How to find sponsorship opportunities for your association events
Sponsorship opportunities are essential to the financial success of any association event. Sponsors not only help to fund events, but they can also help with the promotion and credibility, leading to higher attendance rates. Many sponsorships are based on long-term...
4 Ways to Promote your Association Event
When running an association event, it is essential to get people to the event to be a success. Knowing how to promote your event effectively is key in driving attendance. Promoting an event takes time and resources, meaning it is crucial to understand what you are...
What to consider when organising a medical conference
When organising a medical conference, your main goal should always be to create a robust learning and networking experience for your attendees. Without any professional support, you may find it challenging to understand the specific needs of the medical community. Read our blog to learn more.
Increasing effectiveness for virtual teams
In our rapidly changing world, the ability to harness the power of virtual teams is what makes or breaks an organisation. Tremendous advances in communication technologies occur every day, more recently spurred on by global health and supply chain crises. But with or...
Successful Conference Management For The 21st Century
Conference management has undergone profound changes. Learn how to enrich conference environment & create memorable value-driven experiences.
Community Building: Transforming Association Membership
Community building has become ever more important after in-person events were limited or restricted altogether in 2020. However, the need to build relationships and to foster a sense of belonging remains a central issue. In this post we explore why creating opportunities for building communities is essential to associations today.
Multi-Hub Events: The Future Of The Meeting Industry?
Multi-hub events are quickly gaining terrain as one of the possible future shapes of conferences and other professional meetings. 2020 triggered a sudden transformation in the MICE sector, especially in terms of meeting format and introducing new ways of bringing people together at a distance.
Rethinking The Mindset For Green Meetings
Corporate sustainability must be coherent if you want to achieve credibility. True sustainability entails changes in how we conduct economic affairs, social life, and even leisure, as proven by the growth of green tourism and a broader awareness of events’ negative impact on the environment.
Sustainability Projects, Part II
Since the start of our internal sustainability projects, the Congrex team has again been busy with their new projects. Today we would like to share projects carried out by our staff from the Finance, Association Management, Sponsorship and IT departments.
A Fresh Vision of Event Marketing for PCOs
A few months ago, we published a blog update on the role of professional conference organisers. The essential premise was the need for Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs) to quickly adapt to change, whether change comes from client needs or technological advances. In today’s blog post, it is now time to turn our attention to event marketing.
Why Non-Profits use Consultants?
Non-profits generate enormous social value, which contributes to stronger communities and more stable economies. These associations operate in a complex environment and can always benefit from expert support and guidance. This article will examine how consulting firms can help non-profit associations better fulfill their role and become more robust.