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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE Blog

But her previous experience has prepared her to navigate through the uncertainty. You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. You have a new book coming out.

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Business Lessons from the Greatest Comeback in NFL History

Best Corporate Events

No one has reported exactly what head coach Kevin O’Connell said to his team at halftime (and probably won’t until O’Connell’s book comes out at some point—you just know there will be a book in this), and the football-specific, X’s-and-O’s part of his speech wouldn’t have much applicability in business anyway.

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How to Study for the Certified Meeting Professional Exam

Social Tables

Study and exam preparation tips from those who have been where you are! In 2008, when I took the exam, it consisted a drive to New York City, a #2 pencil, a bubble sheet, and waiting for several excruciatingly long weeks to get a letter in mail stating whether you passed or failed. Read the books and know the vocabulary!

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How to Study for the Certified Meeting Professional Exam

Social Tables

Study and exam preparation tips from those who have been where you are! In 2008, when I took the exam, it consisted a drive to New York City, a #2 pencil, a bubble sheet, and waiting for several excruciatingly long weeks to get a letter in mail stating whether you passed or failed. Read the books and know the vocabulary!

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A Brief History Lesson on Travel: Why, How, and Where We Traveled in the 1920s

AltexSoft Travel

The home of Lufthansa, it was constructed back in 1923 and continued operating up until 2008. Today, you can find a few Airbnb listings and book your stay in a restored car, now enabled with air conditioning and Wi-Fi. The video below shows the preparations for the historical screening. The golden age of travel ads.

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How Event Professionals Can Think Like Futurists

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The late Alvin Toffler, whose 1970 book Future Shock established him as one of the world’s foremost futurists, said we can only envision our future by tapping into our human capacity for creativity. It’s not about predicting whether a particular technology tool will be embraced, it’s “about preparing for these possible futures.

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How We Pivoted to Produce Virtual Events

Meeting Tomorrow

Clients were turning to us because we’d been producing virtual events since 2008, and also brought a deep understanding of live events. Our event managers learned how to adjust agendas and train speakers so they feel prepared. Today, we’re booking virtual events of all sizes. Would people even show up?