The Conference Life Cycle: Where Is Your Event In This Process? November 8, 2010 by Jeff Hurt All associations, businesses and professions must continually adapt in order to survive. Organizations, products and services go through a four stage life cycle: startup, growth, maturity and decline. Unless the organization reinvents itself, it declines and ceases to exist. The business life cycle also applies to conferences, meetings and events. Where do you think your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, conference, conference revenue models, meeting best practices, meeting planner
Five New Tenets For Event Success November 2, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Nothing is the way it used to be. Little is the same. Not much is a sure thing. The convergence of the economy, society and technology has turned the old ways of doing things upside down. The old rules for success have changed. Your ability to learn new things and adapt mean the difference between … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , community, conferences, event, meeting, meeting planner
Seven Significant Trends Impacting Face-To-Face Meetings October 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Step into any public venue today and you’ll see a variety of technology tools in use. Yet most of our face to face meetings still do not reflect the realities of our time. The Horizon Report 2010 examines key trends that will impact a variety of global sectors in the coming five years. These … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, event technology, meeting, meeting industry trends, meeting planner
In A Sea Of Sameness Is Your Conference Wearing Camo? October 13, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Did you happen to see the following string of tweets started by social media community manager Amber Naslund? Pointless Bland Conferences I don’t know which conference Naslund was talking about. It obviously struck a chord with several people. Unfortunately, this is not new to many conference participants. Educator Harold Jarche talked about The Conference Rut … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, meeting, meeting planner
Six Steps To Develop A LTR Plan With Your Conference Participants October 1, 2010 by Jeff Hurt As you shift from a focus of a short-term, one-night stand conference experience to a long term relationship (LTR) with potential and registered attendees, you need to plan things differently. A LTR view means you look at each year and think about how you can begin to develop, build and maintain a community experience all … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, loyalty, meeting, meeting planner
Are You Developing One Night Stands Or Long Term Relationships With Your Conference Attendees? September 30, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Seen recently in conference personal ads: Wanted – LTR* with conference registrants. Those desiring a STF* need not register. Looking for those that are interested in more than a casual relationship, where both of us have a commitment to each other’s success. Signed Conference Organizers *LTR – Long Term Relationship; STF – Short Term Fling … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, loyalty, meeting, meeting planner
The Yin And Yang Of Push And Pull For Your Conferences And Education September 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt What happens when someone pushes you? How does your body and mind respond? You body gets tense. You try to resist. You become defensive. And sometimes, you react by pushing back. Resistance is common when being pushed. I submit it is actually a form of engagement. If someone only experiences being pushed, they soon feel … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner, participatory learning, push and pull
Creating Meetings Fueled By Fiery Imaginations September 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Fires. They are powerful forces. Sometimes detrimental. Sometimes beneficial. Ultimately, fires are the visible, tangible effect of matter changing form. Fire is a chemical reaction. Just like fires, your meeting can serve as a visible, tangible effect of transformation. It can help people transform their professional lives, direction and goals. It can bring light to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, meeting, meeting planner
Four Questions To Consider To Turn Boring Meetings Into Productive Ones September 27, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Ping. A pop-up reminder notice appears on my computer. I react with a sick-in-the-stomach-feeling and a sense of dread. It is time to attend that regularly scheduled meeting. I prepare myself for another wasted, boring, unproductive meeting. I feel like my hands are tied. It is another hour lost into the business black hole. You … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, meeting, meeting planner
Applying The Fisch Flip To Your Conference Model September 24, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you heard about the Fisch Flip or Flip-Thinking? Dan Pink wrote about Flip Thinking and how some people are reversing the usual sequence of things. Pink talks about Karl Fisch, a 20-year educator who has decided to flip the standard high-school math class. Fisch puts all of his lectures on YouTube and assigns them … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conferences, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, meeting planner
