Social Stumbles

When you travel boldly in the social media universe, mistakes are bound to happen.“The biggest mistake is doing nothing,” says Noah Smith

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Achieving Success with Diverse Communities

Understand the economics.It's no longer enough to give lip service to inclusivity. Successful courting of diverse groups can

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10 Tips to Make In-Person Meetings Safe Amidst COVID-19 Variants

[Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version from 2022.]The CDC has recently begun tracking two mutated strains of

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Saving Money on AV and How to Deal With Internet Outages

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson discusses the “what-ifs” regarding internet connectivity and audiovisual services following

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Saving Money on AV and How to Deal With Internet Outages

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson discusses the “what-ifs” regarding internet connectivity and audiovisual services following

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How to Design a Better Mobile Event App

Gone are the days of expensive, cumbersome and outdated paper event guides—or at least they should be! In today’s digital environment, your attendees

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Managing the Mayhem

Meetings industry speaker, attorney and professor Tyra W. Hilliard frequently speaks on the subject of incompatible groups at industry educational

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Creating Affordable and Effective Meeting Breaks

Designing meeting breaks that contribute to productivity and retention may be just as important to fulfilling objectives as the program content

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A Risk Management Checklist to Help Avoid Disaster

Risk management should be at the top of every planning list for meetings. Potential hazards include manmade threats such as terrorism, shootings,

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How to Fight Human Trafficking

Meetings industry veteran Sandy Biback, who worked as a planner in a variety of capacities over a 35-year career, has jumped headlong into a new all-

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Highlights and Planner Insights From the 2026 Meetings Today Trends Survey

Key Takeaways:Meetings budgets battle climbing costsBiggest career threats for meeting

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Luxury Redefined: How and Why Luxury Meetings and Events Experiences Are Shifting

Nothing demonstrates the current shift in what defines luxury more than hotel brands and property experiences.When I started in this industry, luxury

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Luxury Redefined, a new column by Laurie Sharp

10 Ways Meeting Planners Can Work With CVBs to Create a Welcoming Environment

Understanding the needs of diverse audiences and ensuring their safety and comfort should be at the forefront of event planning and deeply rooted

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Key Association Meeting Trends to Leverage

While Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) may have come and gone

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Sheryl Sookman Schelter gives meeting planners job tips for navigating 2011.

Sheryl Sookman Schelter, Career Forum columnist for Meetings Focus, tells meeting planners what she thinks the job market will be like in 2011.

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Sheryl Sookman Schelter gives meeting planners job tips for navigating 2011.

Sheryl Sookman Schelter, Career Forum columnist for Meetings Focus, tells meeting planners what she thinks the job market will be like in 2011.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Tech‑Ready Meeting Venues Offer Onsite Testing Facilities

In 2019, Ann Arbor was ranked a “top new tech hub” by Bloomberg. The Michigan city came in at No. 3 on the list, trailing only Denver, Colorado, and

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How to Use Technology to Elevate Small Events to Strategic Brand Moments

Small to mid-size events often have the biggest impact because attendees in these intimate settings tend to be focused and strategic.  These

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Career Forum

With unemployment at a recent high, the response to online job postings is off the charts—in many cases, employers receive anywhere from 500-1,

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Cross-cultural communications

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