Unsurprisingly, the demand for domestic travel has skyrocketed this year and for 2022. The United States not only topped the list in gold medals during the 2021 Olympic Summer Games, it is also claiming gold with the propitious timing of new properties. Seeing the return of...
Naomi Tucker, CMP, HMCC is one of the most dedicated professionals within the meetings and event industry. Her list of accomplishments, customer awards, and awards spans more than 25 years. Naomi volunteered on the board of directors for MPI Wisconsin for many years and served...
When it comes to building registration sites for an event, we often find ourselves under time constraints, limited budgets, and last-minute content additions. This can create a frantic sense of “just get it done and launched.” As a result, registration for your event might go...
Ever try to do two tasks at the same time? This is how most meeting planning professionals are feeling about hybrid event planning. And, you may be asking yourself the same question, “how can I possibly plan two meetings at once?” What we are finding in...
In support of cultural awareness, we recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for the first time in 2020. “Declaring Juneteenth as a paid holiday last year allowed me an opportunity to do something important, at a time when I felt helpless and overwhelmed by everything...
As we hit a tipping point with more than 50% of the US population vaccinated and organizations beginning to consider incentive travel programs again, the Incentive Research Foundation invited corporate incentive program owners and third-party incentive house executives from across the country to Palm Beach,...
As we approach mid-year, we are halfway through many incentive contest programs. Whether you call yours President’s Clubs, Top Performers, Achiever’s Trips, or something unique -- they all have one thing in common; the qualification period is an extremely important time in an incentive contest. It...
In the virtual event world, there is a wide range of production elements that can be incorporated, from multiple virtual feeds for presenters, recorded content, and live studio presenters to something much simpler like a Zoom, WebEx, or Teams meeting or webinar. One item that...
It’s been more than a year since the pandemic changed our world. M&IW saw an immediate need to keep employees motivated and healthy and thus started a Company Wellness Program. The transformations caused by COVID-19 were quickly piling on new pressures and hurdles to everyone’s daily...
We hosted a hybrid awards ceremony to celebrate our client and partner organizations who exhibited excellence and used their “moxie” to make an impact within the meetings and events industry during an unprecedented and challenging year. It takes talented event strategists, planners, and technicians to...