Great NYT article on the build-out of new boutique hotels across country. Here is one of the great quotes:
“Good design is not enough any more,” he added, especially since
business travelers “will not tolerate bad service. They require
functionality.”
Coffee retailers and distributors are beginning to feel the pinch on operating expenses from escalating coffee bean prices as featured in this Inc. article. As a result, coffee houses are forced to create new ways to generate revenue. Anyone say meetings?
eVenues will be 1 of 14 companies to showcase our new service during the Seattle 2.0 Awards on May 19 at Elliot Hall at Bell Harbor starting at 6 PM. Come out and suppor the local entrepreneur community and see who takes home the statues!
R7M Executive editor Jessica Heasley traveled to Microsoft headquarters on a mission to find out how one of the industry’s oldest tactical events departments changed its course to become a strategic powerhouse. Here, an exclusive interview with general manager-events and studios Jeff Singsaas and director-event marketing Kati Quigley on the evolution of event marketing.
http://vimeo.com/9191807