Quin Rivers
Published on January 26, 2023

Matchmaking at your event will improve your attendees event ROI

When planning an event, it is essential to consider ways to attract and retain attendees. One of the most effective strategies for...

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JodieAnn (Boyd) Cady, CMP, CTA, CMM
Published on October 28, 2020

Do's and Don'ts for Virtual Event Success

Going virtual with your meeting has meant learning how to function in multiple platforms and questioning if this venture would work for...

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Kaitlyn Francois
Published on August 14, 2020

The Future of Planning

Proactively, the world is taking steps forward to re-engaging. Whether it be dining in at your favorite local restaurant, singing your...

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Kaitlyn Francois
Published on July 8, 2020

Hybrid Events Vs. Blended Events: What’s the Difference?

Hybrid Events Vs. Blended Events: What’s the Difference? While gathered around our community desk, my colleagues and I typed away at our...

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Kaitlyn Francois
Published on June 17, 2020

PMBC's Portal for Personal Protection Equipment

Michigan founded and incorporated company, Connect Space Inc., is the technology platform that helped Pure Michigan Business Connect, a...

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Kaitlyn Francois
Published on June 5, 2020

Why It’s Important To Have Livestream At Your Next Event

There’s something about waiting in that long line for an event to begin. No early access stirs an exciting form of anticipation leaving...

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Becky Francoeur, CTA, CMP
Published on March 27, 2020

Timesheets Improving Your Event Timeline

Representing one of the largest trade associations in the state, our primary event attendance is comprised of licensed professionals....

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Len Gauger
Published on March 13, 2020

How to Host Virtual Events During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We know the COVID-19 disease can be nerve-racking and stressful. We wanted to put together some options for our teams, and everyone in...

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Julie Trombley, RCE, e-Pro
Published on February 12, 2020

How Connect Space Benefits Your Members and Your Staff

There are so many different systems out there, and you may find your membership/association management system falling short in some...

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JodieAnn (Boyd) Cady, CMP, CTA, CMM
Published on February 3, 2020

What Is Your Attendee’s Registration Experience?

Think about it; the first interaction with an event is the registration process. That moment when a prospective attendee decides they are...

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Quin Rivers
Published on December 11, 2019

Why You Should Use Big Data to Track Success of Live Events

We are living in a renaissance era in the live events business. The era is fueled by massive amounts of data in which we now have access....

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Len Gauger
Published on October 28, 2019

Meeting Planner Madness, Get your Life Back!

We meet and talk with Meeting Planners every day. They are working events of all shapes and sizes. One theme is consistent across the...

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Len Gauger
Published on October 21, 2019

Navigating Your Event Registration Blind Spot

Navigating Your Event Registration Blind Spot

Everyone’s got blind spots! Back in the days before back-up cameras in cars, we...

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Len Gauger
Published on September 10, 2019

4 Ways to Improve your Event Team Culture

If you were to do a quick survey of your event planning office in regards to what they value in a team dynamic what response do you think...

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Len Gauger
Published on August 22, 2019

Why You Should Use Integrations for Event Planning

As a planner a valuable skill you hold is risk mitigation. You know how to anticipate issues, overcome adverse situations and all with a...

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Len Gauger
Published on June 25, 2019

It’s Time to Start Listening to Industry Conversation

Everyone and everything is online! Literally. You can find social media groups/accounts/fan pages for things like Corgis, potatoes, and...

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