In previous pieces I have written about how important I think strategic meetings management is, and what I think should be included in an SMM program. And yet, it seems to me that the spread of SMM has stalled. For the purposes of this discussion...
LiquidSpace just marked its one-millionth transactions and announced $14 million in additional funding. That capital will be used to continue its growth as a “real-time marketplace”—i.e., a search and booking Web site—for...
Marriott International has moved travelers a step closer to their dream of universal free hotel Wi-Fi. Marriott announced today that the 47 million members of its loyalty program, Marriott Rewards (free to join), who book their hotel stays direct...
Is there a less elegant element of meeting operations than airport transfers? Probably not. But this Rodney Dangerfield of tasks has to get done! And while it’s not a huge part of your budget (about four percent of overall spending on a meeting...
A competition at IMEX America introduced 10 intriguing meeting technology startups to attendees on the trade show floor, and named Speecheo, an online tool that allows the audience to synch their notes with the presentation, as the overall winner...
When organizations create social media accounts, they are entering into a virtual (albeit implied) contract with their communities. That contract is quite simple, promising...
The Blue Release redesigned user interface for Cvent, Inc.’s cloud-based enterprise event-management platform now is available for all of the firm’s users. Unveiled in June at the Cvent Corporate and Association Meetings Summits in Las Vegas, the...
The grounds for creating a mobile meeting app are quite different depending on whether the app is for an association or a corporation, according to a new Meeting Professionals International/DoubleDutch survey.
A quarter of association meeting pr...
Meeting planners (and the journalists who cover their industry, present company most definitely included) have been on the tech-wagon for a while now, Facebooking and Linking In and blogging to generate excitement about their events. Which is goo...
