Social Tables

MARCH 8, 2017

Pulling off a successful event is a team effort – it’s impossible to do it all alone. By surrounding yourself with a team of professionals that have demonstrated their knowledge and expertise, you are helping to ensure the success of your event. Let’s take a look at what it takes to put together a great team. The Key Players. Any kind of event is made up of several teams of people, led by those known as key players.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 20, 2017

My first public gig as a musician was at David Bowie’s Beckenham Arts Lab. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That.

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MeetingPool

MARCH 9, 2017

It never hurts to go back to basics and dig in to see where you can improve your events. One thing many planners always seem to be on the hunt for are more opportunities, techniques, and ideas for injecting a little more interactivity into their events in order to coax a little more engagement from their […].

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Crowdriff

MARCH 30, 2017

When you’re looking for authentic visuals to display on your website, social media is an absolute goldmine. So some DMOs add UGC aggregators, in the form of widgets and plugins, to their site that pull in photos from Instagram. But are these free tools enough to realize the full potential of your visual content? Not exactly. DMOs that rely on a plugin or social widget actually miss out on important opportunities to connect with travelers.

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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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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 30, 2017

The post Thailand bids to bring more MICE from China appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. TCEB’s Parichat Svetasreni at the Beijing event. Thailand is targeting mainland China in an effort to enhance its MICE sector in 2017. This week, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) kicked off the fourth edition of its “Thailand Connect” event in Beijing, which aims to promote Thailand as a destination for Chinese conferences and business events.

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Memory Makers

MARCH 26, 2017

Destination weddings have been popular for years. Couples may choose to save money by combining the wedding and honeymoon at an exotic location, perhaps Hawaii or the Caribbean. But what is the etiquette involved? Things change when the location changes, making etiquette issues different. After deciding on a location, one of the first decisions couples must make is who to invite, or perhaps not invite.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

How do we get people to participate at meetings? We know that participants — people who are active learners — learn more, retain more, and retain more accurately than passive attendees. They are also far more likely to make valuable connections with their peers during the event. Seth Godin describes a desirable meeting mindset: What would happen… if we chose to: …Sit in the front row.

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MeetingPool

MARCH 28, 2017

There’s a popular book within productivity circles that focuses on one simple tool that makes a world of difference when it comes to planning. It’s called “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande. In the book, Gawande discusses the value of using checklists in order to organize teams, increase efficiency, and cut down on mistakes and […].

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Crowdriff

MARCH 23, 2017

I just got back from my first DMA West Tech Summit held in beautiful Salt Lake City. It was my first time at the Summit and also my first time in Utah. Beautiful evening in @VisitSaltLake pic.twitter.com/27ff29niAW. — Amrita Gurney (@AmritaGurney) March 17, 2017. I had heard good things about the event, and now I know why. It’s a perfect size gathering, small enough to really get to know people, and large enough that there is a variety of topics to appeal to different interests and skill l

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 5, 2017

The post Where to Stay: New hotels in Bangkok, New York, KL and more… appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ibis Bangkok Impact. ibis Bangkok Impact. Location: Next to Impact, Thailand’s largest convention centre, in north Bangkok. Grade: Economy. Keys: 587. Facilities: Restaurant, café-bar, web corner. Meeting space: Not onsite, but hotel is located within the complex of Thailand’s largest convention centre.

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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.

Conferences that Work

MARCH 27, 2017

In 1975, I was stricken with viral meningitis while attending a conference in the former Yugoslavia. While spending ten unexpected days recovering flat on my back in a Split hospital, my only reading matter was an English translation of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching. Perhaps it’s not surprising, considering the circumstances, that Taoism stealthily and permanently insinuated itself into my psyche.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Many believe that meetings are an unpleasant evil that sucks time and energy away from getting things done. That’s unfortunate, because meetings — when done right — are one of the most powerful business tools for creating the action outcomes that stakeholders and participants want and need. Over the years I’ve learned through painful experience that blindly doing something, anything , before thinking through what I could be doing and how I might be doing it, was invariably a recipe

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MeetingPool

MARCH 21, 2017

When people think of events, they often focus on the opportunities of the day. This can include the ability to attend sessions, network with other professionals, and generate sales leads. But an event can offer much more than what you can see in a day. Businesses and event planners alike can take advantage of the […].

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MeetingPool

MARCH 7, 2017

As the event technology ecosystem continues to expand, it also continues to increase in complexity. Event planners have come to realize that they shouldn’t seek after a holy grail of event planning tools – a universal software that does everything, nor should event technology providers attempt to build such a product. Because we all know, […].

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MeetingPool

MARCH 16, 2017

Video continues to grow increasingly ubiquitous at events. Event organizers, marketers, and attendees all use video to create content that they can share to their respective audiences. Whether they’re creating videos to promote the event itself, show their leadership back at work what they learned at the event, or just sharing their experience while meeting and […].

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MeetingPool

MARCH 30, 2017

Ticketing can be a critical part of the event and conference planning process. Often, you have ideas regarding how you want to manage ticket sales and need a solution that can bring your vision to life. Luckily, there are numerous options available in the ticketing platform space. To help you find the one that is […].

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Crowdriff

MARCH 8, 2017

Social media contests are more than just a fun excuse to hand out free swag to your followers. A well-organized contest excites and engages your audience. It can also inspire a ton of awesome user-generated content (UGC) for your destination. We created this step-by-step guide to help DMOs and travel brands maximize the benefits of running a social media contest.

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Crowdriff

MARCH 1, 2017

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder… but judging by the popularity of some Instagram feeds, beauty may be a bit more universal than we thought. Travel photos are some of the most popular subjects on Instagram — serving to both inspire the hearts of travelers, and help DMOs attract new visitors. However, while anyone can share a pretty image of, say, a sunset and a caption, there are some DMOs really going to the extra mile to stand out and create experiences with their visuals.

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MeetingPool

MARCH 14, 2017

It should come as no surprise to anyone with even a passing familiarity with event planning that events are all about data. Between budgets, time management, F&B, and marketing – there aren’t a lot of places where an event planner can hide from the numbers and metrics that can make or break their meeting, conference, […].

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MeetingPool

MARCH 31, 2017

Winter is melting away, spring is starting to bloom, and 2017 already seems to be flying by fast as we enter Q2! Let’s take a look at the latest news from the meetings and events industry. The start of March saw two notable acquisitions of event engagement technology providers. First announced on March 2nd was […].

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 2, 2017

The post IT&CM returns to China this month appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Incentive Travel & Convention Meetings (IT&CM) event will return to China this month, to provide a platform for the country’s booming MICE industry. The three-day event will take place at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center from 21-23 March 2017, allowing suppliers in the Chinese MICE industry to meet face-to-face with key buyers, both from within China and overse

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BizBash

MARCH 27, 2017

The official kickoff to the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington’s annual celebration of Japan’s gift of the cherry trees to.

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BizBash

MARCH 28, 2017

Some 350 guests gathered at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's new Shirley Ryan Abilitylab for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March.

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BizBash

MARCH 27, 2017

Event decor and design inspired by unicorns and rainbows naturally makes an event more colorful and over-the-top. A Washington-based event.

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BizBash

MARCH 30, 2017

For the first time, Zappos is taking its show on the road with a yearlong “Friends With Benefits” tour to.

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BizBash

MARCH 23, 2017

The new Beauty and the Beast movie is keeping the fairy tale on top of event designers' minds, but juvenile.

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BizBash

MARCH 28, 2017

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BizBash

MARCH 6, 2017

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MARCH 21, 2017

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MARCH 22, 2017

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MARCH 16, 2017

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BizBash

MARCH 7, 2017

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BizBash

MARCH 22, 2017

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BizBash

MARCH 8, 2017

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MARCH 15, 2017

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