Source: Convention Data Services
Convention Data Services (CDS) announced last week their renewed partnership with PMMI to provide registration, lead management and data analytics for the PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PACK EXPO East, and PACK EXPO International through 2020.

Source: Harvard Business Review
The most effective salesperson is not always the most effective sales manager. Training salespeople increases productivity in a given territory, while developing sales managers brings improved performance across the board.

Source: CMO.com
The "R" technologies – augmented  reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR) – are progressing as key industry leaders like Adobe and Oculus collaborate to make these technologies more mainstream. And at least one panelist at the recent SXSW 2019 believes "we are seeing the calm before the storm."

Source: Forbes
Automation in the workplace has replaced many of the tasks that often dragged on productivity. Numerous applications can supplement weekly check-ins and feedback for both managers and staff. But the human factor will never be fully replaced, and face-to-face meetings are still the best tool for managers to probe employees thoughts and create a personalized connection.

Source: TSNN News
The $130 million expansion of the MGM Grand Conference Center has been completed, adding an additional 250,000 square feet of meeting and convention space to Las Vegas. The renovation included additional Stay Well amenities such as air purification systems and circadian lighting for healthier meeting venues. 

Source: Fast Company
While social impacts can be felt in nearly all aspects of life, a recent survey of CEOs found that businesses prefer to still focus on bottom lines rather than taking a stand on social issues. The problem with this thinking is that social impacts are a forceful driver of customer attraction, sales and corporate culture.

Source: ExhibitorOnline
Exhibitor Magazine has been named a finalist for Magazine of the Year in addition to 19 other region and national Azbee Awards, presented by the American Society of Business Publication Editors, including Company Profiles, Magazine Design and Front Cover categories.

Source: INC.com
In contrast to the "Move Fast and Break Things" mentality of past years, today's mantra is more "Move Purposefully and Fix Things." Investors are looking past the rhetoric of disrupting for the greater good and parsing out the environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles behind the business model.

Source: Trade Show Executive
Reed Exhibitions (RX) announced last week the launch of eight U.S. events including B2B and B2C collaborations with RX global brands and value-chains extensions of their existing RX brands. Additional launches are slated for 2020, including Equitana USA as a geo-clone of the EQUITANA show held in Essen, Germany.

Source: CEIR Blog
Last minute event planning – and its counterpart, last minute changes – brings about a host of stress-inducing problems. To effectively reduce client delays in planning, and even more, to reduce stress in your work life, follow a few simple rules including proactive communication and setting real boundaries.