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Creating Leaders The Ritz-Carlton Way

Smart Meetings

In 1996, Disney Institute launched to teach the highly successful Disney approach for customer satisfaction (or guest happiness, as Disney culture calls it) to managers and executives in a range of industries far removed from hospitality—like health care, automotive and retail.

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Good, Fast, Cheap: A Broken System Reevaluated

Smart Meetings

In fact, it is now expected when you’re hired to organize an event or meeting. Marketing isn’t a “You Pick 2” world anymore. Now, nearly every client is able to say, “ Yes, I’ll have all three, please. Good, fast and cheap.” Why Clients Expect More.

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The Business of Coming Together

Smart Meetings

There might be signs pointing hither and yon, trying to steer them where organizers want them to be. And what will they find there? Too often it’s a queue line to get a badge, or maybe just another kiosk and printer. Yes, shoes. Connect with Doug Binder at binderama.us and on LinkedIn , Instagram and Facebook.

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Good, Fast, Cheap: A Broken System Reevaluated

Smart Meetings

In fact, it is now expected when you’re hired to organize an event or meeting. Marketing isn’t a “You Pick 2” world anymore. Now, nearly every client is able to say, “ Yes, I’ll have all three, please. Good, fast and cheap.” Why Clients Expect More.

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The Event Planning Gene

Smart Meetings

Before greater:SATX, she spent 20 years in marketing and advertising Dallas and San Antonio, representing national and local notable clients including Midas Automotive Repair, Procter and Gamble, Jose Cuervo, H-E-B, among others. Like Pereira, Goodman also worked in marketing and advertising.

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How to Ease Election-Week Tension at Meetings

MeetingsNet

It's a reality that organizers of the SEMA Show , which takes place November 5 to 8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, know well. Of course, the show must go on even when an especially divisive presidential election is happening.

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE Blog

Everyone is familiar with one side of Stuttgart’s story—its fame as the birthplace of the first car and its dominant presence in the automotive sector. The museum showcases over 160 vehicles and 1,500 exhibits, capturing key automotive milestones from 1886 to now. Every detail tells a story.