Let's All Be Alone, Together
May 19, 2014
I had the great joy today of having one of those long, thought-provoking talks with a really smart friend (waving at you, @joaneisenstodt!) who got me thinking about, among a million other things, just how smartphones and tablets are changing mee...
What You Say May Not Be What They Hear
What You Say May Not Be What They Hear
May 13, 2014
Leave it to USA Today travel columnist Chris Elliott to make me rethink the words we use to label and talk about everything from what we call different classes of airfares, to hotel loyalty programs, to how we label association membership segment...
Incentives on the Rise at Marriott Aruba
Incentives on the Rise at Marriott Aruba
May 13, 2014
Here's another guest post from MeetingsNet editor-at-large Regina Baraban, who's on a fam at the Aruba Marriott and making me very jealous! Incentive business is booming at the Aruba Marriott, says Director of Events and Banquets Ilaina Franco F...
Intelligent Hotel Design Alive and Well in Aruba
May 12, 2014
The Aruba Marriott guest room makes it easy to plug in, with a very cool, wall mounted plug-in not only with four AC power outlets, but also with audio, video, digital, and USB plug-insToday's guest post is from MeetingsNet's editor-at-large Regi...
We Have Met the Spammer, and It Is Us
We Have Met the Spammer, and It Is Us
May 12, 2014
I was reading the excellent post by Cara Tracy, CMP, CMM, on how annoying it is to be put on vendor e-mail lists to get promotional e-mails about products and services you may never want or use. In other words, spam. They don't qualify you in any...
Infographic on international conference calling trends by InterCall
Infographic: What We Can Learn From Global Conference Calling Trends
May 05, 2014
Anyone who plans meetings internationally knows that scheduling conference calls between partners in different countries can be a nightmare to schedule. No one wants to get up at 3 a.m. to talk about F&B, but you do what you have to do! But this ...
Ah, the Joys of Meetings
Ah, the Joys of Meetings
May 01, 2014
We love meetings!In case you, like I, happened to miss this ode to conferences by The New Yorker contributor George Meyer when it was first published a few years ago, you must, must, bask in the glories of someone who waxes poetic about the absol...
Mobile Devices: Friend or Foe at Your Events?
Mobile Devices: Friend or Foe at Your Events?
May 01, 2014
Casey Cote, chief executive officer, Omnience.Today's guest post is brought to you by Casey Cote, Omnience's CEO Picture this: At one of your key marketing events, the speaker is building an airtight case for why attendees need to invest in cert...
Tuesday Tech Treats
Tuesday Tech Treats
Apr 29, 2014
I keep bumping into some very cool, semi-meetings-related technology that I just have to share because, well, it's cool. So... • Meet Edison, a chandelier/art installation at the Epiphany Hotel in Palo Alto, Calif. (natch!). The 100 hanging ligh...
Don't Be Shellfish—Sharing How to Handle Food Allergies at Meetings
Apr 23, 2014
It's not your imagination—the number of people with food allergies in the U.S. has in fact been growing. According to a 2013 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent...
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