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3 Ways Hospitality Can Win at Digital Marketing

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Key Challenges for Meeting Planners: Budget constraints and cost-saving goals Finding venues or suppliers with flexible options Creating seamless, memorable attendee experiences Dependable communication and quick responses By understanding these pain points, your digital marketing efforts can address their needs front and center.

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Meet at the Movies

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Photo courtesy of Galaxy Theatres Grandscape Read More: Canada Calls: Event Planning Paradise Smart Meetings What are some unique ways groups can utilize Galaxy Theatres Grandscape for meetings? Meeting planners can discuss potential profit shares or beneficiary options to support important causes at their events.

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5 Tips for Planning Franchise Conventions

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In both instances, there’s a high chance that franchisees will walk away feeling talked at rather than communicated with. Pre-event communication, the event itself, post-event communications, and follow-up surveys should all be impactful. Sessions also often attempt to deliver too many messages at once. It just doesn’t work.

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Life on Cruz Control: A Meeting Veteran’s Hope for the Future

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Editor’s Note: As we celebrate the 2023 Meeting Professionals of the Year , we thought it fitting to go back to a 2020 Meeting Professionals of the Year winner, John Cruz, senior corporate meeting planner with BlueCross of North Carolina , for some perspective.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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It should be really obvious that we aren’t just order takers,” she said, putting the enhanced role of the corporate meeting professional in perspective. “We Vicki Lester, head of intermediary marketing for Columbia Threadneedle Investments, echoed the importance of frank communication. Tell a Story.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

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However, if you’re planning a corporate meeting, six months might be all you need. Create emergency & crisis communication plans. Meals – Communicate times with your catering staff! Big events with a high number of attendees might require up to a year to plan. What about virtual event timelines ?

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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

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How do they navigate timely coordination and clear communication across different time zones? Just as evolving technology has transformed the possibilities of remote work, virtual meetings make frequent business trips and corporate meetings less necessary. How do they ensure cybersecurity?

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