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Recent PostsNo matter what type of event you’re planning, we’re willing to bet that audience engagement is one of your top priorities – and, more than likely, one of your biggest challenges. These days, event organizers are facing serious competition when it comes to holding the attention of their audiences. In a world in which distractions are always within reach (literally and figuratively!), figuring out how to engage an audience has become as essential as it is challenging. But with a few tips and a solid variety of audience participation ideas...
MoreIncentive trips are a smart, essential investment for any company, including major corporations and small businesses alike. Offering incentive trips for employees can directly contribute to stronger business results, in addition to a multitude of other advantages. And here’s more good news: an outstanding incentive trip is possible even if you’re working with a limited budget. In fact, with some savvy budget hacks for travel planning, there are plenty of great company trip ideas that are far more affordable than you might think. What is an Incentive Trip? Essentially, an...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to our Chicago-based Billing Associate Valeria Valadez. Valeria’s talent and versatile skill set in accounting, finance, and billing are ideally suited for MTA’s Finance Team. Meet Valeria Valadez Tell us about your current role with MTA. What are your primary responsibilities? My role as a billing associate at MTA has been a wonderful...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Key Account Manager Juan Fonseca. With fluency in both Portuguese and Spanish and his impeccable adeptness for customer relations, Juan is an invaluable member of the Commercial Team assisting with both North American and LATAM customer accounts. Meet Juan Fonseca Tell us about your current role with MTA. What are your primary...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Global Experience Designer Miranda Welgos. Fluent in three languages, and with a passion for community building and travel, Miranda assists our Global Experiences Team in bringing our customers’ events to fruition in cities around the globe. Meet Miranda Welgos Tell us about your current role with MTA? What are your primary responsibilities? ...
MoreThe Event A Global Commercial Leadership Meeting for 150 attendees with a focus on strategic leadership planning in Dublin, Ireland. Challenges Based on the attendees’ feedback and surveys from the previous year, our customer’s goals for this event were to both provide engaging content, and also have intentional time to reconnect. Additionally, they wanted their meeting to have elements of sustainability. Solutions Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) used the attendee feedback and customer’s goals as a framework to design an event and curate activities that would engage and connect the attendees...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Global Experience Designer Beth Huth. Beth brings her 20+ years of event management experience to MTA where she partners with customers to drive and deliver remarkable event success. Meet Beth Huth Tell us about your current role with MTA? What are your primary responsibilities? I am thrilled to act as a global experience...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Global Experience Designer Peace Obisesan. Peace brings her comprehensive event management know-how to our team to create seamless clinical event experiences for our customers. Meet Peace Obisesan Tell us about your current role with MTA? What are your primary responsibilities? I’m a Global Experience Designer – Events. In my role as a GXD-E,...
MoreBart Alazio, MTA Senior Global Experience Manager – Production, shares why event production is the be-all and end-all for any and every event. Why Event Production Matters What services are typically defined as part of event production? If it plugs into a wall, then it falls under production services. And what I mean by that is – everything that is connected from internet to audio/visual lighting is all centralized at the AV table. It’s the brain of the meeting production and if there’s anything that intertwines with that at all,...
MoreThe Event A global biopharmaceutical company, was planning their North America Kickoff Meeting for 150 attendees which included their business units and support departments. The Challenge Because this was the first face-to-face event since their 2020 virtual event, the company’s goal was to build excitement and momentum to kick off the 2023 year and create an intentional agenda that would support this. To add to the challenge, this event had a short planning period beginning in mid-October with a January event date and needed to accommodate additional international guest travelers. ...
MoreThe Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Global Experiences Success Manager Staci Galentine. Staci’s role is to ensure the success of our individual team members through training and development, while also building upon successful MTA partnerships. Her talent for relationship- and partnership-building aligns perfectly with our MTA values. Meet Staci Galentine Tell us about your current role with MTA?...
MoreThe event A biopharmaceutical company hosted a Plan of Action (POA) meeting with the goal to bring four regions together to plan and strategize for their upcoming year’s goals and initiatives. The event was also an opportunity to announce winners of their “Circle of Excellence” top achievers. Challenges Solutions Upon understanding the goals of the client, the MTA team began sourcing per region in order to plan and coordinate four simultaneous meetings in four cities – Dallas, Chicago, New Jersey and Tampa. The four meetings were held over a 2-day...
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