8 Tips for Elevating the Meeting Experience

Mar 28, 2019

I just participated in Pharma Forum in New York City, so it seems appropriate to dedicate this article to elevating the meeting experience, especially for the healthcare professionals (HCPs) who attend pharmaceutical and life sciences events...

New Technologies Help Cut Costs for Simple Meetings

Mar 22, 2019

A strategic meetings management expert shares his research into the tech tools providing visibility and efficiencies for simple meeting.

New Meeting Planning Firm Aims to Serve Increasing SMMP Needs

Feb 27, 2019

A new company focused on strategic meetings management has launched, with an executive team boasting a high-profile pedigree.

6 Steps to Benchmarking Your SMMP

Feb 01, 2019

Where does your strategic meetings management program stand compared to that of similar organizations? There's only one way to find out.

3 Components of an SMM Assessment

Jan 16, 2019

A strategic meetings management program needs continuous improvement to stay healthy and growing. Here’s how to determine where you stand, and where you should go.

What Could Go Wrong? 3 Common Challenges of SMM Implementation

Dec 18, 2018

Shimon Avish, principal/meetings management practice lead, Acquis Consulting Group, talks about three things that often go wrong when designing a strategic meetings management program: mismatched goals, uninvolved stakeholders, and missing program...

10 Benefits You Could Be Getting from Your SMM

Dec 14, 2018

Kick off the new year with a close look at the return you could—and perhaps should—be getting from your strategic meetings management process.

New Book Wants to Shift Your Meeting Planning Strategy

Dec 14, 2018

Meeting planners’ bookshelves got a new addition this fall with the publication of The Strategic Planning Guide for Event Professionals by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM. In it, Lamagna, founder of Strategic Meetings & Events, argues...

Down to Basics: The 3 SMM Essentials

Dec 10, 2018

Strategic meetings management programs don't need to be complex or global, but they do need three essential elements to be successful and complete. Shimon Avish, principal/meetings management practice lead, Acquis Consulting Group, walks through...

Triage Your Meetings: They Don’t All Need the Same Support

Nov 02, 2018

Strategic meetings management programs have been around in one form or another for about 20 years. One topic we don't hear a lot about is the technique of identifying tiers within the meetings portfolio, to ensure the appropriate level...