Forget the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Thanks to Destination Marketing Association International’s empowerMINT.com, meeting planners now have a contest of their own: the March Meeting Planner Madness tournament.
“Being a meeting profes...
Screen shot of the fastest flights interactive Web site home pageI went to a session on data journalism led by the Boston Globe's Evan Horowitz at an American Society of Business Press Editors bootcamp last fall. It's a whole different way of tel...
Meetings, marketing, and technology maven Jessica L. Levin, MBA, CMP, CAE, has made a living out of networking and she’s written a book to let everyone else in on her secrets. It’s called Perfect Pairings: The Art of Connecting People.
In an eas...
It'll only set you back 536,500 points per person to come visit the koalas at the Great Otway National Park.I’ll be the first to admit that, while as travel advocate Christopher Elliott likes to point out, airline loyalty rewards programs aren’t ...
A scene from last year's roundtablesA not very well-kept secret: IMEX hosts an education day just for association executives the day before the global trade show opens at Messe Frankfurt. This year Association Day is Monday, May 18, and the show ...
Steve Bova with his son, MikeI’m headed to a John Mellencamp concert tonight with my 17-year-old son, Mike. It was his idea for his birthday. I’m also taking him out for a big steak. I appreciate the opportunities we get to connect like this. Our...
The Convention Industry Council, which administers the Certified Meeting Professional designation, has named MeetingsNet a CMP Preferred Provider.
Meeting professionals who attend live MeetingsNet webinars, which offer education on strategies an...
Meetings have become an integral part of business success. As a meeting professional (planner or supplier) you are a leader, whether you’re on stage or behind the scenes. The meetings you organize create platforms for education, connection, and i...
NFL coach, association CEO, strategic meetings management champion, SMM supplier: What do they all have in common? The ongoing challenge of balancing risk versus reward.
Most people agree that the decision by Seahawk’s coach Pete Carroll to pass...