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Five Innovative Gifting ideas for Attendees and Staff
Participants at live events have grown accustomed to receiving their welcome packet, name badge, and swag bag. This last year of virtual meetings brought us creative unboxing parties, and this year, as hybrid meetings become the new normal, we expect to see the innovation grow.
AMI Provides Talented Certified Suppliers Through Its Industry Leading Tier 2 Supplier Program
CEO and Founder of American Meetings, Inc. (AMI) Andy McNeill had the honor of being a guest on The Out Entrepreneur Podcast recently and shared how he got started in the travel and meetings/events industries and how AMI’s Supplier Diversity Program gets “small fish” in front of Fortune 500 clients.
How Corporate Event Planners are Transitioning into Hybrid Meetings
Restrictions on travel and in-person meetings are lifting, but uncertainty still exists for the event industry. For much of 2020, and even in 2021, corporate meeting...
American Meetings Network Prime Supplier Spotlight: Tempe Tourism Office
Toni Smith (Director of Communications) and James Tevault (Director of Sales) of the Tempe Tourism Office recently spoke with AMI about becoming Prime Supplier Members of...
How the Pandemic Changed Live Events for the Better
As the Founder and CEO of American Meetings, Inc. (or AMI,) Andy McNeill was invited to speak on the Destination Marketing Podcast. Overall, this podcast supports tourism...
5 Benefits and Challenges of Combining Live and Virtual Experiences for a Hybrid Meeting Model
If 2020 was the year of virtual meetings, it looks like 2021 might be the year of hybrid solutions as we begin to reconnect in person. With this shift comes some...
Guides
Webinar Best Practices
Making sure your webinar exceeds the expectations of your audience is key. Check out this great take-a-way on 5 tips not to forget to include in your upcoming webinar.
Pre-webinar Best Practices
This infographic provides hints on the important pre-steps to create the perfect online experience that will WOW and inspire your attendees.
Post Webinar Best Practices
The five most important things to consider after executing a successful webinar
Taking Your Live Meeting To The Web Cost Savings Guide
AMI constantly seeks out ways for our clients to save money, gain efficiencies and meet compliance standards. Transitioning some meetings online produces significant value in these areas and is key to a successful overall meeting strategy.
5 Ways to Break Through Your Annual Sales Goals in The Meetings Industry
Click here to download an infographic Surpass your quarterly metrics by meeting with event planners directly Follow these 5 key points to hit your annual sales goals....
Top Five Pre-Webinar Best Practices
Click here for some great tips on how to begin planning your webinar. We get it. You’re busy. That’s why we’re here. When moving your Meetings Virtual, consider these...
Case Studies
Event Concept Development Case Study
This rapidly growing US-based investment firm was launching a media and event venture for the midcap markets. The objective was to build a profitable national brand online, a magazine and an annual conference for the midcap investor. They required professional consulting from a marketing and meeting services organization to launch the concept and provide logistic support around the conference portion of the strategy.
The Value of Face-to-Face Meetings: A Case Study
Conference calls and virtual meetings may be fine for the smaller details but when you need to motivate, inspire and/or close the big deal, there is no replacement for sharing the same physical space. Business leaders and their meeting planner partners have come a long way in developing metrics to calculate the return on investment of face-to-face conferences. And it’s amazing how many things CAN actually be measured. But there are some powerful intangibles that cannot be captured on a spreadsheet.
Videos
Onsite Meeting Sanitation, Safety & Resources for Live Meetings – An AMI Guide, Part 2
A live meeting checklist is always a good idea, but in our post-pandemic meeting and event world – health and safety are more important than ever. In this video, you’ll learn best practices that support the health and safety of your live meeting participants as AMI provides you with key insights for checking all those health and safety measures. In addition to tactical opportunities for you to instill meeting safety, AMI will manage your events across cleaner and wider spaces, along with enhanced sanitation in all meeting venues.
How Meetings Will Change in a Post Pandemic World – An AMI Executive Update
Hear from American Meetings, Inc. President, Todd Bludworth, on the changes you can expect going forward across the meetings and events industry. From social distancing, fewer attendees, and new technologies… Overall you can expect cleaner and wider spaces, along with more sanitation in your new meeting venues.
Tips for Negotiating with Hotels and Venues in the New Normal – An AMI Executive Update
Learn how negotiating with hotels and venues has changed drastically in the last few months. More agreeable cancellation terms, deposit schedules and no attrition are just a few of the tips that AMI President, Todd Bludworth shares in this AMI Executive Update.
Meet AMI’s Typical Client, Tom & Marie, busy business professionals and they have a meeting to plan.
Whether you are an association, business or fortune 500 company, we have the relationships, experience, technology and resources to help you develop a successful meeting, incentive, conference or tradeshow strategy.
Virtual Meeting Types Explained, with AMI CEO Andy McNeill
How Can Various Types of Virtual Meetings Support Your Business?
Discover the key differences between Virtual Collaboration Webinars, Dedicated Virtual Webcasts, and Virtual Conferences and Tradeshows. The experts at American Meetings, Inc. are ready to walk you through these key platforms to present the best solution for you to deliver the best in virtual meeting experiences and guaranteed meeting success.