I stumbled upon a twitter conversation with Heidi Thorne and Tahira Endean this morning regarding lanyards.
It all started with a terrific blog post by Heidi where she was discussing a Dark Side of Going Green at Events, i.e. the challenges with reusing lanyards for events when they may be soiled, have makeup on them, etc. and how some may be uncomfortable wearing a used lanyard. Some great comments came fast and furious... obviously it had touched the audience (way to go Heidi).
So this morning, the conversat...
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A Shiny Object circa 1932 Creator/Photographer: E. F. Caldwell & Co.
Recently a very popular topic of discussion on LinkedIn was whether or not a company should use promotional models in their trade show booth. I’ve also seen many posts about the use of QR Codes or Mobile App Games in trade show booths. Someone else asked about good “passport” gimmicks to drive traffic to booths.
I think it is good to have these discussions but what I find lacking in most of them is a discussion of strateg...
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I was kicking myself the other day because I have been spending a lot of time on social media. The hows and whys of using social media before, during and after your conferences, events and meetings. You would think that this is a no-brainer but the fact remains that many (most) event and conference planners are simply not doing it or are doing it so poorly that it goes unnoticed or worse. I am shocked at how many events are completely failing and dropping the social “ball”.
I have spent some time scour...
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When you get ready to start planning your next meeting, is your plan to make an incremental change or take a giant leap?
My guess is incremental change. And, I bet you then go look for new ideas that you can include in your event. Right now you might be excited about QR codes, mobile apps. and social media.
I have a question for you.
What would it mean to your organization if you could multiply the value of your meetings and events?
Picture of KFC Ultimate Value Box
Think about that questio...
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Pretty profound isn’t it. Say it with me again, “I’m a realist with an optimistic heart”.
These words were spoke by Dr. Karl-Henrik Robért during his presentation at the GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference that I recently attended. Dr. Robért is the founder of the Natural Step and has worked with well-known organizations such as IKEA, McDonald’s, NIKE, Scandic Hotels, and Electrolux to help them pioneer sustainable solutions and transform their organizations. Dr. Robért is one of Sweden’s...
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A social network map created by billions of individual interactions within overlapping, interconnected communities.
Nonprofit associations: institutionalized organizations or living, dynamic organisms?
Which view do you embrace?
The Human Factors
Associations are not buildings. They are not organizational charts. They are more than institutions governed by sets of rules, processes and formalities.
I believe that associations are living organisms…when we allow them to be so.
Associations are groups of like-...
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