The New Generation Meeting Space +20 Inspiring Examples.

The New Generation Meeting Space +20 Inspiring Examples. The New Generation Meeting Space +20 Inspiring Examples The primary purpose of meetings has always been to provide education as well as business and social opportunities. In recent years new formats are emerging in order to adapt meetings to the new business and consumer reality. The new generation meeting space is […]
WE ARE CORPORATE EVENT ARCHITECTS

WE ARE CORPORATE EVENT ARCHITECTS UNIQUE • EXCLUSIVE • PRIVATE NORTH SCOTTSDALE CORPORATE EVENT VENUES A swanky venue you find nestled in the heart of Scottsdale. We guarantee our success by being exclusive private and totally unique. What matters to us is the quality, not the quantity of events we produce. From our fashionable foodie-approved menus and […]
Planning An Event Or Creating An Experience

Planning An Event Or Creating An Experience? Even before all the latest state of the industry reports and figures are out, it’s safe to say 2016 was a good year for the meeting and events industry. Over the past few years now, one of the main trends has been the push towards more creative, engaging, […]
How to Negotiate With an Event Venue

How to Negotiate With an Event Venue. Event venue pricing can at times be incredibly confusing. From hidden costs, over night room hire charges, additional fees for service, minimum spends, additional service charges being added. Below we look at the best ways to negotiate in brief What’s your overall budget? Plan it fully, what do […]
We’ve Almost Entirely Forgotten About Table Manners

10 Things From The Past We’ve Almost Entirely Forgotten About Table Manners In today’s day and age, folks treat the dinner table pretty casually. Sometimes meals aren’t even eaten at the table, instead being devoured on the couch or even eaten on the run in order to get from one meeting to the next. But sitting […]
20 Things Venues Say and What They Really Mean

20 Things Venues Say and What They Really Mean. Working with a variety of different venues can be an exciting part of your event planning career but what do venues really mean when they say some of these things? We know that event planners can drive venues crazy and venues can drive eventprofs equally up […]
Avoid These Biggest Production Mistakes Planners Make

Avoid These Biggest Production Mistakes Planners Make. The June 30 #Eventprofs Happy Hour, “Ask Me Anything About Event Production,” showcased more than just today’s hottest AV and production trends. Led by Adrian Segar, participant-led-conferences advocate, author, and facilitator extraordinaire, and featuring Brandt Krueger (owner, Event Technology Consulting), Christopher DeArmond (managing director, Freedom Event Services), and professional conference […]
How to Beat 3 of the Gnarliest Room Block Challenges

Today’s planner has to deal with housing poachers. They prey on exhibitors and attendees to get them to book in their block. Whether they actually have a block or not. And then there are the attendees who’d rather book their rooms through Priceline.com than your provider. These are among the many threats to room blocks today. […]
What’s Disrupting Medical Meetings?

What’s Disrupting Medical Meetings? Medical meetings are being disrupted more than any other sector we work with. While the profession is thriving, scientific meetings and healthcare professional conferences are not. In addition they are not performing nearly as well as they did five to ten years ago. Three of the main factors contributing to declines […]
10 Terrific Themes for Corporate Events

10 Terrific Themes for Corporate Events by Anne Thornley-Brown Whether you’re planning business meetings, brainstorming sessions, galas, or team building, the right theme will set the tone for corporate events. Themes can also be instrumental in conveying complex information during presentations, conferences and training and development programs. 10 Terrific Themes for Corporate Events Finally use […]