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IRF Highlighted the Humanity in the ‘Incentiverse’

Smart Meetings

How AI and new demographics are changing incentive travel AI can help find relevant data and perhaps even write the first draft of an incentive program outline, but the level of personalization required to really motivate employees by rewarding them with experiences requires a human touch. We make a difference,” she concluded. Another change?

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Cultivating Corporate Partnerships: Strategies for Long-Term Business Relationships — Build Synergy, Reap Mutual Rewards

Traveler's Q

Engaging the right sponsor acts as a force-multiplier, vastly extending your event’s influence to resonate with a paralleled target audience. Imagine cultivating a robust partnership where both brands emerge stronger, their qualities interwoven to astonish your audience.

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Moving from Virtual to Hybrid Events: 37 Tips to Maximize Your Success

Stova

Hybrids will likely see widespread adoption as F2F meetings reemerge from the pandemic for a number of reasons: Some attendees may not wish to travel to the event for fear of contagion or other health and safety concerns. There will likely be reduced travel funds available for event attendance due to economic downturns.

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Anca Trifan interviews me about participation-rich meetings and event design

Conferences that Work

06:00 On traveling to events, and my passion for what I do. 07:45 Behind the scenes: How I got into designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. 11:00 What participant-driven and participation-rich meeting design means, and the core components. 03:30 How Anca and I met.

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Try New Event Ideas For 2018: Create a Roadshow, Book Underrated Venues, Create a Unique Event Experience

Endless Events

PS: Create an engaging event this year by learning how to increase your audience engagement with our free webinar. Get Ready for the Top Meeting Trends in 2018. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Can we really cure audience inattention with cognitive enhancing drugs? Click To Tweet.

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. Typical Participate!

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Elevating Virtual Events: Transforming In-Person Meetings to Digital

Brightspot Incentive Events

President declared a national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and imposed strict international travel restrictions. Most travel and in-person business came to a screeching halt as the country went into lockdown or shelter-in-place. Face-to-face events, conferences, and meetings were postponed or cancelled for the near future.