There’s Opportunity Within The Challenges We Face Today
For the better part of a century, the hapless British Cycling team may as well have been named the Chicago Cubs, Buffalo Bills, even the Bad News Bears. Then something happened …
For the better part of a century, the hapless British Cycling team may as well have been named the Chicago Cubs, Buffalo Bills, even the Bad News Bears. Then something happened …
Has there ever been a more appropriately named horse than Rich Strike who overcame 80-1 odds two weekends ago to win the 148th Kentucky Derby? Is it time for the meetings and events industry to experience its own “rich strike” …?
Two days ago, I came across an item in news-aggregator Axios entitled 1 Big Thing: Permanent Price Hike that put forth the not-so-encouraging premise that many pandemic-era price hikes are here to stay, as in forever. Same may be true of escalating costs and competition for space in the hotel industry …
As we reclaim our freedoms and get back to in-person gatherings, this summer might be an excellent time to assess what post-pandemic meetings and events will look like. A lot will remain the same but there will be noticeable changes …
As we rolled through Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial arrival of summer 10 days ago, there were countless media reports of bustling airports, crowded beaches and long lines at restaurants, bars and amusement parks. Our country, apparently, is getting back to its behavioral conventions.
A long, long time ago, I produced a sales incentive trip for a computer software company where I worked at the time. I was the only event planner on staff and incentives for the sales team were a new thing. Needless to say, the pressure