Monthly Archives: October 2010

>Are questions scary?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by admin

>My life has been about questions. I think it is a deep-seated cultural/religious thing! As Chair of PCMA’s Student Task Force, I served on the PCMA Annual Meeting Planning Committee. In that role, bouncing around session concepts, speakers and design … Continue reading →

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Happy 41st Birthday, Internet!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by sbeauchamp

Forty-one years ago today, the first message was transmitted over ARPANET, the computer network that would grow into the Internet, when UCLA graduate student Charles Kline sent the world “login” — one letter at a time — to Stanford Research … Continue reading →

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Big Ideas, Small Bucks

Posted on October 28, 2010 by bpalmer

Think you need a huge budget to create an interactive, lively exhibit booth? This booth, promoting EventCamp East Coast at BizBash New York Expo this week, used brown kraft paper and permanent markers and asked the questions: “What was your … Continue reading →

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>Convene On Site: PCMA Masters Series

Posted on October 28, 2010 by admin

> Posted by:Chris DursoExecutive Editor, Convene This post was posted, with permission, from the PCMA Convene Blog. The PCMA Masters Series program held at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel last Thursday offered a terrific assortment of big-sky and ground-level … Continue reading →

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>Storytelling as a Sales Tool? Seriously?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

> Posted by:Sue Hershkowitz-Coore, CSPPresident/Owner, High Impact Presentations It seems like everyone today talks about the importance of story, of telling your story and of differentiating your idea with story. Consultants and bloggers explain the different types of stories and … Continue reading →

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>ZMO = Zombie Marketing Organization

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Chris Durso

> Smart destinations find a way to reach out to any and all potential visitors — business travelers, tourists, investors, even the living dead. So it’s no surprise to hear about the hordes of zombies that have been turning up … Continue reading →

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ZMO = Zombie Marketing Organization

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Chris Durso

Smart destinations find a way to reach out to any and all potential visitors — business travelers, tourists, investors, even the living dead. So it’s no surprise to hear about the hordes of zombies that have been turning up in … Continue reading →

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>Convene On Site: PCMA Masters Series

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Chris Durso

> The PCMA Masters Series program held at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel last Thursday offered a terrific assortment of big-sky and ground-level insights (some of which I tweeted throughout the event), but for me the grand unifying takeaway … Continue reading →

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Convene On Site: PCMA Masters Series

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Chris Durso

The PCMA Masters Series program held at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel last Thursday offered a terrific assortment of big-sky and ground-level insights (some of which I tweeted throughout the event), but for me the grand unifying takeaway was … Continue reading →

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>Got Engagement?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by bpalmer

> In Beth Kanter’s instructive blog post about “unpresenting,” she listed more than a dozen points gleaned from an “unpresentation” by Heather Gold. Two leaped out at me: Emotions Are More Important Than Facts: To prompt conversation, you need to … Continue reading →

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