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2021 Holiday Traditions: Connect As You Choose!
Sleigh the holidays with the following fun twists on our team’s cherished family traditions. With new tools and resources created to help us stay connected, getting the family “together” for the holidays has become easier than ever. Whether you are near or far from...
2020: Through The Looking Glass
Guest Blogger:
Lynda Baum Executive Vice President, International
CSI DMC
Your Guide to Holidays at Home
Your Guide to the Holidays at Home Only 68 days until December 1st! As we make our way into the colder months, we expect that a little extra seasonal magic would do a world of good this year. With that, we bring you CSI DMC's guide to the holidays at home, featuring...
Creating Exceptional Virtual Meetings That Guests Can’t Stop Talking About
Now that guests are more comfortable with the look and feel of virtual meetings, planners can take advantage of the feedback that we've learned to make these meetings more compelling. It can be easy to feel lost in the virtual space, without the organic flow of...
CSI Experiences: Take Me Out to the Drive-In
Earlier this month, our Boston team did something we've all been looking forward to for months—host an actual live event! Along with nine of our amazing partners, we invited 25 clients to the drive-in for a movie. We encouraged guests to bring their households and...
The Best Social Media Features for Your Virtual Event
Beyond posting to your timeline or grid, social platforms offer several features that can create major impacts on attendee capture and interaction. Social media's role in our communications has grown to essential status, but many of its features are still considered...
Prerecorded or Live Stream: Which Is Actually the Best Way to Deliver Your Content?
For virtual events, many planners look to recreate the experience of an in-person event as closely as possible. There are many advantages to this approach—it helps planners wrap their heads around the attendee experience, which can be especially helpful for those who...
Mentoring Mentality
Debi Kinney is an award winning business strategist and hospitality industry expert. She serves as General Manager and Director of Sales for CSI DMC, Las Vegas. Finding a mentor and mentoring others have always been important in one’s career path, but in...
Help Your Team Get Outside This Summer
Spending time outside has major benefits when it comes to both physical and mental health. Since working from home, and attending events from home, is likely to be the norm far into the foreseeable future, increased flexibility means many of us are able to get outside...
Turning Your Family Dinner Into a Summer Event
With summer in full swing, who isn't looking for ways to slip more fun into their daily routines? With just the people and tools you have around you, it doesn't take much to turn an everyday dinner into something exceptional. Whether you're hosting a few friends for a...
CSI Experiences: Staying Connected Through Music
As the events industry shifted to primarily remote programming in the early weeks of COVID-19's impact on the United States hospitality industry, CSI quickly began fielding questions and working with our partners to showcase the potential of virtual experiences....
Engaging Attendees Before, During, and After Virtual Events
Emily Schneider is a Creative Services Manager with CSI DMC. With a focus on custom content and storytelling, she supports the CSI team with new and innovative takes on destinations and ideas. With virtual events becoming more and more accessible, the newest...