Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

6 tips for budget-friendly, memorable rewards programs that are easy on the meeting prof Smart Meetings Vice President JT Long sat down with Melissa Moten, vice president of experience and event solutions at The Collective by BCD M&E, to discuss some key elements of planning a smooth and successful incentive trip. They have a great time.

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Pádraic Gilligan

MAY 11, 2020

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Will Covid-19 kill Incentive travel? or incentives 3.0. Read more » The post Will Covid-19 kill Incentive Travel? Read more » The post Will Covid-19 kill Incentive Travel? appeared first on padraicino.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Hipsh believes the spaceport and onboard capsule experience will be a meeting space desired by planners, which he says can also make for impactful product launches and incentive trips. Read More : Incentive Travel is Changing; Here’s What You Need to Know. The Future of Space Travel.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

2018 event marketing trends point to video becoming this year’s content marketing juggernaut. With everyone rushing to upload their own talking heads and animated content, is there still a place where you can share your video content and get it seen in this saturated market? Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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Pádraic Gilligan

MAY 14, 2021

Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua and Chief Marketing Officer, SITE “When she was bad, she was horrid” There’s a touch of the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead about incentive travel. You know the one “when she was good she was very, very good, and when she was bad she.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Company excursions, teambuilding activities and luxurious incentives have all built on the growing trend of bleisure travel. Meeting Group Broker Amy Robb of Meetings Made Easy recommends cruises as incentive trips for high achievers. Events in Europe aren’t going away, and neither are incentives and company trips.

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Motivation Excellence

MAY 24, 2024

Here at Motivation Excellence, employee incentive and rewards programs are a big part of what we do. We engage with organizations to create a variety of incentive programs, including sales incentive programs and channel incentives. We help organizations leverage channel incentives to increase market share.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Historically, incentive trips are typically reserved for a company’s sales team. While these programs are still extremely valuable, a new type of “incentive” trip trend is on the rise. Tom Faust is the vice president of sales and marketing for Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

Ever since incentives began there has also been a thrill-seeking, adventure-driven component to them. From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE industry. The liability is just too much,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). In her role with DI, Pace will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all of the association’s marketing initiatives.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I interviewed Heidi about her role and work across various business areas of the DMC, beginning by defining its role, how to host virtual site inspections, how DMCs contribute to destination marketing, sustainability and incentives. But what is an incentive? There are different types of incentives.

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Pádraic Gilligan

APRIL 23, 2021

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Like all Incentive Travel Professionals, I’m looking forward to better times as we move into the second quarter of 2021. Read more » The post Why it’s good to be an incentive travel professional in 2021 appeared first on padraicino.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2023

Gregg discusses trends in incentive travel, the importance of mentorship, being a woman in the industry and what the future holds as we enter the new era of the post-pandemic meetings industry. A: I went to a fairly large association, my first job in our industry, and I was on the conferences and exhibits team for Food Marketing Institute.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

She brings over 17 years of hospitality experience, having held several leadership roles throughout her career, including as director of sales for EVEN Hotels, and sales manager and director of sales and marketing for Crown Plaza Houston, Hyatt Regency North Houston and several Holiday Inn properties throughout the Houston Area.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

She joined Fidelity Hotel from Hotel Indigo, where she worked alongside Eric Conrad, who was recently appointed as Fidelity Hotels general manager, to implement various marketing strategies to attract business in new markets.

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Unique World Global Destinations

MARCH 17, 2025

Incentive travel is a big deal in the business world as it’s a reward for employee performance. Incentive travel programs have the potential to improve morale, job satisfaction and teamwork. Why is Incentive Travel Part of Corporate Success Incentive travel is a mo tivator in corporate business.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. An upcoming $156 million incentive program will debut in 2025 to support marquee events, and rapidly expanding infrastructure projects will provide improved access to travelers. “In Considering Saudi Arabia for a future event?

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Pádraic Gilligan

MAY 17, 2024

Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE In a recent session at IMEX Frankfurt, I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion with fellow business events professionals Irina Graf (The MICE Blog), Gregory Baur (Zurich Convention Bureau) and Marvin Zemp (Luzern Convention Bureau).

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Your organization invests in channel incentives for a reason. Channel incentive programs are not merely vehicles for spending money. When it comes to channel incentives, keeping things as simple as possible is the name of the game. The 4-Step Process Your organization may have its own way of measuring channel incentive ROI.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With so many events vying for your attendees’ attention, an intentional, targeted event marketing strategy can be an essential way to help your event stand out from the crowd. Read on to learn about the Event Marketing KPIs that should be an essential part of your event marketing strategy: . Email Open Rates.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2025

The luxury market answers the call with these new and renovated debuts. Read More: Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game Revitalized Spaces for Invigorated Gatherings Octant vora The UNESCO-listed city of vora, Portugal, sees an expansion of bespoke hotel Octant vora s meeting and group offerings.

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Pádraic Gilligan

OCTOBER 12, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua Consulting & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE At IMEX America this year, SITE and our partner, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), launched the 2024 Incentive Travel Index (ITI) to a packed room of eager attendees in Las Vegas.

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Unique World Global Destinations

JANUARY 9, 2025

While its globally famous for the Cannes Film Festival, this vibrant city offers much more, making it a top choice for incentive trips , meetings , and events. This glamour sets the stage for dinners , gala events , and unique incentive trip experiences that reward top performers in style.

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Pádraic Gilligan

APRIL 25, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE More questions than answers Last year at SITE we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our formation in 1973. Read more » The post Incentive travel is changing, but is it changing fast enough?

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Pádraic Gilligan

AUGUST 26, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Incentive Travel Research In the latest Incentive Travel Index1, buyers once again highlighted their preference for “new destinations not used before” as the top choice for future incentive programs, a trend that mirrors the results from 2023.

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Pádraic Gilligan

JULY 18, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Stay Strange St John’s I saw a t shirt in the window of one of St John’s many independent retailers that said: “Stay Strange St John’s”, a variation on the inspirational “Keep Austin weird” tagline.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 10, 2025

Channel partner engagement is a priority among companies that rely on partners to distribute, market and sell their products. B2B loyalty and incentive programs are a great way to capture your channels attention and business. Here are some reasons why you should consider implementing an incentive or loyalty program this year: 1.

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Pádraic Gilligan

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Padraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & SITE Foundation Divided by a common language When I reflect on the content of some recent conferences, webinars and podcasts, I’m reminded of George Bernard Shaw’s much quoted comment about the US and Great Britain being “two countries divided by a common language”.

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Pádraic Gilligan

JULY 14, 2022

Read more » The post Halifax, Nova Scotia – authentic experiences for incentive travel appeared first on padraicino.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 7, 2025

Channel partner incentive programs are a big part of what we do at Motivation Excellence. We pride ourselves on helping clients develop dynamic incentives that maximize results, often because they remain flexible and adaptable. Here are five reasons for making sure your next B2B loyalty or incentive program is the opposite of rigid: 1.

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inVOYAGE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sri Lanka is where ancient traditions and breathtaking landscapes meet luxury experiences, creating an unforgettable backdrop for incentive travel. Sip coconut water as you weave through markets, temples, and colonial architecture – an ideal blend of excitement and culture to kickstart your team’s incentive journey.

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Pádraic Gilligan

JULY 1, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Recent research from McKinsey into the way we travel now is crammed with exciting, actionable insights for organisers of incentive travel programs.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 7, 2024

At Motivation Excellence, we specialize in creating innovative channel partner incentive programs that motivate distributors, dealers, and other partners to excel. We understand the intrinsic link between channel partner incentives and personal motivation.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of event decision-makers feel optimistic that their budgets will increase, with a further breakdown of 64% of those in the incentive sector and 63% in the association sector. The $270+ million facility will stand along the Red River in Bossier City and will be the markets first-ever land-side casino, spanning over 47,000 sq.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Motivation Excellence team takes great pride in the fact that we are a full-service incentives, group travel, meetings, and events agency. We take every detail of a group travel incentive seriously. Incentive travel is always about the experience. Do you need to include some business during your incentive travel reward?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Read More : Well-being, Exciting Food and Natural Beauty: Experiential Incentives in Asia “All-Time Favorite vs. Hidden Gems” will also include targeted Instagram campaigns for residents of Japan as well as foreign tourists, encouraging them to share photos of regional beauty and culture. on Thursday, while Uber’s shares fell 2%.

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Pádraic Gilligan

MAY 30, 2024

Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Recently I posted on sustainability and incentive travel concluding that current definitions / understandings of each rendered them as irreconcilable opposites – sustainability was “limiting”, requiring restraint, reduced consumption, thoughtful, conscientious behaviour (..)

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