Hoping to become an Meeting Planner?

Top Five Convention Center Trends for Meeting Planners

Recently, Jeff Hurt participated in the Convention Sales Professional International's Annual Conference "Tool Box For Success 2013," moderating a panel called "Current And Future Trends" with five other industry insiders.

Here are the top five trends about convention centers that the panelists identified.

1. Convention sales professionals must be chameleons.
They have to be nimble, agile and easy to adapt to any circumstance that may come their way.

2. Meeting professionals are asking for more space for less money.
Meeting professionals are looking for ways to be more innovative and often that requires more space than they traditional have secured.

3. Selling venue space based on the old tradeshow model no longer works.
Convention sales professionals have to find new and innovative ways to sell space.

4. Buildings and bureaus have to partner together to win key contracts.
Meeting professionals are looking for convention centers and CVBs that work together to provide a great package for their event.

5. Technology continues to move forward at fast paces.
Meeting professionals are looking for better and more economical WiFi packages, if not free, to provide for their attendees. Their attendees are becoming increasingly sophisticated with technology and expect free WiFi or will go elsewhere to get it.

There's more… read a further four trends for meeting planners here!