Off-The-Beaten Vegas
Note to planners: Nightclubs, art museums, and hotel ballrooms make elegant event space in almost any destination. But this is Las Vegas, after all, and...
Ready to Harvest
Members of Generation X will prove fertile ground for recruitment by associations over the next decade, but associations must work harder to provide Gen...
Rebels With a Cause
Take 4,000 filthy-rich financiers, dress them in tie dye and granny glasses, surround them with vintage Volkswagen buses, throw in a concert by The Who,...
RFID Made Simple
It's an acronym that planners should now care about: RFID. Radio Frequency Identification uses access points to remotely retrieve information from...
State of the Industry: Negotiations Tougher
When it comes to negotiating contracts, meeting planners believe their jobs will get more difficult over the next year. By substantial margins, planners...
Successful Sifting
Most companies spend so much time chasing silt that they never get to the gold. Instead, turn the traditional sales paradigm on its head with a system...
Tools of the Trade - 2006-08-01
Sweet Deal They say no good deed goes unpunished. But here's a chance to do some good in the world and give your attendees a memorable pillow gift in...
Turn Your Speakers Into Stars
We've all seen presentations in which fonts got messed up, audio or video clips didn't run, and the audience saw the "Program" mode when the next...