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It’s Gen Z’s Way or the Highway

Smart Meetings

Motivating the next generation of incentive travel winners will require a completely fresh approach, according to a new Leadership InSITEs study from SITE Foundation. Gen Z is an independent, digitally comfortable group that will require a new set of tools to design programs that resonate authentically to promote company goals. In an exclusive Smart Chat Live!

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The Colorful Story Behind The Pink Retreat

Convene by PCMA

The Pink Retreat. Date: June 9–12, 2022. Location: Palm Beach, Florida. Attendees: ~500. Website: ThePinkRetreat.com. Illustration by Carmen Segovia. Once you’ve seen a Lilly Pulitzer garment, it becomes instantly recognizable. Born in Florida’s Palm Beaches, the brand’s trademark vibrant, floral-printed clothing and accessories are synonymous with beachy resort wear.

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Best of 2022: Health and Wellness

Smart Meetings

A sound body and mind makes for a sound meeting planner who creates fantastic events. But how does one create a sound body and mind? The same way one creates events. You take it day by day, communicate (internally rather than externally) and execute. Smart Meetings wrote a bit about how meeting planners can ensure their health and wellness is in top-tier shape, so they can pass on the good vibes to their attendees.

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How to Help Event Attendees Feel Like They Belong

Convene by PCMA

Sharing a meal together at events “is a way that we convey that we like each other,” said Geoffrey L. Cohen, a Stanford University psychology professor and author of Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides. “Belonging may seem like a comfortable but inessential luxury,” writes Stanford University psychology professor Geoffrey L.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Rethinking Event Design for Introverts

BCD Meetings & Events

The way you design events needs a rethink if you want to engage introverts and people who are naturally shy, says Sandra Collins, Director of Strategic Communications at The Collective by BCD Meetings & Events.

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6 Smart Tourism Marketing Ideas to Combat Seasonality

Tourism eSchool

Seasonality has a huge impact on tourism businesses, and is a consistent challenge of tourism businesses who we work with around Australia. Trying to keep their head above water when the season is slow, and then working overtime when visitation is high is a constant battle for so many tourism businesses. But the reality is all industries are the same.

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Evaluating Your Blogging Process and How to Prep for the Year Ahead

Special Events

How to use the remaining weeks of the year to build a lasting blog strategy that will produce results for your business

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December 2022 NewsNet

FICP

Renew Your FICP Membership or Partnership for 2023. FICP memberships and partnerships expire December 31. Remain connected to your FICP benefits by renewing here. Thank You to.

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6 Smart Tourism Marketing Ideas to Combat Seasonality

Tourism eSchool

Home 6 Smart Tourism Marketing Ideas to Combat Seasonality By Paige Rowett Published on December 13, 2022 The effect seasonality has on a tourism business is a major challenge of Tourism Businesses who we work with around Australia. Trying to keep their head above water when the season is slow, and then working overtime when visitation is high is a constant battle for so many tourism businesses.

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December 2022 NewsNet

FICP

Renew Your FICP Membership or Partnership for 2023. FICP memberships and partnerships expire December 31. Remain connected to your FICP benefits by renewing here. Thank You to.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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Rethinking Event Design for Introverts

BCD Meetings & Events

The way you design events needs a rethink if you want to engage introverts and people who are naturally shy, says Sandra Collins, Director of Strategic Communications at The Collective by BCD Meetings & Events.

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December 2022 NewsNet

FICP

Renew Your FICP Membership or Partnership for 2023 FICP memberships and partnerships expire December 31. Remain connected to your FICP benefits by renewing here. Thank You to.

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Prague is expecting its (MICE) Spring

Travel Daily News

Hybrid events and virtual components of in-person events are here to stay as they can reach more attendees and the recorded content can live on long after the event is over. But the truth is that no one can overlook the power of live contact. And for that, the city of Prague says "I'm ready".

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Getting Started on Health & Safety Management for Events

Eventbrite

Over the last few years, health and safety for events has been at the forefront of creators’ minds. Finding ways to look after your guests and adhering to regulations are essential parts of your planning list. As an organizer, you’ll want to ensure the safety of attendees and staff. That means taking reasonable steps to […].

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Understanding ‘How Belonging Can Be Built’

Convene by PCMA

Storycraft Lab’s Experience Profiles framework goes beyond demographics to help categorize and interpret the personal preferences and learning behaviors of audiences. (Courtesy Storycraft Lab). When Google convened a coalition of diverse thinkers in 2021 around questions of trying to understand pandemic-era social and cultural behavioral changes, they didn’t set out to zero in on belonging, said participant Naomi Clare Crellin, founder of Storycraft Lab.

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Health and Wellness Ideas for Conferences & Events

Meeting Tomorrow

Health and wellness at events is a leading industry trend, one that’s leaving attendees feeling less stressed, better rested, and more fully considered. This trend stems from a few places, the largest being the cultural and workplace shifts brought on by the pandemic. As an IMEX and Skift Meetings report recently described, “the pandemic has fundamentally changed what consumers see as true wellness.

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A Virtual Event for Alzheimer’s Family Caregivers Evolves

Convene by PCMA

Seth and Lauren Miller Rogen answer fun questions for part of HFC’s CareCon 2022 pre-show. The Rogens started the nonprofit HFC in 2012 as a way to help family caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. In February 2021, less than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Hilarity for Charity — the nonprofit led by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen and dedicated to support families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and to promote brain-health advocacy and education — organized its first-ever CareCo

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2022 Marks the 75th Anniversary of Toys for Tots Program

Gavel International

Reading Time: < 1 minutes For nearly two decades Gavel International has supported the Toys for Tots Foundation in its mission to ensure that children living in poverty experience the delight of Christmas. By holding raffles throughout the year, 100% of the funds Gavel raises are used for the purchase of toys and donated to Toys for Tots. With over $7,000 in generous donations received, 2022 has been a great year for the Gavel Gives raffle initiative.

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What is a Floor-Through Apartment? A Spacious and Charming Unit

Redfin

When you think of homes in New York City , chances are you picture high-rise buildings with hundreds of units or charming and historic row houses and brownstones lining the streets. Another common type of apartment you’re likely to find is a floor-through apartment. You can find these apartments throughout the city, and other places around the US, where row houses and brownstones are found.

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The Neu Project: Creating Neuroinclusive Events

Convene by PCMA

‘Softy’ was an installation at the neuroinclusive Big Umbrella Festival at Lincoln Center in New YorkCity. Keep scrolling to learn more about ‘Softy’ and the festival. (Courtesy Bryony Roberts Studio/Michael Vahrenwald). It may seem like Google, the world’s largest internet search engine company, always has the answers. But in terms of understanding how events fit into a business strategy for both external and internal audiences, in mid-2021, even Google “had a lot of big questions that we didn’

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Alternatives to Twitter

Conferences that Work

Since Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter on October 27, 2022 , its status as a stable social media platform seems to be rapidly imploding. Reportedly, Twitter has restored thousands of accounts that were previously banned by the company’s own moderation teams , and half of Twitter’s top advertisers have left the platform. In response to these developments, I’ve been looking into alternatives to Twitter.