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Kaley Mancuso Visit Plano has Kaley Mancuso as national sales manager. In this role she will oversee a segment of the corporate market, as well as the social and education markets, to attract meetings, events, and group travel. Mancuso brings more than a decade of...
Teachers’ Group Launches Effort to Reclaim “Theater Kid”
The Educational Theatre Association’s #ProudTheatreKid campaign caught attention on social media, providing a boost to its advocacy message. A national theater organization launched a pop-up campaign to push back against the increasingly pejorative use of the term...
10 Best vFairs Alternatives and Competitors in 2026
10 Best vFairs Alternatives and Competitors in 2026 As event organizers search for vFairs alternatives and competitors, one reality has become impossible to ignore: in-person events now demand far more than virtual-first technology can deliver. While platforms...
‘Don’t Wait Until You’re Ready’
Adam Grant’s CL26 opening keynote session was called ‘Hidden Potential: Unlocking Excellence in Yourself and Others.’ Photo by Jacob Slaton / Whatever Media Group When the organizational psychologist Adam Grant was in high school, he took inspiration from a diving...
Game-Changing Strategies Organizers Can Apply in 2026
One of the major lessons exhibition organizers took away from last year is that the way exhibitors and attendees are engaging at conferences and trade shows is moving in a new direction. At a recent IAEE Show Organizer Insights Hour, participants explored critical...
10 Best EventMobi Alternatives and Competitors for 2026
10 Best EventMobi Alternatives and Competitors for 2026 Searching for EventMobi alternatives usually means one thing: your event needs have evolved, but your current platform hasn’t kept up. What once worked for basic agendas and attendee updates often starts feeling...
