Top 5 Lists
April 17, 2013
Top meeting mistakes: Five items you may be forgetting
Frantic as CMPs and corporate meeting specialists often find themselves planning engaging programs and plotting event logistics, it's all too easy to overlook simple value-adds that can radically enhance any gathering's impact. But if properly leveraged, these cost-affordable and easily-implemented initiatives can help maximize attendance, boost audience learning and takeaway, and dramatically improve return on investment. Following are several ways to get more from your conferences and executive summits, none of which require huge added expenditures, yet all of which can maximize value for any organization.
January 7, 2013
Five creative themes for your next corporate gala event
Creating a theme when organizing a Gala event generates excitement, engages your guests, and leaves a lasting impression. Todd Bludworth, COO of American Meetings, Inc., says, “Themes are the single best way to generate interest in your gala.”
June 13, 2012
Top five nutrition tips for a productive work day
Do you ever feel like a firefighter? Running from one crisis to another, trying to save the day…or your event? Well, firefighters need to take care of themselves, and this includes eating right to stay in tip top shape. Proper nutrition helps prepare firefighters to jump into action when needed. And, we all know anyone whoever plans events is constantly jumping into action!
June 5, 2012
Five tips to better manage client appreciation events
With golf tournament season upon us, many corporate planners will be finding themselves planning for client appreciation events. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.
May 23, 2012
Top five food trends in the corporate meetings and events industry
Today’s meeting planner has a tonne of options to consider when it comes to foodservice. Corporate Meetings & Events editor Sean Moon provides the top five foodservice trends in the corporate meetings and events industry.
May 3, 2012
The National Conference Center reveals five secrets to knock-your-socks-off events
The National Conference Center has unveiled five secrets to knock the socks off your meeting attendees. According to Eric Whitson, Director of Sales & Marketing at The National Conference Center, “we all have that potential to deliver ‘knock-your-socks-off’ events; it’s a matter of knowing how and having the right tools and elements to make it happen!” While it is important to know how to execute the details, Whitson says “it’s even more significant to add…
April 12, 2012
Five tips for selecting a venue or site for your next meeting or event
Corporate Meetings & Events magazine Editor Sean Moon provides tips for the rookie planner on how to select the appropriate venue for their next corporate meeting or event.
April 11, 2012
Five tips for ordering golf balls with logo for your next golf outing
It seems so simple. But ordering imprinted golf balls for a corporate golf outing can get tricky. Here are some tips for finding the right one for your group.
March 1, 2012
Five tips for hybrid meeting success
What do you get when you take a typical live event such as a conference, meeting or seminar, add in some high-tech tools such as smartphones, audience response systems and the Internet, and top it off with social media, webinars and other interactive technology? As you’ll discover in this special CMN V-Report, this marriage of technology and face-to-face meeting is known as a Hybrid Event and it is sending a wave of change through today’s event planning industry. Source: By Sean Moon
February 9, 2012
Five key essentials to meeting management success
Event management is a prestigious career choice. It is about more than party planning, creativity or décor. It is complex and encompasses project management, program design, measurement and evaluation, strategic development and so much more. Our industry is ready for talented individuals who understand this and want to achieve great things. Do you have what it takes? Here are some key essentials to finding success in managing meetings and events. Source: By Brent Taylor
December 8, 2011
Top five steps to designing effective conferences
Top five steps to designing effective conferences from Corporate Meetings Network, Canada's online resource for corporate meeting, travel and incentive professionals.
December 8, 2011
Top five emerging international incentive destinations
Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW), the sales and marketing alliance for independent luxury hotels has revealed its top five predictions for the most popular destinations for meetings and incentive travel during 2011 and beyond.
December 8, 2011
Top five incentive travel trends for 2011
The Incentive Research Foundation, based in St. Louis, MO., is a private not-for-profit foundation that funds research studies and develops products serving all segments of the global incentive industry. With permission, here are their Top Five Incentive Travel Trends for 2011.
November 21, 2011
Top five tips on picking the perfect unique venue
How do you spot the perfect unique venue for your meeting? Take this advice from the pros that know.
November 21, 2011
Top five questions to ask when creating your meeting's framework
There are five basic questions to ask yourself, the Five W’s of meeting planning. They will form the framework on which to build your meeting or event. Source: By Christine Boon
November 21, 2011
Top five meeting pet peeves
Number 5 - meetings scheduled during lunch. Visit Corporate Meetings Network to find out more!
