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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...

A Top CEO’s Playbook for Association Leaders

Associations aren’t Apple. But Tim Cook’s tenure has a few lessons for what leadership of any sort looks like. There isn’t much that associations have in common with Apple. Associations generally aren’t typically in the business of manufacturing, don’t have to appeal...

What Geopolitical Disruption Means for Associations

In this episode of Associations NOW Presents, guest host Gary LaBranche, FASAE, CAE, AAiP, CEO of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, is joined by Francisco Gómez, Founder and CEO of Factum Global, and Pietro Macchiarella, MBA, CAE, Senior Director of Data and...

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Setting the Stage for Difficult Conversations and Navigating a More Complex Global Meetings Landscape

Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: Setting the Stage for Difficult Conversations at Events Sometimes, difficult discourse isn’t about sharing conflicting perspectives but addressing serious issues your group shares in common. An Opening...
Unpacking the ‘Half a Glass’ Meetings Economy

Unpacking the ‘Half a Glass’ Meetings Economy

There was a wide variety of sentiments expressed by respondents to Convene‘s latest Meetings Market Survey. When we fed our Meetings Market Survey data to gen AI, it characterized respondents’ overall sentiment as one of “anxious resilience.” That seems an appropriate...

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Top 10 Best Lead Retrieval Apps For 2026 

Top 10 Best Lead Retrieval Apps For 2026 A lead retrieval app quietly decides the fate of most event conversations today. You can have a packed booth, great conversations, and genuine interest, but if the lead data is lost, delayed, or messy, the opportunity slips...

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