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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Brandt's favorite quoteIn this week's Meetings Podcast Event Technology Consulting's Brandt Krueger and Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen discuss the chall...
There are a few ways to think about revenue management. One is that it gives hoteliers a formula for maximizing revenue per available room. Another is that it’s the “Moneyball” of hospitality—a triumph of data over judgment and experience. And th...
Destination mangement company AlliedPRA, based in San Diego, has announced a partnership with venuesworld.com, based in Dublin. According to Denise Dornfeld, CIS, chairperson of AlliedPRA, the partnership of her company with venuesworld.com, which...
When Lisa Devlin, Esq., Devlin Law Firm, PC, Phoenix, and Barbara Dunn, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, in Chicago, present case studies from actual meeting contract disputes in education sessions, they sometimes conclude that the parties could...
1. Don't be afraid to ask. Negotiators often fail to raise an issue because they don't think they have a chance of success. Don't be afraid. Not only do good negotiators ask for everything they want, they also make sure they don't...