Tag: DMC
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Competitive Advantage for DMCs
Read more: Competitive Advantage for DMCsby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua A new business model? My industry friend Dries Jacobus, Managing Director Borealis Incentives, Belgium posed the following question recently on the ADMEI Linkedin Group As a DMC in Belgium (where taxes on labour…
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Bob and Janine go to Vienna: a short story
Read more: Bob and Janine go to Vienna: a short storyby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua *I recently co-produced the Gala Dinner Entertainment at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna with a dear friend and client in the Finance and Insurance sector. Here’s an account of the evening from the perspective…
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DMCs – New Models for the Future?
Read more: DMCs – New Models for the Future?by Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Since this blog began over two years ago I’ve posted a number of times on the evolving world of DMCs. These posts were then gathered together using the excellent Publicate and posted with…
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DC tres cool – Washington DC for Conventions and Incentives
Read more: DC tres cool – Washington DC for Conventions and Incentivesby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua The Challenge I gave Lyndsi Armenio of Destination DC half a day to prove for the purposes of this blog that Washington DC kicked ass as a conventions and incentives destination. “Show me…
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Malaga – authentic Andalucian charm for Meetings and Events
Read more: Malaga – authentic Andalucian charm for Meetings and Eventsby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua That I couldn’t locate a pub in downtown Malaga showing either Arsenal v Everton or Ireland v Italy was intensely frustrating. The first match was a quarter final cup clash against strong opposition…
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48 hours in London – beyond the tourist trails
Read more: 48 hours in London – beyond the tourist trailsby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua An unusual trip This was an unusual trip. 2 nights R&R at an iconic hotel in Knightsbridge, the delectable delights of London available on your doorstep, followed by a night with your daughter in…
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Can DMCs protect their intellectual property? ADMEI14
Read more: Can DMCs protect their intellectual property? ADMEI14by Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolElla The best laid plans of MICE and men… I should be writing this blog post from Washington DC where the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) is holding its annual conference. However,…
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Milestones, Highlights and Lessons Learned: 20 years as a DMC
Read more: Milestones, Highlights and Lessons Learned: 20 years as a DMCby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolElla Fiche bliain ag fas 20 years ago this year Patrick Delaney and I started Delaney Marketing Consultants and launched ourselves as “Ireland’s leading DMC” to the understandable annoyance of our long established competitors.…
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Live Events: Inspiration, Insight and Loud Laughs
Read more: Live Events: Inspiration, Insight and Loud Laughsby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Measuring what matters Tangible measures such as financial return can never properly calculate the total benefit you get from attending a well organised meetings industry event. This thought was already in…
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The Power of Live Events – 5 things that Web Summit did for Dublin
Read more: The Power of Live Events – 5 things that Web Summit did for Dublinby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI Nasty attack of FOMO At a certain point yesterday that dreaded FOMO syndrome took hold and I embarked on a mad dash around the various stages and pitching areas in a…
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