Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Over the past several years, IMEX has become the world’s largest hosted-buyer meetings industry trade show, attracting over 8,900 attendees each year to its annual event in Frankfurt Germany, to be held this year from May 25-27, 2010. ConventionPlanit.com has been active for several years in bringing hosted buyers to this show. The really exciting news [...]
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Redefining value has become more important than ever before. What worked last year or the year before may be out the window, especially with a rapidly changing economic landscape and competitors scrambling for market position. Here are some creative marketing ideas to help build meeting attendance: Go Viral – Forget the swine flu! We’re talking [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
When Americans want commentary on the travel industry, they often tune in to ABC’s Good Morning America or NBC’s Today show, where Peter Greenberg has been a travel correspondent and editor for more than two decades. He was also just named CBS News Travel Editor. He is also host of the nationally syndicated Peter Greenberg [...]
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Is your association and its major meeting at the top of the “value chain” in your industry? Being at the top of this chain means that your association and meeting will outlast your competitors as members, meeting attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors make tough choices in today’s struggling economy. If you’re not there, how do you [...]