company. Another “soft” risk that needs to be addressed: the changing needs of attendees.

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Rehearsal Social Media Insurance Incentives 264

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When asked which of these “powers” was a greater motivator for the surveyed industries (automotive, direct sales, finance and insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and health care, and technology), every industry showed soft power as being the more dominant motivation. As Gregg told webinar attendees, “Nothing replaces travel.”

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Incentives Automotive Manufacturing Trends 245

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When asked which of these “powers” was a greater motivator for the surveyed industries (automotive, direct sales, finance and insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and health care, and technology), every industry showed soft power as being the more dominant motivation. As Gregg told webinar attendees, “Nothing replaces travel.”

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Incentives Automotive Manufacturing Trends 245

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

One New Year’s promise planners can count on is that hybridized events have become the driving force in the industry. DoubleDutch is an integrated platform that plugs remote attendees right in, making it an ideal resource for hybrid, large-event management, communication and participation. Thimble Event Insurance. MeetingPlay.

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Insurance Planner Platform Remote 130

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is a win-win-win; attendees and the public can view the content anytime, sponsors gain additional exposure, and you receive additional revenue. Give attendees a deal on your next event. Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Sell refund protection.

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Conference Sponsors Trade Show SEO 279

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Understanding the Impact of Travel on Attendees. We can and should be doing more to support meeting professionals with disabilities, especially when our meeting spaces fail to be accessible to every present, or would-be present, attendee. Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? “As

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Travel Travel Insurance Airlines 246

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

She shared the results of a recent survey of event planners about the trends that will impact events in 2022. The pandemic and subsequent shift to virtual meetings opened attendee eyes to the limitations and inflexibility of physical events. An event platform is an insurance policy,” said Leary-Perez with a wink. Meta-agency.

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Meeting Platform Fashion Insurance 279

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

And when there are hiccups in the future, planners and suppliers will know how to handle it together. That has lead some planners to create robust force majeure cancellations clauses, but he warned that they could be as much a risk as a cushion to events. There’s been a lot of bumping of meetings and events, Dominguez reported.

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Insurance Hospitality Planner Airlines 241

Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Meeting planners and participants are looking warily at the website FlightAware and noting the scores of cancellations in the United States alone on a daily basis. Are Flight Delays in Your Future?

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Airlines Healthcare Insurance Website 306

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In March, Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) launched a new virtual education series, FICP Chats, to confront the most challenging parts of the hybridization of the event industry. The Event Tech Resource Guide for Planners. Top 10 Apps for Meeting Professionals.

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Meeting Insurance Virtual Events Planner 246

Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

Clarify Your Audience Many event planners tend to fall into the ego trap of thinking that success for their event is determined by what they want to feature. Depending on the budget, travel expenses for attendees may need to be taken into consideration. What type of atmosphere should be created for the attendees?

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Location Venue Insurance Regulations 130

Traveler's Q

MARCH 29, 2023

Clarify Your Audience Many corporate event planners tend to fall into the ego trap of thinking that success for their event is determined by what they want to feature. Depending on the budget, travel expenses for attendees may need to be taken into consideration. What type of atmosphere should be created for the attendees?

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Venue Insurance Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

In fact, she pointed to results from the recent “ Attendee Preferences for Incentive Travel ” report that showed 64% of Gen Z and millennials found incentive travel to be “extremely motivating,” more than their older counterparts. Incentives matter,” said Stephanie Harris, president of The Incentive Research Foundation. Another change?

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Incentives Insurance Prospect Hospitality 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. You have to be ready for that.”. Flexibility as a Constant.

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Meeting Virtual Events Platform Attendee 276

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Go simulive and stream pre-recorded sessions as though they were happening live, while speakers connect simultaneously with attendees in chat.

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Endless Events

JULY 21, 2020

And this causes planners to not be as creative, forward-thinking, or successful as they could be within the scope of event sponsorships. Taylour Miller from United Planners Financial Services is our special guest on this week’s #EventIcons. These owners range from retirement to insurance, investments, and more.

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Sponsors Financial Services Insurance Planner 310

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed. Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Event Planning Rehearsal Vendor Social Media 141

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I’ve had over-served attendees swim in fountains, attendees get a little too romantic on an evening cruise, and one had so much to drink at the welcome reception he became physically ill in the general session and needed to be transported to the hospital via fire rescue.”. An attendee couldn’t find his way back to his guest room.

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Planner Insurance Trade Show Attendee 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. By the Numbers.

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Insurance Medical Meetings Contracts Contracts 245

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A lawyer with 25 years of experience in hotel and group contracts, she doesn’t mince words when it comes to planners needing to take the steps necessary to handle any complications that might arise. Not being prepared and showing a careless attitude with an event or the safety of attendees will lead to a problem every time.

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Preparation Management Contracts Contracts 160

Traveler's Q

MARCH 2, 2023

Specify your goals, define your ROI Every event should have a clear objective to accomplish with its attendees, either some kind of result extracted from them, or a call-to-action they enact. What about insurance? What is insurance for corporate events? What role does the venue play in the acquisition of insurance for the event?

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Venue Insurance Audience Events 100

Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Other points of use to meeting planners: “ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning so you have all day to be rebooked if the s—t hits the fan. Travel Forecast Sees Wobbly Recovery.

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Travel Travel Airlines Booking 246

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As the face-to-face industry navigates the post-pandemic return to live events, one thing is clear: Attendees will be looking for the chance to immerse themselves in new destinations. Organizers can choose from a lengthy list of towers, abbeys, monasteries, and royal residences for programming and add-on excursions for attendees.

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Attendee Tourism Tourism Insurance 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Insurance Financial Services Conference Attendee 243

Traveler's Q

MARCH 21, 2024

Seasoned planners know that optimizing travel budgets for events demands strategic negotiation and a hawk’s eye for detail. In the realm of corporate travel management for events, savvy planners understand the allure of early-bird discounts—those glittering opportunities that offer significant savings for those quick to act.

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Management Travel Travel Booking 130

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

See also : Planners Urged to Step Up Disaster Preparedness. Marriott International also has its own claims organization to streamline insurance coverage and processing. “We Pro Tips for Keeping Yourself and Attendees Safe. The safety and security of our guests and employees is always a top priority.”. A Holistic Approach.

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Training Insurance Certification Preparation 218

Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

But, something event planners can overlook is that in addition to security team members having the right skills and knowledge – they also need the right attitude. When this goes wrong, the implications are huge – financially, but more importantly, with regards to the safety of event team, contractors and attendees.

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Vendor Events Planner Insurance 265

Achieve Incentives

MARCH 22, 2021

Before you get started on selecting a destination, you’ll want to make sure it can safely host your attendees. That’s why we encourage you to start the research phase with these nine questions: Is the destination open to my attendees? First things first, confirm where all of your attendees will be traveling from.

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Preparation Insurance Regulations Incentives 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Smart Meetings asked three local planners about their road to certification and what attendees should know about their city before arriving at the annual Events Industry Council (EIC) gathering. Just to qualify to sit for the test, a planner must have years of experience. An Indication of Professionalism. she reports.

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Preparation Certification Education Insurance 191

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

With the borders now open to all fully vaccinated travelers, attendees can once again get excited about the prospect of an event in this fabulous, forward-thinking country. Critical innovations in many sectors, from life sciences to finance to insurance, are being developed in Canada’s growing intellectual hubs. In expert hands.

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Meeting Insurance Prospect Planner 111

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2021

Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. Consider the attendees for your event and what concept and style will be most appealing and memorable to them. Apply for permits and insurance. It’s also a good idea to get insurance for your event. Create a budget.

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Venue Audience Insurance Social Media 200

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 2, 2017

There are fewer distractions to pull your attendees’ attention away from what you want them to see/do/learn, and they give you a way to provide multiple destinations without making your attendees continually pack and unpack their belongings. . Can you count on the ship you book being the ship you get? Not really, says Grimes.

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Contracts Contracts Planner Insurance 63

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Reasonable care has become an elevated priority—and so has liability. But we’ve anticipated this.

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Contracts Contracts Insurance Planner 130

Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recently, 65% of planners cited cost as the deciding factor. of planners cited cost as their deciding factor. Will thinks a lot of planners are waiting too long to plan for event tech, therefore the budget can suffer. “ How to Choose Event Technology – What Should Planners look for? It seems like a big number right?

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Event Technology Technology Technology Medical Meetings 270

Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

As an event planner, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking of the self and trying to plan the most over-the-top event for vanity reasons. But the best events that my team and I have experienced are the ones that are planned with the attendees in mind. These events tend to have a clear purpose and offer real value!

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