“At events, your best customers are literally standing in the same room as you. Take advantage of this opportunity to get some feedback!” said Andy Grider, marketing manager for the Hosting and Cloud Technology Group of business-to-business publi...
A recent thread on the Meetings Community listserv addressed the pressing need of how to carry a cell phone while on site at an event. Planners of course must have their cell phones at the ready at all times, but putting them in a pocket isn&rsquo...
The 1,613-room SLS Las Vegas is now under the Starwood Hotels & Resorts umbrella and is being rebranded as two distinct properties.
Two of the three SLS towers will be known as SLS Las Vegas, a Tribute Portfolio Resort. Starwood launched the T...
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” That quote, attributed to Charles Darwin, might be a good one for meeting professionals to tack on their bulletin boards as they...
Today's guest post is by Richard Fertig, founder and president of Brilliant Transportation.
Transportation is the attendee’s first and last impression of your event. A bad beginning sets a negative tone for everything that follows, and a bad e...
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In this week's podcast, Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen talks with Michelle Bruno, a writer, blogger and tech journalist from Salt Lake City. Join us whi...
Betsy BairWe regularly write about and advocate for the importance of face-to-face meetings. I may be a little biased since I make my living off of them, but here’s yet one more example of why they work so well.
To wit: I attended IMEX America...
The IMEX Group, which organizes the meetings and incentive industry exhibitions IMEX America and IMEX in Frankfurt, recently gave $15,000 to The Meetings Industry Fund, bringing total funding to almost $30,000 in the first three months of the fun...
Here is our third annual list of our favorite speakers from the meetings we attended in the previous 12 months. Post a comment and share your favorites, too.