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event engagement
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Annual Meetings: Conference Disaster Warning Signals
Don't get caught off-guard by a sudden drop in attendance or sponsorships at your annual meeting. Also: A…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meeting Planners’ Worst Nightmares
What if your bad dreams or worst-case scenarios actually happen? In the spirit of today’s ghoulish holiday, a…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Right On Track: How Tracking Devices Can Improve Meetings
A chip in your conference badge that monitors your meeting activity? It might sound a little creepy, but…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How a Political Science Conference Avoided a Flame-Out
A series of early-morning fires at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel threatened to burn the American Political…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Planners: Don’t Strike the Wrong Chord
The problems that can arise when you get a band to perform at your event. Also: More tips…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
6 Ways to Create a Must-Attend Conference
Meetings and conferences are a large percentage of nondues revenue for most associations. So you better create one…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Comic-Con Attendees Spend Huge Collectively, But Not Individually
This year's edition of San Diego Comic-Con International drew a huge number of attendees—as the event always does.…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings Memo: 4 Secrets to Conference App Success
For this association’s conference app, the third time was the charm.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Attendee Engagement: Gotta Keep ‘Em Entertained
A few ideas for building attendee engagement through clever entertainment. Also: how big-name publications are using their events…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Make the Most of Mobile Event Apps for Meetings
Six in 10 meeting planners have used a mobile event app at their conferences in the past two…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
What Event Planners Do Before the Event
A new survey suggests that long hours are the norm for event planners prior to an event. Also:…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Facing Your Failures
Find out which perpetual event pitfalls to avoid. Also: Give old conference-planning methods a break, and replace them…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Gold-Medal Hiring Tactics
Learn some tips on hiring Olympic-caliber employees, the most driven and distinguished top performers. Also: A closer look…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Google Chromebook: An Enterprise Challenger Appears
With a new virtualization agreement, Google wants to make its Web-focused laptops perfect for the enterprise—by adding Windows.…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Save Your Conferences From Parody
All of the problems everyone has run into while attending conferences, in one simple list. Plus: Some new…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Political Keynoters
Democratic heavyweight Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech at an auto dealers convention could have the drawn ire of association…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Are These Startups the Future of Nonprofits?
How nonprofit firms like Watsi and Pencils of Promise are bringing startup approaches to charitable causes. Also: Advice…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Selection: How to Choose Your Next Event Venue
How the event selection process can make or break your next meeting. Plus: Five online tips to make…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Data Harvesting: Don’t Create a Bad Intro
The dangers of being too willing to share attendee data with others. Also: A conference where openly sharing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Get All Hands on Deck With Micro-Volunteering
Micro-volunteering roles build loyalty and engagement at events.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Pennsylvania Convention Center Labor Conflict Ends
With one association prepping for its annual meeting inside, the Pennsylvania Convention Center faced a strike on Thursday.…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Managing Meeting Content
There’s a lot of content developed and distributed around every meeting and event an association holds. How can…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Young Adult Library Services Association’s Social Focus for Teens
With a platform that is deeply rooted in social media and digital content, the Young Adult Library Services…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Planning: 7 Ways to Make Your Next Conference Great
Are your meetings feeling a bit dull and drab? Here are seven things to think about as you…
