Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and cofounder of Cvent Inc., addressed what he called “the elephant in the room” at the company’s annual client conference, CventConnect, being held this week in Las Vegas. “Most of you are aware that Cvent entered into a def...

Event management tech company Social Tables recently surveyed more than 350 meeting planners to get an idea of their workloads and how they do their jobs. Among the findings...

Event management tech company Social Tables recently surveyed more than 350 meeting planners to get an idea of their workloads and how they do their jobs. Among the findings...

A recent Professional Convention Management Association Ethics survey got an already chatty online chat into even higher gear during a recent livestreamed session from the 2016 PCMA Education Conference held in late June in St. Louis. The resu...

Thank you, PCMA, for inviting those of us who couldn’t make it to the 2016 Professional Convention Management Association Education Conference, held in June in St. Louis, for streaming some sessions online! I was only able to hop on one, but it w...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen sits down with Dan Franks, a recovering CPA and former professional wrestler turned podcast industry professional and e...

Today's guest post is by Siobhan Scott, a marketing executive with shop4pop.com. There’s no denying the power of social media. With a few shares from the right people, a post can go viral in a matter of minutes, reaching all four corners of th...

Planners may be reluctant to include Airbnb and other short-term home rental services in their official room blocks, but there’s no denying that they are becoming increasingly popular with attendees and exhibitors. So what happens if something go...

The process of qualifying for, applying for, and earning the Certified Meeting Professional designation has become more streamlined, and the Convention Industry Council, which administers the CMP, has just released a video to get the word out...

Voters in the U.K. head to the polls today to decide whether the U.K. will remain a member of the European Union or will exit the EU (Britain + exit = Brexit). Polls close at 5 p.m. ET, and the final tally is expected early Friday morning. ...