MeetingsNet

JUNE 5, 2017

Today’s attendees demand to be treated as valued individuals. Here’s how you can show them some love. Did you know that men hate to iron so much that they rather throw out a wrinkled shirt and buy a new one than pull out the ironing board in their hotel closet? That could just be a fun fact, but in the hands of speaker, author, and marketing and advertising specialist Kelly McDonald , founder of McDonald Marketing and a top expert in consumer trends, generational differences, and leveraging the

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2017

I love my meeting design clients, but there is one mistake I see them making over and over again. Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Here’s why they do it, and why it’s a mistake. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Help Wanted—Venues for my participation techniques workshops!

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MeetingPool

JUNE 22, 2017

It’s been over 10 years since the original iPhone was announced. Since that time, smartphones have become a go-to tool for our business and personal lives. In fact, many people don’t leave a room without their phone in tow. Even though 77 percent of Americans own a smartphone, not everyone in the events industry welcomes […].

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Path Destination Management

JUNE 30, 2017

It wasn’t too long ago that pretty much every adventure travel trip had a ‘Western’ tour guide leading it or, at the very least, accompanying local tour guides. Then over the last 20 years, more and more tour operators started marketing that their trips were operated with local tour guides and therefore allowing you, the DMC, to tell your customers that they will learn more, experience more and have a more ‘real’ experience.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Crowdriff

JUNE 30, 2017

Tourism boards can amplify their online footprint through an innovative new partnership between Lonely Planet and CrowdRiff, pairing the experts in travel with the leading visual marketing platform for travel and tourism brands. Lonely Planet’s Digital Tourism Solutions program provides new and inventive ways for destinations to reach travelers on Lonelyplanet.com.

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Memory Makers

JUNE 30, 2017

Summer time and the living is easy, as the song goes. It is also hot, with average summer daytime temperatures in southern Idaho in the 90s. If you are planning an outdoor event and you don't plan for the heat, your guests will leave early or perhaps not attend at all. Fortunately, with a bit of planning, there are a number of ways to keep your guests from melting in the heat.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 5, 2017

All meetings incorporate power relationships that fundamentally affect their dynamics and potential. Traditional conferences unconsciously promote and sustain power imbalances between the “speakers” at the front of the room and the audience. Such events invoke a version of power Tom Atlee calls Power-over : “ the ability to control, influence, manage, dominate, destroy, or otherwise directly shape what happens to someone or something” People often tolerate this form

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MeetingPool

JUNE 15, 2017

Now that live video feeds are accessible through numerous social media platforms, and a variety of specialty services, gone are the days where live streaming was limited to video games, musical performances, and sports events. Having live streams during your events asserts you are on the forefront of technology, gives you an opportunity to share […].

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BizBash

JUNE 15, 2017

Case Study: Deploying Sciensio’s EventBot to improve and enhance a major industry trade show. In March of 2017, BizBash, a leading.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 29, 2017

We love photo galleries, as do most destination marketers, but sometimes, you want to put the spotlight on a single photo, not a group. CrowdRiff now makes this easy with our single embed feature. With CrowdRiff you can select an individual photo or video from your CrowdRiff collection and embed it into any web page, in seconds. You can see this in action in our recent post on Travel Manitoba’s award-winning social media account. 3 things you’ll love about this new feature: Now, you can grab the

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Travel Daily Media

JUNE 23, 2017

The post Singapore’s Royal Plaza on Scotts adds event space appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Royal Plaza on Scotts, the luxury hotel in Singapore, has launched a new event space. The new Scotts Suite sits on the second floor of the hotel and is described as a “versatile oasis” that can host a variety of different event types.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 1, 2017

An EventBrite study explores ways event email marketers can grow their lists, time their messages, and sell more tickets. While using social media channels to get the word out about your meeting or event might be getting all the attention right now, don’t make the mistake of discounting a tried-and-true channel 91 percent of us check every day: email. .

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 19, 2017

Can meetings where no one says a word exhibit significantly different interpersonal dynamics? After completing my third Vipassana silent meditation retreat (this one at the headquarters of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts), I’m gonna say: yes they can! Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conf

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MeetingPool

JUNE 29, 2017

When you work in the events industry, you need your productivity tools to keep up with the speed of business. Many of these popular solutions have secrets that can help you get work done in no time, if you know how to use them. To help you make the most of your productivity tools, here […].

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BizBash

JUNE 28, 2017

These days, most weddings aren't complete without an original Instagram hashtag or a customized geofilter on Snapchat—both of which encourage.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 22, 2017

Whether it’s baseball, hockey, soccer, or football, DMOs with an active sports scene know that local teams can inspire a cult-like following. Both diehard fanatics and casual fans get hyped when their favorite team is doing well. Sports have a special ability to really draw people into the experience – and it’s not just the locals who come out to the games.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 19, 2017

The post Dubai now among top 10 destinations for international meetings appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Dubai has emerged as one of the top 10 destinations for international meetings, according to the latest edition of the International Meetings Statistics Report published last week by Union of International Associations (UIA).

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 5, 2017

With some attention to these basics, you can transform workplace meetings from boring to better. This guest post is courtesy of Phil White with Novell Coffee. For more good reading on basic necessities for meetings that all too often can be overlooked, check out Six Ways to Keep Attendees Comfortable and Improve Your Event on the Conferences that Work blog.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 26, 2017

Honored to be included on MeetingsNet’s annual Changemaker list, which “recognizes 20 outstanding meetings professionals for their efforts to move their organizations and the industry forward in unique and positive ways” Here’s the description of my “quest to topple outdated models, including the one based on the idea that ‘content is king’ ” Making Change.

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Memory Makers

JUNE 11, 2017

This is summer party season, a time when bounce houses and other inflatables are in demand for birthday parties, wedding receptions, company picnics and other events. Kids love them, but are they really safe? You may be aware of the plethora of germs found in fast food restaurant play areas. They are also found in bounce houses. If the rental center does not disinfect the bounce house after each use, it can be a breeding ground for staph, chicken pox, measles, athletes foot and other diseases, i

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BizBash

JUNE 13, 2017

Chatbots are one of the hottest tech tools for marketing right now. Brands such as Patron, British Airways, American Express.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 20, 2017

If social media activity could serve as a measure for civic pride, then you’d be hard pressed to find a Canadian province whose residents are more proud than Manitobans. . Ranked 6 th by population amongst the country’s 13 provinces and territories, and boasting little more than 3.5% of the country’s overall headcount, according to the 2016 census, its citizenry have produced some of the most spectacular images and social media content of Canadian life one can find on the internet.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 16, 2017

The post Aqaba builds towards a MICE future appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Sitting in the office of Capt. Mahmoud Abu Sheikha, GM of the Royal Yacht Club of Jordan, a photograph of Aqaba taken in the 1980’s grabbed my attention. The Kempinski Aqaba. It showed a sun-kissed shoreline with almost no development. This was in stark contrast to the view I witnessed on returning from a fishing excursion; major hotel brands, such as the Kempinski , stretched around the coastline

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Crowdriff

JUNE 15, 2017

Want to take your visitor’s guide to the next level? Photos from your locals and visitors can transform any of your print materials into authentic and well-trusted traveler resources. We’ve seen some DMOs starting to sprinkle in pages of user-generated in their guides. But have you thought of making user-generated content the heart of your visitor’s guide?

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Crowdriff

JUNE 9, 2017

We recently hosted a live Q&A with Jared Yoakum of Yakima Valley Tourism , a small but mighty northwest DMO in a region with a rich agritourism industry. Jared has been a customer of CrowdRiff for a couple of years now and was happy to share his advice for smaller destinations that are marketing on a budget or with limited resources. What can smaller DMOs and tourism brands learn from Yakima Valley Tourism?

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Crowdriff

JUNE 8, 2017

Earlier this year we announced a new award for the travel and tourism industry — the VIZZI Awards for Visual Influence. We wanted to recognize the work of destination marketers who were models of great visual storytelling. Entries came in from around the world, giving our judges the difficult job of choosing the winners. So, without further ado, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2017 VIZZI Awards.

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BizBash

JUNE 16, 2017

Following the 2016 merger between Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Marriott decided to reintroduce the press to.

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BizBash

JUNE 14, 2017

Cathi Culbertson credits her mother—and luck—with her entry into what has now been a 26-year career managing events and conferences.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 16, 2017

The post Aqaba builds towards a MICE future appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Sitting in the office of Capt. Mahmoud Abu Sheikha, GM of the Royal Yacht Club of Jordan, a photograph of Aqaba taken in the 1980’s grabbed my attention. The Kempinski Aqaba. It showed a sun-kissed shoreline with almost no development. This was in stark contrast to the view I witnessed on returning from a fishing excursion; major hotel brands, such as the Kempinski , stretched around the coastline

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BizBash

JUNE 15, 2017

Guests attending a recent Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation fund-raising benefit honoring Canadian cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross experienced an.

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BizBash

JUNE 21, 2017

TBS’s comedy series Wrecked has a familiar premise: a group of plane-crash survivors navigating a deserted island in the Pacific.

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BizBash

JUNE 20, 2017

Consumers are used to technology being woven seamlessly into their everyday lives, and it’s time for event designers to adopt.

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BizBash

JUNE 14, 2017

Launched in 2004, Refinery29 has grown from a fashion-focused website to a lifestyle brand that speaks to a key demographic—millennial.

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BizBash

JUNE 22, 2017

Weddings are one of our culture’s oldest traditions, but that doesn’t mean they can’t benefit from modern technology. Think of.

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BizBash

JUNE 14, 2017

Jeremy Gocke’s years in college at the U.S. Military Academy taught him many things that have served him throughout his.

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