Category: Viewpoints
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Albums of the Year 2013 – Let’s Change the World with Music!
Read more: Albums of the Year 2013 – Let’s Change the World with Music!by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC As a man gets older … As a man gets older he cares less and less that his albums of the year tend not to feature among those chosen and celebrated…
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Ethics in the Meetings Industry – the debate continues [Guest Post]
Read more: Ethics in the Meetings Industry – the debate continues [Guest Post]Guest Post by Joan Eisenstodt Asking the hard questions A few years ago at an ethics seminar I facilitated for an industry organization chapter, international students from a nearby college were puzzled by how to apply the industry standards…
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Ethics in the Meetings Industry – let the debate begin
Read more: Ethics in the Meetings Industry – let the debate beginby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations MCI On Boycotting Since August there has been a sustained campaign calling on sponsor corporations of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, like Coca Cola and McDonald’s, to boycott the games in protest…
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Lessons from Shakespeare for Meeting Industry Newbies
Read more: Lessons from Shakespeare for Meeting Industry Newbiesby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Most readers of this blog know that Patrick and I are leaving MCI at the end of 2013 but staying in the Meetings Industry to work in the areas of strategy, destination marketing,…
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Arthur’s Day: not a black and white issue
Read more: Arthur’s Day: not a black and white issueby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI A Black and White Issue? The furore around Arthur’s Day now stretches from domestic dining tables to the snugs of public houses, from office canteens to staff rooms in schools, from…
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5 steps to success for Destination Management Companies
Read more: 5 steps to success for Destination Management Companiesby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC The debate about the future of Destination Management Companies has crossed the Atlantic and has generated good commentary on the pages at MeetPie, the excellent on-line platform of CAT Publications, publishers…
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How books help sell destinations
Read more: How books help sell destinationsby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Way down South Way back in the late nineties I completed a programme in Tourism Marketing at Boston College. During the programme they flew us for a weekend to Savannah, Georgia…
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Geeks, Trojans and lessons from Mad Men (for DMCs)
Read more: Geeks, Trojans and lessons from Mad Men (for DMCs)by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Padraic is disappointed I’ve posted twice recently on technology and the DMC sector and while there has been some reaction and commentary I admit to being somewhat disappointed by the overall…
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Can an on-line guide replace your DMC?
Read more: Can an on-line guide replace your DMC?by Alison Hall, Editor, MeetingsNet That’s what Padraic Gilligan was left wondering after reading our sister publication Special Events’ annual “Top 25 DMCs” list, which included some reporting on what destination management companies view as their sector’s main trends…
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DMCs – wake up and smell the … technology?
Read more: DMCs – wake up and smell the … technology?by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Trends in the DMC sector The publication in the last few days by The Special Events Magazine of this year’s Top 25 DMCs provides some interesting summer reflections on our sector…
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