Attitudes That Separate Growing, Healthy Conferences From Declining Ones June 10, 2015 by Jeff Hurt So what’s the difference between a growing, healthy conference and a declining one? Well, there are a lot of differences. Leadership—boards, committees, volunteers, staff—of growing, healthy conferences share some common attitudes. And leaders of declining conferences share similar outlooks as well. These mindsets have a huge influence on a meeting’s outcomes. Here are five leadership … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference growth, conference health, Conference Profitability, Conference Revenue Performance, conferences, long term growth, strategic planning, strategic thinking, strategy
Conference Growth Rests Squarely On Attendance Centricity March 10, 2015 by Donna Kastner Since the dawn of time, things tend to follow the Pareto Principle with 80% of results driven by 20% of customers, give or take 10%. Translating this dynamic to the world of conferences and trade shows, more often that not: A very high percentage of revenue will be primarily dependent on (or influenced by) key … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , Attendance Centricity, Conference Profitability, Conference Revenue Performance, Customer Centricity