August, 2018

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Why Team Building Events Are Important

Endless Events

Team building events are essential if you want better team relations because it is all about the most important asset of your business – your employees. Even the best product or most innovative business plan doesn’t mean anything if there aren’t great people behind it. Employees are the heart of every company, and investing in team building exercises enhances their roles and connections.

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How to Transform Your Attendees into Networking Butterflies

Smart Meetings

Thanks to social media—and a whole host of event marketing platforms—it’s never been easier to set up a networking event. The challenge is ensuring that the event is a genuine success for those in attendance. Before starting, it’s worth asking the following questions: Will the event make it easy to facilitate introductions? Will there be enough engaging activities?

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

Conferences that Work

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. Actually I don’t need to do that since Donald Bligh listed them all in his classic book What’s The Use Of Lectures? , first published in 1972 ! Rather than reiterate the shortcomings of broadcast-style teaching, I’ll go positive and describe three superior alternatives to sitting through an expert’s non-stop utterances.

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I’m thinking about … starting something new!

Techsytalk

I always like to start new things, and fall is a great time to launch something I’ve been planning for a few weeks now. As my followers know, I’ve done podcasts before, but now I’m excited to announce an all-new format that will be quick, inspiring and fun to listen to. My new mantra – #KeepItSimple and #MakeItImpactful! Check out episode 1 to learn more about what I have in store.

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Exclusive Travel Opportunities for Doctors to Attend Heart Congress 2025 in Dubai

Join us and connect with experts at the 3rd International Conference on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases”, scheduled on May 05-06, 2025 in Dubai, UAE with the theme of “Novel Progression Towards the Heart and Cardiovascular Research”.

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What is the Most Efficient B2B Networking Format?

Eventtia

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15 Flower-Free Centerpieces That Didn't Skimp on Elegance

BizBash

Typically, centerpieces and tabletops are a chance for event and floral designers to create eye-catching displays of lush flowers and.

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Small Meetings: F&B Insights from a Supplier

Smart Meetings

Food and beverage costs are increasingly taking a bigger slice of the meeting budget. Patrick Berwald, vice president of food and beverage for Benchmark Global Hospitality , offered some, ahem, food for thought about F&B for small meetings. What are some of the reasons for the increase in F&B cost? Cost of product and changes in commodity pricing have impacted food pricing.

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Have I Met You Before? Three ways to minimize embarrassment when meeting people

Conferences that Work

An embarrassing incident I was hanging out at the Marlboro South Pond Regatta , a whimsical affair where local sailors of all stripes and abilities casually “race” around a few buoys in the lake, sometimes stopping to chat mid-race with each other or watch our beautiful loons. (They carry their babies on their backs — see photo!) A man passed, and our eyes met for a moment. “Have I met him before?

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[Webinar] Everyday Meeting Disasters: Creative Work Arounds—and Smart Planning Strategies to Save Your Event

MeetingsNet

Webinar live date: September 25, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. Webinar live date: September 25, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. While it’s critical to prepare for once-a-career issues like hurricanes or terrorism, it’s the “everyday disasters” that meeting professionals have to manage wisely onsite that can make or break a meeting.

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8 Unique Event Branding Ideas – Because We Want It to Be Epic [Guest Post]

Eventtia

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

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

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6 Tools to Upgrade Your Inbox and Your Productivity

MeetingPool

Have you ever kept track of how much time you spend on email each day? When was the last time you cleared away that little incessant bubble at the corner of your email icon? How often do you avoid tasks and messages by flagging it for later? Between sending replies, deleting spam, sorting through subscriptions, […].

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4 Reasons You Need to Have a Company Event

Endless Events

Company events can often be the first item chopped from the budget in an effort to save money. Some people don’t think company events are necessary and that they would be the least noticeable items to cut. Given the choice to cut the weekly catered lunch, new desk chairs, or a company event, most people believe the company event is the easiest budget item to trim.

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Take a Page Out of Jeff Bezos’ Meetings Book

Smart Meetings

Jeff Bezos of Amazon banned the PowerPoint. It’s a bold move, especially when it is the standard. But going through photos, graphs and data can be, well…boring. Meetings are difficult enough, let alone meetings that revolve around clicking slide after slide. Consider pulling a Bezos, or at the least, incorporating something unique to keep morale and spirits high. 1.

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Nobody is born ahead of their time

Conferences that Work

After watching Hannah Gadsby ‘s stunning show Nanette — which I highly recommend — here’s a small piece worth sharing. Gadsby starts with Vincent Van Gogh, looking at how we’ve come to lionize the idea of misunderstood genius. “Born ahead of his time,” she says. “What a load of s**t. Nobody is born ahead of their time—it’s impossible.” — Annaliese Griffin , Hannah Gadsby rewrites the way we tell jokes in “Nanette” Do you ever feel that the world isn’t ready for wh

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

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

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5 Ways Destinations Use CrowdRiff on Their Websites

Crowdriff

In the mission of inspiring visitors to come to your destination, your MVP is visual influence. Your website not only has to have enough visual content, but the right kind too. You want your visuals to capture the diverse experiences people have, and of course stay relevant with the seasons and times. They should also be aspirational enough to inspire, and authentic enough to be trustworthy.

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How to Plan a Great Event without Any Experience [FREE ROADMAP]

Eventtia

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Review: Mövenpick Asara Resort & Spa Hua Hin

Travel Daily Media

The post Review: Mövenpick Asara Resort & Spa Hua Hin appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Seguing to Hua Hin for a quick getaway is like a refreshing glass of coconut water compared with the heady cocktail of life in Bangkok. The peace and calm of the seaside, just a couple of hours down the highway, is in such contrast to the Thai capital that it is no surprise that Hua Hin is so popular for a weekend away for Thai locals, expats and tourists seeking another side of Tha

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Your All-Out Guide to Conference Planning

Endless Events

A conference is more than just talks and booths inside a ballroom. Often, you’ll be in charge of the entire schedule of hundreds, if not thousands, of people throughout several days. This means their experience both during and in-between conference events are in your hands. Sounds like a daunting task right? Not to worry, that’s why we’ve put together all our conference planning guides here, to make sure you plan the best event experience for them.

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8 Tips to Let Distractions Fuel Your Productivity

Smart Meetings

Distractions—a constant in the workplace, a thorn in a boss’ side, the enemy of the common employee. While a few workers may be able to power through for eight hours, with only a short lunch break and a phone in their bag all day, distractions are inevitable. A text comes in. You check social media. Your G-chat is beeping. While many claim to jump from task to task without distractions affecting work, it’s very difficult.

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How to trash your brand

Conferences that Work

If I could completely avoid flying American Airlines I would. Not because of the airline’s mediocre rankings in on-time arrivals, lost baggage, fees, and customer satisfaction. After all, there are some airlines that are even worse (Spirit, I’m looking at you ). No, it’s their infuriating habit of pitching credit cards to passengers on every flight.

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10(ish) Questions with a CrowdRiffer: Elise, Director of Customer Success

Crowdriff

Meet Elise! From studying film and communications, to working in an event tech startup, Elise has now found herself at CrowdRiff as our Director of Customer Success! As the Director of Customer Success, Elise leads our team of Customer Success Managers who ensure all customers are consistently finding value with CrowdRiff. Get to know her more (and hear her tips on how to excel in customer success!

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Is This the Future of the Airport Shuttle?

MeetingsNet

One hotel is saving money by dropping shuttle service in favor of free Uber rides. Event attendees stand to gain from it too. In Omaha, Neb., the Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites has tapped ride-sharing service Uber to coordinate complimentary rides between its property and the city's commercial airport, Eppley Airfield. Prior to this, the property paid for regularly-scheduled shuttle service for guests going to and from the airport, as does several other business hotels in downtown Omaha.

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Barceló Hotel Group set to launch third property in the UAE

Travel Daily Media

The post Barceló Hotel Group set to launch third property in the UAE appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Spanish hospitality holding company, Barceló Hotel Group, has announced a new milestone in its regional expansion plans — the launch of Occidental IMPZ Dubai Conference and Events Centre , its third property in the UAE. Set to open in September 2018, Occidental IMPZ Dubai, Conference and Events Centre marks another step in the group’s goal of expanding its brand presence i

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How to Win at Negotiating AV Prices for Events

Endless Events

Have AV quotes bamboozled you before? You’re not alone there. And if you don’t understand the quote, it can be tricky to know how to negotiate on the price , or if you hold any power to negotiate whatsoever! The good news is, you do have that power. And all you need to put it into action is a little knowledge, which we’re about to arm you with. Get started with negotiating AV prices by: Learning AV lingo.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

Jacksonville Convention Center. Proposals have been approved and dreams have been shattered on the convention center circuit. Some cities have celebrated ground breakings, topping outs and ribbon cuttings. Others are going to have to wait a bit longer for the shovel to turn the soil as expansion projects are put on the backburner. Let’s take a look at some of the major convention center news in the United States, Europe and Down Under.

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Badge Takes on New Shapes to Tell Event Stories

BizBash

As a leading supplier of customized badges and exclusive event products, pc/nametag Inc. works with planners to make their jobs.

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How Huntsville’s New UGC-filled Pocket Guide Gets Locals Excited to Talk About their Hometown

Crowdriff

How do you re-teach the country’s most educated population something they think they already know? That’s the challenge for the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau in recent years. The town in Northern Alabama — often referred to as “Rocket City” — is home to the world’s largest space museum, the United States Space Camp, the Redstone Arsenal army post and the most PhDs per capita in the entire country.

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Breaking: CreateSpace is requiring all customers to move to Kindle Direct Publishing!

Conferences that Work

I logged in to CreateSpace (CS) last night to check on my author royalties (always a pleasant task), only to see this stark message: Uh oh. I’ve been a happy customer of CreateSpace for three years, and this was, to say the least, unexpected. Perusing the differences between Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing’s FAQ on the topic I was relieved to see that, for me at least, this is not a major upset, with one exception.

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“Fresh, friendly and trendy” GHG opens Business Bay property

Travel Daily Media

The post “Fresh, friendly and trendy” GHG opens Business Bay property appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Bahrain-based hospitality firm Gulf Hotels Group (GHG) has announced the soft opening of a new luxury hotel in the UAE, The Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay – its first property in the region. Though the hotel will target both the leisure and business travel demographic the proximity of Dubai International Airport, 15 minutes away , makes it an ideal spot for int

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Improve Virtual Events, Event Planning Certification and More

Endless Events

Not all events need to done in person. Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. Gain the trust of your audience by learning the ropes and getting an event planning certification. Make sure to mind your tech as well and update your systems for the smoothest event experience.

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Making Your Event Environmentally Friendly By Planning Ahead

Smart Meetings

Large venues and events tend to generate an unnecessarily large amount of waste in a short period of time. This is not only expensive but also harmful to the environment. Reducing the amount of waste generated at your events can improve your profits by making use of possible tax deductions that you can get for donating items. You can reduce the amount of waste that you generate by reducing, reusing and recycling the waste generated as much as possible. 5 Tips to Greenify Your Next Meeting.

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What to Do if You’re About to Plan Your First Event

Eventtia

As a professional with five years of event-planning experience, I can say that even now, if I had to manage an event, I’d be highly stressed and anxious about the outcomes. So I understand how you must be feeling—you’ve never done anything like this before, but for some reason your manager asked you to handle the entire logistic operations of an event.

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What Travel Marketers Need to Know About Marketing to the American Traveler

Crowdriff

How much is the typical American traveler spending on their summer vacation? What kind of travelers are the most influenced by social media? How do travelers who visit National Parks differ in behavior to travelers who go out of country? These are all questions that the folks at Destination Analysts have answered in their quarterly survey, The State of the American Traveler.

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MeetingsNet Debuts New Conference Dedicated to Risk Management

MeetingsNet

Risk360 will take place November 29, 2018, at Convene Rockefeller Plaza in New York. MeetingsNet, the meeting industry’s premier resource for news, business intelligence, ideas and more, today launched Risk360, a new one-day conference focusing on risk management for meetings and events professionals. Risk360 will focus on real-life security scenarios, topical advice and best practices, and boots-on-the-ground information that meeting professionals need to know in today’s increasingly insecure w