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10 Ways to Add Art to Your Events
Whether you choose to host an elegant reception and private tour of a museum or take attendees out of their comfort zones with a plein air painting class, you’ll leave a lasting impression.
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There’s a New Way to Add Production to Your SMMP
As strategic meetings management expands beyond hotel and air spend to take on things like AV and event production, there’s growing potential for increased savings.
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How Planners Are Extending Impact to Justify Event Spend
As costs rise, meetings that keep attendees engaged beyond the opening and closing sessions are the ones most likely to win executive buy-in.
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Business Events Are the “Invisible Industry” Behind $1.3 Trillion in Sales
The $1.8 trillion of total GDP generated by business events globally in 2025 would rank the sector as the world’s 16th-largest economy — if it were a country.
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25 of the Most Common Event Planning Terms
CSM, CVB, DMC. Beginner planners face an alphabet soup of acronyms. These 25 terms will get you off to a strong start — and there are hundreds more where they came from.
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10 Things Planners Get Wrong When Hiring Entertainment
While planners put the most effort into education and programming, it’s the entertainers — from musicians to mentalists — who often leave a lasting impression.
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Are Events a Magnet for Corruption?
Their project-based nature and a lack of industry oversight make events a target for everything from bribery to fraud.
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10 Things Planners Get Wrong About Designing Events for Younger Generations
Gen Z and Millennials are projected to make up 75% of the workforce by 2030 — and we still have little clue as to how to engage them.
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10 Iconic Venues Perfect for Special Events
We’ve all had our share of stale events in hotel ballrooms. Why not choose a venue that reflects the soul of a city?