Convening Leaders Quiz Crystallizes Event Goals
New tool helps attendees identify what matters most to them and creates a suggested schedule.
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Stop Thinking of Your Event as a Finite Thing
Author and Convening Leaders keynote speaker Simon Sinek says we must adopt an infinite mindset in order to be successful — and that includes the way we approach our events and consider our competition.
Two for One: How Organizers Combined a Food Writers Conference With a Food and Music Festival
When Hanna Raskin, food editor and chief critic for Charleston, South Carolina’s Post and Courier newspaper, was elected board president of the Association of Food Journalists (AFJ) last year, she accepted under one condition: that AFJ suspend its multi-day conference. AFJ’s executive director, Amanda Miller, agreed. The national conference held Sept. 25–28, 2018, in Phoenix,
Enticing Attendees to Stick Around for the Last Day of an Event
Advice on the PCMA Catalyst forum includes suggestions on how to keep attendees engaged — and ensure they are not running for the airport — until an event is officially over.
How Event Professionals Stay Focused on the Job
Respondents to a recent Convene survey about distractions at work shared some of their strategies and tips for staying focused in the face of multiple distractions.
How to Create Impactful Learning Experiences at Your Events
Christine Renaud, CEO of e180, shares what she has learned about collaborative and peer-to-peer learning from how professionals interact using the company’s Braindate platform — including how to flip the traditional teacher/student model.
Prepping Industry Speakers for Your Events
You may think you do a good job of preparing your presenters, but there’s a lot at stake. Here are tips to help them do their best and provide the greatest value to your audience.
‘Business Events are a Catalyst for a Sustainable Future’
Where is the business-events industry headed? At Convening Leaders 2020, Sherrif Karamat plans to share his vision for what’s next.
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.
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.
Registration Interrupted: Getting Potential Attendees to Finish the Form
How do you re-engage with potential attendees who only partially completed registering for your event? One trade-show marketer took a multi-platform approach to bring many of them across the finish line.
On Belonging: Life-Changing Events Are About More Than Bacon Donuts
People come back to an event when they feel like they belong.