Why Don't Meeting Planners Get Respect?

From discussions I’ve had on social media about why meeting and event planners aren’t held to the appropriate level of esteem, I reached

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Veteran Planners Share F&B Tips and Sound Off on Frustrations

I’ve been in this industry for more than 45 years; 38 of those with my own company. In all those years, a month hasn’t gone by that the

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Industry Veterans Ponder the Relationship Business

As I read more about “relationship selling”—a method of sales the relies on building a friendship or relationship with your

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Hospitality Industry Veterans Share Their Sabbatical Stories

I reached out to people I know in the meetings industry, and particularly in associations, to learn who offered sabbaticals and who had taken them.

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Q&A with Howard Feiertag and Rod Abraham

Following are responses from interviews I recently conducted with two of MPI’s founders who both are long-time meetings industry educators:

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In Memoriam: Patti Shock, 1941-2019

How does one honor a legend and do so adequately? How, further, does one do so when that legend was a mentor, mentee, confidante and dear friend of

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Industry Leaders Talk Diversity and Inclusion

In a diverse world, the experiences and opinions of others matter.To enhance our discussion on diversity and inclusion, I reached out to

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2 Food & Beverage Suppliers Share Their Secrets to Savings

Editor’s note: Both suppliers interviewed for comments about food and beverage (F&B) are speaking as individuals who happen to be

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Hospitality Industry Ballot Measures to Keep an Eye On

This list of ballot and related issues has been compiled by me, Joan Eisenstodt, and is by no means meant to be inclusive. In the comments section,

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Risk Management

 Hotels Ask about the following: Audible smoke detectors Visualalarms for people with hearing

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WHO Coronavirus Press Updates: The Impact on Meetings and Events

Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of the podcast recording, March 13, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as new

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Charlotte St. Martin: Putting Theatre in Meetings

I knew as I conceptualized content for

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WHO Coronavirus Press Updates: The Impact on Meetings and Events

Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of the podcast recording, March 13, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as

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The Wednesday Wrap: Stupid Questions and Free Marijuana (Story)

Tyler Davidson delves into the week's events and Meetings Today coverage, including Joan Eisenstodt's blog on some of the

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The Wednesday Wrap: Stupid Questions and Free Marijuana (Story)

Tyler Davidson delves into the week's events and Meetings Today coverage, including Joan Eisenstodt's blog on some of the

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Q&A: Marriage Equality and the Hospitality Industry

This interview on diversity and inclusion (D&I) was conducted by email with Bob Witeck and Charlie Rounds to discuss some critical issues

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SOS! Industry Advocacy Needs Your Help!

Meetings and hospitality veterans Joan Eisenstodt and 

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Book Review: A Whole New Mind

Have you read “A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future” by Daniel Pink? It’s been on the market since 2006! You

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The Great Oreo Taste Test

I decided to conduct an Oreo taste test (for potential meeting break use), to pinpoint people’s favorite methods of eating the cookie,

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Q&A: Bob Korin and Izzy Gessell on Improv

Isn’t it funny how people come into one’s life and stay? I met Bob Korin when we both were much younger and lived in our first apartments

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