This article was originally published in our sister brand, BizBash. A strong visual identity does more than just make an event look good—it creates an environment that fosters connection, generates ...

In her 12 years at event-technology firm Cvent, Allyson Keenan has risen from marketing intern to event planner to event-operations manager and event technologist. So, she has a broad and clear ...

In less than 18 months with the Calgary Real Estate Board, the “graciously audacious” Jennifer Hadley has revamped the logistics, agendas, and sponsorship programs for CREB’s big events. A lot has ...

If your 2025 meeting budgets aren’t at least 4.3 percent over what you spent this year, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself in the hole. That’s upshot of the meetings and events cost forecast ...

According to a recent survey, it seems that a lot of corporate meeting planners are juggling more work beyond booking and building out their organizations’ events. The 2025 Planner Sourcing Report, ...

It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. But about halfway through her 30-year career, Mindy Hanzlik “took some time away ...

If you’re a business-events professional battling rising costs and staffing challenges, but feeling generally optimistic about the future of the industry, Amex GBT Meetings & Events sees you. The ...

Khris Baizen is the kind of person you want on your team. Beyond the normal requirements of his job—serving as senior director of production sales at Encore—Baizen has found his voice promoting ...

Welcome to MeetingsNet’s 2024 CMI 25 list, a select directory of the biggest independent meeting-planning companies working with the U.S. corporate market. To compile the list, MeetingsNet compares ...

While the general consensus is that the Democratic National Convention was a success for the U.S. Democratic Party—even with the last-minute changes that refocused the event’s content and speakers on ...

With its topping-out ceremony set for mid-July, the newest hospitality addition to the Shreveport-Bossier City area is on track to debut in Q1 2025. Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will be a 545-room ...

It’s not unusual to meet business-event professionals who, confident in their industry knowledge and skills, have launched their own firms. It’s also not unusual to find those same entrepreneurs ...