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How MTA’s Technology Services Will Improve Your Events

When I think about what separates Miller Tanner Associates from others in the events management industry, I believe it’s our relentless drive to provide a memorable experience – one that is highly personalized and supported by expert execution. This drive and commitment to excellence have allowed Miller Tanner to become a trusted partner to many through the years. Exceptional execution of complex events depends on strong teams at every stage of an event. Our team, the Technology Services Group, primarily works behind the scenes. In addition to keeping all of...

3 Reasons You Need a Virtual Event Planner

Virtual events are becoming increasingly more popular for companies as an alternative to face-to-face events for several reasons:

Travel News Roundup

We’ve got some of the latest travel news for you on the blog today in our Travel Roundup from around the world. Airport Security to Stop Accepting Driver’s Licenses as ID in 9 States The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be enforcing states to comply with the Real ID Act. Find out how this could impact your travel in 9 states. Read more. PreCheck Program TSA is making some changes to its PreCheck program. To keep PreCheck lines short, the TSA is getting strict about who can use them....

How to Secure the Best Venue for Your Event

One of the first steps in booking your event is finding the perfect venue. Whether you are looking for 5-star accommodations for your company’s incentive trip, a conference room large enough to host hundreds of attendees for a global sales meeting, or a venue in the heart of a bustling, desirable European city, in some cases the right venue can make or break your event. We understand that venue decisions often rely upon the approval process of multiple players, but sometimes the delay in the decisions can really hurt the selection...

3 Ways We Keep Your Event’s Cost Per Attendee Low

Event expenses, based on Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) data, have shown a continual downward trend in per attendee overall spend. This per attendee spend metric includes items such as airfare, ground transportation, accommodations, meals, collateral, audio visual options, management and on-site costs, along with attendee expense reimbursement. This trend highlights the fact that event planning has become an increasingly cost-conscience effort by our client base, and affords MTA a great opportunity to utilize our resources and skills to achieve great results for our clients. MTA continues to track this trend...

How to Comply with HCP Meal Caps

How To Comply With Pharma Meal Caps Providing food and beverage to a physician or nurse attendee during a pharmaceutical-sponsored training event is simple – no big deal, right? Fact: It is becoming more of a challenge for pharmaceutical companies and their event planners to provide appropriate yet nominal, healthy food and beverages to physicians and nurses attending these critical clinical research training meetings. The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations in most countries have written hospitality guidelines, along with certain country laws, in an effort to be transparent to the public to ensure...

Top Global Event Destinations The GXT Loves

As event planners, we’ve orchestrated hundreds of events on 6 continents. From the beaches of Goa, India to the temple ruins in Athens, we’ve seen the world. We know some of the best event destination hotspots around the globe. What’s most important to us as event planners is the quality of the event attendees’ experience. We’ve transported attendees via gondola down winding canals in Venice and experienced the rich history of some of the oldest cities and remarkable ruins in the world. We’ve captured the essence of a city’s culture...

4 Tips For A Successful Virtual Meeting

Virtual meetings are an ideal option for many companies needing to provide the latest information to attendees without the need to consider travel, hotel, and other logistics. Since the cost is a small fraction of a face-to-face meeting, more and more companies are finding this option to be a valuable solution to educate and update attendees, especially within short time frames. Reasons for a virtual meeting might include: Budget: Virtual meetings are roughly 10% of the cost of a face-to-face meeting. Convenience: Virtual meetings allow for efficient training with little impact on...

3 Events That Can Boost Your Brand Internally

It’s a new year! And that means it’s the perfect time to set new company goals for your internal teams – whether it’s to launch new products, energize your employees, or generate brand awareness within various departments. From an events industry perspective with over 19 years of event planning experience, Miller Tanner offers three innovative ways to boost your company’s brand internally. Get the new year started in the right direction and accomplish those 2017 goals by implementing a strategy that includes one of these types of corporate events: 3 Events That Can Boost Your Brand Internally...

New Year, New Branding at Miller Tanner Associates

Happy New Year! 2017 is off to a fantastic start at Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) and we are looking forward to seeing you and your team at a global event very, very soon! Before we launch into what is new and exciting for the coming year, let’s pause and look back at some of the exciting trends of 2016! Trend #1 – The Road Less Traveled… While 2016 certainly had its share of popular event city usage, (hello again – Chicago, Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, Sydney!) the real trend of the...