Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel. To stand out, clearly communicate what makes your product or service unique. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners?

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Marketing Marketing Social Media 130

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.

Incentives 130

Incentives Marketing Marketing Retail 130

Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Compared to one-time promotional emails, drip campaigns increase open rates by 80% and generate sales-ready leads 50% faster. For example, a tailored series might highlight banquet hall features, price incentives, and testimonials from satisfied event planners. This approach delivers unmatched benefits.

Automation 130

Automation Social Media Prospect Booking 130

ADMEI

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

ADMEI’s awards program is among the most respectable and distinguished in the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry and the most robust, noteworthy DMC-specific awards program. The ADMEI Awards program recognizes member excellence in DMC programs, component development, and delivery.

Destination Management 130

Destination Management Education Incentives Conference 130

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

How to choose the right incentives. These include: Productivity with instant feedback: when one plays a game, he or she is given a clear purpose, a sense of autonomy and feedback on progress. Now that you understand the potential gamification holds let’s see how you could use it for the production of your events.

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Attendee Social Media Event Apps Sponsors 310

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ali Amin Ali Amin, One10 Leading travel, events, incentives and marketing services company One10 has appointed Amin EVP, Product Management and leader in SaaS product. He will also oversee Rewarding You, One10’s global rewards catalog.

Hospitality 264

Hospitality Public Relations Incentives Management 264

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.

Incentives 130

Incentives Prospect Sustainability Production 130

Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

What is Incentive Travel? Incentive travel is an important subset of the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Now, it’s all about non-monetary incentives, and the predictions for 2020 by the Incentive Revenue Foundation (IRF) support that idea. Rewards.

Incentives 130

Incentives Travel Travel Social Media 130

Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

Determine Your AV And Production Needs. Virtual events have their own set of AV and production needs that have to be met. This is a good time to go after the best Virtual Event Production company that is already familiar with the game and can walk you through the details. Promote Your Virtual Event. Find Speakers.

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Virtual Events Event Planning Speakers Events 340

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2022

Colette Baruth is vice president and commercial director of all-inclusives for Hilton Hotels & Resorts and has witnessed the evolution of this popular incentive product as it expanded to serve the needs of meetings and events of all types. webinar, “Inside Secrets for Planning Events At An All-Inclusive Resort.”.

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Networking Logistics Events Incentives 278

Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 15, 2020

MICE is an acronym for meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions. It is a highly lucrative industry revolving around incentive travel , though there is a distinction between incentivized travel and business conferences. Incentive travel isn’t a stand-alone industry. Incentives versus Conference Travel.

Incentives 130

Incentives Conference Travel Travel 130

Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Here’s why: if you want the audience to have a good incentive to stay and attend the event until the end, you have to keep the ball rolling. On the contrary; the digital world offers endless new possibilities for planners to promote their sponsors and for sponsors to get potential leads from the virtual experience.

Virtual Events 349

Virtual Events Rehearsal Sponsors Events 349

Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

We reached out to prominent promotional companies PMSI , iPromo , Wet Paint and Halo to find out. Leo Friedman, CEO of iPromo, says his company saw many clients shift gifting to higher-end products to make up for missed company parties, sales meetings and office perks. Will anything that changed during the pandemic endure?

Apparel 299

Apparel eCommerce Trends Airlines 299

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

One10 Marketing

AUGUST 1, 2024

A successful channel incentive program requires a thought-out approach to achieve positive results. Effective channel partner incentives can also drive positive loyalty experiences and boost your company’s products and perception within the marketplace. What are the included products or services in my channel sales incentives?

Incentives 98

Incentives Promotion Production Training 98

Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

What are sales incentives? Sales incentives can be any kind of compensation or reward provided by an employer to drive productivity, more specifically, the selling of goods or services. And sales incentives have evolved over the last 25 years, as all things to do. Choosing Your Sales Incentives: The Value of Culture Fit.

Incentives 130

Incentives Social Media Certification Education 130

Motivation Excellence

JUNE 11, 2019

A recent Incentive Research Foundation study estimates that the number of firms using non-cash rewards has risen sharply from approximately 25% in the 1990s to more than 80% in 2018. So, if non-cash incentives have the advantage, why are they more effective? Promoting your non-cash rewards. In fact, the opposite is true.

Incentives 130

Incentives Promotion Culture Online 130

Endless Events

JULY 17, 2020

Engagement, production, training speakers , entertainment, and offering sponsorship opportunities within this scope are all aspects of a hybrid event that should be at the forefront of planning. Thus, offering them incentives and tools that promote this interaction is your best bet. Our production team is here to help!

Networking 279

Networking Remote Audience Events 279

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

How a holistic approach can boost engagement and focus Too many meetings set participants up for less than productive outcomes with rote agendas or meandering discussions event though research shows that people are motivated by purpose, which leads to better outcomes for both employees and organizations.

Healthcare 242

Healthcare Attendee Production Organization 242

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

On the upside, employees have the opportunity to seamlessly integrate their work lives with enriching travel; this feeds into a healthier work-life balance, which promotes employee satisfaction. “By Is incentive travel out? More likely, incentive travel and destination meetings are facing a redesign.

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Trends Travel Travel Remote 253

Brightspot Incentive Events

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A showroom sales incentive program, also called a showroom loyalty reward program, is a motivational structure for manufacturers to reward sales representatives who work within a retail or wholesale showroom. Incentive programs can be a powerful tool for boosting morale, increasing sales, and fostering a competitive and motivated sales team.

Incentives 98

Incentives Manufacturing Retail Automotive 98

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

With a focus on environmental and sustainable industry practices for businesses and incentive destinations, IDEAS for Us provides education and resources to domestic and international cities to promote corporate responsibility doing their part for eco-friendly tourism. How a Special Olympics Event Made Waiting Fun.

Tourism 246

Tourism Tourism Insurance Training 246

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Smart Meetings chatted with Michelle Crosby, CMP, CITP, an account executive at Bright Spot Incentives and Events, and Yvette Campbell, CMP, a meeting broker at Meetings Made Easy, to explore how planners can seek out third-party agencies and independent planners that fit their needs and how to integrate resources into their organization.

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Planner Management Contracts Contracts 246

Motivation Excellence

JUNE 15, 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.

Incentives 100

Incentives Prospect Sustainability Production 100

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

With 21 years of experience in college athletics in the realms of marketing, promotions, advertising, sponsorship sales and activation, graphics, licensing and event production, Suitt provides unsurpassed expertise. Donatelli is promoted to director, national accounts, after her six previous years at Omni Hotels & Resorts.

Sports 233

Sports Promotion Sustainability Public Relations 233

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Anca Trifan Anca Trifan, MI&W Meetings & Incentives Worldwide (MI&W) welcomes Trifan as senior manager, strategic partnerships, event technology. She brings over 20 years of experience in event production and technology, eight of which she spent leading Tree-Fan Events.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Promotion Tourism Tourism 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

She will oversee the planning, coordination and execution of marketing strategies, advise and facilitate engagement opportunities for partners and members and promote DI products, tools and resources. Morales-Cabrera is promoted to the role of banquet manager. She is known for fostering a growth-oriented team environment.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Tourism Promotion 130

Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

You can also include the feedback form right in their meeting packet, with a small incentive for them to complete it and hand it back to your team. Did we promote to the right audience for the event? Net promoter score. You can get the host or speaker to do a show of hands, or ask people to use your hashtag to send questions.

Meeting 348

Meeting Sponsors Audience Events 348

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It casts a shadow on employee well-being and disrupts an organization’s productivity. In a recent study by The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , employees who took advantage of wellness programs and made lifestyle changes saved companies about $353 in recouped productivity per person annually.

Meeting 246

Meeting Corporate Meeting Trade Show Production 246

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

You can also gamify various aspects that would lead directly to the fulfillment of your event goals, such as giving incentives for performing a particular action. Start Being Productive by Optimizing Your Desk. Be more productive by ensuring you have a well-lit environment. Well, according to the textbook that’s true, yes.

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Event Marketing Trends Marketing Marketing 274