Articles tagged “events”

Event agencies are becoming targets for misclassification of workers, and contractors who feel they should be classified as employees are pushing back. 

The right tunes will have people tapping their feet at their seats, while the wrong ones can completely destroy the vibe. 

Some of the most important considerations when you visit a property are more subtle than specs.

Just when these planners thought they had seen it all, this happened.

The only way to transport everything was by cable car, the planners were not permitted to bring generators, the venue had never held a major event before — and then the rain came. 

A self-described “recovering people pleaser and have-to-do-it-all person,” Angie Ahrens says she is always learning more about herself and how to be a stronger leader. 

A decade of consolidation has resulted in a handful of DMC networks and mega-firms that make up the majority of the industry. Here’s a rundown of eight of the biggest in the business and what they have to offer.

Planners grapple with the reasons why many attendees don’t honor their RSVPs — and try to keep it from happening again.  

Building attendees’ commitment to your event and educating them on the implications of canceling feeds their “meeting-decline guilt” and can stop them from changing their plans.

This power user of AI feels that the next wave of innovation will come from making meetings more human.