When you think of Arizona in the summertime, images of desert heat and cacti probably come to your mind.  If you’ve ever been to Flagstaff, AZ in the summer, however, you know that’s not true.   In fact, Arizona can be a wonderfully temperate climate for summertime meetings, and Flagstaff specifically has ways for groups [...]

Attending conferences is something I enjoy, but driving into an unknown region or city is not.  I recently attended a conference for marketers at a university, and the one thing that quelled my driving fear wasn’t the smiling face of the conference organizer; it was her usage of social media. Even though I have a [...]

The holidays and special occasions come around so often that it seems like we’ve just taken down the tinsel and mistletoe before we are decorating our homes with green shamrocks for St. Paddy’s Day, brightly coloured eggs for Easter, or balloons and streamers for children’s birthday parties. With all of these luminous liners and plastic [...]