What HCPs Really Want from Your Investigator Meeting
With over 23 years of experience planning investigator meetings, Miller Tanner Associates has learned a lot about what makes a successful medical meeting for both the host and the attendees. We survey every participant so that we can give our clients specific direction as to what attendees really desire from an investigator meeting. Here are a few ways you can deliver an exceptional meeting to your healthcare professional (HCP) attendees.
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Reasons to Hire a Pharmaceutical Event Planner
The biggest challenge for biopharma companies when it comes to planning events may be the lack of internal staff to handle such an undertaking from start to finish. Not to mention, understanding the nuances associated with many moving parts can complicate the planning process. That’s where Miller Tanner comes in as a one-stop-shop with proven processes for all things meeting planning related. While some companies have meeting and event planning specialists and/or travel services within their own organizations, these resources may be too stretched to take on a “big” meeting. Likewise,...
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Success Story: Business Pitch Competition Goes Virtual
The Event A face-to-face (F2F) or LIVE event format for a business pitch competition that successfully pivots to a screen-to-screen (S2S) or virtual event format for the same business pitch competition. The Challenge Historically, the annual pitch competition had taken place at the organization’s LIVE event; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pitch competition had to be transformed into a highly-engaging virtual event while still delivering the presenters’ messaging, captivating the panelists, and engaging the remote audience. As the presenters were located in various U.S. cities, communication and coordination...
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Meet MTA: Jesse Torres, Senior Software Engineer
The Miller Tanner (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that bring our corporate meetings and events to life for our clients. Today we introduce you to Jesse Torres, a senior software engineer with MTA Technology Services. Jesse is one of our tech masterminds behind our event management products: EPICTM, VALTsTM, and AttendTM. Meet MTA: Jesse Torres Tell us about your current role with MTA? I’m a senior software engineer. My responsibilities include developing new features to extend MTA products in order to streamline the...
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How to Combat Virtual Meeting Fatigue
With months of meeting only virtually, are you beginning to experience “virtual meeting fatigue”? It’s actually a real thing, according to recent studies. Virtual meetings have become an ever-present part of the working world for several years, but there is no question that the events of 2020 greatly accelerated the shift in how and where we collaborate. With companies transitioning to working remotely, meeting virtually is no longer just an option – it’s often a necessity. While there are certainly many great benefits of virtual meetings, there are also drawbacks. One...
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5 Essentials for Incentive Travel Programs
Miller Tanner Associates knows first hand the value of recognizing, rewarding, and investing in employees through internal incentive programs. We aren’t the only ones who know the value. In fact, Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) conducted a study which concluded that incentive travel programs strongly impact: The Impact of Incentive Programs This research conducted by IRF determined that the combination of the following five essential elements defines the core of the successful travel program: The study also found that in order to maximize the benefit of an incentive travel program it...
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5 Ways to Drive Your Training Ahead This Year
Behind every successful company is an equally successful training program to drive them forward. This year, give your training a tune-up and navigate a new route. Here are 5 ways that you can drive your training ahead in the new year: 1. Put your learner in the driver’s seat. Instead of assuming which training topics should be a priority, ask your teams first. Map out a clear direction with your learners. Survey them to find out what skills they would most benefit from learning. If you get their input, you are...
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Success Story: How a Hotel Contract Cancellation Clause Resulted in Zero Penalty During Pandemic
The Event Multiple face-to-face events with meeting attendance directly threatened by a public health crisis, COVID-19 between February 2020 through June 2020 The Challenge Given our previous experience with global outbreaks and public health crises including SARS (2002), Swine Flu (2009), MERS (2013) Ebola (2014) and Zika (2015), Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) knew that it was likely meeting attendees would be reluctant to attend face-to-face events with so many looming unknowns related to the meeting’s safety, travel, and accommodations. In these instances, travel could be prohibited for in-person attendees without...
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3 Proven Ways to Keep Your Virtual Event on Track for Success
For many people, virtual events are an entirely new way to deliver their message and content. Virtual events require a distinct set of skills. As a result, a lot of people are left scratching their heads to figure out the next steps when planning a virtual event. Do you create the agenda first or determine the platform? Will the presenters be pre-recorded or live? How can you ensure that your technology is secure? It can be quite challenging without guidance from an event professional. Similar to a face-to-face event, there...
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Virtual Events: Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about virtual events? We have answers. Q: Is virtual really the best option for my canceled meeting? A: Virtual event solutions are a very effective alternative to a canceled face-to-face event. Even when you can’t meet face-to-face, our virtual solutions offer an option to deliver your message to a virtually-engaged audience. Q: Why should I use Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) for my virtual event? A: We have over 10 years of virtual event planning experience. With a virtual event planned and managed by Miller Tanner Associates, your organization can streamline...
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