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. Leveraging Social Media Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn have become powerful tools for hotels to engage with potential guests.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Despite the rise of social media and apps, email continues to provide the highest ROI delivering $38 for every $1 spent , more than triple the ROI from social media. For example, a tailored series might highlight banquet hall features, price incentives, and testimonials from satisfied event planners.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2019

By finding the right event incentives, you can encourage more people to sign up and go. Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (formerly abbreviated as MICE ) are and increasingly effective tools in the rewards industry. Thankfully, finding incentives is not difficult. Use Incentives on Social Media.

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Motivation Excellence

OCTOBER 9, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I am new to the incentive industry and excited to be here! This month, our theme for social media is “Workplace Harassment Awareness/Prevention.” Thanks Sheri for participating in our Get to Know ME segment this month! Why or why not?

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Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 29, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I’ve been in the incentive industry for 25 years. This month, our theme for social media is Procrastination. Thanks, Patty for sharing a bit about your life with us this month (and the nautical trivia). I’m a Travel Program Manager.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Motivating the next generation of incentive travel winners will require a completely fresh approach, according to a new Leadership InSITEs study from SITE Foundation. Gen Z activists are likely to use their social media accounts to influence others on topics they care about. In an exclusive Smart Chat Live! Webinar On Demand.

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Motivation Excellence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Thanks, Bre, for sharing how you ended up in the incentive travel industry and the brilliant photos of some recent hiking adventures (can only be seen in the video – what are you waiting for?) What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? This month, our theme for social media is Perception.

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Motivation Excellence

AUGUST 9, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? My current title is Accounting Manager, and I’ve been in the incentive industry for 1 year with Motivation Excellence. Our team strives to deliver exceptional incentive experiences and innovative technology for our clients.

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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.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 3, 2018

There are many ways to give your staff a boost like rewarding them with incentive travel. How to Nail Incentive Travel. Incentive travel, sometimes dubbed “motivational travel”, is a good way to reward and show appreciation for loyal event staff. Drive Engagement through Social Walls. Is your staff happy at work?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) will hold a session on the future of incentive travel, while Webex addresses the new reality of tighter budgets yet increasing numbers of attendees. Post it on social media to get the word out! 2) Host your own event and spread awareness! 3) Take advantage of U.S.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2020

Craft an email and social media strategy that focuses on answering all of these questions. And in the age of social media, promoting this kind of connection will be one of your biggest strengths. Don’t Forget To Monitor Social Media. What cool features will you offer that make your event stand-out?

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 14, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I have been in the Travel and Incentive industry since 2018. This month, our theme for social media is Celebrating Women. When you read below and watch her short video, you’ll be able to see her spark too! I am a Travel Program Coordinator.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 12, 2024

Nowadays, being an influencer is a bona fide job in the social media universe. At Motivation Excellence , we Inspire Extraordinary Performance through data-driven incentive programs aimed at the people who mean most to your business’s success. That’s what “going viral” means in today’s lexicon, whether online or in person.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 19, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I am a Travel Sourcing and Planning Manager; I have been in the meeting/incentive industry for over 25 years. This month, our theme for social media is “How to be Influential.” Thanks Kathy! What do you like about your job?

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 1, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? My current title is Program Manager, and I’ve been involved in the incentive industry for a few years now. This month, our theme for social media is Carbon Footprint Awareness. What do you like about your job?

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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.

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Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

No wonder she excels in the sometimes hectic incentive, meetings and events industry; she’s cool under pressure and makes you feel like “everything is going to be alright.” What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? This month, our theme for social media is “Learning Styles.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

As a planner, you immediately realize how important utilizing social media platforms is to not only market the event but even communicate with your team. Overall, the insights I have been given are improved skill sets with social media.” For Glazer, incentive trips were always something he’s been interested in. “I’ve

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Check social media platforms to see what your attendees like most about your event. Create great incentives to sign up right there and then. For example, you can show the best social media posts , write a whitepaper about the event, or offer sessions on-demand. The Power Of Personalized Communication.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

Digital Marketing and Social Media By leveraging targeted advertising and authentic client feedback, your hotel can showcase its unique offerings, build trust, and position itself as the go-to destination for professional events and gatherings. Contact Smart Meetings to work with you with any of the ideas listed in this article.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 31, 2017

Social media at events can be leveraged to make it your most successful one yet. But trust: these efforts go way beyond just posting a few pictures after the event’s end or live streaming on social media. Here are four ways you may not be using social media at events. Click To Tweet. Before the event.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? My title is VP of Finance, been in the incentive industry for a little over 2 months- new industry for me! This month, our theme for social media is Organization. Thanks Michelle for letting us get to know you!

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

Mark Bondy has worked in the hospitality/travel/incentive industry since 1980. As the owner of VIKTOR Incentives in Traverse City, Michigan, he sold his company to David Jobes and became part of the transition team at Motivation Excellence in January of 2022 leading up to his impending retirement in April 2023.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 22, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I’ve been in the events world, starting in automotive PR events, for nearly 10 years, with the last 7 focused primarily on the incentive side of the industry. This month, our theme for social media is self-esteem. No two days are the same.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

60 percent of travelers post on social media daily. Tod Maffin , president of Vancouver, British Columbia-based social media agency EngageQ , shared six steps to increase your chances of building a viral marketing campaign—and some lol-worthy examples. Step 4: Offer incentives for sharing a video or social campaign.

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Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? This month, our theme for social media is dealing with difficult conversations. She’s crafty and grateful and full of good vibes! Thanks, Carrie, for sharing your thoughts on our monthly questions. I’m a Travel Program Coordinator. Going on a cruise.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

Next door, Plaza Hotel & Casino is opening downtown Vegas’ first smoke-free, social media-friendly gaming room. These new spaces, soon to heighten the draw to Vegas for meeting and incentive planners, are expected to be completed by the end of this year. Plaza Hotel & Casino will stay open throughout construction.

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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?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Lynn Willison and Rachel Englander Lynn Willison (left) and Rachel Englander (right), The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events The Hutton Group – Inspired Meetings & Events , a woman-owned and -operated boutique meeting and incentive planning company, brings in two new team members.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

By gamifying the survey experience and utilizing social media, you can do just that. 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.

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I am the Creative Services Program Manager and have been in the incentive industry since I started with Motivation Excellence in March 2023! This month, our theme for social media is Gratitude. What do you like about your job?

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Motivation Excellence

JULY 18, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? This month, our theme for social media is Public Speaking. Thanks, Trisha, for sitting down for a recorded interview too! Between speaking Mandarin and performing in multiple choirs, it’s been really fun getting to know you!

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Endless Events

JULY 17, 2020

Providing hosts and moderators that facilitate interactions, introducing social media channels dedicated to the event, live polling, virtual business card exchange, are all valid strategies that ensure virtual audiences have a venue through which they can exercise their right to socialize amongst each other.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing teams spend valuable time developing messaging , blog content, social media campaigns, email campaigns, digital signage, paid ads, and more to drive attendees to register and attend their events. Social Media Mentions. Website Traffic by Promo Codes.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The post TIS reveals travel trends for the coming years: social media, sustainability and frictionless experiences appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post TIS reveals travel trends for the coming years: social media, sustainability and frictionless experiences appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? This month, our theme for social media is Reflection. If anyone holds onto a stereotype of accountants being quiet or “not fun,” Geneva definitely breaks it to pieces. This is my first job in this industry. What do you like about your job?

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