SOURCE: MeetingsNet
In an effort to revamp their dated speaker protocols, one association crowdsourced their own membership committees, placing the emphasis on content first, speaker second. The result was a broad range of content topics, an ample list of fresh speakers and updated ideas for enhancing the attendee experience.

SOURCE: Fast Company
Avoiding repeated explanations and lengthy anecdotal stories from the boss may not always be possible--they may just like to chat. But scheduled check-ins, unprompted updates, and even an invitation for a cup of coffee can go a long way in keeping ahead of the over-communicator.

SOURCE: Entrepreneur
Though the term branding may have evolved from livestock ID to company culture encapsulation -- a form of story telling. Today, technology has given myriad ways to tell stories. Yet at the heart of story-telling is the human experience, such that the face-to-face experience becomes itself, the story.

SOURCE: Forbes
Looking at data from nearly 2,600 high-level executives, a recent study found that more than 60 percent took a backward or sidestep at some point along their career path, while another 33 percent said they had applied for positions that they weren't qualified for. But all said that their actions were intentional and part of the bigger picture they visualized for their careers.

TSNN News
In a ruling sure to influence pending legislation and protect event organizers, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ordered a travel agency to pay nearly $750,000 to the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association after the agency was found guilty of attempting to pirate both room block and non-room block hotels via unsolicited emails to association members.

Harvard Business Review
Though most employees find a high level of job satisfaction and personal accomplishment when empowered by the bosses, others may only feel overburdened and experience more job-related stress. A recent study finds that it is not the level of empowerment that determines the effect, but rather the way employees view their leaders actions.

SOURCE: Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Of the two segments to the exhibit business model -- conference with an expo and expos with a conference -- the former is the model being most disrupted. Analyzing dozens of shows, trends for B2B buyers now show a pull rather than push effect to be more effective.

SOURCE: Inc.com
Surveying more than 8,800 head hunting companies and hiring managers, LinkdIn found that unchecked bias, unstructured hiring protocols and even the hiring questions themselves amounted to little more than a coin toss in determining the right candidate for the job.

SOURCE: CEIR
Proven to be an effective AND engaging tool, trade show games can be fun and a great way to engage potential customers. Regardless of the format--a game of chance or one of mental acuity, spinning a wheel or working an interactive tablet--keep the games fun and targeted to your potential customers.