Endless Events
MARCH 2, 2020
We’re willing to bet you’ve asked yourself what to do when your AV company slacks off at least once. Because AV companies and teams aren’t flawless. And sometimes, they can let certain things slide because they’re not paying attention. But why does this happen? Is there anything you can do to prevent it? And when it does happen, what are the best steps you can take to deal with the situation?
Motivation Excellence
FEBRUARY 29, 2020
Pay-at-risk pay is also called variable pay ; the model connects employee pay to the financial health of the company, paying out more when the company is doing well and less when the company is struggling. Across the country, up to 90 percent of companies are using some form of pay-at-risk compensation plan. The intention is usually to offer an incentive: if employees work harder, the company does better, and everyone makes more money.
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Conferences that Work
MARCH 2, 2020
Should meetings be efficient ? “Yes” say thousands of books on how to improve business meetings. And I agree. But “No”, when we’re taking about most meeting industry events. Unfortunately, the meeting industry tends to assume that if business meetings should be efficient, meeting industry events should be too. Obviously there are aspects of meeting events that should be efficient whenever possible.
Maritz Global Events
MARCH 3, 2020
Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. A lot goes into crafting the ultimate event experience. Putting a successful event together means a lot of moving parts. There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. We’re always looking at new trends, tech innovations and the social climate to see what will shake up the industry.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Endless Events
MARCH 3, 2020
It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for, the one packed with remote work tips! Because as event professionals, we spend a good chunk of our time on the road. And in the case of Endless, the entire company is remote. So learning how to balance work with life, fighting isolation, making sure we do our best without working too much are all key aspects to master.
Stova
MARCH 5, 2020
We're sure you have a great list of event industry influencers that you follow on social media.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Special Events
MARCH 5, 2020
Five tips on turning employees at your event company into your brand ambassadors.
Endless Events
MARCH 6, 2020
?? The Best of the Best: Saving Money: 6 Best Ways To Save On An Event AV Contract. Event Safety: Better Safe Than Sorry: How To Implement An Event Crisis Communication Plan. ? Need to figure out how much your conference AV might cost? Check out our Conference AV Cost Calculator! Happy March! ??. It is officially the third month of the year and time is really slipping away from me!
MeetingsNet
MARCH 4, 2020
When you hire a subject-matter expert for your keynote, unless their area of expertise is communicating, they may need some help. Public speaking is a skill, and sometimes your subject-matter expert might need some support to learn it. Janet Sperstad, CMP, faculty director, Event Management Business Solutions at Madison College, suggests planners ask themselves, “What can we do to support the speaker?
Eventtia
MARCH 3, 2020
If your company is home to different brands and hosts events for each one of them, then you will have realized how hard it is to create events. Different brands mean different styles, different attendees, and different needs. Quickly you start to see just how complicated it can be to host these events, let alone have the time to provide a valuable event experience that is second to none.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Meeting Tomorrow
MARCH 3, 2020
We’ve been renting laptops for nearly two decades now. And we can’t count the number of times we’ve picked up the phone to hear, “Can you help me? The company I was working with cancelled my laptop rental, and my event is in three days!”. Even though we’re happy to help, we never like hearing about cancelled orders and other worst-case-scenarios. (They stress us out, too!
MeetingPool
MARCH 6, 2020
Today, International Women’s Day, we at Women in Cloud are launching the 21 Days of Action campaign to create $1 billion in economic access for women-led technology companies. The campaign runs from March 8-28, and aims to improve access to procurement vehicles for women in the technology sector through collaborative action with public officer holders, […].
MeetingsNet
MARCH 4, 2020
A planner's best tactic to get speaker ideas might just be reaching out to colleagues and contacts. In a survey released this year by Jay Baer, SpeakInc, and Michelle Joyce Speakers, planners were asked how they chose speakers. Planners said word of mouth was key. (See chart, above) Velvet Chainsaw Consulting undertook a similar survey in 2013 with the same results.
SITE SoCal
MARCH 6, 2020
SITE has always played a pivotal role within the greater Business Events / MICE industry and this continues today with SITE CEO, Didier Scaillet, CIS, CITP occupying a seat on the 2020 board of Events Industry Council (EIC). In this role, Didier has been heavily involved over the past weeks with the creation of a new pan-industry repository of materials related to COVID-19, aka Coronavirus.
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 4, 2020
The post Annual Google I/O Conference cancelled appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The annual Google I/O Conference is not happening this year, a company spokesperson confirmed. Originally scheduled to take place on 12-14 May in California, the event was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “Due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel the physi
Special Events
MARCH 2, 2020
The expert team from CORT Events shares why modularity will transform event design.
Endless Events
MARCH 4, 2020
It’s time to learn the AV related things on a site visit that you must check. Because we all know how easy it is to not think about them at first. And you’re visiting a potential venue, so there are a million other things on your mind. But that doesn’t mean that AV should take a step back! Because as we all know, having your AV on point is one of the best ways to ensure a successful event.
BizBash
MARCH 5, 2020
Aman channeled its lavish hospitality and far-flung flair for a group of travel journalists in Beverly Hills.
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 5, 2020
The post 5 reasons why Hilton Manila is the perfect place for MICE appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Hilton Manila is the perfect address for business and leisure travellers, oÂffering a range of comfortable guest rooms and suites, top-class restaurants, and versatile meeting and events spaces. There is no better place to hold MICE in the Philippines’ capital than in this hotel.
Bizzaboo
MARCH 4, 2020
COVID-19 has landed. Here’s how to confidently communicate with your attendees, sponsors, and partners. Featuring examples from brands like Adobe, Google, and Qualtrics. Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. These usually have to do with speaker cancellations, unexpectedly long registration lines, poor WiFi, and other last-minute challenges that may seem like a big deal in the moment but absolutely pale in comparison to the global buzzkill that is coronavirus.
Endless Events
MARCH 6, 2020
The topic of 5G and events is something we’ve tackled before. You might recall us mentioning it in our 2020 event tech trends #EventIcons. Or better yet, you remember when Will Curran and Brandt Krueger dedicated an entire episode of the Event Tech Podcast to it. And as our resident tech-savvy, innovation-loving experts, these two have plenty to say on the subject of 5G and events.
AltexSoft Travel
MARCH 2, 2020
The travel service market operates on a large scale. Online and offline travel agencies provide a wide selection of services to a wide range of audiences, so they rarely have control over the resources at the immediate destination. Who does then? Destination Management Companies or DMCs are the needed link connecting travelers and service providers.
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 3, 2020
The post Three ITB events cancelled so far; ITB Asia to push through appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. At the heels of ITB Berlin 2020 cancellation, ITB India has been postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing health crisis prompted by the new coronavirus. That left ITB with its Asia event in October. In mid-February, ITB China, which is originally scheduled to be held on 13 to 15 May at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre, has announced its cancellation.
Pádraic Gilligan
MARCH 4, 2020
by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE A new Ireland product for a new audience, a single hotel contract for city wide conferences and a clarion call around sustained, consistent and wide reaching sustainability – just 3 highlights from this year’s Business Tourism conference that saw over 200 MICE professionals from.
Endless Events
MARCH 5, 2020
If you’re packing for Vegas on your way to TSE and Catersource , this is the episode for you! So, you know that here in Event Brew we like to tackle the most sensitive topics. But we also love to give you the best tips for professionals in the industry. And, of course, the scoop on the hottest topics going around. And since TSE and Catersource are only a few days away, we thought it was a good idea to fill you in.
MeetingsNet
MARCH 4, 2020
Ditch passive presentations. Nine speakers who turn audiences into active participants. Keynotes are tricky. Designed to kick off an event by setting the tone or theme, the keynote address can be the most expensive hour of your conference, with top speakers commanding from $10,000 to several hundred thousand dollars. And because the speaker is often central to your marketing efforts, a keynote session comes with high expectations.
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 2, 2020
The post What’s next after ITB Berlin 2020 cancellation? appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. For the first time in its 54-year history, ITB Berlin tradeshow has been cancelled due to rapid spread of the new coronavirus following the recommendation of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Economics. Dr. Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH, said: “With more than 10,000 exhibitors from over 180 countries ITB Berlin is extremely important for the world’s
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 1, 2020
The post More than half of UK CTMs say hidden costs a deciding factor appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Meetings and events specialist Cvent has published its brand new 2020 Cvent Travel Managers’ Report – UK Edition. The report reveals the factors which corporate travel managers place the most value on when finding and negotiating hotels for their corporate travel programmes.
Travel Daily Media
MARCH 5, 2020
The post ABTA puts coronavirus and ecotourism at the top of the agenda for Spring events appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ABTA has unveiled its schedule for its Spring 2020 Regional Business Meetings programme. Topics for discussion will include the impact Coronavirus, sustainable tourism, Brexit and an update on legal issues affecting the industry.
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