Tim Bourquin, founder and president of TNC New Media, Laguna Niguel, Calif., is using blog technology to give readers a front-row seat at the birth of a trade show. His blog, Tradeshow Startup (www.tradeshowstartup.com/) chronicles his efforts to...
I admit it — I'm a blogging addict. I love having a Web site (suepelletier.typepad.com/meetingsblog) where I can post news, resources, and links to sites of interest and spout off my humble opinions — and sometimes even get comments in return...
When the international professional services company Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu brought together nearly 400 new executives from corporate offices around the world at its 2004 New Partner Seminar in Los Angeles, a key objective was teaching attendees...
MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES are out there selling online meeting registration. The question, of course, is which ones fit your company's needs. Intelligent sourcing of these critical services requires a detailed request for proposal that reflects the...
ALAN MECKLER, CEO of Darien, Conn.-based Jupitermedia Corp., started his Internet Media Commentary weblog, or blog, two years ago to tell readers about the launch of a new trade show, cdXpo, which he hoped would put technology uber-show Comdex out...
Groople.com, an online group booking engine launched in July 2004, has announced a deal that will put its group-booking functionality on the main hotel page at Travelocity, one of the Internet's major travel sites. Anyone looking for five rooms or...
“Is this going to be cool, or what?” You can hear the enthusiasm in Bill Wulff's voice when he talks about his new meeting industry venture. In April, the former MetLife meeting executive and current president of Above the Rim Events in Fort Lee...
Financial services powerhouse Morgan Stanley has its ear to the ground when it comes to the economy. Based in New York, the firm has big clients nationwide who want to know what Morgan Stanley knows. So once a year, thousands of those investors...
IS THERE AN INDUSTRY that has not changed drastically in the last decade and a half as a result of computers, e-mail, and the Internet? If so, it's certainly not the meeting industry. If you've been in this field long enough, consider our...
Training in U.S. companies is holding steady, and high-tech training methods are on the rise, according to the American Society for Training & Development's 2004 State of the Industry Report. The annual per-person budget for employee training...
