Jul 24 2020
Encore's Editorial Team

On July 17th, the UK government announced what we have all been waiting for: live performances can resume on August 1st, and conferences and business events on October 1st.  While this is great news for our industry, the threat of COVID-19 remains and events should follow our MeetSAFE guidelines to minimize risk. With this announcement, the longing …

Imagination: Our Human Superpower

Nov 7 2019
Encore's Editorial Team
Ask “What If…?” And You Will Change the World In a world where technological capacity is only increasing, it’s time to take a step back and look at what makes us distinctively human. What are the elements that we bring and what power do they hold? For this year’s talking point, the IMEX Group explores ...

Plan Your Meetings with a Purpose

Sep 3 2019
Encore's Editorial Team
As a meeting planner, do you ask yourself if attendees leave your events happier and more productive than when they arrived?  All too often, the business-side of a meeting becomes so focused on cost-savings and ROI that the human element is forgotten. Attendee engagement, problem-solving, and behavior-changing goals get pushed aside for these “results-based” aspects.    It’s time to reignite that conversation and think about creating meaningful, lasting experiences for attendees. We ...

Improve the Mood with Color

Jul 11 2019
Encore's Editorial Team
It’s the same reason you go through multiple swatches before painting a room: colors impact how we feel. Planning the look of an event is no different.   Making informed and careful decisions about design before the meeting even starts is crucial to support attendee well-being and high performance – and a lot of that is anchored to something as simple as the color palette you ...