by Rob Jensen | Jun 25, 2018 | Agenda, Blog, Meeting Preparation
In talking to various customer advisory council (also known as a customer advisory board or client advisory panel) managers and session owners about their next meeting, they are often eager to tell their members the latest developments within their companies or...
by Rob Jensen | May 25, 2017 | Blog, Meeting Preparation
With today’s busy schedules and overbooked executive calendars, it may be tempting for customer advisory board (CAB) or partner advisory board managers to try to time their next advisory council meeting adjacent to another industry conference, or perhaps even one of...
by Tatiana Falconi | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Customer Advisory Board Best Practices, Meeting Preparation
While Ignite does not provide event or meeting planning logistics services, we have years of experience interfacing with this important aspect of planning a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) or Partner Advisory Board. Successful execution of meeting logistics is critical...
by Judy Davis | Jan 14, 2016 | Agenda, Blog, Meeting Preparation
Many organizers of customer advisory boards start their in-person meetings with a welcome reception or even a seated dinner. This type of social setting limits the executive sponsor to a few remarks as members and sponsoring executives mingle for the evening,...
by Judy Davis | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Meeting Preparation
There are two schools of thought about running customer advisory board meetings. Strictly business, and strictly business plus recreation that builds networking. In formulating how to round out a customer-driven agenda with opportunities to network, Ignite...
by Rob Jensen | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Customer Advisory Board Best Practices, Meeting Preparation
Our clients frequently ask us about the locations to hold their customer advisory board meetings. Customer advisory board hotel selection is a somewhat subjective category, as some companies and executives are very particular about them, others are not at all. While...
