Events From Every Angle

The team at 360 Live Media share their perspectives on the business events industry, leadership, marketing, and more.

How Do You Make Your Annual Event a Success?

Here are the top five things you can do to position your annual event to thrive, with aspects from registration to design.

BY Don Neal January 30, 2020

Five Career Lessons From 2019

360 Live Media’s Don Neal reflects on five things he learned over the past year that will shape his approach to life and work in 2020.

BY Don Neal January 2, 2020

Association Renaissance Counting on New Business Model

Associations are at an inflection point. The conditions are in place to make associations more relevant and to provide greater value — but that will require rethinking today’s model.

BY Don Neal November 22, 2019

7 Things That Can Only Happen at a Live Event

Most of our content and connections now come to us virtually, but live events still remain the most powerful medium, says 360 Live Media’s Don Neal. Here are seven reasons why.

BY Don Neal September 24, 2019

Four Tips for Transformational Events

Your attendees pay a high price to go to your events, and they look for more than educational takeaways to justify their investment, says 360 Live Media’s Don Neal.

BY Don Neal August 28, 2019

Three Trends for Better Events

Looking at how three trends identified in the PCMA Foundation and Marriott “Future of Meetings & Events” report — sense of place, multimodal design, and bigger than oneself — resonate for planners.

BY Beth Surmont July 30, 2019

Two Ways to ‘Engineer the Unexpected’ at Events

If we are going to dedicate the time, money, and resources to bring people together, then we owe it to them to create a space that changes them in some way. I love the idea of engineering the unexpected.

BY Beth Surmont June 27, 2019

How to Tell if Your Organization is Ready for Change

The first step for shifting things at your company — before you jump in, make the commitment and the investment, or take a calculated risk — is to determine if the conditions are favorable for organizational change initiatives.

BY Don Neal June 4, 2019

Follow the 4 Dimensions of a Live Event to Create Peak Experiences

Self-actualization is not the exclusive realm of spirit guides or religious gurus. It should be among your highest priorities in terms of facilitating your participants’ experience.

BY Don Neal May 25, 2019

How to Make Conference Ribbons Serve a Larger Purpose

Event ribbons are the perfect way to help attendees stand out while still fitting in — by allowing them to signal to others who they are.

BY Don Neal April 18, 2019

Marketing Tip: Stop Using Last Year’s Photos

360 Live Media’s Don Neal shares three suggestions — inspired by how destinations attract vacationers — to whet registrants’ appetites.

BY Don Neal March 3, 2019

How Event Organizers Can Be More Interesting

This one nugget of wisdom from the master of public speaking can help you make your next event more appealing to your audience.

BY Don Neal January 17, 2019

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