Event management and destination management company PGI shut down eight of its 23 U.S. and international offices in December as it announced a corporate restructuring...

IF YOU PACKED A ROOM with incentive industry members and asked them about the coming year, you'd be buzzing from their excitement about the business rebound. The year is off to the most optimistic start in recent memory, and here's why...

RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL incentive program can be difficult enough, but summoning up the confidence to plan and implement one for the first time can be downright terrifying...

New research on 37,000 customers in 100 markets, done by the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement at Northwestern University, shows how employee attitudes translate into stronger sales. While all customer-service research to...

THE ANNUAL MEETING would not be possible without the generous support of all of our loyal sponsors. This year's Super Platinum sponsors include Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Marriott & Renaissance Hotels/Resorts, The Marriott Wailea, MC&A...

IN 2005, corporate planners will continue to face challenges arising from the economic downturn of the past few years...

Just a chip shot away from the hotel at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa (or so say the public relations staff; I'd say it's more like a very long drive), you'll find the Club at Savannah Harbor. A convenient two-minute shuttle...

ON THE HEELS of its successful August ROI Summit, Meeting Professionals International will roll out a two-day education track, Influencing Executive Decision Makers, at its Professional Education Conference-North America in San Diego January 23-25...

QUESTION THE MEETING NEED Before you jump into automatic pilot and start your last-minute meeting organization, challenge the request. Deciding to hold a meeting demands serious consideration because of the costs involved, so double-check the...

INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL services planners be warned: If your internal auditing department hasn't yet taken an interest in your meeting spend documentation, it's only a matter of time. That's because section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act — a bill...