Tag: networking

A decade ago, swapping business cards or meeting up for a quick drink at happy hour was considered “networking” at b-to-b conferences. Today, those supplementary (and let’s face it, shallow) interactions have been replaced by purposeful exercises with an experiential component that allow for collaborative—and valuable—conversations. Leading the way in these more meaningful exchanges is […]

For a fifth year, Twitter created an oasis of connection at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas during CES with Twitter Commons, where the brand’s partners and clients could hold meetings, sip on artisanal coffees and, quite simply, escape. The Twitter Commons theme this year leaned heavily on a business message geared toward brands and agencies […]

American Express brought its Platinum House experience to the 1 Hotel South Beach at Art Basel in Miami Dec. 6-8, offering benefits and experiences exclusively for Platinum Card holders—from free Equinox fitness classes to a live art installation to a special performance on a private beach by Pharrell Williams. But this year’s design and programming […]

Tech conferences are a dime a dozen, but the leaders of the pack are leveraging creative venues and tactile experiences for attendees that often aren’t so “techy” at all. For brand-new events, it’s all in the details. Square, the mobile credit card payment brand, on Sept. 20 hosted its second Partners Squared Summit at a […]

eBay has hosted seller events since 2002, but three years ago it launched eBay Open, an annual event open to all sellers who use the marketplace platform—from solo operations to large businesses to eBay newbies. This year’s sell-out event, which took place July 24-26 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, offered the more than 2,000 […]