Know Your Terms: Booth, Exhibit, and Stand Edition
Apr 06, 2015
I just got an e-mail from someone who said the whole #boothlove hashtag idea was making her nuts because it is a misuse of the word "booth." According to the Convention Industry Council's APEX Industry Glossary, a booth is "Specific exhibit displ...
Easter Eggs Aren’t Just for Easter
Easter Eggs Aren’t Just for Easter
Apr 06, 2015
Orly Sorokina’s thought-provoking post on the Hootsuite blog, 3 Marketing Lessons from Internet Easter Eggs, in fact did get me thinking that these inside jokes and hidden gems could be a really fun way to get potential attendees engaged with you...
Surrender To What’s Next: Co-Creating an Event Experience
Apr 06, 2015
Leaders always seem to know what is next. That’s part of what I love about meeting planning. Somehow, somewhere the meeting planner in me always knows what’s going on next. I now call that “something” my intuition. Meeting planners by and larg...
Show Your Booth Love
Show Your Booth Love
Apr 03, 2015
How to design your micro-venue
Infographic: 2014 Was Strong Year for International Association Meetings
Infographic: 2014 Was Strong Year for International Association Meetings
Apr 02, 2015
Meeting planners surveyed for a report by  Marketing Challenges International said 2014 was a good year for association meetings held outside of North America, and they're optimistic about the remainder of 2015 as well. Europe and Asia are still ...
Four Steps to ROE: Return on Attendee Experience
Four Steps to ROE: Return on Attendee Experience
Apr 02, 2015
Conference attendees are collectors of experiences. They don't remember or share mediocre or vanilla—only the extremes: Great! Wow! Sucks! Disappointing...
Indiana Governor Vows to “Fix” Controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Indiana Governor Vows to “Fix” Controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Apr 01, 2015
Indiana Governor Mike Pence at the Tuesday press conferenceIndiana Governor Mike Pence, who was firmly behind his state’s Senate Bill 101, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, until Tuesday, has reversed his position that the law should stand a...
Rooney, Head of Boston Convention Center, Lands New Job
Rooney, Head of Boston Convention Center, Lands New Job
Apr 01, 2015
James E. RooneyJames E. Rooney, who has been executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority since 2003, has been named the new president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Rooney will succeed current Chamber P...
3 Ways to Advance Your Meeting Planning Career
3 Ways to Advance Your Meeting Planning Career
Apr 01, 2015
Top tips on professional development from seasoned meeting managers. No surprise: At the top of the list is building relationships.
Play Pac-Man on Google Maps, Get to Know Your Meeting Destination
Play Pac-Man on Google Maps, Get to Know Your Meeting Destination
Mar 31, 2015
Oh this is just too fun—go to Google Maps, zoom into your meeting's host city (or wherever else you like), click the Pac-Man icon on the lower left corner of the screen, and start playing! Just use your arrow keys to navigate around the streets w...
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