About a year ago, November 14, 2013, the leadership, sales professionals, and support staff of the hotel representation company Krisam Group found themselves suddenly without jobs and without a company. “It was an absolute shock,” says Raffaella ...
“The Pleasure Principle” is the name of a Janet Jackson song from 1986, and it’s also the title of the 2015 Trends Report from Andrew Freeman & Co., the hospitality marketing and public relations agency that each November...
After today, stores will be emptying out their inventory of Halloween decorations and before you know it holiday decorations will dominate the shelves and storefronts. Television commercials will change over to sharing the best gifts of the season...
Is there a less elegant element of meeting operations than airport transfers? Probably not. But this Rodney Dangerfield of tasks has to get done! And while it’s not a huge part of your budget (about four percent of overall spending on a meeting...
Attendees at the annual IMEX America trade show, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, walk miles along the trade show aisles. They get piles of invitations to events that happen all day long and into the night—snacks at booths, receptions at hot...
Like many industry colleagues, I recently returned from IMEX America and have been reflecting on the importance of relationships to our business. During the flight home, I finished reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni in...
Walking the aisles of the Sands Expo during IMEX America October 14–16, you heard one phrase repeated by exhibitors: “We’re busy!&rdquo...
Built around a different M-word—“mindset,” not “millennial”—the new Canopy by Hilton hotel brand was developed based on research into what business and leisure guests want in an urban hotel today. It’s low-key, has a sense of place, and features ...
Creative venues can yield creative thinking. But how to know what’s out there beyond the hotel breakout room? One way is to search EVENTup, a Web site listing unique offsite venues in cities across the U.S. The roster already has surpassed...
When organizations create social media accounts, they are entering into a virtual (albeit implied) contract with their communities. That contract is quite simple, promising...
