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Everyone knows this scenario. You attend a social event and serendipitously make a genuine business connection with someone. You can envision working together on an exciting project. After several minutes, you move on, only to realize too late that no form of contact was ever exchanged. This mistake is common, but not inevitable. Thanks to…
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Multi-Threat Shield (MTS) is among devices being marketed to hotels to help hotel staff and others to protect themselves while waiting for help to arrive.
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Although the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect in 1990, the spirit of the directive is still sometimes lacking at hotels and venues.
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Will the event make it easy to facilitate introductions? Will there be enough engaging activities? Here are six shortcuts to getting to the right answer.
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Last month, we addressed how planners can become more hands-on in content creation and speaker preparation. But the only way to prove to executive stakeholders the value the planner added is by effectively measuring the business benefit of that event’s formal and informal sessions.
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While we’re often encouraged to fully embrace our natural beauty, many women (and some men) are never fully dressed without their “lipstick” smiles, lush lashes and contoured cheekbones. Most of us mere mortals don’t wake up as flawless as Beyonce or have a professional glam squad as part of our entourage, so it’s up to…
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Whether your role as an event planner is focused on internal meetings or a broader event-marketing strategy, plenty of time, money and organizational skills are invested into their success. To maximize on that investment, you need to keep attendees engaged.
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American Express Meetings & Events (AMEX M&E) has some advice for planners trying to orchestrate transformative experiences on a budget: Focus on the “why.” A new AMEX M&E guide defines that approach as the best way to communicate the emotional and functional attributes of the brand.
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Having a chronic illness while pursuing a career can be difficult to navigate. Every chronic illness manifests itself differently, and learning how to balance health with a full-time job takes time, effort, and trial and error. Here are five ways that prioritizing your health can lead to success in your career.
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Crisis management: nobody wants it, but everyone needs it. Business owners must budget for risk management even when there is no sign of trouble ahead. Planning for hypothetical events understandably seems like a waste of resources. But, like a life insurance policy, not having one is far more costly.
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