Meetings Industry Association

Elevate your business with MIA membership! 🌟 Unlock a world of benefits tailored for organisations like yours in the business meetings and events industry. Hear it from industry professionals themselves! Watch the video below: Join us at the Meetings Industry Association and enjoy: - MIA Accreditation: Gain a competitive edge and assure buyers of your excellence, quality, and professionalism. - Increased Sales Opportunities: Access corporate and agency buyers to expand your business reach. - Discounted Event Rates: Save on over 25 events a year, providing key industry insights and valuable networking. - Greater Commercial Insight: Stay updated with critical industry updates and guides. - Marketing Support: Enhance your online presence and reach with our support. - Exclusive Stand Share Opportunity: Showcase your business at leading trade shows like The Meetings Show & International Confex. - Easy Navigation: Access all benefits conveniently with our MIA members' toolkit. Don't miss out on these exclusive advantages. Join the MIA now and propel your business to new heights! Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dCTZwPni #mia #BusinessSuccess #EventIndustry #Networking #JoinNow #ProfessionalDevelopment

Our March What's On contains the latest updates on our busy programme of events at the MIA. From our next miaConnect event to be held at ICC Wales on April 24th to our upcoming Peer-to-Peer groups for members (Stadia and Sporting Venues and Academic Venues in March), and our extensive webinar training programmes, we will be covering a lot of topics over the next few months. Our next in-person training will be on Essentials for First-Time Leaders with expert trainer 🟢 Jo Kenny 🟢 CMgr MCMI to be held in London on April 29th. Dive in and have a read... https://lnkd.in/eknmMnWk #MIAWhatsOn #MeetingsIndustry #Eventprofs

Our Director of Business Development Sandra Eyre has been out and about this week, meeting members and speaking at this event with Conference Sheffield (Marketing Sheffield) members. In keeping with the theme of 'Embracing new Opportunities', Sandra provided an update on all things MIA, including upcoming events and our latest quarterly MIA Insights report, released last month. A copy of the report is available on our website via the link (email required). https://lnkd.in/ey3e2ByR #MIAmembers #meetingsindustry #destinationmarketing #eventprofs

We have an amazing team of volunteers that form the MIA Taskforce, a group dedicated to supporting the delivery of the association's strategy. Chaired by Justine Meek from Warwick Conferences, the team are particularly active in supporting our comprehensive MIA events programme so come along and no doubt you will meet some of the Taskforce at an MIA event soon. Big thanks for all that you do 👏 Justine Meek Clair O'Mara Glenn Mainwaring Danny Yates Callie Richards Laura Dudley Sharon Bannister Read more about the MIA Taskforce on our website here: https://lnkd.in/dPjxy8mS Sandra Eyre

Congratulations to all the finalists across all categories in this year's CN Agency Awards 👏 As one of this year's judges, our chief executive Shonali Devereaux (she / her) will be there next week representing the Meetings Industry Association. Good luck to all those shortlisted! #CNAA25 #eventprofs #awards

Our industry news page is updated regularly with the latest announcements from our members and industry partners. You can find updates on new appointments, business wins, venue developments, industry surveys, accreditation and accolades won and much more. This week so far we have news from: The Meetings Show announcing the opening of its hosted buyer programme 15Hatfields on its new Counting the Cost of Carbon campaign Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel on its recent award wins The Derby Conference Centre on its recent refurbishment 10-11 Carlton House Terrace and Searcys on their plans to host The Business Of Events Westminster dinner And the week is only half-way through! Check out our main news page via the link and have a read. https://lnkd.in/d4TCecCB #MeetingsIndustry #MeetingsIndustryNews #events #eventprofs

Our Effective Event Sales Teams full-day workshop led by expert trainer Melanie Cash is underway today at Congress Centre, London WC1 . Created for event sales team members and managers alike the training has been designed to support the development of professional and effective event sales teams, working together to maximise opportunities and build strong relationships. It has proven so popular, we are running a second day of training tomorrow in London as well! Content includes: - How to maximise the sales enquiry funnel for maximum business performance - this brings in yield management and not being swayed by cheaper business. - How to get the best from you and your events team – we want to open this to individuals who may not manage a team. - Learn confident and professional communication skills for great results. - Learn effective questioning techniques to fully qualify key, client needs and increase conversions. - How to create and present stand-out solutions that fit perfectly with their event brief – you never get a second chance to make a first impression. - Develop a professional framework to monitor business opportunities and increase conversion. - Create knock-out show-rounds and client visits. Read some of Melanie's tips for what makes effective sales teams on our recent blog via the link. https://lnkd.in/eK64bEEY #eventprofs #salestraining #venues #meetingsindustry Sandra Eyre Mia Doran

Instant Book seems to be a hot topic of conversation which crops up regularly at our various MIA events. Our February MIA Insights quarterly benchmarking survey reported that Instant Book is currently being offered by a third (33%) of venues in the UK business meetings and events sector. To find out more about what exactly Instant Book is and how it is being used, we spoke to Jason Gutteridge, Director of Sales and Operations at Venue Directory . Read the interview on our MIA Blog via the link. #InstantBook #venues #meetingsindustry #eventprofs Jason Gutteridge Diana Tamboly Sandra Eyre Kursha Woodgate https://lnkd.in/ezSM7VDa

In case you missed it, our MIA Insights quarterly benchmarking report released last month provides a snapshot of the business meetings and events sector across a number of key issues. This report looked at the following core topics: Business: Revenue & Costs Recruitment & Retention Contracts Instant Book Read a summary of key findings below and download a copy via the link (email required). https://lnkd.in/ey3e2ByR #MIAInsights #meetingsindustry #eventprofs

Tomorrow is International Women's Day 2025 (March 8th). This year we wanted to take a moment to celebrate our all-female core team here at the MIA, in addition to celebrating women across the business meetings and events industry throughout the UK and beyond.    Our team have shared a little insight into what they are passionate about outside of the workplace and their experiences of inspirational women in their lives. Read more in our special bulletin via the link. https://lnkd.in/ezA6M8-y #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #MeetingsIndustry #Eventprofs Shonali Devereaux (she / her) Sandra Eyre Mia Doran Katie Cotton Jane Owen Tara Simms Sue Deas