face2face http://meetingsnet.com/blog/19583/feed An eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant. en It Was the Best of Airlines, It Was the Worst of Airlines http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines <div></div>It's funny how some companies are getting better at monitoring customer service via social networks than through the staff who are actually dealing with customers.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines#comments face2face Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:00 +0000 33881 at http://meetingsnet.com Before We Can Learn, We Need to Unlearn http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/book-wide.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Meeting planning is all about setting the stage for people to learn new things. But we keep forgetting about teaching them how to unlearn the old first.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn#comments Adult Learning face2face Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:00 +0000 33741 at http://meetingsnet.com MPI Reimagines Session Tracks for WEC 2013 http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013 <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/4309340_0.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Meeting Professionals International to track sessions by learning preferences for this summer's annual conference. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013#comments Adult Learning Meeting Formats Event Design face2face Tue, 14 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000 33711 at http://meetingsnet.com Harnessing Your Attendees' Competitive Sides http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/banner-home-group.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Up your meeting's game with a fitness challenge.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides#comments Audience Engagement Teambuilding face2face Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:00 +0000 33701 at http://meetingsnet.com Hotel Amenities Getting Odder and Odder http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/36836925_0.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Rubber duckies, e-cigarettes, and nursing-mother kits are among the increasingly different items hotel guests are finding in their mini-bars.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder#comments face2face Mon, 13 May 2013 13:23:00 +0000 33541 at http://meetingsnet.com 10 Tips to Keep You—and Your Identity—Safe While Traveling http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/88342314.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Expert advice on how to protect your identity while on the road.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling#comments Business Travel Tips face2face Fri, 03 May 2013 19:14:00 +0000 33371 at http://meetingsnet.com Wi-Fi: The Good, the Bad, and the Practical http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/wifi_1.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Has the time for free Wi-Fi in hotels finally come? Maybe, according to the HotelChatter 2013 Wi-Fi report, but it's not all good news.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical#comments Tech News/Trends face2face Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:00 +0000 33321 at http://meetingsnet.com Twitter Tips for Event Managers http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="&quot;Social Network&quot; by renjith krishnan" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/socialmedia.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>How event managers can use Twitter to raise awareness of and interest in their events.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers#comments Marketing Social Media face2face Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:54:00 +0000 33301 at http://meetingsnet.com Taking Trade Shows from Areas to Avoid to Centers of Interest http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Image by Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/booths.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>How can we retool trade shows so that, instead of at best generating attendee apathy, the show floor becomes an interesting, engaging, want-to-be-there place? Or has the time come to blow up the traditional exhibition model altogether?<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest#comments Trade Shows News face2face Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:36:00 +0000 33221 at http://meetingsnet.com Lifting the Curtain on Small-Business Events http://meetingsnet.com/blog/lifting-curtain-small-business-events <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/lifting-curtain-small-business-events" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/embargoedsmbeventinfographex.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>This infographic highlights everything from the top small-business event types, to the reasons small businesses hold events and how they market them, to what they find easiest and most difficult along the way.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/lifting-curtain-small-business-events" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/lifting-curtain-small-business-events#comments Resources and Reports face2face Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:03:00 +0000 32731 at http://meetingsnet.com