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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

This is my passion—and being part of the global events industry is my second passion.” She says, “The team concept is very important to me because we need every team member to be able to carry out unique events for our customers.” The business events industry is on a constant journey. “We

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Pain Point Number 1: Rising Costs

MeetingsNet

If higher costs are your challenge when executing events, one thing is for sure: You’re not alone. The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed.

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How To Craft Enticing Event Sponsorship Packages

Bizzaboo

Event sponsorship is essential for event success and sustainability, providing necessary financial support, resources, and visibility. How To Build Event Sponsorship Packages The global events industry — which was valued at $1.1 The main driver of this growth is the surge in event sponsorships.

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Strategic Meetings Management: How a Small Team Can Do Big Things

MeetingsNet

They were Lori Allen, vice president, global event operations for MetLife; Deborah Caldwell, head of events, Asia-Pacific, for Bank of America; and Rose Strickland, vice president of events for Neuberger Berman. This requires training, collaboration across the team, and decision-making on a constant basis.

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Sustainability as a Practice

Smart Meetings

Impact XM shares seven sustainable action areas for planning green meetings Global event and experiential marketing agency Impact XM believes that sustainability is not an end goal, but a practice. Read More: Better Than Before What is Sustainability to You? Together, you can come up with solutions to decrease it.

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To-Do’s for Meetings

Brightspot Incentive Events

” Whether the meeting mission is to strengthen team bonds, rally around revised goals, or train on new initiatives, business leaders are pushing to unite remote teams by having company meetings in person and more frequently – with the pendulum swinging back after 3 years of Zooming. Now they’re done with you.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

Compliance laws such as the GDPR will be one of the toughest challenges for organizations to oversee and ensure. Events’ Impact on the Environment. Today is all about going green and a circular economy approach to event planning is on the rise. We’re talking about actions like: organic and sustainable food sourcing.

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