When you think “conference app,” the look, feel, and revenue model of SummitSync is probably not what comes to mind.
Attendees search for their meeting on the SummitSync app.The new app, which officially launched this week, wants to be a “univ...
Tim Brown will be remembered for his many contributions to the meeting industry.Meetings industry leader Tim Brown died suddenly on January 25. The founder and CEO of Meeting Sites Resource is being remembered for his life-long contributions to t...
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Brandt's favorite quoteIn this week's Meetings Podcast Event Technology Consulting's Brandt Krueger and Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen discuss the chall...
There are a few ways to think about revenue management. One is that it gives hoteliers a formula for maximizing revenue per available room. Another is that it’s the “Moneyball” of hospitality—a triumph of data over judgment and experience. And th...
When Lisa Devlin, Esq., Devlin Law Firm, PC, Phoenix, and Barbara Dunn, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, in Chicago, present case studies from actual meeting contract disputes in education sessions, they sometimes conclude that the parties could...
Lots of industries have economic indices that they release on a regular basis, showing how their businesses are trending. Now the travel industry does, too...
Julie Coker Graham is the new president and CEO of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, replacing President and CEO Jack Ferguson, who retired on December 31, 2015.
Coker Graham had been executive vice president at the Philadelphia C...
1. Don't be afraid to ask. Negotiators often fail to raise an issue because they don't think they have a chance of success. Don't be afraid. Not only do good negotiators ask for everything they want, they also make sure they don't...
Meeting and incentive company Creative Group Inc., Appleton, Wis., a Direct Travel company, has acquired Masterplan Inc., LaGrange Highlands, Ill., a 25-year-old meeting planning firm specializing in high-end corporate and association events...
