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Lindsay Breining. PRA , a corporate event planning company in Chicago, has promoted Breining to global sales director. Breining has a long, accomplished history in marketing and management, previously PRA’s director of sales. She has also been PRA’s national sales manager, as well as account manager. Breining is an active member of Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) on its board of directors as director of programs for the Northern California chapter.
The social media platform that is grabbing audiences and advertisers like no other—TikTok. Wondering if it makes sense for your organization? In this panel discussion, hear from 3 DMO thought leaders who have embraced this trending platform for their organization. Learn everything from how to stitch together the perfect video to how you might jump into paid ads within the platform.
This week, the #EventIcons podcast comes with a three-day delay, but we’re so excited about this amazing episode that we couldn’t wait any longer to share it with the world! First, let’s get the most exciting part out of the way. Will is joined by a brand new host: the fabulous and inquisitive Karmen Jericevic , AKA the Event Opportunity Creator at Endless Events.
Roy Charette, a founding partner of Best Corporate Events, recently joined Phil Brandt, president, and CEO of AAIM, on The Morning Briefing podcast. They discussed the current labor market, team building, philanthropy, employee retention, social media, and much more. The full podcast runs 33 minutes, and it’s well worth listening to. But we know many of you are pressed for time, so here are 13 bite-sized nuggets of wisdom Phil and Roy shared during their conversation. 1.
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”.
— Well, not superhumans exactly. What it does want to do is make your next group better and healthier in body and mind. The 234-room Lake Nona Wave Hotel is right at home in Lake Nona, Florida, a 17-square-mile planned mixed-use planned community that is self-proclaimed “of and for the future.”. In collaboration with NFL’s Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Deepak Chopra, the new property is aiming to change the team.
As they start wrapping up the year, the Brew Crew talks about the final quarter. It turns out that it’s the most productive season for most of them! But while some reached peak productivity in October, others are putting lots of hours in in December. In the final 2021 episode of the Event Brew podcast, Nick, Thuy, and Will talk about their workload in December and Q4 in general.
As they start wrapping up the year, the Brew Crew talks about the final quarter. It turns out that it’s the most productive season for most of them! But while some reached peak productivity in October, others are putting lots of hours in in December. In the final 2021 episode of the Event Brew podcast, Nick, Thuy, and Will talk about their workload in December and Q4 in general.
I’m a big proponent of fishbowls as a tool to manage wide-ranging group discussions. (To learn in detail about the use and implementation of fishbowls and fishbowl sandwiches , see Chapters 29 and 30 of my book Event Crowdsourcing.) So when I heard about a free tool for online fishbowls — Stooa — I thought I’d take a look. Here’s my initial Stooa review.
The world-famous guitar will be coming back to Las Vegas, this time directly on The Strip. Hard Rock International has reached an agreement to acquire the operations of The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from MGM Resorts International. Hard Rock will be paying $1.075 billion in cash to operate The Mirage’s assets. Hard Rock will lease The Mirage’s name royalty-free for three years, according to a statement by the company.
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes further prolonged, consumers’ priorities and behavior in terms of travel planning and execution are being altered, perhaps permanently.
Connect Worldwide (CWW) has been appointed by Marina Bay Sands Singapore as its sales partner in the United Kingdom and Europe. The representation service will… The post Marina Bay Sands Singapore Appoints CWW as General Sales Agent in the UK and Europe appeared first on CWW.
Megan Martin recently crossed over from the planning side to the supplier side of events, joining event and community software company JUNO in October 2021 as account executive. Megan Martin, CMP, DES, MPA, has worked in some capacity in the events industry since she was a student. While an undergraduate at Columbus State University in Georgia earning a degree in communications, Martin got an early taste of the industry working as event assistant for the Columbus Sports Council.
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Ken Holsinger (from left), Reggie Henry, Yancy Weinrich, Tommy Goodwin, Erin Lee, and Anjia Nicolaidis took part in an executive roundtable Freeman hosted in November. (Courtesy mdg). Perspectives from four event marketing pros who spoke at an executive roundtable Freeman hosted in November in conjunction with Lippman Connects’ Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF).
Plan with Confidence. Maldives is renowned for leisure travel, with its award-winning properties and a tourism industry set to celebrate its Golden Jubilee in 2022. The island nation now aims to redefine MICE where corporates can host their business events in this breathtaking destination, barefoot! The MICE segment was officially launched at the MICE India and Luxury Travel (MILT) Congress this October.
What does the event industry still need? It’s a question we’re constantly asking ourselves - one we’ll never stop. The event tech industry is locked in a relentless pursuit of innovation to create new solutions.
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South Florida’s iconic PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens is set to launch an extensive $100 million transformation in early 2022. The revitalization reimagines the family resort experience with fully updated guest rooms and meeting spaces, new dining concepts, wellness offerings, and new programming. In addition to the 90 holes of championship golf across five courses, the resort now features two new Andy Staples-designed courses: “The Match” and “The Staple.̶
There’s never been a better time to encourage the surrounding community to support local businesses — yours, most pressingly — but how do you get started? #ShopLocal has been a trend for years, but if you’ve recently opened or just want to raise awareness of your business, you may be struggling to identify community event […].
MeetingPackage earned Hotel Tech Report’s level III Global Customer Support Certification (GCSC) for its investments into tools, processes and strategies to ensure the ongoing success of its customers across the four of the key pillars of the GCSC Rubric including: pre-emptive support, reactive support, coaching and customer validation.
Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chair of PepsiCo, will wrap up the 2022 Convening Leaders program. On Jan. 12, Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chair of PepsiCo, will wrap up the 2022 Convening Leaders program when she takes the Main Stage at 10 a.m. Nooyi is the author of the recently published New York Times bestselling book, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future , and she will share her rich perspective on each aspect of that subtitle with the Convening Leaders audience.
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When it was built in 1919, the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park was one of the largest poured-concrete structures in the world. New York City may be known for its warehouses, but how many of those house train tracks that ferried Europe-bound soldiers and supplies during World War II? Touring the Terminal with New […].
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Delamar Hotels has properties in West Hartford, Southport (shown above), and Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut, and Traverse City, Michigan. (Photos courtesy Delamar Hotels). Four out of 10 corporate meeting professionals are planning meetings in 2022, according to new survey from Greenwich Hospitality Group’s Delamar Hotels — a group of boutique hotels located in West Hartford, Southport, and Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut, and Traverse City, Michigan, that offer indoor and outdoor event spaces.
Regardless of whether it is a cozy wedding for your loved ones or a festival for about 240 visitors, we like to discover new ways for you to enjoy your event with our outwardly alluring and astounding event spaces. The fantastic feel, irrefutable polished look, flexibility, and field of these spaces make it the perfect event setting, just as the ideal area for practically any event.
We’re wrapping up another busy year here at Leonardo. Throughout 2021 we created new partnerships, expanded existing ones, and rolled out new product enhancements. Learn more about what we’ve been up to this year below. Stay tuned, because we’re excited about the future – including the new technology and updates we’re building for 2022. MARKETING INSIGHTS: Five lessons from HEDNA about the future of distribution.
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