How to Convince Your Employer to Fund Your Learning
Investing in professional growth is key to staying ahead in the business events industry. If you’re looking to enroll in a PCMA Event Leadership Institute…
-
Announcements, Jobs, News
-
Business
-
Creativity & Design
-
Education & Training
-
Event Management
-
Featured Event Leaders
-
Industry News
-
Leadership & Careers
-
Members Only
-
Sales
-
Situation Report
-
Smarticles
-
Talent Development
-
Technical Production
Navigating the Future of Business Events: Actionable Insights for 2025
Business events are where ideas flourish, innovations take shape, and solutions emerge. As planners, marketers, and strategists, we don’t just react to change—we create the…
5 Ways to Create Better Event ROI and ROE
Events are now at the forefront of driving strategic value thanks to their ability to create powerful connections and motivate change. Did you know that…
How to Prepare for an Event Crisis: An Essential Q&A for Event Pros
After our recent webinar, What to Do When Things Go Wrong: Crisis Management, Security, & Risk Mitigation Insights from Disaster Experts, panelist Juliette Kayyem addressed…
Why Use Intent-Based Networking to Connect Participants with Purpose?
In the fast-paced world of business events, traditional networking often feels like a game of chance — hoping that the right conversation or connection will…
Crunching the Numbers: How Data Analytics Can Shape Your Event Strategy
“91% of event organizers believe that technology can have a major positive impact on the success of their events.” Event Technology Trends for 2023, EventMB …
Unbelievably Easy Ways To Use AI for Post-Event Analysis
Since forever, post-event analysis in the events industry has been limited because it relies on anecdotal feedback and manually processed survey data. Event pros typically…
Unlocking Inclusivity: 5 Key Takeaways from Experts on Accessible Events
“If identical isn’t possible, make it comparable.” – Stephen Cutchins, Senior Manager, Accessibility at CVENT Creating an accessible event isn’t just about meeting regulations—it’s about…
34 Essential Tips to Make Your Event Accessible for Every Body
Is your event truly accessible? How do you define a disability? Physical, behavioral, developmental, sensory, visible, invisible—the list goes on. This Friday marks 34 years…
ELI Subscriber Spotlight: Allie Marsh
Get to know Allie Marsh, ELI subscriber and principle and CEO of Events by Allie.
ELI Subscriber Spotlight: Sally Porteous
Meet Sally Porteous, ELI member and owner/operator at Red Lanyard in Brisbane, Australia.
ELI Subscriber Spotlight: Michelle Manire, CMM
Be a lifelong learner, and other advice from ELI subscriber, Michelle Manire, President & CEO, Coast to Coast Conferences & Events.
Event Leadership Acquired by PCMA
Effective immediately, PCMA has acquired the Event Leadership Institute to provide the global business events industry with the most compelling portfolio of learning solutions and content all in one place.
Crisis Communication: Tips for Event Safety
The swimming pool of meeting and event safety has a variety of items floating in it, from physical safety and health concerns to climate change…
Play the Numbers Game to Win: 5 KPIs to Keep Track of Your Hybrid Event Success
What KPIs are essential for your hybrid events? And how do you use them? Start with this guide.
Lessons Learned from the Return to In-Person Events
Think hybrid is the future? Guess again. The team at Unbridled has unpacked lessons learned from planning more than 300 events a year.
How to Make Your Virtual Event Digitally Accessible
When the pandemic shut the event industry down, the evolution of hybrid and virtual events not only gave the industry new life, but also more…
Reimagining Your Signature Event
Event experimenter Matthew Homann shares his methodology on reinvention, so that you can reimagine your signature event too.
How to Think Like a Futurist
Forward thinking event pro Beth Surmont shares what it means to be a futurist in a changing event landscape—and how you can be one too.
How to Beat the Great Talent Crunch
Expert advice on how event team leaders can attract, recruit and retain top talent in today’s Great Resignation era.
Everything You’ll Learn at ELI’s Innovation & Engagement Summit
A sneak peek at what you’ll learn at the Event Leadership Institute’s upcoming virtual event – including emerging event tech like the metaverse and audience engagement trends.
WTF Happened At the Oscars?
Diversity, Duty of Care, & the Slap Heard Round the World
Among the many ways Will Smith’s awful behavior tarnished this year’s Academy Awards, his overshadowing of what was otherwise a milestone event for diversity and inclusion is perhaps the worst.
Why Event Planners Need to Prioritize ESG and DEI in 2022
Five event industry panelists share insights on how ESG and DEI values can improve event production and execution.
Theatrical Versus Cinematic Presentation Approaches: What They Mean for In-Person and Virtual Events
This content is exclusive for paid ELI members. If you’re a member, log in to your account to view.
Not a member? Learn more about the benefits and subscribe now.
8 Key Metrics to Pay Attention to for Virtual Events
ELI’s rundown of eight key metrics that event planners should have on their dashboard, what they mean, and why they matter.
Why Companies Should Invest in Professional Development
One of the key strategies for attracting new talent, and retaining existing talent, is to invest in professional development.
What’s to Come for the Event Industry in 2022
Howard Givner, ELI founder and CEO, shares insights on what to expect for the event industry this year and in the near future.
How to Evolve Your Career Alongside the Rapidly Changing Events Industry
Continual learning is a lifelong journey. Here is a list of the best resources, certifications, and tools for event and meeting professionals to pursue professional designations in their field.
Looking Back On 2021: A Year in Review for ELI
ELI’s Founder and CEO, Howard Givner, reflects on 2021 and how that prepares event professionals for what’s ahead in the industry this year.
How to Plan In-Person Events in the Face of Uncertainty
Set yourself up for success and safeguard your sanity when planning in-person events –– even in the face of uncertainty.
EXCLUSIVE: An Open Letter from FIRST Agency CEO Maureen Ryan-Fable to Clients on Managing Expectations in the Current Talent Crunch
A honest look at the state of the event industry from an event agency CEO: clients urged to prepare for higher turnover, increased rates, longer onboarding, training investments and more.
‘Everyone Has to be Empowered:’ COVID’s Impact on Event Risk and Crisis Management
How has COVID impacted risk and crisis management? Juliette Kayyem and Frank Supovitz share how event risk management has changed and what to prepare for now.
The Trusted Advisor Roadmap Part 2: Building Attribution Models
This content is exclusive for paid ELI members. If you’re a member, log in to your account to view.
Not a member? Learn more about the benefits and subscribe now.
The Trusted Advisor Roadmap Part 1: Helping Clients Define & Weight Event Goals
This content is exclusive for paid ELI members. If you’re a member, log in to your account to view.
Not a member? Learn more about the benefits and subscribe now.
5 Tips for In-Person Event Success in 2021 (and Beyond)
Hosting an in-person event, large or small? These 5 tips will help you achieve success in 2021 and beyond.
‘The Tsunami of Hiring is Upon Us’: Hiring Practices in Today’s Event Environment
Event leaders from third-party meeting and event companies explain their current staffing strategies to fill “the talent crisis” — including new skills and specialties in demand, the role of freelancers, and other steps they’re taking to rebuild their teams.
Learning Goals: Why They Matter for Skill Development and Career Success
For event professionals to learn new skills, and reinforce and refresh existing skills, Defining and setting learning goals is an important part of career success.
‘Time to Be an Informed Planner’: Legal Sourcing Tips and Strategies for Hybrid Events
As meeting planners try to schedule new events or rebook events canceled during the throes of the pandemic, the legal landscape is trickier, says Joan Eisenstodt of Eisenstodt Assocs., LLC. and Josh Grimes of Grimes Law Offices, LLC.
The Boycott Dilemma: How To Respond When States Pass Discriminatory Laws
New, restrictive voting laws have been proposed. The issue and others point to an environment where tools including boycotts are going to be used to try to effect social change—and planners have to be ready.
Getting Ready for a New Workforce: What Meeting and Event Industry Leaders Should Know
Trends in hiring, business travel and demand for smaller meetings point to a new normal.
Mapping a Blueprint for Hybrid Events: Strategies on Design, Budget, and Experiences
J. B. Miller, Lawrence Coburn, Kevin White and Brandt Krueger share their philosophies of hybrid events and examples of design, execution, budget, interactivity, and engagement.
ELI Member Spotlight: Michelle Manire
Be a lifelong learner, and other advice from ELI member, Michelle Manire, President & CEO, Coast to Coast Conferences & Events.
Skills for the New Event Workplace
Do Your Skills Match Up With What the Meeting and Event Industry Needs Now?
ELI Member Spotlight: Sally Porteous
Meet Sally Porteous, ELI member and owner/operator at Red Lanyard in Brisbane, Australia.
We’re Going There: Digging Into Hot Topics at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit
The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3 will present vital topics that speak to today’s unique environment — from the pandemic to politics and more.
Here’s a preview of the summit’s general sessions and keynote.
Stop Searching for Absolutes. The Future Belongs to Nuance.
As we look to emerge from the pandemic, we’re seeing the inevitable urge to make sense out of the many seismic changes wrought by COVID. ELI Founder and CEO Howard Givner explains why the future of events will not follow a rigid path.
How to Use Digital Credentials to Build Your Career
What is a digital credential, how do they serve as social and professional capital, and what are the best practices for sharing them? Jonathan E. Finkelstein, CEO and founder of Credly, which manages ELI’s digital credentials and whose Credly platform is powering ELI’s new Certified Event Pro Directory explains.
The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Three Virtual Events
ELI founder and CEO Howard Givner looks at the road ahead for virtual events, including business context, their design, strategy, and careers in events.
Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Meetings & Events
Conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion don’t have to be tense. How can you make it fun? When people feel welcomed, they feel included and are more likely to contribute their voice to solutions.
‘A Long Way to Go’: Event Industry Leaders Reflect on Diversity, Opportunities, and Challenges
A historic public reckoning on social justice prompted pledges for change across corporate America. What has that meant for the industry and for event professionals personally?
End of content
End of content
