There are almost no limits to the uses of crowdsourcing. Large companies like Starbucks use it to keep an open line of communication with their customers, seeking new product ideas. Individuals use it every day to become self-educated buyers, posting queries on social media: “Hey, hivemind, what’s…
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Here are some fun facts from comScore Inc. and eMarketer: Last year, in the month of December alone, 188.2 million people in the U.S. viewed 52.4 billion online videos. More than half of people…
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Last month, TEDx celebrated its 10,000 th event. According to the TEDBlog, since the authorized local offshoot of the original TED conference started in 2009, they have been held at an average rate of…
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Thanks to the expansion of our collective environmental conscience and advancing mobile technology (tablets, event apps, etc.), the lives of many trees are now spared in the event planning industry…
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The new year is a great time to try something different. Instead of planning your next event at the tried and true convention centers or hotel meeting rooms, take a look at the colleges or…
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As president of both the National Speakers Bureau and the International Association of Speakers Bureaus, Brian D. Palmer is a magnet for stories. "People who plan events love telling about things…
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One of the biggest challenges facing meeting planning professionals? Finding good speakers...and then making sure the audience likes them, too. Sure, you can watch for signs of engagement and…
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Every meeting planner knows that speaker bureaus can provide you with excellent, well-known speakers for your event. You also know that kind of talent comes with an awfully high price tag. When you…
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