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Why Meeting Professionals are Joining Threads and Why Some Aren’t

Smart Meetings

Zillow Executive Producer of Live Content and Smart Women in Meetings Award winner Karen Hartline (@khartline) is one of those. She was director of events at Mashable at the time and they were all about the social networks. You could post that you were going to be in downtown Los Angeles and would anyone want to meet up? “You

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Are Networking Events Worth It for Your Business?

Endless Events

Strengthen Relationships Through Face-to-Face Meetings. Even in the age of social media and Skype, 84% of people still prefer in-person interactions. Studies also suggest in-person meetings generate more ideas compared to remote conferences. You can always follow up after networking event using social media.

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Matchmaking Services: twine Acquired Glimpse

Endless Events

Not only do matchmaking services change the way we can network at virtual events, but they also have immense potential to improve remote company culture and make the most of our internal meetings. With in-person meetings gone, Helena now had an amazing opportunity to scale her business. Who’s meeting with who?

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How PCMA Chapters Will Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day

Convene by PCMA

Travel Association website offers a Global Meetings Industry Day media toolkit with messages to use on social media platforms. Several PCMA chapters will join meetings and events industry professionals from around the world March 30 to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). million users.

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4 Benefits of Belonging to Your Industry’s Association

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For example, networking within your industry’s association gives you not only a community of like-minded individuals but also a chance to grow and partner with other DMCs to gain education and insight. Continuing Education and Innovation When you join an association, you’re getting so much more than a social network.

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Event Planner Networking: 4 Creative Ways to Connect Attendees

Endless Events

Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. In fact, 95% of people say that face-to-face meetings are a key factor in successfully building and maintaining long-term business relationships. Talk about next level networking. But it shouldn’t. That’s saying a lot.

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Brandt Krueger & Will Curran’s Favorite Event Apps

Endless Events

” Will adds: “If these things, everyone gets these meeting links, right, where you go, and you click on the link, it takes you to the calendar, you can book it. . But, if you do a lot of Zoom meetings, there’s a Chrome extension called Zoom Scheduler.” If you’re not using this, save yourself some time.