A Natural Way to Network at “Our” Conference

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

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“Did you go there on vacation?” “I rode on that bike ride for breast cancer too.” “Oh, you went to that meeting too?” Walking around the conference halls, with your favorite tote bag over your shoulder is […]

When a Conference Audience Gets Ugly in Live Time

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Traditionally, conference attendees fill out conference evaluations after a session or conference is over, but the SXSW conference for tech and entertainment folks is anything but traditional. Some attendees heckled in real time at the  “pandering” and/or “self-promoting” style of Business Week’s “Valley Girl” columnist Sarah Lacey during her interview of Facebook CEO, Mark Zukerberg.A “trainwreck.”(Advice: […]

Want More Sponsor Money for Your Member-Based Group?

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Then provide companies more value. In one of those “Why didn’t I think of this earlier?” moments the leaders at Professional Convention Management Association adopted a simple and very successful change.
They invited would-be sponsors to underwrite events and other programs throughout the year, not just at the annual conference or other one-time opportunity. […]

What Makes Your Expo a Must-Attend for Us?

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Is your expo + conference a “must attend” event for more people very year? How clear and well-known is the biggest reason to go?
Attendance has grown a whopping 40% every year since George Jage launched his World Tea Expo in 2003. And he had a handicap. Jage had never worked in the industry […]

 
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Fast Way to Learn From Each Other

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Pecha Kucha. This “equal time” meeting format is wildly popular because everyone gets a chance to share and compare in a quick and lively way. That’s why it spread around the world so quickly in the past few years. Attendees loved it yesterday when Joan Eisenstodt demonstrated the approach at PCMA’s prestigious conference of […]

Make Your Next Conference More Participatory …

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

… so they’ll want to come back next year. How many conferences have you attended where you felt talked “at” by a series of speakers up on stage? Then you rushed between sessions to meet new people and catch up with friends in the hallways. Wouldn’t it be great to have a meeting […]

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