Tag: Destination Management Company
-
EIBTM 2011 – Behind the Scenes
Read more: EIBTM 2011 – Behind the ScenesEIBTM 2011 – Behind the Scenes by Padraic Gilligan, VP, Ovation Global DMC and Global VP, Industry relations MCI 2010 v 2011 What a difference! What a difference a year makes! Exactly one year ago most of Europe lay…
-
40 years of growth: the art and science of the DMC
Read more: 40 years of growth: the art and science of the DMCBy Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, Ovation Global DMC [First published in Kongres Magazine, December 2011] According to a recent exchange on Linkedin the term “DMC” or “Destination Management Company” was coined by either Tom Risbecker, Gunter Roleff or Phil…
-
Do you know weird and wonderful people? Key Attributes for DMC success.
Read more: Do you know weird and wonderful people? Key Attributes for DMC success.The late, great Jack Franchek once told me that success as a DMC was all about cultivating relationships with weird people. And Jack being Jack exaggerated that contention to the nth degree: “Unless you’ve got a whole bunch of outcasts…
-
Hero or Villain? The true identity of the DMC!
Read more: Hero or Villain? The true identity of the DMC!At an industry function recently I found myself seated between two agency executives. I spent a fascinating and frightening evening listening to war stories about their experiences with DMCs around the world. In roughly half of the stories the…
-
A week in Las Vegas – Days 4, 5 and 6 (Site International Conference)
Read more: A week in Las Vegas – Days 4, 5 and 6 (Site International Conference)A Week in Vegas – Days 4, 5 and 6 (Site International Conference) IMEX America drew to a euphoric close on Thursday PM with all participants declaring it a triumph. It was a real “if-you-build-it-they-will-come” phenomenon but not so…
-
A week in Las Vegas – Day 3
Read more: A week in Las Vegas – Day 3A Week in Las Vegas – Day 3 It used to be The Egg in Chicago. A perfect place for “Breakfast in America” – counter service, coffee and water upon arrival and a menu featuring eggs every way, waffles,…
-
5 key ingredients for a successful incentive travel programme
Read more: 5 key ingredients for a successful incentive travel programmeFive Key Ingredients for a Successful Incentive Travel Programme Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, Ovation Global DMC For the past five days I assisted my colleagues at Ovation Switzerland in the operation of an incentive travel programme for a US…
-
“Flash Mobs in Bangkok: is this Thailand?”
Read more: “Flash Mobs in Bangkok: is this Thailand?”“Flash mobs in Bangkok: is this Thailand ?” by Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, MCI Dublin and VP Ovation Global DMC I thought I was in the middle of a Flash Mob. It was evening rush hour and I had…
-
Budapest is knocking on heaven’s door
Read more: Budapest is knocking on heaven’s door“Budapest is knocking on heaven’s door” by Padraic Gilligan When the long haired buskers in the underpass are playing complex counterpoints by Bartok and Bernstein rather than “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan then you know you’re in…
-
Incentive Houses and DMCs: a marriage made in heaven?
Read more: Incentive Houses and DMCs: a marriage made in heaven?For the past couple of years The Site Foundation has been conducting annual research on topics of current interest to The Meetings and Events Industry. This research released as “The Site Index” has been extraordinarily useful to the industry…
SUBSCRIBE
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.