Industry retools ‘Meetings Mean Business' alliance to sell value of attending events to skeptical lawmakers, Obama administration Related content Nonprofit events face increasing competition Groups under pressure elevate advocacy efforts Foreign travel, government cuts top concerns Saying they are tired of playing defense, a coalition of associations and businesses have decided to go on offense when promoting face-to-face meetings, which have taken a very public beating in recent years. The Meetings Mean Business coalition has been around since 2009 but in the past it existed simply to counter bad news about the meetings industry. Deciding that was not an effective… Read More