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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

Want to elevate your next in person or virtual conference? Consider hiring a professional emcee! We recently hosted the SQF Unites conference for the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) in […]

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Elevate Your Next Conference with a Professional Emcee

Posted on December 3, 2021

Want to elevate your next in person or virtual conference? Consider hiring a professional emcee! We recently hosted the SQF Unites conference for the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) in […]

How the Air and Space Museum is Using Virtual Docents

Posted on September 22, 2021

My younger son and I are listening to Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Andy Weir also wrote The Martian, which was a great movie and an even better book. […]

Combine Virtual and In-Person Networking Before Conferences to Increase Engagement

Posted on September 17, 2021

I’m attending Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDAP) next week in Nashville, in person. NDAP is a conference devoted to helping associations and nonprofits increase their non-dues revenue by bringing together execs and […]

Review of ASAE 2021 Annual Meeting Hybrid Pop-Up in D.C.

Posted on August 27, 2021

I attended the Virtual ASAE Annual Meeting last week. Unlike other virtual meetings I’ve attended recently, this one had a hybrid pop-up strategy. 10 cities hosted half-day in person events. […]

What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

Posted on June 15, 2021

Heinan Landa (CEO of Optimal Networks) asked me last week: As we’re slowly returning to the office and in-person meetings, what lessons from 15 months of virtual meetings should endure? […]

How BeSpeake Clients are Adding Fun to their Virtual Meetings

Posted on March 25, 2021

“How do we add fun to our virtual meeting? How do I get people chatting during our sessions? How do we get attendees interacting with each other? These are just […]

Why Journey Mapping is so Important to Creating Amazing Member Journeys

Posted on March 22, 2021

Matrix Group is working on an email signup project for a longtime client. This client wants to create an easier way for members and non-members to see all the newsletters […]

We Need to Bring Back the “Meet” in Meetings

Posted on March 12, 2021

During a kickoff meeting with a new BeSpeake client, I asked this question: What did not work during your annual meeting last year? Answer: While the education offerings were excellent, […]

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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

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