Big data is big news for most industries these days—even, or perhaps especially, for meeting professionals. You can use the data you generate to measure how well your event is performing against your organization’s goals and objectives, and to he...

Expert advice on what metrics you should be tracking to gauge your meeting's success, and tips on how to get it done (relatively) painlessly.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Sam's favorite quoteGrass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen talks with Samuel J. Smith, who runs an audience engagement company called Interactive Meeting Technolo...

Experts have long been sought after as great speakers to share their unique, hands-on experiences in ways that directly relate to and benefit different audiences. Today, the caliber and diversity of experts available as professional speakers has...

With more than 60 properties across the JW Marriott, Renaissance, Marriott, and Gaylord brands, as well as the Autograph Collection, Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network can be a revealing microcosm of the big-meeting universe, revealing trends...

The Magnolia Hotel Denver recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation to its guest rooms. The enhancements include the addition of 51 standard-sized guest rooms and a presidential suite, as well upgrades to the guest room design and décor...

Delivering the keynote address a few years ago at an Annual Users Group meeting of TMA Resources, maker of association management software, usability expert Amy Schade, director, Nielsen Norman Group, told attendees she’d visited all of...