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Are We Doing Enough?
Published Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Despite all the eco-talk and green ambitions, transportation, lodging and food and beverage still leave a hefty imprint on the environment. Companies are treading carefully to ensure that they don’t compromise the quality of their services as they move toward greener practices. With the global economy still reeling from the financial crisis, even the best-intentioned environmental efforts can fall prey to bottom-line considerations.

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The Touch of Success
Published Thursday, August 27, 2009
For reasons biological and cultural, face-to-face communication remains the most effective way to create human connections. When Jesse Torrence went to work as an Ohio field organizer for Barack Obama’s presidentialMore>>
 
What could possibly go wrong?
Published Monday, August 10, 2009
Serenity J. Knutson is the editor in chief of PlannerWire, the news, information and community Web site for meeting and event planners. Fit for a Queen In the course of creating spectacular events, many industry pros haveMore>>
 
How Exhibitions Can Deliver Value in the Recession and Beyond
Published Tuesday, August 4, 2009
From www.meetingsnet.com The current business climate for exhibitions is not pretty: Exhibition budgets are down 17 percent this year and 17 percent of exhibitors said they will participate in fewer events in 2009. InsteadMore>>
 
Meetings Law: When Menus Lie
Published Tuesday, July 14, 2009
There was a time when you could look at a hotel's conference menu and be reasonably safe in setting your F&B budget accordingly. But these days, relying solely on the hotel's menu prices without reading the fine print inMore>>
 
The Three Ps of Webinar Production
Published Monday, July 13, 2009
Webinars have become the latest marketing and communication tool for companies to not only engage their clients, but also solicit new ones. From SalesForce to TD Ameritrade, it seems I get e-mail invitations monthly toMore>>
 
Events Will be Popular but Budgets Tight in 2010
Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Yes to events, but no to better budgets in 2010. That's the reading from this year's "Corporate Event Marketplace Study," presented every year by Special Events Magazine. The year 2009 has taken its toll. SomeMore>>
 
Canceled Programs Cost Planners Millions in Fees, Suppliers Billions in Lost Revenue
Published Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The average meeting planner expects to cancel or postpone meetings worth $560,000 in room revenue in 2009 and 2010, according to a recent survey conducted by the Professional Convention Management Association, AmericanMore>>
 

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