The world of destination management companies was rocked last fall when the Washington, D.C.–based DMC consortium Global Events Partners first announced the closing of seven company-owned DMCs and then the bankruptcy of the entire company (and it...
The Convention Industry Council is turning its gaze on poachers—companies that exist to divert attendees away from the official conference hotel room block and into other area properties. The poachers’ tactics range from annoying to unethical, an...
When I first started working for MeetingsNet 16 years ago (I know, how has it possibly been that long?!), I remember being blown away by the idea of a Meeting Professionals International or Professional Convention Management Association conference...
South by Southwest has grown from a music festival and conference of 700 people in 1987 to a wide-ranging event that drew some 47,000 creative personalities to Austin March 9-16.
From New York City to Los Cabos, Mexico, to Copenhagen, Denmark, meeting and incentive professionals had a huge variety of networking and educational opportunities during the early months of 2014.
More than any other marketing channel, face-to-face experiences create communities, says a new white paper from FreemanXP, the boutique experience marketing agency within the larger Freeman organization. Events “connect like-minded people...
Meeting Professionals International has announced the slate of new and returning members for its 2014-2015 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee...
The last quarter of 2013 was very good to trade shows, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index. The 3 percent increase in four key metrics was more than triple the 0.7 percent growth experienced in Q4 2012, and leaps and bo...
