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Industry News
Source: Inc.
Ninety days, 90 ways to be more productive in 2017. While some will only take a few minutes, they will still make a major impact on your productivity. Others might take a little longer, especially if creating a new habit is involved, but once that habit is formed, you reap productivity benefits forever.

Visit http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/first-90-days-90-ways-to-boost-your-productivity.html to view the full article online.

 
Source: TSNN
Renting a display for a trade show has gained popularity over the years, with many people preferring to use them to add a fresh look to their events. The trade show display rentals are one of the most demanded booths in the market. Many businesses have discovered that renting a display is easier, more convenient and economical than buying one.

Visit http://www.tsnn.com/news-blogs/rental-trade-show-displays-new-trend to view the full article online.

 
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Experient, a Maritz Global Events Company
Teresa Eyet vs. The Mighty Snowpocalypse
CadmiumCD
Source: CadmiumCD
Find out how AHCA/NCAL Super Planner Teresa Eyet defended her conference against the mighty Snowpocalypse of 2010 with her amazing super planner powers.
https://bit.ly/29teZk1
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Source: FreemanXP
To create engaging experiences, event marketers need more than ideas. You need solid strategies that are backed by empirical data.

Visit http://freemanxp.com/insights/blog/how-to-use-data-to-connect-with-your-audience/ to view the full article online.

 
Source: MeetingsNet
Drones, those remote-controlled quadrocopters you probably have seen and heard whining overhead—have come a long way from their early role as solely military tools.

Visit http://meetingsnet.com/event-tech/drones-moving-events-speed-flight to view the full article online.

 
a2z, Inc.
Source: Buzz Registration
If you're planning to host a conference or meeting in 2017 or beyond, here are five really good reasons to consider outsourcing your conference registration services.

Visit http://www.buzzregistration.com/buzz-registration-blog/why-you-should-outsource-your-conference-registration-services to view the full article online.

 
Source: Core-apps
If you’re old enough to remember the 1980s and 1990s you’ll remember fads like: Members Only jackets, acid-washed jeans, leg warmers, neon everything and especially big – big hair, big shoulder pads and big boom boxes. Here are six lessons from the 1980s and 1990s fads that can help predict the future of event technology.

Visit http://www.core-apps.com/blog/is-it-a-fad-or-is-it-the-future/ to view the full article online.

 
How We Increased Our Trade Show Attendance By 25%
Expo Logic
Scott Hersh, the Business Development Director at the Irrigation Association, was looking for ways to increase attendance at their 2016 Irrigation Association Conference. He decided to use an affiliate marketing tool from Expo Logic to grow his event and wound up with over 1,000 additional registrations.
Watch Scott explain how he achieved this growth!
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Source: Exhibitor Online
AlliedPRA, Inc., a global leader in the destination management company (DMC) sector, is pleased to announce Tony Lorenz, Chief Executive Officer, AlliedPRA, will serve on the Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) Board of Directors for 2017. AlliedPRA is the first DMC to join the MMBC board of directors.

Visit http://www.exhibitoronline.com/news/article.asp?ID=16745 to view the full article online.

 
Source: Smart Meetings
The proliferation of technological tools such as cellphones, tablets, social media and email have facilitated and expedited business communications, but they also have sometimes isolated meeting professionals from others.

Visit http://www.smartmeetings.com/tips-tools/95376/6-basic-technology-etiquette-tips to view the full article online.

 
CEIR Event: Insights on Where Events Are Going
Source: CEIR Event
Perhaps more than ever in this age of online interaction and communities, physical exhibitions and conferences offer a major asset that the virtual world cannot: genuine human contact.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/lets-go-outside/ to view the full article online.

 
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