Defying Convention
Category: Experiences
Mar 29, 2013
How Predictable is Your Annual Conference?
Jeff Hurt is EVP, Education & Engagement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting…
Has your annual conference become predictable? Do attendees show up to the general session late because they know it starts with...
Read →Mar 15, 2013
International Event Planning: 5 Tips Event Marketers Should Know
Doug Shockley is Vice President, Global Events at GES…
As I board my plane to Beijing, China for another corporate event, I realize that working on international projects has taught me...
Read →Feb 22, 2013
What the NFL Knows
Floyd Genova is GES’ senior sales manager at GES‘ New Orleans office…
The Super Bowl is such a momentous event that some even consider it a de facto American holiday. And for those...
Read →Feb 01, 2013
Event Bucket List: My 21 Must-Attend Events
Doug Shockley is Vice President, Global Events at GES…
New experiences are what keep things exciting and add adventure to the monotony of daily routines. That’s one of the reasons I...
Read →Nov 16, 2012
Lessons from Oprah
Allison Bartels is Project Manager at GES…
The last pallet has left the warehouse, happy sponsors have returned home and the steady streams of emails have slowly come to an end. It...
Read →Sep 21, 2012
Going to Great Heights for Adidas
David Humphreys is Operations Director at SDD Exhibitions…
Standing on top of an empty parking garage at the Westfield Mall in Stratford, London about fifteen months ago, I would...
Read →Aug 10, 2012
6 Ways to Transform Attendee Behavior
Jeff Hurt is EVP, Education & Engagement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting…
When you’re on the show floor, as an attendee, any action by an exhibit staff member affects the way you...
Read →Jul 20, 2012
Baseball’s Heaven on Earth
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) FanFest has coined the term, “Baseball Heaven on Earth,” and once again we were honored to be a part of the MLB team, creating the largest baseball interactive event...
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