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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The Art of Meeting in Dallas

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ESPA Opens Nominations for Event Service Professional of the Year

What meeting and event planner doesn’t love a great event service professional? After all, they take the ball and run with it after the meeting deal

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Caesars’ Vice President of Meeting Operations Talks Attendee Safety

Chris Skelding joined Caesars Entertainment in the new position of vice president of meeting operations, bringing with him more than 25 years of

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Chris Skelding

New York State Offers the Complete City-Country Package for Groups

September as part of a significant rebrand, the City of Good Neighbors’ convention and tourism bureau is attracting national headlines and

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Virtually Yours

September 14, 2011

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How an Event Services Team Can Help Meetings Hit Their Goals

Business event planning is equal parts strategy and art, such that even the most well-organized meetings can face last-minute surprises. Whether it’s

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4 Ways to Design Experiential Events That Activate Minds

In today’s experience economy, attention is currency. And the best events don’t simply capture it, they activate it.Planners must  balance the

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Site Inspections of Event Spaces: A Strategic Approach

In early December, I conducted two site inspections for an event client, comparing a "stunning plug-and-play" venue against a "versatile blank canvas

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site visit by planner

Coachella and Tennis Open Offer Lessons to Meeting Planners Looking at Greater Palm Springs

Each year, two world-famous mega events descend on Palm Springs and the cities of the Coachella Valley: the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Credit: Visit Greater Palm Springs

Key Tips to Create Engagement for a Hybrid Event

Some of your attendees will multitask while at the event.  A few will eat a meal during the event.  Others will reassure their

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CEAVCO hybrid event production.

Miami and Fort Lauderdale Strive for the Meetings Limelight

The South Florida destinations of Miami and Fort

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10 Ways to Maximize Your Event’s ROI

Meeting planners and stakeholders are focused on maximizing the return on investment (ROI) of every event more than ever.In my new book

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Virtual Reality

Using Cisco TelePresence technology, both Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts have started to launch virtual meeting suites at

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The Z: 10 Meetings and Hospitality Professionals Share Tips for Standing Out in Job Interviews

There are a lot of things I wish I could’ve told myself when I started my job search four years ago.I wouldn’t have used the “easy apply” button on

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The Z: 10 Meetings and Hospitality Professionals Share Tips for Standing Out in Job Interviews

AmEx Partners with NASDAQ on Meetings Tech

NEW YORK CITYAmerican Express Meetings & Events today announced that it is working with NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, a leading global provider

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