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First loves and retro looks
Thursday, Sep 2By Christine Born
As a young and idealistic architectural student, I had a crush on John Portman and his iconic hotel, Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency, at about the same time I first read Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” ..read more
Be prepared
Tuesday, Aug 17By Christine Born
What’s the next thing to fear beyond hurricanes, oil spills and terrorism disrupting your meetings? Solar storms. Emergency preparation is important and there are things you can do that are in your ..read more
Drilling Down
Wednesday, Aug 4By Christine Born
Attendees at DMAI got a reminder of one of the challenges that can scare away visitors — threatening weather — but these days that is just one factor when planning a ..read more
100 days … and counting
Thursday, Jul 29Will Seccombe, chief marketing officer for Visit Florida, posted this blog today commenting on updates on the state’s marketing efforts and news on how the spill has affected state ..read more
A New Town Square
Monday, Jul 19
Guest blogger, Douglas Plank argues why faith-based organizations need to not only be visible but have a leadership position in the new ..read more
Unintended Consequences, Part 2
Tuesday, Jun 22
Dean Jones, CMP, gives a personal account of the Nashville flood in early ..read more
Working Together
Tuesday, Jun 22Convention and visitors bureaus are a planner’s best friends. ..read more
Rejuvenate Marketplace: Inspiration for faith-based planners
Monday, Jun 7By Christine Born
A recent post on the value of face-to-face meetings on Lifeway’s Ministry Serving Ministry blog supports the responses we gathered at a series of advisory council meetings held with meeting planners around the country in the past ..read more
Time will tell
Wednesday, Jun 2By Jennifer Garrett
I did my civic duty this weekend and headed to the beach this Memorial Day. Hoards of others joined me, but will they continue to ..read more
