About Us

The Bright Business Media mission is to provide the tools meeting professionals need to make their job easier. Our publications are designed to be useful, easy to read, educational, and fun. We provide expert industry perspective and give planners the information they need to be more effective.

Smart Meetings Magazine sets the standard for the West. Each month, the magazine examines the meetings industry with a sole focus on the West. Our pages feature the latest in meeting industry trends, emerging technology, personality profiles, and updates on the best venues and destinations throughout the Western U.S., Canada and Mexico. Smart Meetings is committed to providing meeting professionals useful information in an easy-to-access, attractive, and engaging format.

Smart Meetings Action Kit provides meeting professionals with a unique and intuitive reference tool. The easy-to-use publication gives planners instant, up-to-the-minute information on venues and destinations. The Action Kit is an indispensable tool in the site selection process that no planner should be without.

Smart Meetings is published by Bright Business Media, founded by Marin Bright, a meetings industry leader with more than 20 years experience. Using her vast publishing experience and extensive first-hand insight, Smart Meetings was created to be the ultimate resource, providing meeting professionals not only with what they want in a magazine, but also with what they truly need to perform more efficiently.