Category Archives: Sourcing & Planning

The Key to Sourcing Success: Why the Right Location Can Make or Break Your Event

Post authored by Randy Depwe, Experient National Account Manager In order to have a successful tradeshow, meeting, conference, or event, there are many factors to consider, and sourcing the right location is one of the most important. You can create … Continue reading

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Add Some Wellness to Your Conference by Getting Attendees Up and Moving

Post authored by Kristen Roget, CMP, Senior Meeting & Event Manager at Experient In a previous blog post, I shared how I helped my clients at the American College Health Association incorporate wellness into their events by providing healthier food … Continue reading

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Waste Not, Want Not: How Meeting Planners Can Make Their Events More Environmentally Friendly

Post authored by Amy Henderson, CMP, Senior Meeting & Event Manager at Experient While I love this time of year and all of the excitement and happiness it brings, it also brings to mind thoughts of over-indulgence and waste. We … Continue reading

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Seeing Beyond the Menu: How to Offer Healthier Event Cuisine

Post authored by Kristen Roget, CMP, Senior Meeting & Event Manager at Experient As the year comes to an end, we can’t help but think about what we want to achieve in 2013, both personally and professionally. People often want … Continue reading

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Three Food and Beverage Trends To Spice Up Your Next Event

Post authored by Kristen Roget, CMP, Senior Meeting & Event Manager at Experient As a self-proclaimed foodie, I accredit most of my food knowledge to Food Network, Bravo’s Top Chef, and countless hours of reading Food & Wine Magazine and … Continue reading

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Budapest: Beyond Expectations

Post authored by Ping He, CMP, Director of Global Sourcing and Partnership Development at Experient  The Hungary Tourism Board hosted a worldwide workshop in Budapest from June 3-6 and invited 50 people from around the world to participate. I was fortunate … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Event Management Needs

Post authored by William F. Reed, FASAE, CMP, Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales at Experient To outsource or not to outsource? Chances are, if you are responsible for your organization’s meetings, conferences, tradeshows or events, you’ve probably asked yourself this … Continue reading

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Transparency and Accountability: Keys for Government Events

Post authored by Mark Decker, Director of Government Events at Experient Congressional hearings taking place this week in the House and Senate underscore the need for transparency and accountability in government spending on conferences and events. The GSA scandal that broke … Continue reading

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Best Practices – What are Critical Factors to Success?

The Victory Loop — Plan Well, Execute Well, and Learn Well — allows an immediate review of the outcome versus the goals, creates best practices, and reinforces continuous learning. Continue reading

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Tax Time for Travelers

Across the country, cities are “being forced” by their own admission to raise taxes to compensate for budget shortfalls. Is your event budget prepared for these higher taxes? Continue reading

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