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This week's sponsor is the Branson Convention Center
Best Jobs 2012: Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner
The Rundown:
Some would call this a logistical nightmare: 49,000 registrants. 2,098 music festival showcases. 1,221 conference sessions. 1,096 exhibit spaces. 293 film festival screenings. But for Mike Shea, executive director of the popular South by Southwest (SXSW) annual conference and festival in Austin, Texas, orchestrating an event of this magnitude has become second-nature, although it's not without its fair share of harebrained headaches. Read more… |
Wellness and Meetings: Harmony or Conflict
The health and well being of employees is closely tied to the success of an organization. Executives down to employees are encouraged and rewarded for adopting healthy lifestyles and creating balanced lives, resulting in greater workplace productivity. A healthy body is perceived to contain a sharp, productive mind.
Today, this wellness concept has found its way into meetings, influencing planners who realize that from the foods offered to the activity options, a company is exerting influence on the wellness choices employees make. |
Intrapreneurial Meeting Planner: Are You An IMP?
As the CEO of Cvent, I have had the opportunity to speak with thousands of meeting and event planner clients over the years. When I reflect on the necessary skills these meeting planners must possess in order to produce hundreds of thousands of successful events on Cvent every year, I see how they mirror the qualities of an impactful CEO. Planners must expertly manage the operations, human capital, finance, sales and marketing of an event. Read More:
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Social Media Event Marketing – 6 Things to Do Before Your Event
I had a chance to speak at the recent PCMA annual convention on a panel covering the topic of utilizing fresh new digital media ideas for traditional event marketing. Social media can be a powerful way to promote your event beforehand, while in progress, as well as keeping the conversation going afterwards. Here are 6 things that you should consider to implement before your next event to both increase participation as well as have a more informed and engaged audience. Read More:
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The End of Conference Education as we know it
14 Intriguing ways to use QR Codes5 Trends That Get Love at Trade ShowsGetting Started with Twitter at Social Pulse 2012Social Media Makes for Eventful Event PlanningThe Spring 2012 issue is available online! |
Previous Weeks Email Newsletter:
A guide to 25 hashtags used in the meetings industry
Whether you’re new to Twitter or you’re experienced with the platform, at some time or another, all event professionals or tweeps (people using twitter) have been faced with a hashtag they weren’t familiar with.
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Top iPad apps for the meetings industry
Events are no longer planned with pen and paper, but rather typed and communicated electronically. Sarah O’Donnell selects the top meeting apps, which should be on every organiser’s tablet.
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Message to Congress: You Need Meetings
The U.S. Travel Association will lead an initiative to convince members of Congress of the importance of meetings to their districts and to the nation’s economy as a whole.
“The goal of this campaign is to build new champions. Read More: |
Expo Industry Grows 2.7%, Breaks 3-Year Trend
Following three consecutive years of reported decline, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has good news to share in its 2011 Index: industry activity increased by 2.7 percent for the year, surpassing the growth of real GDP, which rose by 1.7 percent.
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Seven Tips for a Successful Event App
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The Spring 2012 issue is available online!
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Business Travel Beats 2011 Expectations, Heads Into 2012 With Steady Growth Outlook
Business travel finishes 2011 with stronger growth than expected, and the industry will see steady expansion in 2012 that is greater than anticipated GDP growth, according to the latest Business Travel Quarterly Outlook. Despite the uncertainties in the global economy, the business travel environment will remain healthy. Full story...
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