The week before Christmas, I went on my first cruise. Sailing with AmaWaterways up the Rhine River was an excellent experience, and one that I think will be a great option for clients looking for new or different incentive options. (Full disclosu...
The role of the meeting planner used to be straightforward: identify a date, find a location, create an agenda, plan the logistics. But the world has changed, and meeting attendees have a different set of expectations than they did in the past...
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...
