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  • 1.  Successful Partnerships

    Posted 07-29-2024 16:30
    Edited by Megan Clark 07-30-2024 10:32

    Happy Monday everyone! It is time to get started with our Huddle of the Week post!

    Are you ready to unlock the secrets to building successful partnerships to take your events to new heights? We take a deep dive into the world of collaboration, creativity, and the future of inclusion in events in our Great Events Podcast episode, The Secret to Successful Partnerships with Andrew Perrott and Anita Howard.

    Listen as our hosts unravel the key ingredients to fostering strong partnerships that make events shine. From managing brand partnerships to coordinating large-scale events, and nurturing client relationships, this episode is packed with invaluable insights you won't want to miss. Here's a sneak peek of what you'll learn:

    • The game-changing power of honesty and straightforward communication in establishing and maintaining successful partnerships.
    • How to create a solid foundation for partnerships through detailed marketing activity plans, regular progress meetings, and leaving space for informal interactions and creative brainstorming.
    • The art of building a reliable network of partners and collaborators who become your secret weapons during critical moments of success.


    Our hosts will also discuss why informal relationships with stakeholders benefit day-to-day operations, breaking barriers and embracing technology, insights on identifying great partnerships, the truth behind nurturing partnerships, protecting your brand, and aligning with the right partners. You will not want to miss these amazing insights shared in this Great Events Podcast episode!


    Questions for you:

    • How do you establish and maintain successful partnerships?
    • What experience have you had where a strong partnership helped you overcome challenges and achieve success?


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    Megan Clark
    Assistant Team Lead, Online Community Marketing
    Cvent
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  • 2.  RE: Successful Partnerships

    Posted 07-31-2024 15:16
    • How do you establish and maintain successful partnerships?
      Communication
    • What experience have you had where a strong partnership helped you overcome challenges and achieve success?
      none come to mind


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    Lori Wildman
    Marketing Director
    lwildman@dmainc.com
    DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.United States
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  • 3.  RE: Successful Partnerships

    Posted 08-05-2024 09:34
    • How do you establish and maintain successful partnerships? Transparency and letting them know I'm looking for a partnership to avoid having things priced out several times in a year
    • What experience have you had where a strong partnership helped you overcome challenges and achieve success?  The communication within a particular hotel chain regarding my events and my preferences as a planner was uncanny.  It saved me so much time planning and gave me a lot of confidence going into site visits and events.  It also gave the hotels the confidence to come to me to pitch ideas on how to change things up from previous years.


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    Julie-Michelle Davis, CMP
    Meetings Manager
    Amex GBT - USA
    Remote Location - Texas
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  • 4.  RE: Successful Partnerships

    Posted 08-05-2024 11:16
    • How do you establish and maintain successful partnerships?
      Communication, set expectations and keep them fluid with continual reevaluation and mutual understanding.
    • What experience have you had where a strong partnership helped you overcome challenges and achieve success? I've had some that were detrimental to the organization and found that the partner was not being held accountable, lack of oversight and as no transparency.


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    Hallie Loeb
    Program Manager, Events & Experiences
    CDW USA
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