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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

How Boards Can Adapt in the AI Era

The technology has brought big changes to associations’ industries. But the response needs to address more than AI. AI is here to stay. Time to change everything you know about how your board operates? The question is a little facetious. But only a little. After all,...

From Member Signals to Value: How AI Helps Associations Stay Relevant

Members reveal what they need through every interaction. AI can help associations act on that information and deliver personalized experiences.  Members have more ways than ever to get answers, education, and connection. They can search online, ask an AI tool, follow...

Five Ways to Build Legacy Into Your Next Event

Destination Canada’s Legacy & Impact Study provides the most comprehensive evidence yet that events create lasting economic, social, and environmental impact. Photo courtesy Hubert Kang. Historically, the business events industry has measured success in headcounts...
Anita Carlyle | PCMA Member Spotlight

Anita Carlyle | PCMA Member Spotlight

Get to know PCMA Member Anita Carlyle, Managing Partner, Moore Carlyle Consulting/MCC Destination Management How has your career developed as a result of being a PCMA member? I was on the Canadian Board for several years and gained great leadership skills and...

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Facing the Future Together

Facing the Future Together

To help conference participants better understand one another, behavioral expert Thimon de Jong has audience participants team up and ask each other this question: How do you see the future? Talking about the multiple crises that the world faces — a “polycrisis” of...

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Report: Member Loyalty Remains Strong

Report: Member Loyalty Remains Strong

Momentive’s survey of members and association staff find plenty of support for advocacy, meetings, and AI, but also some headwinds. A new survey of association members and professions finds that members feel a close bond with their associations, but also spotlights...

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An Industry Under Pressure

An Industry Under Pressure

Identifying the individual stressors that event planners face is the first step to measuring the impact of stress on the industry as a whole. “Calling all event planners!” Angelika Bazarnik posted on the PCMA community forum Catalyst. “As part of my Ph.D. research at...

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