A thin, transparent sheet of ice is how I would describe some of today's annual meetings and conferences. The line between education, promotion and sales has blurred. That ice cracks as attendees experience conference sessions that have been sold to the highest bidder. Sponsored education sessions have become blatant promotions of services and products. Attendees are promoted to potential sponsors as captive audiences that will listen to and endorse any message sent their way. Greed, the … [Read more...]
Six Suspicious Tradeshow Areas That Need Exposing
Note from Jeff: Dave Lutz is on a rant. A good one in my opinion and all meeting and event professionals, nonprofit organizations and associations, and tradeshow organizers should heed his advice. It's time for the meetings and tradeshow industry to be more transparent about add-on fees, kickbacks, payouts and relationships. Here's his post that first appeared on TSNN. Read Dave's rant. If you dare. TSAE's Red Diamond Congress White Paper Causing A Stir Have you been paying attention to … [Read more...]
