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SOURCE: TSNN Blog
Exhibit project manager, Candy Adams, lends her expertise on trade show deadlines, and how a little padding can help avoid a missed deadline domino effect, while lessening the time poverty that seems a part of our daily lives.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/blog/things-i-wish-somebody-would-have-told-me-about-exhibiting-5 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Entrepreneur
The digital transformation is upon us, and though often viewed as a necessary evil, smart business leaders are embracing the move. Tomorrow's leader will want to master such technology to keep employees innovative and productive, and to better understand customer needs and values.

Visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322382 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Forbes
It all started with a surprise visit to an Arkansas Walmart. Understanding consumers and the diversities among them were the basis of the 14th annual Forbes CMO Summit held Nov. 14-16, which stressed the CMO's role for broadening market inclusion, and identifying consumer culture, needs and values. 

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinelove/2018/11/16/cmos-champion-change-with-diversity-as-growth-strategy/#9681e361d9ba to view the full article online.

 
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How ALA Automated Logistics Management for Their Annual Conference
ALA, along with other major organizations like ADA, WVC, MLA, and AAAnthro, have been in the process of Beta Testing the Logistics Module for the past year and a half so that it is ready for use by all meeting organizers in 2019. One organization calculated over 40 hours of labor saved after using the system.
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SOURCE: Inc.com
Despite the advantages offered by a plethora of emerging technologies, can technology itself be a root cause of social isolation? Leaders from top companies like Walmart, Facebook and Nike agree that the "double-edged sword" of technological efficiency may also contribute to mental and physical burnout.

Visit https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/new-study-technology-is-causing-burnout-social-isolation-in-workplace-heres-how-you-can-avoid-both.html?cid=hmsub4 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: GES Blog
Throwing out the B2B or B2C mindset in favor of a Human-to-Human (H2H) or Face-to-Face (F2F) one builds on the premise that as technology increases and human contact decreases, the desire for interaction actually increases.

Visit https://insights.ges.com/blog/stop-thinking-b2b-or-b2c to view the full article online.

 
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Teamwork Event Specialists
SOURCE: Fast Company
For years, experts have said that multitasking is detrimental to productivity not to mention mental clarity. Though difficult to shake, identifying time nibblers and having a definitive "road map" for work can gain back as much as 40 percent of time per day.

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90268283/these-are-the-3-things-that-are-eating-up-most-of-your-day to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: TSNN News
Reaching double-digit percentage increases this past year at their September show, the owners of Vision Expo West 2018 released data from their Instagram, Facebook and Twitter feeds, showing a substantial increase in impressions, hashtag creations and video views.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/news/social-media-numbers-reach-new-pinnacle-vision-expo to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Harvard Business Review
Going from one job to the next brings to the fore a range of emotions and challenges. Leaving a position voluntarily involves a loss to some degree. But being proactive about a career separation affords us the opportunity to realize and grow and even recreate our identity for the new roles we take.

Visit https://hbr.org/ideacast/2018/11/how-your-identity-changes-when-you-change-jobs to view the full article online.

 
CEIR Event: Insights on Where Events Are Going
SOURCE: CEIR.org
Design is no longer the purview of aesthetics, but rather a potpourri for the senses -- and the mind -- to engage and motivate attendees. We now have integration of social platforms, hybrid meeting capabilities and gamified interactions, with artificial intelligence (AI) paving the way for other new and interactive event capabilities.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/25/event-design-2-0/ to view the full article online.