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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...

Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future

Editorial Note: Originally published in the April 2026 issue of Trade Show Executive magazine. Sustainability has become one of the most important strategic priorities shaping the future of the trade show industry. Like many global industries, our industry has a...

People on the Move

Laura PurdyLaura Purdy, general manager of Toronto’s Exhibition Place, has announced that she will retire at the end of May. She began her career in marketing and communications within the commercial real estate sector before joining SMG (now Legends Global). After a...

Non-Dues Revenue: Your Association’s Key to Sustainability

As dues income fails to keep pace with rising costs, organizations can diversify their revenue streams—or risk long-term viability. Today, many associations are faced with a fundamental question that will impact not just how they operate in the future but, more...
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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How Do Event-Planning Salaries Measure Up?

How Do Event-Planning Salaries Measure Up?

How do event planner salaries stack up? Are event planners underpaid compared to other roles that may have similar responsibilities in terms of contributing to their associations’ bottom line? We took a look at average and median salaries from a number of other...

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Thinking Like Economic Architects

Editorial Note: Originally published in the September 2025 issue of Trade Show Executive magazine. For a long time we have described ourselves as event organizers, show managers or venue operators. But here’s the thing: that language is limiting us and doesn’t truly...

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