By Christopher Parnham MBA CDir MIoD Owner & Client Strategies Director, Absolute Corporate Events Twitter & Instagram @absdigicomms @abscorpevents @ParnhamChris Create Beautiful Virtual Events with REAL FEEL My new company is most definitely a Corona baby, born of the pandemic, or rather as a reaction to it. But it has allowed me to advance aRead more
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By Neil Thompson, Founder & MD, The Delegate Wranglers This article was first shared on The Meetings Show blog. Not: A pioneer in the virtual angle, Neil Thompson of The Delegate Wranglers shares his thoughts. Stronger Together These last few, challenging months have really brought something home to me. Events people need the support ofRead more
By Kevin Edmunds Vice President Meeting & Incentive Sales, AIC Hotel Group Transformational Relationship Building OOOOOooooooOOOOO laaaaa laaaaaa.. Crystal ball, oh crystal ball what is this going to look like, asks the event professional… The ball answers with… “WE HAVE NO IDEA… But I am going to turn this around and ask you, who areRead more
By Ata Eremsoy Chief Operating Officer, The Marmara Hotels The road to recovery: Making the hotel experience safe Trust will play a huge role in travel recovery globally. For travelers to feel confident, hotels and the rest of the travel ecosystem putting in place strict health and safety measures. Cleanliness and hygiene will be majorRead more
By Didier Scaillet Didier Scaillet is CEO at Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE). A career-long association executive, Didier previously held leadership positions at Meetings Professionals International (MPI) and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). A Brave New World – Never Waste a Good Crisis Last Thursday it was 6 months since the World Health OrganizationRead more
By Stephan Oost. Stephan is a commercial problem solver with over 25 years of experience in the international MICE market. A true business strategy specialist, who recently founded www.WICE.co and is Senior Lecturer – Events at the EuroCollege – University of Applied Science in The Netherlands. “No Cure, No Pay” Model “Never let a good crisisRead more
By Anthony Kelly. Anthony is the Head of Marketing at DRPG, a leading global events & communication agency. Anthony is also a board member for SITE Great Britain, co-chair of SITE’s Digital Transformation Task Force and has been awarded SITE Member of the Year 2020. Virtual Events: A digital demise, or is it on theRead more
By Aoife Delaney, Director of Marketing & Sales, DMC Network. President-Elect, SITE Wellness in a time of Extreme Change The last three months have brought about a level of change that most of us will never have experienced in our lives before. CoVid has not only changed the way that we work, it has effectedRead more
Why Face to Face meetings & incentives will continue? Rhonda Brewer is the Vice President, Sales at Motivation Excellence. Rhonda is also a SITE Foundation Trustee and was the 2015 SITE President. Networking, live experiences and cultural immersions are just a few of the things I miss most about face to face meetings, but alsoRead more
A take on post COVID-19 Industry Elliott Grant is President of the SITE Great Britain chapter and a passionate advocate of the benefits of incentive travel. Having worked in the industry for over a decade he has travelled all over the world with clients, exploring new and established destinations, always with the aim of leavingRead more
