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Survey: 91 percent in industry want one-to-one contact

October 3, 2012 by Plan Your Meetings Leave a Comment

In a world with technology that connects people in every way possible, there’s still something to be said about face-to-face contact. That’s the message of a survey from Certain Inc. in San Francisco.

Filed Under: Meeting industry news Tagged With: advice for meeting planners, certain inc. survey, meeting industry trends, ROI

IMEX Day 2: Study calls for ‘collective agility’

May 23, 2012 by Plan Your Meetings Leave a Comment

“Collective agility,” strategic innovation and foresight are the keys to future success in the meeting and event planning industry, according to a study dubbed the “Power of 10” and shared Wednesday with the 4,000 buyers at the IMEX Frankfurt 2012 trade show in Germany. The Power of 10 study was conducted by Fast Future Research, […]

Filed Under: Meeting industry news Tagged With: event design, imex frankfurt, meeting industry trends, power of 10, social media and technology

Meeting growth despite perception, attrition woes

September 23, 2009 by Kristi Casey Sanders Leave a Comment

For the first time since September 2008, meeting suppliers reported an improvement in business activity in the June 2009 MPI Business Barometer, and that upward swing has continued…

Filed Under: Meeting industry news Tagged With: august 2009, corporate meeting trends, economic forcast, meeetings industry, meeting industry trends, mpi business barometer







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