Tag: Face to Face
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Words with Meetings Industry Friends: Rhonda, Joan and Andrea.
Read more: Words with Meetings Industry Friends: Rhonda, Joan and Andrea.By Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations MCI It started with Rhonda Marko. Pretty quickly Joan Eisenstodt joined in and, more recently, Andrea Michaels. All strong and powerful women. All true icons of the meetings industry. I’m unsure whether they…
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Shanghai Surprises (Part 2) – how it all ended
Read more: Shanghai Surprises (Part 2) – how it all endedby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations, MCI How it Ended My Shanghai sojourn started with a marvellous meal. This is how it ended. The ballroom of the Kerry Hotel looked stunning with accent lighting and clever up-lit props –…
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Shanghai Surprises (Part 1) – when people come together, magic happens!
Read more: Shanghai Surprises (Part 1) – when people come together, magic happens!by Padraic Gilligan, VP, MCI Group The Dangling Conversation It was an unlikely gathering. An Irishman, a Singaporean, a super elegant Indian lady and a very pretty Chinese girl. The dinner had been spectacular. Mixed appetisers – baked crab…
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The Ubiquity of Kenny G (and great education at The IRF Invitational)
Read more: The Ubiquity of Kenny G (and great education at The IRF Invitational)by Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations, MCI I’m sitting at Gate B4 at San Antonio International Airport, waiting for my flight with American Airlines back to Chicago and onwards home to Dublin. I’m surrounded by the anodyne, bland and…
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Killarney, Destinations, Hybrid, Delta
Read more: Killarney, Destinations, Hybrid, DeltaWalking in Killarney For 10 years now the Gilligans have spent Easter at the Killarney Park Hotel. This year was no exception but for two things: one, no Gilligan child had an excuse to absent herself from the dreaded…
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From Spectator to Participant – the Revolutionary Impact of Hybrid Meetings and Events
Read more: From Spectator to Participant – the Revolutionary Impact of Hybrid Meetings and Eventsby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Industry Relations, MCI In early 2012 Vok Dams Consulting, the consulting arm of the eponymous German based marketing and live communications agency, produced an intriguing white paper on “Hybrid Events, a new trend in live…
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It’s not about the money, money, money? Leveraging employee engagement and emotional connections for success
Read more: It’s not about the money, money, money? Leveraging employee engagement and emotional connections for success“It’s not about the money, money, money” Leveraging employee engagement and emotional conections for success by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI In the November issue of Pharmaceutical Market Europe, Nick Eve, CEO of UK based communications agency,…
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5 Steps from a Reluctant Networker for Networking Success
Read more: 5 Steps from a Reluctant Networker for Networking SuccessBy Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua [First published by MICE Exchange] You pause at the door but then decide on another trip to the restroom. You’ve been at the entrance to the ballroom twice before but, each time, found compelling reasons…
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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…
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