About Eloisa Mendez

With over 25 years of experience in the meetings and event industry, Eloisa has worked closely with a variety of clients on events ranging from small incentive trips to large corporate meetings. While growing her career at Gavel International, Eloisa has managed all aspects of the event lifecycle, including site selection, creative materials, attendee registration, rooming list and transportation management, entertainment bookings, as well as website development. Eloisa was progressively promoted in recognition of her meeting management expertise, professionalism, and genuine passion for driving improvements within overall event operations. She was recognized as the 2000 Employee of the Year and is currently the General Manager for Gavel International.

October 2021

Tucson – An Extraordinary Destination

2022-09-21T10:31:01-05:00October 19th, 2021|

Tucson offers big-city amenities with a small-town atmosphere.   Visitors will be surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains, the Santa Rita Mountains, the Rincon Mountains, and the Tucson Mountains. The Sonoran Desert draws people to Tucson, and they're often surprised at how diverse living in a desert can be. Once off the [...]

A Perfect Vintage – Napa Valley

2022-09-21T10:30:11-05:00October 5th, 2021|

Napa Valley is a meeting planner's dream as there are over 5,000 rooms in 130 properties, ranging from luxury resorts, boutique hotels, and recognized brands. Napa Valley has over 500,00 sq. ft. of available meeting space, including ballrooms, wineries, restaurants, and outdoor space. There is more to Napa Valley than just Napa.  There are five different towns, Napa, St. Helena, [...]

September 2021

Austin – The Violet Crown

2022-09-21T10:38:27-05:00September 21st, 2021|

Austin is in Central Texas, located on the eastern edge of the American Southwest. The capital of Texas, the city can trace its origins to the 1830s when the first Anglo-American settlers arrived in the area. Austin was part of Mexico in the 1830s. Settlers founded the village and named it Waterloo in 1837. They would change the name [...]

Pebble Beach – Expect the Exceptional

2022-12-06T00:24:59-06:00September 7th, 2021|

Reading Time: 3 minutes Meeting planners will find world-class accommodations defined by elegance, luxurious hospitality in gorgeous oceanside, Pebble Beach, California. Learn more about this notable resort destination:

August 2021

4 Facts About Returning to In-Person Meetings

2022-11-28T12:04:55-06:00August 24th, 2021|

After months in which virtual meetings took center stage, the need for in-person meetings is finally regaining its rightful place as number one. This fact is a welcome development, as neither virtual nor hybrid meetings are as essential to the engagement and networking opportunities at in-person events. Companies that wish to get back in the game have pressing questions for [...]

Building Wisdom and Gaining Professional Power Through Silence

2022-11-28T12:21:45-06:00August 17th, 2021|

"Silence is a source of great strength." - Lau Tzu The words of philosopher Lau Tzu are not wishful musings; they are backed up by science. A study found that in a high-pressure situation, both parties could gain power if they leveraged silence. (1) These days, most people are focused on getting time back. They attempt to do so by [...]

How to Successfully Transition From Hybrid to In-Person Events

2022-11-28T12:27:16-06:00August 10th, 2021|

Hybrid events were a lifesaver in 2020 and will continue throughout 2021. They allowed companies to host meetings during the pandemic's height when lockdowns and fear were widespread. People could choose to attend in-person or virtually. Venues were less crowded, making it easier to apply social distancing measures. But now, as the world inches its way back to normalcy, onsite [...]

July 2021

Navigating Sales Pipelines: Preventing Lead Abandonment and Speeding Up Sales Cycles – Part 1of 3

2022-09-22T12:31:09-05:00July 6th, 2021|

Part One  |  Part Two More than one salesperson has wondered why a lead that seemed perfectly qualified and promising disappeared or went "radio silent." Salespeople ponder questions such as: What, if anything, did I do wrong? Did the prospect choose a different solution? Was the prospect really as qualified as I thought they were? What really happened, and what [...]

June 2021

How to Properly Audit a Social Media and Content Policy  

2022-09-21T13:36:55-05:00June 8th, 2021|

Updated: 9/21/2022 Post-pandemic is perhaps the most exciting time in social media history since its golden age in the early 2000s. Technology is moving at warp speed due to the pandemic, changing social perspectives and has become a powerful driver of evolution.  Additionally, privacy demands are pushing brands to get creative in an unprecedented way to build audiences, campaign lists [...]

Reinvent Business Cards to Make a Powerful Sales Impact

2022-11-28T12:32:40-06:00June 1st, 2021|

Contrary to the highly debated consensus that business cards are a dinosaur and relegated to the trash, they can be effective – if they are customized. Why is a high-quality, customized business card a powerful tool for driving sales? And why does a generic card fail to make the same impact? 72 percent of people judge a business on the [...]

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