J Ocana, President, COO, and Co-founder of Reaction Audio VisualToday's guest post is by J Ocana, president, COO, and co-founder of Reaction Audio Visual. Staying within budget is always a major concern for meeting and event planners. Take ev...

In the 2016 Winter Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International, respondents predicted a little spending increase but a bigger pricing increase. MPI put those predictions together and what came out was a 2.5 percent decrease in...

The logistics of site visits can be a huge drain. You know the drill: coordinate dates, travel, lots of e-mails, report to the team, followup ... According to a new survey by Social Tables, the average event planner manages 37 events every year...

This question is asked during every training, conference session, and webinar I present, without fail. Rumor has it that it is illegal to donate leftover event food, and this rumor persists despite the facts. Recently, I had a convention servi...

Meeting executives hire speakers to educate or to entertain; the best speakers do both. It has become common practice for organizations that retain meeting speakers to enter into agreements with them outlining the terms under which their...

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