If people are talking about your property, it behooves you to listen, don't you think? And yet all too many hoteliers still aren't paying attention to what meeting goers and other guests are tweeting and Facebooking about their properties. Cara...

Here we go on the East Coast, watching flights fall off the boards like the raindrops to come, and Atlantic City shutter its casinos and resorts for only the third time in the city's history. While, as a colleague noted, there probably aren't too...

I've managed to be either at an event or on vacation for the previous EventCamps, but this time around I was determined not to miss it, at least virtually. It's a busy time for the magazine so I'll likely have to drop in and out, but I am so...

I hope no one has to use this (stay away, Irene!), but I was impressed with a press release I just got from Rosen Hotels & Resorts in Orlando announcing that they were offering $49 rates at its leisure hotels for Florida residents displaced by...

Sure, there are many (including me) who think gamifying education, including that offered at meetings, is a great way to motivate people to learn. But if you think using a rewards-based marketing strategy to build loyalty to your conference or...

Just read a fascinating article about decision fatigue (thanks to Joan Eisenstodt for the pointer!). A few things I learned from this article that may apply to meeting planning: ...

If you are promoting a convention to an international audience, what colors do you use? Check out this post from Chief Marketer to find out why green may be good, if underused, among other international color tips. Interesting stuff.

Last week I heard about a cool research project the Velvet Chainsaw folks are doing with association learning trend research company Tagoras, and thought you might want to consider participating. ...

We all know a lot about something. It may be something small, like how to cook the world's best cheesecake (if that's you, invite me over!), but you're the expert, and you're passionate about the topic. Why not find an audience and teach your...

The Event Safety and Security Blog lays blame for the tragic stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair that killed five people and injured many more on poor weather-related risk-management planning on the event staff's part and possible structural...