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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

Smart Meetings

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. What types of customer service training are you doing for your employees? What does your training program look like for new hires? Here’s the location.

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Four Ways Team Building Makes New Employees More Productive, Faster

Best Corporate Events

How long does it take for a new employee to become fully productive? ” There are many aspects to bringing a new employee up to speed, of course, from learning about the company and its products or services to understanding the requirements of the role and the supporting technology. You know what happens if you do that?

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What to Expect at Cvent Connect 2024 in San Antonio

Smart Meetings

We asked Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings and events, what 3,500 anticipated attendees can expect in the new location and expanded agenda. Day 1 (June 10) : Kick off the conference with specialized training camps and partner/leadership summits. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, June 10-14.

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Esprit Award Winner: How We Saved a Virtual Conference by Training Eighty Virtual Speakers in Two Weeks

Blue Spark Event Design

They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the conference – their virtual speakers, and panelists. When they called us in a panic to help them train over eighty virtual speakers, our team was ready.

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. Where and in what time zone is your support team located? Are there add-ons available?

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Exploring the Metaverse for Corporate Event Experiences

Traveler's Q

Participants can seamlessly interact with content, network in virtual spaces, and experience products in ways the physical world cannot replicate. Virtual challenges and simulations provide teams unique opportunities to strengthen connections, irrespective of their physical locations.

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The Current State Of Event Technology Labor

Endless Events

“You need somebody who not only knows the specific product features but also understands the events industry. You can’t just throw someone in a two-week training and they learn how to do events. ” Advice For Event Planners: Invest In Pre-Production. Everybody’s learning and training.