GCG’s Meeting Industry Insights Blog
Key Considerations When Hiring Event Staff
You’re planning a live event or meeting and need “onsite” temporary event personnel or professionals to either supplement your company’s staff or to completely manage and execute the meeting without anyone from your company traveling to the meeting or event. Where do...
3 Reasons to Budget for Your Event Staff Early
The pandemic changed a lot of things in the event industry, not the least of which was on-site event staffing. While Meeting Planners are working harder to adjust to all the changes, securing Onsite Professionals for their events seems to have taken a back seat. I’m...
Benefits of Virtual Meetings vs. Hybrid Meetings During COVID-19
We have always understood what it means to meet in-person for live, face to face meetings and events, but in the past ten months we have been quickly introduced to some new buzz words within our industry. Virtual Meetings and Hybrid Meetings are the two most prominent...
Managing A Live Event During A Pandemic
The Meetings and Events industry has felt the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of the last 8 months, we have had to elicit creative ingenuity in how we had previously planned and managed our events, mostly which were in-person, face to face...
Meetings and Events During Covid-19
To say 2020 has wreaked havoc on the live meetings and events industry is an understatement. With this thought in mind, and to better understand how COVID-19 has impacted us, we recently conducted a survey to poll our client base and national network of industry...
5 Power Moves Small Business Owners Should Make
The narrative surrounding small business throughout 2020 has been one about struggle. This makes perfect sense, given the harsh impact that COVID-19 and the economic recession have had on small businesses both in the U.S. and throughout the rest of the world. In many...
What Does Virtual Meeting Management Look Like in 2020?
How we currently conduct business has changed quite a bit due to the pandemic. In our efforts to adhere to social distancing guidelines, the term “virtual” has become our industry’s battle cry. Virtual meetings are produced by way of video and teleconferencing...
Covid-19 Survival Tips For Planners
Are we really having this discussion? Yes, based on how 2020 has been progressing thus far, apparently we are. Let’s face it, we’re all in some level of shock and awe over the daily/hourly/moment-to-moment announcements coming out of everywhere so best if we share...
Top 5 Meeting & Event Tech Trends to Watch for in 2020
Every year, technology always has something new to bring to the table—continuously changing the way we experience meetings and events (M&E). While last year saw the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), chatbots, and more, 2020 is looking to be a time for...
Why You Should NOT Hire Temp Staff
All temp staff are not equal When it’s time to hire temporary event staff, planners should think long and hard about their needs. These temps represent the company, interact with attendees and can have a great impact on the success of the meeting. Are these hired...
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