Meeting Planner Resources

Meeting Planner Resources

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Five Signs Your Annual Meeting Needs a Revamp

Annual meetings are a key tool in boosting excitement and morale within an organization. If your attendees seem disinterested, it’s time to revamp! These signs and tips will help turn your meeting into an unforgettable experience.
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7 Negotiating Strategies From the Pros

Do you loathe contract negotiations? To make it easier, we have compiled a collection of favorite negotiating strategies for meeting planners.
#MeToo

#MeToo Meets Meetings

Establishing code of conduct at events is now a top priority as nearly 60 percent of women event planners report having endured #MeToo moments.
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The Pressure Test: How to Avoid Choking Under Stress

For Type A meeting planners who are choking under pressure or are afraid to make mistakes, you might be interested to know that there’s a name for that.
#MeToo, meetings

#MeToo: Majority of Women Meeting Planners Have Been Sexually Harassed

A majority of women meeting planners—56.4 percent—reported having been sexually harassed at some point in their careers, according to a soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue and the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence. #MeToo
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An Expert’s Take on Benchmark’s Top 2019 F&B Trends

Tracy Stuckrath, president & chief connecting officer of thrive! meetings & events, discusses Benchmark’s 2019 F&B trends report.
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10 Favorite Things to Do on Long Layovers

Road warriors share their 10 favorite things to do on long layovers at O'Hare International, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and DFW.
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Meeting Movement Matters

Movement is momentum, momentum is energy, and energy is what you want and need in every meeting or event that you plan.
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Camp No Counselors Gives Groups a Taste of Nostalgia

Camp No Counselors (CNC) recreates the joys of childhood for corporate retreats as a summer camp for grownups.
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Green Meetings: 5 Tips for Greening Your Supply Chain

5 tips from the sustainable meeting experts at Meet Green for making sure your suppliers have established practices around green meetings—and follow yours as well.
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Strategies for Navigating Global Risk Management

In this Shakedown, Theresa M. Thomas, SVP for Powered by iJet, offers her expertise on preparing for global risk management.
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Are You Tracking Your Attendees?

Attendee tracking has become easier with the advent of meeting apps and digitized attendance bracelets, lanyards and badges.
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Trending Meeting Apps for 2019

Whether you’re looking for advanced event management software or simply a place to share your ideas, here are five meeting apps to download right now, as they will be trending into next year.
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Overcoming the Challenges Introverts Face at Networking Events

The first challenge that an introvert faces during networking events is a feeling of dread to even get out the door and attend an event with a lot of people.