Words of wisdom from association planners

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Showing Value

Meeting professionals who want some solid statistics about the value of the meetings industry to the U.S. economy and job creation can access a

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Let's Make a Deal

Creativity and bundling—meaning signing meeting contracts for multiple programs, preferably over a few years—are the name of the game for

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How to Use Low and Shoulder Seasons in Desert Destinations

It’s a dry heat.Yeah, we’ve all heard that one about desert destinations before. However, business-event planners shouldn’t tune out when places like

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5 Ways for Meetings Groups to Get Outdoors in South Texas

A couple hundred days of sunshine per year makes outdoor activities popular for groups meeting in southern Texas. Fishing excursions, bird

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Stress your destination’s culture

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Stress your destination’s culture

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Make sure to emphasize the size of your group to suppliers

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Make sure to emphasize the size of your group to suppliers

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How to Avert a Networking Trainwreck

Mention networking these days on your live event agenda and you may be met with eye rolls—or total rejection—from delegates.Younger

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Use mobility to cut costs on meetings and events

Roll out your materials on tables to save significant labor costs at your meetings and events.

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Managing Millennial attendees means embracing technology

To some, the Millennial generation is like a team of wild horses in need of taming. Strong willed, speaking a language laced with cyber terms,

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How to Attract and Retain Younger Generations

When we speak about adapting to changing business environments, we’re often focused on external environments such as the larger market for MICE

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How to Plan the Perfect Holiday Corporate Event

While the holiday season may be the most wonderful time of the year (at least according to song), it can also be the most stressful.  From

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Luxury Redefined: How and Why Luxury Meetings and Events Experiences Are Shifting

Nothing demonstrates the current shift in what defines luxury more than hotel brands and property experiences.When I started in this industry, luxury

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Engage Me: Tips, Tricks and Trends to Motivate Attendees to Get Involved at Events

Aired October 30, 2019 Presented by Flo Miniscloux & Rick Turner 

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Hybrid Meetings: Connecting with Your Virtual Audience

Any speaker who addresses an audience has a commitment to create a connection with that audience. It is easiest to create that

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4 Tips for Event Planners to Use Essential Oils at Home to Find Inspiration or Unwind

The health benefits believed to come from essential oils can be traced to ancient history, when they were first used to improve the health of

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