The face2face MeetingsNet blog is an eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant.
Whether you're hit with the layoff stick during this tough economy or just looking to strengthen your position with your organization, we've got a webinar coming this afternoon you might want to check out. Here's some info: ...
I just finally got around to looking at this clip of Ben Stein talking about meetings on CBS last week. He's dead-on about the ripples of layoffs that go out from meeting cancellations and cutbacks.
In addition to changing my latitudes and attitudes from southern seas to Massachusetts grays (what is up with this cold and rainy weather?), I'm also moving back to some old stomping grounds career-wise. I am moving off my home with Association...
In case you wondered why face2face went dark for the past week, I was officially goofing off, on vacation sailing in the Abacos. I know, life is tough! Remember what I said about t-shirts being a good giveaway? Here's a data point of one proving...
The trade show business may have dipped almost 12 percent in early 2009, but here's CEIR's Doug Ducate putting those CEIR Index first quarter results in context by comparing them to the newpaper and other business advertising (you have to rub it...
And if you need proof, just check out this post: Sometimes sorry is the best PR, by Alli Gerkman. The point we all should take to heart and repeat endlessly when one thing goes bad, then another, then a whole cascade of bad things drench us in...
This tongue-in-cheek calorie quiz from the Boston Globe cracked me up completely. Plus, I think I aced it, which is probably not a good thing. Here's a taste: ...
Looking for some tips to promote your meeting? Check out these ideas from The Forum Effect. I would emphasize writer Susan Nowicky's fifth tip: "Market your meeting aggressively with regular targeted messages to your key attendee segments." ...
Remember the news about a month ago that Starwood had accused Hilton of dealing in corporate espionage? (The gist: "Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton...
In-room coffee pots are on my mind these days, having just (barely) survived an overnight in New York at a hotel that doesn't offer them or have caffeine in the lobby or have an open restaurant at 6 a.m. (I'm too cheap for room service so I didn't...