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Brand Loyalty is a Love Story: Six Hospitality Pillars for Success
Discover six hospitality pillars that deliver love and build brand loyalty. Learn how personalization, seamless service, and strong team culture create unforgettable guest experiences.
Elevating The Tradeshow Experience
Here are trends and tactics leading to a rapid evolution in the meetings and event business to elevate the tradeshow experience.
How Event Tech Can Strengthen In-Person Experiences
See how event technology is being used to streamline registration, break down barriers, and create meaningful and personalized experiences
Is Anybody Listening? Designing Events that Foster Active Learning
There is genuine power in the art of listening, and lately there has been a great deal of interest in how to successfully shut out the noise and actively hear what others have to say to us.
The Unconventional Event Venue: What You Should Know
Have you planned events in unconventional event venues? Here are the top things you should know before you start planning.
When It Comes to Events, Bigger Isn’t Always Better
If you focus on interaction and engagement, as well as creating the right atmosphere for the intended audience, you will already be well on your way to success.
News
Kara Dao Earns IAEE’s First CEM Fellow Designation
Kara Dao, CEM, DES, Chief Operating Officer at JDC Events, has been awarded the first-ever Certified in Exhibition Management® (CEM) Fellow designation by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE).
27 January, 2025JDC Events President & CEO Jennifer D. Collins Spotlights Fuse, “Sparking Change” with Northeast Meetings + Events
Today, Collins and her team of talented professionals not only manage events for clients like Paris-based Studios Architecture and the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, but also offer two portfolios of events that they host themselves.
12 April, 2024PCMA: JDC Events Launches New Events Community, Fuse
The key to creating an event that attendees are loyal to and actively participate in is understanding what they value and why. That’s the driving force behind Fuse, a new peer network designed for event professionals who want to harness the power of community-building.
12 April, 2024Jennifer D. Collins Featured in Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine
Jennifer Collins, in a recent story by Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine, shares how she worked with corporate clients to build stronger brands and design impactful events.
26 January, 2024Fòs Feminista and JDC Events Project Manager Earn International Facilitator Impact Award
Drawing on their combined experience, JDC’s top-tier event strategists will share techniques for creating transformative event experiences that enhance exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities while driving revenue growth.
14 November, 2023JDC Team To Deliver Presentation on Profitable Pathways at EXPO! EXPO! 2023
Drawing on their combined experience, JDC’s top-tier event strategists will share techniques for creating transformative event experiences that enhance exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities while driving revenue growth.
03 November, 2023IAEE Expo! Expo! 2023 Program to Feature Workshop by JDC Events COO Kara Dao
JDC Events COO Kara Dao, CEM, DES, will reveal the strategies behind recruiting top talent and fostering a diverse, collaborative environment as one of the speakers at Expo! Expo! 2023.
03 November, 2023The Alternative Board (TAB) Profiles JDC Events CEO Jennifer D. Collins
The organization recently profiled JDC Events President & CEO Jennifer D. Collins, CMP, DES, on the global dynamics that have shaped her business.
28 June, 2023JDC Events CFO Stephanie Hammond Presented with TAB Leadership Award
JDC Events CFO Stephanie Hammond has received recognition from peer advisory board The Alternative Board (TAB) – BWI for exceptional performance.
25 May, 2023JDC Events Makes the List of Largest Meeting and Event Planners in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area
JDC Events ranks #4 in the Washington Business Journal’s 2023 list of the largest meeting and event planning groups in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.
15 March, 2023Jennifer D. Collins Featured on the Cover of Trade Show Executive Magazine
Read about her unique strategies, how she measures success, and the advice she'd give to other women entrepreneurs.
01 February, 2023Jennifer D. Collins offers 2023 Projections to Trade Show Executive Magazine
Optimism reigns supreme among show organizers looking to 2023. JDC Events President & CEO Jennifer D. Collins, CMP, DES, offered her thoughts on what the new year has in store for the industry in the December issue of Trade Show Executive Magazine. “I think the...
01 December, 2022