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Tips & Advice

5 Evergreen Event Planning Traditions

Laura Buckler

Tips & Advice

5 Ways to Keep Your Meeting Attendees Focused

Jackie Mulligan

Meet the Millennial Medical Meeting Planner

Jacqueline Beaulieu, HMCC

Q&A: Best Practices for Booking Live Music for Events

Michael Pinchera

General Data Protection Regulation: Are You Prepared?

Michael Owen

A Roadmap for Third Parties Following Marriott’s Commission Cut

Howard Givner

Trends

Event Planners Increase Focus on Personalized User Experience

Event and Meeting Planners are reporting an increased focus on personalized the user experiences via technology and data collection.

Industry News

3rd Party Event Planners Discuss Marriott’s Commissions Cut

Marriott International announced that it will cut commissions paid to third-party meeting planners to 7 percent from 10 percent at all of its properties in the U.S. and Canada.

Tips & Advice

5 Meeting Tips for Speaking with Undecided Event Stakeholders

Implement these 5 meeting tips for speaking confidently with undecided event stakeholders.

Tips & Advice

6 Ways to Improve Your Meeting Outcomes

6 ways to improve your meeting outcomes and the best way to get the most out of your event planning team.

Industry News

Changing the Game for EMEC 2019

MPI said Sunday that it would collaborate with The Netherlands Chapter on next year’s European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC).

Destinations

Caesars Announces Plans for a 550,000 Sq. Ft. Event & Meeting Conference Center

Last month, Caesars Entertainment announced plans to develop a 550,000-square-foot event and meeting conference center, called CAESARS FORUM, in Las Vegas.

Trends

Advocating for Face to Face Meetings with New Data

Preliminary data from an upcoming Meetings Significance Study showed increases in the number of meetings, participants and spending.

Industry News

Event and Meeting Innovator: Reina Herschdorfer

I’ve worked in the meeting industry for more than 20 years, and there have been many moments that have left an impression on me.

Tackling The Human Trafficking Issue In The Events and Hospitality Industry

When Maritz Global Events first got involved in fighting human trafficking in 2012, President David Peckinpaugh turned to Google and Bing to research the subject.

Tips & Advice

How To Make Your In-house Event Team More Valuable

Create an invaluable event team to provide strategic value to your clients.

Trends

New Event Canvas Template Makes Event Design More Accessible

Event planners are ranging from the experienced to the most novice have heard of the #EventCanvas™, an event design template launched at the 2014 MPI World Education Congress (WEC)