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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Beth Surmont, CMP Fellow

Smart Meetings

I truly believe that bringing together the right people, in the right ways, can prepare us for a brighter future.” She has been a CMP since 2008, and was a member of the inaugural class of CMP Fellows in 2022. There were no schools or courses to prepare me, so I had to rely on the industry to teach me.”

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4 Lessons Learned from The Hospitality Show

Smart Meetings

Cinnabon is a 99% franchisee company that stations most of its business in malls and airports, and during the Great Recession of 2008, when traffic slowed to most public spaces, a couple of activities that almost immediately come to a halt are shopping and traveling. Cinnabon suffered greatly as a result.

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Business Lessons from the Greatest Comeback in NFL History

Best Corporate Events

But what business leaders can learn from this amazing comeback is less about the messages delivered during that 12-minute halftime talk and more about what O’Connell and his staff did over the five months between the start of training camp in July to that painful walk to the locker room at halftime on December 17.

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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. Is it possible for planners with limited virtual experience to pull off a big event, virtually?

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8 Best Annual Events In Indonesia

Alcor Mice

Dubbed the biggest fashion event in South East Asia, the Jakarta Fashion Week is held annually in Jakarta since 2008. The purpose of this course is to prepare these rising talents for regional and international markets through not only creative but also business strategy and branding training.

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How Event Professionals Can Think Like Futurists

Convene by PCMA

Gioia, publisher of the weekly Herman Trends Alerts, added a sense of urgency to that advice: “Those who do not look to — or prepare for — the future,” she said, “are destined to be its victims.”. Imagining what might be is a gift and it’s also something we can train. Maybe we should think about it a little more often.”. Guess what?

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How Green Finance Can Address the Increasing Demand for Sustainable Tourism

Solimar International

Dating back to 2008 , stakeholders in Korea’s tourism sector have been identifying countermeasures against climate change. South Korea stood as one of the countries that positioned climate change as a national priority and prepared both the legal groundwork and heavy investment to support this priority.