MTA Celebrates Its 19th Anniversary
https://youtu.be/5dxNHcahKOQ Greetings, Today, May 1, 2016 marks Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA’s) 19th anniversary in business. Although I named it Miller Tanner Associates, I really wanted the focus on the ASSOCIATES hoping that the business would grow and ASSOCIATES would eventually materialize. Thankfully they did, and today, Miller Tanner has grown to 65 employees worldwide across 14 countries working on six continents (Antarctica continues to elude us!). Miller Tanner’s ASSOCIATES are what make MTA unique – past and present – we share the gift of service. Nineteen years ago, I created a...
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Benefits of Virtual Meetings – Save Your Business Money
There’s no doubt about it: Going virtual can drastically cut your meeting costs. At Miller Tanner, virtual meetings save our clients approximately 90% of the training budget associated with face-to-face meetings by eliminating logistics related to venues, travel, hotels, food & beverages, etc. Virtual meetings can save companies in other ways too. For example, one of the intangible benefits of virtual meetings is health maintenance—either through decreased stress levels associated with travel or decreased exposure to “new germs” while traveling. Studies show that decreased stress levels typically can have a positive...
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7 Powerful Ways On-Demand Training Maximizes Your Meetings
The content of your training meetings is incredibly valuable. You spend a lot of time putting it together to give your team members all the information they need in the most memorable and accessible way possible. Why not capture that content for continued future use both internally and externally? Miller Tanner’s On-Demand Training is a convenient and affordable online solution that gives you and your team anywhere, anytime access to valuable training content. With 24/7 access to your training, individuals can get the same great learning experience as meeting attendees...
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5 Ways We Wowed Our Client’s Leadership Conference in Dublin
At Miller Tanner, we love creating unique and memorable events for our clients. For us, there’s no better feeling than planning and executing a meeting experience that gets attendees excited, makes our clients smile, and keeps people talking for months (or even years). A great example of an event like that was a leadership conference we recently planned for a client in Dublin, Ireland. Energizing Attendees and Celebrating The Client’s Heritage Our client is headquartered in Dublin with thousands of employees all over the world. The opportunity to gather the...
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How to Lead an Effective Virtual Meeting
At Miller Tanner, we’ve been producing virtual meetings for our clients for years. We’ve hosted hundreds of virtual meetings with participants from all over the world. But while virtual meeting technology isn’t new to us, we know it’s still pretty new to a lot of companies out there. We get questions all the time from organizations considering dipping their toes in the virtual-meeting waters. One of the most common questions we hear: What are best practices for successfully executing a virtual meeting? In today’s post, we’ll answer that question by...
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Live, Virtual or Hybrid – Which Corporate Event Approach is Right for You?
The goal of any corporate event is to bring people together for a shared purpose. In our modern world, there are a few different ways a company can do that… Live – All attendees are physically present Virtual – People attend the event entirely online Hybrid – Some people attend in person, others online So how do you know which approach is the best for your corporate event? That’s a question without a single or simple answer. It boils down to a number of different factors—including your event size, budget,...
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Top 3 Reasons to Try Virtual Events
Maybe you’ve been wondering about hosting a virtual event, but you’ve had one of these thoughts… “I’ve had too many past issues to trust technology with something this important.” “I have 1,000 attendees. Wouldn’t it cost us an arm and a leg to have a meeting that large?” “Wouldn’t I also need to host a live, face-to-face event as well?” It is easy to understand why most businesses seem skeptical about risking the success of highly important interactions with their stakeholders. That’s why many companies decide to engage participants interactively...
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Why the Miller Tanner Team is one of my Greatest Accomplishments
How Our Meeting and Events Company Was Established By Marnie Miller Battistini: The day I founded Miller Tanner – May 1, 1997 – really doesn’t seem so long ago for me. It was a bleak, grey day in Nashville as I sat in quiet anticipation at my lawyer’s office, readying myself to officially sign the papers required to “start” Miller Tanner Associates. Just days earlier, the lawyer had asked me what I was going to call this company, suggesting I personalize it by including my name so I took his advice. Although I knew I wanted...
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Top 10 Global Corporate Event Destinations
Not sure where to host your next corporate meeting or event? We have the answer! Miller Tanner's guide to the top international business destinations for 2016. We compiled this list based on culture, location, budget and more.
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3 Key Ingredients for Planning Successful Corporate Events
Whether you plan, manage, attend or participate in a corporate event, we all know what it feels like to be a part of a successful outcome. We know what feels, sounds and looks good – and we know when it doesn’t. It can be hard to put into words what exactly is most important, most valuable, or most appreciated during an event and after. After experiencing everything under the sun in the world of corporate events, we are uniquely qualified to determine and identify the characteristics that are most beneficial...
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