Press

“When you plan a big event like a convention or expo, the venue really matters,” said Valerie Bihet, founder and director of VIBE Agency, an event design and destination management company based in Miami, Florida…

In recent years, rising costs and falling memberships have led some organizations to look at co-locating their conferences or tradeshows to boost event profits. In theory, co-locating cuts costs, boosts attendance…

The strategic objective to transcend the boundaries of traditional gala dinners is clear and ambitious. The event’s creativity is exceptional, with a unique concept that reimagines the traditional gala dinner…

In this webinar, industry experts will share strategies for thoughtfully increasing your attendee base — and ensuring new participants will want to come back year after year.

Get your passports and pencils ready, planners, because today, we’re diving into the globe-trotting world of destination event planning! Our recent webinar, Smart Planning for Destination Events, was hosted by…

Valerie Bihet, director of the VIBE Agency, which plans events throughout the world, first started using facial recognition software back in 2018 and found it hugely helpful for live, in-the-moment response to content being presented…

“Back when I produced events for Disneyland Paris, I would use our costumed characters to lead guests from one area to the next. It really helped tap into the nostalgic aspect of doing an event at Disney…

VIBE Agency, a producer of in-person, virtual, hybrid and metaverse events, has begun evaluating a possible outside investment or sale, said Valerie Bihet, CEO and sole owner. Founded in 2004, the Miami-based…

Designing your next conference or destination event with the bleisure travel model (i.e., a business trip that includes a few days before…

All that research above points to the necessity of feeling like you are at an in-person meeting. Valerie Bihet, founder of VIBE Agency, an event production company in Miami, decided to get creative to overcome the Zoom fatigue…

This year we’ll be starting a “Compliment Jar” in the VIBE office. How it works: Encourage team members to drop anonymous compliments or words of appreciation for each other into the jar after each of our events or…

“I think there is going to be a bigger focus on cities with tech and innovation at the forefront rather than big cities that draw traditional tourist requests. Austin and Nashville, for example, both saw more interest ths…

At a recent event, Valerie Bihet’s attendees had been up since 3 a.m. The group had been flying from Seattle to Miami when they ran into a variety of travel issues—leaving them tired, hungry, and frustrated when they…

Inflated prices have kept some incentive groups from visiting North America, according to Valerie Bihet of the VIBE Agency. “Traveling from Europe to the U.S. is too expensive for many these days,” she said. “U.K. companies…

Similarly, it’s a good idea to keep fish-based ceviche off the menu at your outdoor gathering. “You can put it on ice but the risk of food poisoning is still very high once it’s in the sun since it’s exposed, even when on ice…

The parameters around what you can and can’t do are different for internal vs. external medical audiences. How you engage these attendees also varies. Valerie Bihet, owner and meeting planner with VIBE Agency, will…

Valerie Bihet is founder and CEO of VIBE, an agency based in Miami that produces in-person, virtual, hybrid, and meta- verse events. “We used to be so focused on in-person that the event industry lagged behind…

Valerie Bihet is founder and CEO of VIBE, an agency based in Miami that produces in-person, virtual, hybrid, and meta- verse events. “We used to be so focused on in-person that the event industry lagged behind…

Today we’d like to introduce you to Valerie Bihet. Hi Valerie, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. My professional career is a result of a series of events…

Once the dust has settled—but not too long after the event wraps—host a more formal debrief with your team, suggests Valerie Bihet, owner of VIBE Agency in Miami. “After the event, I first sit…

Valerie Bihet, of the VIBE Agency, discusses how she honed her skills over the pandemic to now be in position to overcome the challenges that the new meetings/events landscape brings.

You can be the best event planner in the world and have wonderful clients who love you, but none of that will matter if you don’t have a solid team of vendors to work with. Vendors and planners…

I would say you need to have a strong network. I have been lucky because when I used to work for Clement, as I mentioned before, on this day, I was traveling a lot in a lot of countries in a lot of cities, and I build my…

The event industry has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, and for Valerie Bihet, founder and CEO of VIBE Agency, it has been a rollercoaster ride of challenges and triumphs. Valerie never imagined that she would become an entrepreneur…

The past nearly three years have been trying times for meeting and event planners, to put it mildly. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic brought things to a grinding halt in 2020, and though it seems we’re heading out…

Budgeting experience & vendor relationships make all the difference 1. Budgeting. More times than not, your proposed budget doesn’t account for hidden expenses…

As the owner/director/meeting planner at Vibe, an event design and destination management company, Valerie Bihet says the digital transformation that the pandemic forced the events industry to undergo has…

Although virtual and in-person attendees can’t bump into each other at the coffee stand, it’s still a best practice to offer interaction options for the two groups–so neither group feels like an afterthought. Valerie Bihet…

Valerie Bihet, director and meeting planner at VIBE Agency, recommends planners watch the trend in wellness and tie it in to be sure you’re accounting for what is going on in society. For example, when it comes to…