10 Ways to Get Conference Attendees Out of Their Comfort Zones

10 Ways to Get Conference Attendees Out of Their Comfort Zones

Conferences can have a bad reputation for being long and boring. But, they were originally created for attendees to learn about an industry while making meaningful bonds with colleagues along the way. How can conferences remedy the bum rap they’ve earned after years...
7 Ideas for Involving Attendees in Sustainable Efforts

7 Ideas for Involving Attendees in Sustainable Efforts

Year after year, sustainability is becoming more popular at corporate events. Depending on your geographic location or event type, certain sustainably-focused activities may be expected. (Don’t get caught without proper recycling vessels in Dumbo, or compostable...
Avoiding the Blank Stare: Getting Great Speakers for Events

Avoiding the Blank Stare: Getting Great Speakers for Events

  A great speaker can really make an event. Alternately, the not-so-great speaker might bring on the blank stare and daresay a sea of empty seats. Here to get your speaker program in motion are our tried and true tips. Decades of planning conferences and meetings have...
Designing a New York Event from Afar

Designing a New York Event from Afar

  As a busy metropolis, New York City is home to nearly 8 million residents who work in a variety of different professions. New York boasts a strong corporate image, and has a rich and diverse culture that allows companies to grow within it. Although it is a city of...
How Has the Sharing Economy Affected Business Events?

How Has the Sharing Economy Affected Business Events?

  Whether we like it or not, the sharing economy is here to stay. Airbnb has just outsized Hilton worldwide checking in at 25 million guests, and the transportation giant Uber has expanded services to over 277 cities across the world. What the sharing economy means...