Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2023

Music transcends the barriers between people and is critical to providing guests at an event with an experience that invokes a response more meaningful than your average event. But how do you find the best talent, the best equipment and the best staff to create the exact ambiance for your event attendees? The answer is obvious—music.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2022

“We understand the importance of connection; we understand the importance of culture,” said David Peckinpaugh, Maritz president and CEO, reflecting on meetings’ return to F2F (face-to-face) amid dawning young talent during our Smart Chat Live! First, Peckinpaugh suggested you do the math. Peckinpaugh noted.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2022

He and Karmen will talk about how Hubilo got started, what challenges they faced along the way, and what are the dos and don’ts of the events industry, as learned in 2021. “Before, we were an offline event management software solution for enterprises. Now, what we are seeing is the number of events increasing.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2022

All the media coverage has meeting and events pros wondering what the metaverse means for their world. Using AR in a meeting from home or wherever they are working, employees could project keyboards, lights, whiteboards and other tech accessories they need at any time. He may already be there. Gilles Bertaux.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“It’s a hard reality that the industry has to face but we have to acknowledge it. We have to ask ourselves, ‘What do we do to combat?'” Read More : CSR Fights Hunger A: I joined the company for my background and the work I was doing in social responsibility.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“It’s a hard reality that the industry has to face but we have to acknowledge it. We have to ask ourselves, ‘What do we do to combat?'” A: I joined the company for my background and the work I was doing in social responsibility. We have to train front of house to recognize the signs.

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Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Carrie Fox is a repeat employee, and we’re sure happy to have her back as a coordinator in our travel department! What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? What do you like about being a Travel Program Coordinator? It’s like we picked up right where we left off!

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Endless Events has recently celebrated its 15th birthday and we’ve decided to mark the occasion by hosting a very special #EventIcons episode in which our listeners could ask us any questions they want about Endless’ past, present, and future. “I rented gear and we produced massive high school dances.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the simplest ways to do so is by employing a local organized walking tour. Smart Meetings spoke with representatives from three leading walking tour companies about how tours can help to truly transform a meeting experience. When you come to Wall Street, it’s really just a series of buildings.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2022

Low pay, lack of opportunity for advancement, disrespect, and lack of flexibility are just a few reasons why employees leave, according to Pew Research. With the great resignation shifting the jobs landscape, Deanna, Will, and Nick review what impact the events industry can have on the great resignation. Tune in and find out!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ExCel’s Sustainability ExCel has established a reputation as an organization committed to doing better for the planet. Over 600 stakeholder representatives attended, including event organizers, exhibitors, employees, visitors, event industry partners and the local community. ExCel aims to achieve an accessibility certification by 2025.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2023

Meet the ‘Smart Women’ of Encore What if the push to restaff event technology roles is actually an opportunity to bring more diverse points of view to the field? “We have a strong diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) lens in our recruitment strategy.” . Williams Sr. Enjoy the journey.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Extraordinary Incentive Experience in St. Virgin Islands for a Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience, of course, they are going to start with an update about the latest trends in motivating performers, engage in some pirate-themed fun and tour five-star properties. That is exactly what happened this week in St.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

We saw it with the emergence of virtual event platforms that offered everything from AI matchmaking to virtual booths. We witnessed Zoom webinars evolve into broadcasting-quality, full-fledged digital experiences. Remote work isn’t a brand new concept – the Endless Events team has been doing it for years!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Why employee retention is even more essential now and why it requires more than a bonus check. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019. Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Hear what attendees said about the 2023 Smart Woman Summit. She loved celebrating women and we will continue to do so in her honor going forward. That is why we announced the first Marin Bright Award this year to the pioneering Carrie Freeman Parsons. Some that resonated are below so you can be as inspired as we are.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. Why employee retention is even more essential now and why it requires more than a bonus check. Business events and hotel group room bookings are nearly half of what they were in 2019. Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2022

Professionally facilitated team-building activities help boost employee engagement, loyalty and retention. Team-building Programs Enable Your Organization to do Well by Doing Good. Team-building Programs Enable Your Organization to do Well by Doing Good. And they add some welcome fun to the workplace.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Because we all know that in this industry, this topic is very taboo. And what do we do better than anyone else here in Event Brew? We talk about the sensitive topics that everyone is too afraid to tackle. Event planner salaries in 2020, how do you stack up? Let’s Look At The Data.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Mainly, that was because as the business grew, I was forced to do more of the work I didn’t enjoy to keep it successful (licenses, insurance, tax reviews…all the necessary evils) and less of the work that keeps me fulfilled and happy (connecting, speaking, branding, planning, events and marketing). We have not always been great at this.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As legendary mythologist Joseph Campbell , spelled out in his description of the time-tested storytelling tool, “The Hero’s Journey,” a crisis calls on ordinary people to do extraordinary things. For tips on how to embark on this epic journey, we turned to some mentors to point the way forward. The needs of the customer have changed.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You aren’t all that concerned about whether they are working 20 or 40 hours a week, have a passion for what they do or if they recently returned from exploring an alternative career as a real estate agent. In past, we were more rigid, but that is changing,” Robinson said. A More Flexible Organization. Julius Robinson.

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 7, 2024

By adding game-like elements to events, such as challenges, rewards, and competition, organizers can create an immersive, interactive experience that encourages participation and collaboration. Not only do virtual and hybrid events save on costs and increase attendance rates, but they also allow for innovative and interactive experiences.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

In doing so many businesses seek outside help to create an inclusive and diverse work environment. There’s richness that created when you have varied perspectives varied experiences varied life stories.” As planners, we are usually the ones able to convince our clients that it makes the most sense to have a diverse panel.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There is both an art and a science to designing and executing effective incentive travel programs that motivate employees. The stress of attracting and retaining the next generation of employees during The Great Resignation has heightened attention on making everyone feel valued for their contribution. It will make a big impact.”. “It

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

Tune in and find out what they have to say! That’d be what I’d want to know,” says Nick. It states, “Although more employees are back in a physical workplace at least a few days a month, people are still interested in more connection with their peers and looking to build professional networks in person.” What Do We Do Now?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What does it look like for an event professional to employ HR core competencies in the events industry? What impact could these competencies have on your career and the planned events? To begin today’s discussion, Thuy starts with the central question: do event professionals need to learn human resources core competencies?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk. We were able to give people options,” VanDeventer said.

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Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

Aside from increasing their event budgets, what should event planners do? But then what happened is all the people who didn’t enjoy it or weren’t good enough left. You can’t just throw someone in a two-week training and they learn how to do events. However, their personality was not that great.

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The MICE Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In this interview with Gian Luca Vitale, he explains the importance of esports, who are the stakeholders in this industry, what the future looks like, what is corporate esports and how to attract more female players to this industry. What is the ‘face’ of gaming nowadays? What is corporate esports? There are 2.5

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2022

Smart Meetings made wellness—physical, mental, social and career health—a focus for the annual Northern California Experience last week at Hyatt Regency San Francisco. Register for a Smart Meetings Experience today. . The pandemic has changed the way we see workplace wellbeing forever,” she said. Be in the room where it happens.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 25, 2022

The platform allows companies to completely optimize the digital registration experience for event attendees, especially for global companies that want every event to be new and exciting. As part of the MPAV family, we will be investing to increase the depth and breadth of our platform.”. A Successful Merger. Servicing New Markets.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

But what about them? How do they take care of themselves and their teams? Those who do not take time to tune in with their event teams are at a far greater risk for event planner burnout. We all know why team building is important , but how often do we take the time to nurture the relationships within our own organizations?

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2021

After what seemed like a decade, 2020 is finally behind us. And we’re willing to bet you’re sick and tired of hearing just how much it sucked. Can we talk about literally anything else, please? Can we talk about literally anything else, please? We’re right there with you. Yup, COVID.

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

What do you hope/think the future holds for our new combined team? To date, we have merged personnel and operations seamlessly, and nearly every client has been transitioned over to Motivation Excellence. What’s your advice for newbies entering the field after your retirement? Understanding my passion for excellence.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 24, 2024

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? What to Do When Your Team Blames You When you’re a manager, at some point, regardless of how the circumstances arise, your team will blame you for something that’s making them unhappy, whether you have control over it or not.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

When we look at our forward bookings, particularly in the group segment, which has been remarkably strong, we’re just not seeing it, yet.” You can’t look at the headlines; you have to understand what is happening in your local community,” he said. Marriott’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the U.S.

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