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Authentic Storytelling: Three Recommendations by Site Selectors at IEDC Annual Conference

DCI

The conference concluded its four-day programming with a morning plenary of six site selection consultants sharing the latest trends and best practices for communities. Showcase your community authentically when hosting site selection consultants and company executives.

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

Do you belong to any professional organizations in the industry? Participation in professional industry organizations demonstrates that the DMC is consistently acquiring industry insights and upholding its commitment to maintaining high-quality skills and services. How long has the DMC been open?

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Unlocking Success: Mastering ROI Strategies for Corporate Conferences

Blue Spark Event Design

Mastering return on investment (ROI) with corporate conferences involves more than just organizing an event; it requires a comprehensive approach that begins with meticulous planning, continues through strategic execution, and culminates in the thorough measurement of outcomes. Need help maximizing your ROI? Let us help.

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Remote-Work Movement Changing Downtown Atmospheres

MeetingsNet

Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? For meetings that take place over a Monday or a Friday in a first- or second-tier city, planners might want to consider hosting an on-site evening event rather than scheduling a free night for attendees to roam around the host city.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. People are “cautiously optimistic” about the small meetings market for Q4 of this year. As of May 25, their Q2 lead volume has already surpassed Q1 numbers.

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10 Takeaways from the 10th edition of Winning Strategies

DCI

gallon, watching the sci-fi hit Independence Day and getting a copy of the first edition of DCI’s Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing. Digital front door crucial Internet/website presence remains the top-rated marketing technique. Site selection consultants remain the top choice, with an increasing preference.

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Hitting the Mark with Your Event RFPs

MeetingsNet

Tanna Pearman, meeting broker for Las Vegas-based Meetings Made Easy, handles site selection and contracting for both corporate and association clients, which means her approach to building RFPs focuses on different elements of each meeting to match a given destination and its various hotels. Every RFP is unique,” she says.