Event Pros Weigh-In on What Makes Event Sponsorships Valuable
A growing frustration with the expense and correspondingly low return on investment of many event sponsorship options was addressed on our May 7 Eventtable Twitter chat, entitled “Are Event Sponsorships Worth the Money?” Participants addressed some of the variables involved such as whether the sponsorship opportunity is value driven; whether there is a plan to [...]
Are Event Sponsorships Worth the Money? Next Eventtable Chat
It’s a little like the elephant in the room. Broadcast advertising is no longer the only game in town. The advent of social media has added many more options for marketers. And everyone is demanding more interaction, more value for their money. Do traditional event sponsorship packages fit into this new world? Lindsay Fultz, Marketing [...]
Chat Participants Share Favorite Events & How They Elicited Good Feelings
During the last #eventtable Twitter chat, our opening question “What was the best experience you’ve had at an event?” drew a similar response from many of the event professional participants – Event Camp. For a chat titled “Increasing Good Feelings for Attendees,” it seemed significant. Our guest on the chat, Neuroscience Researcher Andrea Sullivan of [...]
Will Room Blocks Soon Be A Thing of the Past? Event Pros Weigh In
What will event planners do to guarantee accommodations to attendees if the practice of booking room blocks disappears? This and many other questions were discussed on this week’s #eventtable chat, with guest Doreen Ashton Wagner of Greenfield Services. The chat went in many interesting directions addressing: * procrastinating attendees who wait until the last minute [...]
#eventtable Chat With Doreen Ashton Wagner on Room Blocks Postponed Until March 26
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the March 19 #eventtable chat with guest Doreen Ashton Wagner has been postponed until March 26 at 3 pm et. Please join us next week to discuss: Is This the End of the Room Block? Log in to Tweet Chat and follow the #eventtable hashtag at 3 pm et March 26 [...]
Is This the End of the Room Block? Next #eventtable Chat with Doreen Ashton Wagner
Is This the End of the Room Block? Find out from Doreen Ashton Wagner on #eventtable, March 19 at 3 PM (Eastern) Room blocks for major meetings and events may soon be on the endangered list, says Doreen Ashton Wagner, managing director of Alexandria, Ontario-based Greenfield Services. And if drastically scaled back room blocks become [...]
Meetings that Changed the World
Anyone who has ever worked as a meeting professional can tell you about their favorite meetings and proudest moments onsite. When planners and suppliers begin swapping those war stories, they’re usually talking about meetings that changed the world. When Fusion Productions and The Conference Publishers set out to gather testimonials in advance of MPI’s 2010 [...]
SMMP: Finding the Best Fit for Your Organization
“There’s no-cookie cutter process for an SMMP [Strategic Meetings Management Plan],” said Ross VanDooser, director of value analysis at StarCite, during a panel at MPI’s 2010 World Education Congress. “The idea is to examine your organization’s culture and pick out what will work best.” “Before you can begin any SMMP program, you need to go [...]
Action Against Carbon Emissions will Raise Travel Costs
The end of cheap oil could affect the meetings economy in a number of different ways, but panelists in a Tuesday morning breakout on peak oil agreed that the industry must adapt to an era of volatile energy prices and drastic reductions in the carbon emissions that cause climate change. Economists may debate whether oil [...]
Drive Branding, Align Meetings with Business Needs
Like advertisers, meeting professionals should learn showmanship to drive branding and help sell the value of meetings, said Kate Lastinger, founding partner of Metaphrasis Group, during a Monday morning session at MPI’s 2010 World Education Congress. Teresa Bria, managing partner of Phase to Phase Strategy, said, “People aren’t considering meeting planners on that strategic corporate [...]
