To space and beyond. Unless your group consists of former astronauts who are also current members of the U.S. Senate, NASA is unlikely to let you to hold your next corporate event on the space shuttle. However, you can get close enough to feel the...
TRENDS Give 'Em What They Want: Recognition A pair of recent studies has shown that while money is rarely the last thing on people's minds when it comes to motivation, it is almost never the first. Appreciation and recognition are consistently...
SITE Benchmarking Study CLASSROOM STILL TOPS FOR TRAINING When the results of its 1999 Training Benchmarking Study were presented at the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) Annual Conference this summer, attendees were surprised by...
It's the start of a new school year. Time to think about buying your books, getting back into the study habit. So sharpen your pencils, get the gears turning, and take this a quick quiz to see how your legal knowledge is coming along...
With at least 170 meeting planning software products on the market, offering help with everything from pre-meeting budgeting to post-meeting analysis, how do you choose the best product for your company? I suggest four steps...
TBWA CHIAT/DAY "Great creative should win out over unyielding strategy at every opportunity," declares Bob Kuperman, president and CEO, TBWA Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, the advertising agency that has given birth to some of advertising's most...
Independents' Day The good news is that more than nine out of 10 independent meeting planners believe their business will grow in the next year. The bad news is that there may be so many independents that if the current economic boom ever comes to...
While, according to some predictions, e-commerce will increase by 1,000 percent in the next three years and travel has just surpassed computers as the top commodity sold on the Web, many meeting attendees are still uncomfortable with online...
What personality traits do people need to be successful at incentive planning? I took a close look at the incentive professionals I know, and have come up with a few characteristics that they have in common...
The Melia Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has wrapped up the first phase of its $8 million renovation program. Half the property's 245 rooms have been redone and three meeting rooms, which accommodate up to 700 for a reception, have been...