Negotiating is a key skill to have in any walk of life, but when it comes to planning meetings, it’s absolutely essential. Here are four bedrock concepts you need to build the foundation for any successful negotiation...

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The way author and trainer Merrick Rosenberg looks at the world, the Golden Rule gets turned on its ear. The CEO of Take Flight Learning told the more than 800 meeting professionals at the 2016 Pharma Forum that successful relationships aren’t ab...

Image by thanawong on Thinkstock by Getty ImagesThat sound you hear? It may just be shouts of joy from meeting planners greeting the latest corporate hotel rate negotiations forecast. As the fall corporate buying season kicks off, Bjorn Hanson, P...

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The quarterly Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International is a regular snapshot of industry sentiment, challenges, and forecasts for the near future of events. In the just-released Summer 2016 edition, respondents are focused on...

Planners may be reluctant to include Airbnb and other short-term home rental services in their official room blocks, but there’s no denying that they are becoming increasingly popular with attendees and exhibitors. So what happens if something go...