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Electronic RFPs sure beat the costly, old-fashioned versions, but don’t assume you can coast through the process. Here, meeting expert Betsy Bondurant gives 12 tips to make RFPs pay
Chris Lee, head of big destination management company ACCESS, looks at the future of the DMC industry and in the face of consolidation, recommends his company's co-op model.
The destination management business is in flux. Gone are the days when most destination management companies (DMCs) operated in just one destination and clients sourced them individually, one program at a time.
Last week marked the fourth annual IMEX America conference, which welcomed more than 10,000 meetings professionals to connect with the nearly 3,000 exhibiting companies on the trade show floor at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
Once the exhibit...
Filmmaster Events creates a three-day celebration of celebrated carmaker Masterati's 100th anniversary, complete with a gala dinner on an actual production line.
San Rafael, Calif.-based EEG, included on the latest Special Events "50 Top Event Companies" feature, shared its forecasts for the biggest trends shaping special event industry. Here, EEG's Adam Clark gives more detail on his top six trends to wa...