2016 marked the fourth year for the Plannie Awards, where nine best-in-class practitioners were honored at a sumptuous Cvent CONNECT luncheon.
No award ceremony would be complete without pageantry, especially when you’re at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Awards Ceremony guests were treated to a Dean Martin-esque performance of the classic tune, That’s Amore – but with a twist, where new lyrics captured the many incredible skills today’s top planners possess.
With learning and networking ranking as the top two reasons why people attend conferences, the Plannie Awards delivered on both counts extraordinary well.
In an effort to extend the Cvent CONNECT learning and networking value runway, we’d like to share a list of this year’s winners and finalists. Perhaps there’s a category you’re looking to enhance in the coming months? If so, stay tuned for future posts where we’ll dig into specific things these extra-mile teams did to earn their spot in the Plannies winner’s circle.
Category: POWER OF THE PLATFORM
Outstanding Achievement Across the Cvent Platform Winner: Illumina, Inc.
Finalists: Meetings & Incentives Worldwide, YPO
Category: THE SAVVY SOURCER
Outstanding Achievement in Sourcing Winner: Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Finalists: Association of American Medical Colleges, Fox World Travel
Category: THE LISTENER
Best Event Feedback Strategy Winner: AIMIA
Finalists: Cisco Systems, FedStar LLC
Category: THE ROOKIE
Cvent Rookie of the Year Winner: ADTRAN
Finalists: Lockheed Martin, Northwest Food Processors Association
Category: THE SMM STAR
SMM Program of the Year Winner: Kiewit Corporation
Finalists: Lincoln Financial Group, Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Category: THE ACHIEVER
Best Return on Event (ROE) Winner: SevOne
Finalists: ALTOUR, Interfaith Youth Core
Category: THE MOBILE MAVERICK
Best Use of Mobile Technology Winner: Anthem, Inc.
Finalists: BBYO, John Deere
Category: THE ONSITE ORCHESTRATOR
Best Onsite Attendee Experience Winner: Cisco Systems
Finalists: Ewing Irrigation, Ultimate Software
Category: THE MARKETING MASTERMIND
Winner: Morningstar
Finalists: VISIT FLORIDA, Vistage
Dreaming about a future Plannie award for your remarkable team? 2017 nominations will open up next spring. Click here to learn more.
Written by Donna Kaster.