Alison Hall

Senior Writer, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, MeetingsNet

Alison Hall writes and edits articles for MeetingsNet and the MeetingsNet magazines and Web sites, which include Association Meetings, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Financial & Insurance Meetings, Medical Meetings, Religious Conference Manager, and Beyond Borders. She has been covering the meetings industry since 1992, and her articles have been nominated for, or won, awards from American Business Media, Folio Magazine, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She holds a BA in English from Colgate University and an MA in Fiction from Boston University.

Articles by Alison Hall

Deliver Better Education by Getting Your Customer Feedback in Advance 125

New MeetingMetrics tool connects presenters and attendees before your event, allowing participants to share their preferences for content, structure, learning styles, and more.

What Peak Oil Has to Do With the Future of Meetings 3

The price of oil is one reason "the golden age of budget travel is over," according to the latest topic paper from the MPI Foundation's Future of Meetings project. And that means no relief from meetings cost-cutting.

Future of Meetings: Knowing How Attendees Are Feeling, Even if They Don’t Tell You 9

It's already possible to track attendees' movements through your meetings. Imagine constant feedback on whether they are alert, confused, engaged, or bored...

Content is Not King in Future of Meetings 14

Attendees can get your content anywhere, anytime. But they will pay to be connected with experts who can put it in context, and peers who will review it with them.

Hotel Execs’ Insider Info Can Help Your Meetings 1

With insight that can help you show the value of your business to hotels while showing cost-effectiveness to executives, industry veterans Mark Benson, CMP, and Todd Mickey have joined forces to launch Applied Meetings & Hospitality Solutions.

SME Entertainment: Linked to the Most Powerful Man in Music

Entertainment and speaker bureau SME rebrands and expands after joining world's largest entertainment company, offering corporate clients access to artists like Jewel (pictured).

Duffy Leads New Global Cruise Association 3

Nine cruise industry associations have announced they will operate as a unified organization under the existing name Cruise Lines International Association.

Try a Brainjam but Mind the Neuro-Marketing: Meeting Success in the Future 4

The second whitepaper released as part of the Meeting Professionals International Future of Meetings project should really get you thinking. There’s participant-driven content (brainjams), a doubting Thomas (calling it “neuro”-something doesn’t make it science), and the prediction that future attendees will pay for only what they get out of your meeting.

TV+ Social Media = A New Way to Engage Employees and Customers 20

Take static, one-way communication tools such as webcasts and e-mails, and turn them into an ongoing, two-way strategy that both informs and engages internal employees and external customers. That's the pitch behind INXPO's new Social Business TV (home screen pictured).

The Other Perception Issue: Behind Rising Meeting Costs 6

Today's tougher meeting negotiating environment represents hotels trying to restore equilibrium, not hotels getting overly aggressive. That's the pitch Michael Dominguez, senior vice president, MGM Resorts, made to attendees at the recent Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Association annual conference.

FICP 2012: Education and Networking Come Alive in Los Angeles

With more than 675 planners and hospitality partners in attendance, the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners 2012 Annual Conference came alive at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. Our photo gallery reveals members hard at work in education sessions and networking events.

Roger Dow Highlights Educational Slate at FICP Annual 1

Increase your booking window and tie events to objectives: Two pieces of advice from U.S. Travel's Roger Dow to more than 675 attendees at the 2012 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference in Los Angeles.

Big News from FICP: 600th Member, New Web Site, Fresh Logo

In addition to nearly record attendance of more than 675 planners and hospitality partners at its 2012 Annual Conference, Financial & Insurance Conference Planners announced it has reached a milestone of 600 members. We’re on the scene at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.