Event Strategy & Design
Can Creativity Be Learned? Allen Gannett Thinks So
The author of The Creative Curve, who will present an Event Strategy and Design studio session at PCMA Convening Leaders 2020, shares four steps event organizers can take to approach their events with greater creativity.
Managing Speaker Info Overload
What’s the most effective way to share the volume of information your event speakers will need? Planners on PCMA’s Catalyst forum offer expert advice.
Conference Attendees Mentor Budding Entrepreneurs
In the weeks leading up to a children’s business fair, marketing professionals at Newell Brands summit helped youngsters develop a business strategy and learn important life skills.
Taking Aim at Guns and the Events Industry
The threat gun violence poses to society — and specifically to face-to-face events — led Event Leadership Institute’s Howard Givner to spearhead an industry-wide campaign for reform.
Living the Dream at the Furniture Today Bedding Conference
Annual Furniture Today Bedding Conference explored ‘rest’ in show ideas for dealing with a rapidly changing sales model in the bed industry.
Convening Leaders LIVE Puts Virtual Attendees Up Front
PCMA is preparing for the next Convening Leaders LIVE, the livestream event that gives meeting professionals who cannot be part of the face-to-face program a glimpse of the action.
Can Events Help Solve the Global Food Crisis?
To safeguard the planet and feed a growing population, the world’s food systems will need to drastically change. The business events industry has an opportunity to lead by example, and here’s how some organizations and venues are doing just that.
What Meeting Planners Can Do to Reduce Food Waste
There are multiple ways event organizers can use their roles to lower food waste, from asking for low-waster food options to utilizing new technologies for calculating food usage to donating edible leftovers whenever possible.
Your Best Life Conference Defies Ageism Stereotypes
The organizers of the YBL — Your Best Life — conference put the spotlight on the contributions of the 50-plus demographic and imagined a world where ageism doesn’t exist.
Using Influencer Marketing to Drive Attendance
As influencer marketing grows, the events industry will get more comfortable with it and use it more regularly to attract new audiences, says an internet marketing specialist.
New CWT Trends Report: Event Sustainability Is Critical to Attendees
Sustainability is no longer just a ‘feel-good’ issue says CWT, which spotlights how climate change is at the forefront for millennials and the generation coming up behind them.
Avoiding Sales Pitches for Books at Your Conference
If you have speakers who are authors, they may request that they be given the opportunity to sell their books at your event. Even if those books contain content that would benefit your attendees, how do ensure they don’t see it as a hard sell?