Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 13, 2024

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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Blue Spark Event Design

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!) Overwhelmed with site selection and negotiation? Let’s take a look at the top hotels in Las Vegas and why we like them. Let us help!

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 25, 2022

Wade has given many organizations another thorny issue to consider when deciding where to hold their events.(Sarah Wade in June, it not only took away the constitutional right to abortion, but also disrupted many organizations’ plans to hold their events in about half of the United States that now or will likely soon ban access to abortions.

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Blue Spark Event Design

JANUARY 19, 2024

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!) Overwhelmed with site selection and negotiation? Let’s take a look at the top hotels in Orlando and why we like them. Let us help!

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Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!). Overwhelmed with site selection and negotiation? Let’s take a look at the top hotels in Nashville and why we like them. Let us help!

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

convention centers used criteria generally understood as key to site selection: exhibition space, meeting rooms, total space, distance from the airport, hotel availability, meal price, arts/entertainment, food availability, and walkability. The Wall Street Journal ranked the Las Vegas Convention Center at No. convention centers.

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Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 6, 2024

An incentive travel company is a specialized type of event management company (in our case, a corporate events agency) that focuses on planning, organizing, and executing incentive travel programs for businesses. This, in turn, boosts engagement, loyalty, and performance, making them crucial players in the industry.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. As of May 25, their Q2 lead volume has already surpassed Q1 numbers.

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DCI

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

An overwhelming 73 percent of respondents plan to visit an economic development organization’s website during their next site search. Site selection consultants remain the top choice, with an increasing preference. Digital front door crucial Internet/website presence remains the top-rated marketing technique.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MAY 2, 2024

Rather than focusing solely on transactions or logistics, their mission revolves around curating incentive-quality travel programs that reward top performers within organizations. These partners provide boots-on-the-ground knowledge and management to help advise and assist on-site.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The conclusions of the Cvent report support the notion that site selection is much like pumpkin picking. This could mean fewer people are attending meetings, more attendees are opting to share rooms or attendees are finding alternative lodging off-site. As meeting demand goes up, so do RFPs—and prices often follow.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. Abortion rights is an emotional and polarizing topic. As states enact new laws affecting those rights, a handful of groups have publicly changed their conference location in protest.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, it’s not just about numbers in Abu Dhabi; the venue offers in-house support to simplify the workload for event organizers. Whether organizers need assistance with handling risk assessment forms, creating marketing materials that drive attendance, or hosting VIP government delegations, the team at ADNEC does it all.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

A Unifying Force in Seattle In the Pacific Northwest, Seattle is home to El Centro de la Raza —a community organization focused on unifying people from all racial and economic backgrounds through organizing and empowering marginalized people in the community.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

works to reduce visa processing times, event organizers have been left to navigate the issue themselves. based event he organized earlier this year, potential participants from destinations like India, Pakistan, and parts of Africa received visa inter- view dates that would take place after the conference concluded.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The team at Arlington CVB can assist with everything from site selection to vendor sourcing to help organizers stay aligned with their vision — and their budget. Need help narrowing down the options? No matter the size of the group, in Arlington, big things are possible.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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.

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Blue Spark Event Design

JUNE 27, 2022

Services we provided: Site Selection and Negotiation. High Points: Organized virtual and in-person site visits to measure and photograph the event space and discuss the vision with the client. Audio-Visual Production. Onsite Food & Beverage Management. Event Design & Graphics. Entertainment.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

And when it comes to site selection, 52 percent said that high airfares are affecting their choices in one of two ways: They are only considering cities that offer more carriers and flights (60 percent) or they are opting to hold regional meetings to minimize air travel (40 percent). Specifically, 69.2

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DCI

APRIL 19, 2023

Publish Your Pledge Proudly It’s almost become commonplace for destination organizations and CVBs to adhere to some sort of pledge whereby their practices will be more sustainable in the future. Organizations like MeetGreen are powerful allies to assess your own practice. Looking to promote greener meetings in your destination?

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Accessibility also impacts the bottom line: When organizations make an effort to reach often marginalized attendees, it can result in an attendance boost of 20 percent and 30 percent higher profit margins, according to Diamond Accessibility. Closer to the event, organizers also should consider if their registration page is accessible.

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DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

It is the role of businesses, meeting planners and destination marketing organizations alike to ensure they are a net positive force for the world, even when it comes to smaller details regarding sustainability, like a venue’s food and beverage offerings. This compares to 39% of respondents from the Americas.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 15, 2022

PCMA President & CEO Sherrif Karamat started the conversation by sharing PCMA’s position that boycotting destinations because of their legislation doesn’t “serve our industry well,” nor is it easy for event organizers to move their events, while acknowledging that it’s a complex issue. Here is an excerpt of the 90-minute conversation.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Event Industry News An online magazine delivering the latest event industry news, Event Industry News (EIN) is a go-to source for event organizers across industries edited by the one and only Adam Parry. PCMA PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) is a nonprofit organization serving the business events industry.

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Blue Spark Event Design

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Services we provided: Site Selection and Negotiation (Venue Sourcing). Site Visit Management. Organized a site visit to measure, photograph and walk the event space, discuss the vision with the client, and provide a food and beverage tasting with the convention center banquet department. Audio Visual Management.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

That same year, Gong Ke, the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, issued a similar emergency, calling the breakdown of the climate “the most serious issue of our time.” But for organizations like ours, this is all about health.”. On the Program.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

At the board level, it’s easy to say that we would go bankrupt [by doing that] because we are a small organization.” This was prior to me joining the organization, but we have had a history where we have made decisions like that to move meetings. We also continually evaluate our criteria for where we do site selection.

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DCI

MARCH 3, 2023

The debate underscored the polarizing effects of local politics on site selection as a challenge for both buyers and destinations to navigate. Organizations need to evolve hiring practices to ensure they are creating space for more diverse candidates to succeed at the top.

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Blue Spark Event Design

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Incentive travel is a powerful motivational tool used by organizations to drive performance, foster loyalty, and reward achievement among employees, partners, or customers. It also cultivates loyalty among participants, who are more likely to remain committed to the organization that values and rewards their contributions.

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Compliance laws such as the GDPR will be one of the toughest challenges for organizations to oversee and ensure. Sustainability means more significant, bolder actions by more events and organizations in our industry. We’re talking about actions like: organic and sustainable food sourcing. Events’ Impact on the Environment.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Event Industry News An online magazine delivering the latest event industry news, Event Industry News (EIN) is a go-to source for event organizers across industries edited by the one and only Adam Parry. PCMA PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) is a nonprofit organization serving the business events industry.

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Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 1, 2024

Host a Memorable Launch Event Organize a launch event that leaves a lasting impression on attendees. Partner with complementary brands or organizations for co-promotion opportunities that increase exposure and credibility. Choose a venue that reflects your brand’s identity and sets the right tone for the event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organization announced this first-time host city all the way back in July 2016, for cryin’ out loud! If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Columbus Skyline photo by Andy Spessard. Get Touristy.

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Blue Spark Event Design

JULY 15, 2022

That is why outsourcing your corporate event might be the best decision you ever made for both you and your organization. Outsourcing benefits both you and your company: Time – If meeting planning is not part of your current job description, learning, crafting, and organizing all the elements needed can be a daunting and time-intensive task.

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DCI

JULY 19, 2021

For our economic development clients, we survey corporate executives in targeted industries and site selection consultants, as well as prospective talent from prime feeder markets. Many destination marketing organizations are becoming destination management organizations, focusing as much on product development as marketing.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 29, 2022

To Palma, now CEO of Sacramento-based site-selection and hospitality consulting firm Palma & Co, Oakland and NACIVT seemed like a perfect fit. I’ve been playing volleyball for over 25 years, and I’ve played in a lot of different organizations from all over. Oakland’s Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest in the U.S.,

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. Thankfully, this burden shouldn’t fall squarely on the shoulders of event managers or show organizers. This has probably become—in discussions I’ve had with clients and colleagues—item number one.”. Keeping Event Security Top of Mind. “God

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