I may have already said this, but social media—and, the Internet—have changed my life. My husband and I met online in 2000, and after that it became the doorway through which many blessings have entered. One of those blessings arrived this month...
Janet Traphagen, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Creative Group Inc., has been named the company’s president, effective January 5.
“Janet is a rock-solid performer in our industry and a great choice to be president,” said Ron Offi...
Meetings industry professionals from three North American countries are dedicating April 16, 2015, as a day to showcase the value of meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, tradeshows, and exhibitions. Meetings professionals in Cana...
Incoming Financial & Insurance Conference Planners board member Joe Scully, senior director with John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, Mass., made an immediate impact on the board of directors when he referred to the senior-most planner...
Here’s a look back at some of the revealing, refreshing, and just plain interesting items brought to you in 2014 in MeetingsNet's "On the Fly" report, our monthly selection of intel and ideas on meetings, business travel, and...
“Adorable Hotel Brand Kimpton Sells Out,” proclaimed a Frommer’s blog. “Kimpton’s Travel Groupies Don’t Want to Stay at Holiday Inn,” read the headline at BloombergBusinessweek...
I have been involved in strategic meetings management for 12 years now, and I have seen only a small handful of instances where organizations were willing to use the word “mandate” when describing their SMM programs. In fact, I have usually heard...
In a 2014 study by Salesforce, 65 percent of tablet owners reported using their devices while watching TV. It’s probably the same when they’re watching your speakers. But the second-screen trend doesn’t have to be a negative. In fact, a new wave...
A few months ago I interviewed Scott Owens of Salesforce, the biggest name in customer relationship management technology (“The Dreamforce App: In Your Corner, Not in Your Face”). Owens is in charge of the event app for Dreamforce, the...
Ruth Levine, founder of SpeakInc. Speakers bureau, released her list of the most popular female speakers for 2014 in July 2013. That prompted us to get in touch and ask her more about gender and the corporate speaker circuit.
MeetingsNet: Do y...