Posted on April 19th, 2013 by Maureen McKeon
A recent survey, published in the April 2013 issue of Convene Magazine, asked meeting professionals about their own professional development. More than 350 planners responded to the survey questions, which included this one: What meeting planning skills do you plan to sharpen/acquire in 2013? You might be surprised to learn that the number one answer [...]
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Posted on August 22nd, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
“There are as many beautiful stories as there are drops in the ocean.” We love that quote from Crystal Cruises! To encourage their guests to begin, document and share a new story, the cruise line has introduced The Storyteller – a new free app now available from the iTunes store. Imagine your meeting, incentive, or group event participants [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
Do you still lug around an “event bible” while on site? You know – that voluminous 3-ring binder that contains all your event documents, spreadsheets, room lists, and BEO’s? (In other words – your life!) Fortunately, meeting and event planners have a new best friend. Whether you call it an iPad or an Android tablet, [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
We know you’re super busy, but you still want to keep up with the latest technology news. So we’ve searched the web to find a few great tech-based articles just for you. Here are our top five picks this week: The Paperless Conference Binder – Using Tablet Computers and iPads at Events In this article, [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
It’s not surprising that studies prove the value of face-to-face meetings – we humans are hardwired with a deep, driving need to connect and form social relationships. Education and networking are the two primary reasons people attend conferences. While content can easily be attained through technology; social media and video-conferencing tools are still no match [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
A new survey from Constant Contact confirms it: Successful planners are leveraging social media to promote their conferences, corporate meetings and nonprofit even ts. More than three-quarters (77 percent) of those surveyed already use social media to market events, and another 14 percent plan to do so in the next year. If you’re not using social [...]
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Posted on March 21st, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
Here’s another great infographic for meeting and event planning professionals; we found this one on Event Managers Blog. Some time ago, a member of their LinkedIn group, Event Planning and Event Management – the 1st Group for Event Professionals, initiated a wildly popular discussion, “You know you’re an event planner when….”. It received over 1,400 [...]
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Posted on March 19th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
So much has been written about the impact of the Internet on our world and the impact of technology on meetings. But what about the cruise industry? You might be surprised to know that cruise lines are not only keeping up with the latest developments, they’re taking the lead in embracing emerging technology. Cruise Technology’s Quantum [...]
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Posted on March 12th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
During the last three decades, rapid-fire technology advancements have revolutionized our world. Just imagine… in 1980, only one million computers were used worldwide! And hard to believe that the “World Wide Web” didn’t exist before 1990. (To put things in perspective, take a look at a typical day in the life of the Internet today [...]
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Posted on March 7th, 2012 by Maureen McKeon
We take it for granted, but do you ever stop and think about how much the Internet impacts our daily lives – not to mention the way we do business ? I stumbled across this amazing infographic on Mashable today (created by MBAonline). The numbers are mind-blowing, to say the least. For example, as I’m writing [...]
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