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

Smart Meetings

Instead of concentrating on the number of screens you had last year or equipment assignments per room, different questions during the preparation stage may help you find the right, long-term AV provider. What types of customer service training are you doing for your employees? What does your training program look like for new hires?

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The Evolution of Meetings: Lessons for Navigating a Hybrid Future

Smart Meetings

Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning. Preparation matters. This could also be true in 2023 and beyond so now is the time to prepare. Run social media campaigns to promote meetings and compile hashtags for attendees to use. Have stakeholders demo the technology and practice dry runs. Account for accessibility.

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8 Engagement Tips for Your Next Hybrid Event

Smart Meetings

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. These features can encompass e-books, white papers, video tutorials, training simulations or study guides. Don’t try to replicate in-person events.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

GBT found that business travel is far from crushed under the weight of shifting business goals, and instead, is taking new shape as a prime and prepared vessel for reinvigorating inclusive, successful company cultures. We learned quickly how well the remote model worked. The Great Reprioritization.

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What to Expect at PCMA Convening Leaders 2023 in Columbus, Ohio—in Addition to John Legend

Smart Meetings

Karamat pointed to an increased focus in the agenda on mental health and wellness, increasing engagement online and offline in addition to managing talent issues, remote workers and training workforces today. Prepare to Thrive. His advice is to prepare in advance to meet with people you want to do business with.

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Meeting Job Candidates Have Changed. Are You Prepared?

MeetingsNet

Organizations faced pandemic-driven layoffs and most had to adapt to the necessity of remote collaboration. Not surprisingly, the dominant work-life issue for candidates is the option to work remotely. In interviews with new candidates, “Can I work remotely?” But that 51 percent is so crucial—we can train to the 49 percent.”

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Sales kick-offs – how to create an immersive experience in three stages: before (gamification), during (motivation, networking, inspiration), after (reinforcement) | SUBMERGE

The MICE Blog

Each event will look at a different business area, the first exploring the topic of sales kick-offs (SKOs), specifically, Beyond Sales Kick-Offs: Immersive Sales Training. Negotiating, preparing the proposal and closing the deal build adrenaline and propel the company forward. That’s a different mindset than skills training.