reimagine your meeting with furniture

Reimagine your Meeting

with FurniturePRESENTED BY LEIGH TIDWELL AND HOLLY POTTER-HARVEY OF AFR EVENT FURNISHINGSLTIDWELL@RENTFURNITURE.COM & HPOTTERHARVEY@RENTFURNITURE.COM 972-400-4233

The way you design your meetings, directly impacts how you inspire and engage guests.  Guests are more involved and have more of a memory association when they experience a wow. We will learn how to create the best attendee

experience through furniture and set up Identify how to work furniture into your meetings

and various opportunities How furniture impacts your ROI – Make it functional

decor

Why furniture?

General Sessions

General Sessions

General Sessions

Adult learners don’t function well in “classroom” settings and lose attention when uncomfortable, bad audio and hindered lines of vision. Create a VIP section example: Incentivizing sales people Create levels and tiers to not block site-lines and diversify

the look Mixing up the product and arrangement can be a budget

friendly option Think of the demographics and overall goals of the

meeting. Keep the design brand oriented Rethink the layout – Does not have to be in rows

General Sessions

Re-Charge Lounges

Do not lose attendees because their devices need to be re-charged or they need to step out Create a separate lounge space in a breakout room Make it comfortable and allow them to re-charge

their devices as well as mentally Results are a higher attendance and less stressed

attendees Must include pieces with outlets and tables for

working Can brand with #hashtags for multi-engagement

Re-Charge Lounges

Educational Pods

More engaging and interactive educational experience Face-to-face communication Peer-to-Peer learning Re-arrange the furniture during multi-day meetings for

various set ups = cost savings Great for Idea sharing, education and training Allows for networking and relationship building Shared sense of purpose & connectivity Millennials need to foster interaction as they are not linear

thinkers

Educational Pods

Meeting in Person You are 93% more likely to close the deal Grow your bottom line by 86% Increase your network by 90% 80% of people increase their professional development

In Person Meetings Improve Engagement by 94% Collaboration by 91% Development by 88% Productivity by 84%

Meeting Statistics by Meetings Mean Business

You are twice as likely to convert prospects into customers Meetings create a higher customer retention Meetings have been shown to increase & deliver profits Meetings are more effective in closing new deals

www.meetingsmeanbusiness.com (toolkit)

Meeting Statistics by Meetings Mean Business

Design Trends

Event Design Trends: Naturals with Metals

Event Design Trends: Mixing Genres and Styles

Event Design Trends: Mid-Century Modern

Event Design Trends: Visible Textures & Residential Eclectic

Event Design Trends: Visible Texture & Residential Eclectic

Questions?

PRESENTED BY LEIGH TIDWELL AND LUCI MANCO OF AFR EVENT FURNISHINGSLTIDWELL@RENTFURNITURE.COM & HPOTTERHARVEY@RENTFURNITURE.COM 407-608-5141