3 sure fire ways to ensure your meeting attendance grows-webinar

3 Sure Fire Ways to Ensure Your

Meeting Attendance GROWS!

Terri RobertsTraining and Communication for

empowerMINT.comDestination Marketing Association International

an empowerMINT.com webinar Production

Ann McLeod, CEM, CAEDir. Of Meetings and Expositions

SAME

Kevin Kamenzind, CMPChief Marketing Officer

Greater Phoenix CVB

Why do CVBs make perfect meeting planning partners?

• Comprehensive view of the destination

• Local expertise

• Extensive in-market relationships

Helping things to GROW

1. Creating Pre-Event Buzz

2. Help in the Digital Realm

3. Onsite Excitement

1. Creating Pre-Event Buss

• Add local flair to make your meeting sound exciting and interesting

• Create a presence at this year’s meeting for next year

2. Help in the Digital Realm

• Microsites

• Social Media

• Mobile APPS!!!

3. On-Site Excitement

• Make navigating the destination easier-remove the FEAR factor

• Make attendees feel welcome

• Advertise specials• Get something for FREE

Good Promotion Makes Good CENTS

With over 113,000 hotels and facilities in the US… how do you navigate?

Well, there are over 880 destination expertsto help you FIND just the right FIT

and all the right answers…

Direct to the CVB ….one-stop-shop for planners:

•Planners easily search and compare meeting needs across multiple destinations.

•Planners save time and money submitting one FastTrackRFP to multiple destinations.

•Planners manage a single profile, check their histories and power shop at over 200 top cities.

contactus@empowerMINT.com or troberts@destinationmarketing.org

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