FAVORS WITH A PURPOSE A great example is Bloemboxes, colorful gift boxes with silk blooms on top. Inside is a 15-foot biodegradable plantable seed ribbon...More
Companies are not cutting back on events. A recent reader survey by our sister magazine Special Events reveals that 57 percent of event planners both...More
Marriott International's New rules on how commissions are paid to independent planners and other group intermediaries have generated a heated discussion...More
If there was a common theme at the Special Event 2007 (produced by our sister magazine Special Events), held January 9-12 in Los Angeles, it was that...More
Marriott International is changing the rules about how commissions are paid to independent meeting planners and other group intermediaries. As of January...More
In 1981, armed with a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration and a little office equipped with a folding table, a chair, and a telephone, Patti...More
Among the highlights of the third annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum in March at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia will be...More
Conferon Global Services, Twinsburg, Ohio, the country's largest independent meeting planning and events management company, has a new name: Experient...More
It was shaping up to be Securian's greatest convention ever, says Koleen Roach, director, recognition and conference planning, Securian Financial Group,...More
When Honda Started talking to potential partners that could execute a roadshow for its new Fit vehicle, it wasn't looking for one company to create a...More
As Biloxi, Miss., and the Mississippi Gulf Coast continue to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, more than 300 tourism professionals, hoteliers,...More
A new must-read has rolled off the presses at Meeting Professionals International. The third position paper from its Global Corporate Circle of Excellence...More
They manage events, they manage meetings, but somehow destination management companies don't manage to get much exposure. In its December 2004 issue,...More
Many association planners are quick to pin the blame for industry layoffs on third-party planning companies who tempt their organizations to shed salaried employees in favor of less expensive external planners....More
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS DO IT ALL YOURSELF More than ever, you need to make outsourcing work for you. Where can you find the best contractors? When should you...More
