Measuring the Effect of Meeting Boycotts
Unlike slow-moving consumer boycotts, the negative economic effect of convention boycotts is immediate and can have long-lasting damaging effects to a destination.
Archives for September 2015
A New Way to Think About Stress
Is stress really killing us? A new book argues not only that stress doesn't have to be toxic, but that it has surprising benefits.
The Concur App Eases the Pain of Expense Reports
What if you could compile, submit, and approve all of your expense reports right from your phone?
Meetings (Still) Mean Business
The MMB is satisfied with the progress made since the recession hit in 2009, but there's more work to be done.
ADSA/ASAS 2015 Joint Annual Meeting
About 3,000 food-and-animal science professionals from some 50 countries convened in Florida for JAM 2015.
5 Easy Ways to Promote the Meetings Industry
The MMB coalition has come up with this list of ways you can underline the value of your meetings, as well as promote the industry as a whole.
A Very Short Guide to Brain-Friendly Meetings
Our brains develop to retain information that seems important and to block out what seems like noise. Here's how to get — and keep — your attendees' attention.
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Straight rows of chairs and tables in meeting room spaces may look nice and tidy, but are they really serving your attendees?
12 Cities on the Rise
Here are the cities that planners say they are keeping an eye on, as they either retain or attain the attributes that planners most value in a destination.
Supported Article Food & Beverage
The Reality of Rising F&B Costs
When food costs are rising, but budgets are flat, meeting professionals are caught in the middle.
Redefining Midwestern Cuisine at the James Beard House
Columbus, Ohio–based chef Bill Glover brought 100 percent Ohio-grown and -harvested ingredients to New York City's James Beard House to showcase Columbus cuisine. Rabbit confit, walleye tempura, and sweet-corn soufflé anyone?
5 Hollywood Tricks to Steal for Your Next Meeting
Web Editor Kate Mulcrone attended the 67th Annual Emmy Awards at Los Angeles's Microsoft Theater — and picked up a few tricks that any planner can use to dazzle attendees.
