Tag: MICE
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Influencer Marketing in the Meetings & Events Industry
Read more: Influencer Marketing in the Meetings & Events Industryby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Earlier this week the excellent Irina Trofimovskaya aka The MICE Blog posted a long-form, thoughtful piece on Influencer Marketing in the MICE Industry. Towards the end of a well reasoned article she sets…
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What Makes a Successful Congress Destination?
Read more: What Makes a Successful Congress Destination?by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Congress Destinations In the late 80s when the iron curtain opened to reveal what used to be called Eastern Europe, Prague and Budapest were the first actors to take to the stage and assume protagonist roles in…
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Slovenia’s Splendid Isolation?
Read more: Slovenia’s Splendid Isolation?by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua The more I travel the more I realise how much a nation’s past constantly informs its present. Some countries more than others – either out of economic necessity, human curiosity, plain colonial greed…
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Bratislava – 5 reasons to consider it for Meetings and Events
Read more: Bratislava – 5 reasons to consider it for Meetings and Eventsby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Reputation, Reputation, Reputation I haven’t seen the movie “Hostel” (2005) but it does for the reputation of Slovakia and its capital what “Midnight Express” (1978) does for Turkey. To add insult to injury…
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Start and end strongly: a master class in meeting planning from FICP14
Read more: Start and end strongly: a master class in meeting planning from FICP14by Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Back in Hawai’i This year’s conference of the Finance and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP) took place at the magnificent 62 acre Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island, Hawai’i. It was FICP’s first…
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On the Road Again – San Diego to San Francisco
Read more: On the Road Again – San Diego to San Franciscoby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua The Marvels of Motivational Travel Many of us in the Meetings and Incentives Industry run successful businesses and make a good living because corporations know that extraordinary travel experiences motivate employees to achieve…
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3 days in Venice – still crazy after all these years
Read more: 3 days in Venice – still crazy after all these yearsby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner at SoolNua In the field of destination marketing Venice is Coca Cola. It’s up there, profile-wise, with New York and London in the super-brand category, known and recognized all over the world for its…
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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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Jordan: the Comeback*
Read more: Jordan: the Comeback*By Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua * Fans of great songwriters will immediately recognize the reference to Paddy McAloon’s band, Prefab Sprout’s classic 80s album which was entitled “Jordan: the Comeback” [PART 2 on Jordan] The Wadi Rum desert…
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Seeing ourselves as others see us: Dublin as a MICE destination
Read more: Seeing ourselves as others see us: Dublin as a MICE destinationby Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! Robert Burns “To a Louse” The sayings of my late mother have featured previously in this blog. This…
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