Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Event organizers and destinations need these resources to help them align their efforts and maximize profitability and development for all. Many attendees shared that they intend to use the workbook to guide conversations with colleagues, extending its impact beyond the summit and influencing their organizations strategies moving forward.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

I got my first paid consulting job in 1983, solving IT problems for a lumber yard. I’ve been a consultant ever since. ” I became fascinated by the culture of organizations. Because my clients allow me to try new things, I become a better consultant. Here are five reasons why I’m grateful for my clients.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

“We look forward to expanding the reach of the organization with this strong and capable team, including the addition of nine Ambassadors,” said board chair, Kate Patay, CPCE of Patay Consulting. Chairwoman: Kate Patay, owner, Patay Consulting. Read more: How the hospitality industry gave back during the pause. .

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

And today, the techie duo welcomes a very special guest who developed a brand management tool and mostly works with consulting firms and banks. “You have a team or an organization that is either recently gone through a rebranding or has people located throughout the country or not working as closely together. How Does It Work?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

“When you work in consulting, nobody likes you,” Alison Fragale begins the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “ How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career.”. As she struggled in her consulting job, Fragale decided the best kind of job is a job you love, and the second best is the kind you hate.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2024

Read More: Don’t Call Me Walt, or How to Lead with Disney Magic The hotel brand promises it has “identified key leadership behaviors that enable excellence to be fostered within an organization. Enliven Empowerment: Empowerment is “foundational to the success of your employees and your organization.”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 1, 2019

Smart Meetings contacted Sharlet Brennan, a content marketing consultant and president of Brennan Communications, for tips on how to leverage all that traffic for events. During a crisis or a period of negative press, many organizations go dark. Post-crisis is also an important time to be active online. That’s a mistake,” Burns says.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

Now handling Texas and the West Coast for citywides, Nunez most recently worked for the organization as senior sales manager for the Northeast U.S. Buchanan previously worked as Visit San Antonio’s national sales manager, in addition to other roles within the organization. and Canada.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

She comes from nearby destination organization Visit Dana Point, where she worked as director of sales and marketing. She previously worked as the organization’s executive assistant. Norman is an active member of Sarasota organizations, Junior League of Sarasota, Queens of Domestic Violence and Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 Project.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 15, 2023

In its new report, McKinsey & Company offers suggestions for how organizations can put together the pieces of the new business landscape. McKinsey surveyed more than 2,500 business leaders around the world to identify the top 10 most significant trends and provided suggestions on what organizations can do to navigate them.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

“When I first started consulting, I had this grand idea that I was going to be doing a ton of consulting for event tech companies. That way, it’s all organized and not done on post-it notes or flip cards. .” “Event tech companies are usually heavy on the software and light on the support,” he adds.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2018

Organization can build a brand by making sponsor in live event which is engaging and driving business results. Those people who are introducing themselves as Sponsorship Consultants will become more and more important in the future! Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting ( @BrandtKrueger ). Join us today to find out.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

In 2019, he started Hunter Hospitality Consultants , where he worked with hospitality developers, owners and hotel management organizations. I want to make Visit Oakland the best organization of its kind to work for in the country. I want to be more than a DMO president.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

Braconnier has 15 years in the events industry, most recently worked as an event industry consultant with Freelance AB Consulting in the United Kingdom. He also worked as an executive consultant for multimedia and technology studio SenovvA. Aurore Braconnier Braconnier is general manager of Event Leaders Exchange in London.

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The Abbi Agency

APRIL 9, 2021

In partnership with Ericka Aviles Consulting and Marketing for Change , we are charged with the goal of aiding The Exchange in executing on its mission to increase the number of insured Nevadans. We echo what our fearless leader Abbi Whitaker said: “ We are ecstatic to spread awareness for this vital organization for Nevada.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Booking Insights Destinations International presented its 2023 Showcase and also made an announcement that it would be forming a “strategic alliance” with Groups360 , the technology company that offers online booking strategies for meeting planners and connects group travel organizations and hoteliers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. As of Monday, CES is planning to go forward in Las Vegas, Jan. See also : Meeting Safety Trends in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2024

But before ever rolling on the throttle, I was introduced to The Boot Campaign , an organization founded by five Texas women with a mission to provide support and services to active duty military, veterans and their families. The need is great, the opportunities are infinite, and the return on investment is powerfully gratifying.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Give your organization a global audience. Shelli Vasser Gilliam, CMP, SEPC, is the Principal of Vasser Gilliam LLC, a woman-owned consulting company that bridges the gap in resources and makes connections for clients and collaborates on events and programs to raise awareness and increase support for their work.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

He has planned meetings, events and incentives for media, live entertainment, agency, association and corporate organizations. He credits his ability to create memorable experiences for event attendees to the clarity he gleans from workouts and mental breaks.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“Members tend to walk right by them,” stated Corporate Partnership and Sponsorship Consultant Bruce Rosenthal. However, your organization will earn revenue up to one year early! Use organic and paid digital marketing tactics. Sell refund protection. Optimize each for SEO. Add a trade show.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 27, 2022

Almost every aspect of event setup takes longer on site as the business events industry moves forward with fewer workers — so organizers need to prepare their staff members for possible challenges. This is having a huge impact on event organizers and their teams during both the planning and execution phases of events. Short-staffed.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Davis said that ASCO’s relationship with the non-profit Conquer Cancer Foundation put her organization in a unique position to see what their community needed to host an engaging event for attendees coming from around the world to visit Chicago and learn about the event’s core mission. Experiencing Chicago.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with cannabis travel consultant and advocate Brian Applegarth to discuss the integration of cannabis into the tourism industry and what meeting professionals should know. A: Cannabis travel consultant. Most of my work focuses around destination marketing organizations. That’s my core client profile.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2024

Movement, such as organized workouts or casual walking sessions, increases blood flow and supports neuroplasticity, making attendees more receptive to information. Event planners can schedule morning yoga sessions, offer fitness center access, and organize interactive activities like scavenger hunts or fun runs.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

Recently, I met Alisha, my consulting firm’s client, who is the head of membership engagement at a professional manufacturing association. Alisha shared how communication gaps between the organization’s executives and its key stakeholders around meetings had strained their mutual relationship.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

“We have a strong opportunity to deepen the process of hosting in-person, hybrid and virtual events and are excited to be able to better support meeting planners and event organizers while offering a wider range of products and experiences,” he said in a statement. See also: Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

She will receive a $5,000 cash prize, and her property will get a product, training and consultation package from Cintas and its business partners. Award is Miriam Rodriguez Alvarez of Best Western Plus Villa Del Lago Inn in Patterson, California. Alvarez was selected for the commitment, resilience and joy she unrelentingly brings to the job.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Kate Patay, Smart Meetings Smart Style Ambassador and the woman behind the eponymous Patay Consulting for the last five years, recently announced that she is taking a role as director of engagement with Terramar US , a DMC Network Company. Talk about the decision to go back to working for a company.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

Dominic Thurbon, a partner at the consulting firm Ernst & Young Australia, where he works in climate change and sustainability services, is in the business, he told Convene , “of helping people ‘do’ change in the face of disruption and uncertainty.” You’re an expert on behavioral change. Change is a fundamentally human act.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? Request to meet with the planning teams of those organizations to see whether you can combine some of your costs,” advised Shaffer, since it could ultimately save your budget to share resources.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings has rounded up some of Google’s partners to explain more about why DEI is so important and what their particular organizations contribute to the cause. Partnering with Google has empowered ADCOLOR to reach more organizations in the marketing and events industry and raise awareness about the importance of DEI.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Attendees will get to be the very first to hear the results from a study commissioned by Haute and conducted by the team at Alla Breve Educational Consulting, ROE, on the emotions we keep and how they might drive or deter business and business relationships. The results debut, bleisure and connection begin Jan. 12 and end on the 21.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Jolene Jang, Asian Inclusivity Consultant, The Meeting Maximizer, sat down with Smart Meetings to educate and advocate for the Asian American community. Let’s say, in your organization, are there DEI initiatives? And as an Asian Inclusivity Consultant, I see that there is almost no inclusion for Asian Americans.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 9, 2022

The number one customer of a DMO [Destination Marketing Organization] is the community and its residents. Destination organizations should take note of that and make sure they are on those channels as a starting point,” he said. Read More : Destinations International Helms Meetings Industry Diversity Study.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2022

Relationships form the backdrop of success not only for each person, but for the entirety of organizations,” she said. Martin is known as the Culture Architect for his work consulting companies—including hospitality companies—on strategic steps to empower change. First, he delivered some tough news.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

While Unite Here has a large focus on worker protections and benefits, the organization also has resources and departments dedicated to helping meeting and event planners host safe and successful programs in unionized venues. Event organizers can meet their CSR goals and union properties host a successful event.

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