This question is asked during every training, conference session, and webinar I present, without fail. Rumor has it that it is illegal to donate leftover event food, and this rumor persists despite the facts. Recently, I had a convention servi...

Hilton's survey says even Millennials prefer face time

A new conference, SenseUP!, a Summit on the Power of Sensory Marketing, debuts next spring in the marketing and events arena. Its focus is “sensory marketing”—that is, awakening and using all the senses to meet an organization...

You know if you have it. You know if someone else has it. And, you know if some places and things have it. In the world of style, you either have it, or, you don’t. Many of you may have been told that your meeting and events are different...

A recent survey of businesspeople in three major world markets—the U.S., the U.K., and China—conducted by Hilton Worldwide and designed to explore the similarities and differences among the markets when it comes to the importance of...

Planners are always on the lookout for fresh ideas. You could be reading this right now while taking a break from trying to figure out how, at long last, to orchestrate your awards dinner so it doesn’t bore the pants off half the audience. She...